So there has been a fair amount of announcements this week. Some intriguing, others a bit weird.
Firstly, the Locus finalists have been announced: A fairly solid line up of authors in the novel category:
I haven't read any of these novels, so I'll withhold my judgement, but reviews for these books have been all been great.
In other news SF Signal shuts down for good. SF Signal is a Hugo award winning blog and one of my weekly 'go-to' reads. The owner/editors of the blog announced they are shutting down the site on Thursday for family reasons.
This week I also got to learn the name Chuck Tingle when the Sad/Rabid Puppies Hugo award slate back-fired with hilarious results, - If you haven't heard about the sad/rabid puppies then good for you. For the rest of us bystanders, we have had to endure the obnoxious ramblings of these reactionaries for two years now.
In a strange twist of fate, Chuck Tingle, space erotica extraordinaire and author of Space Raptor Butt Invasion was nominated for a Hugo by the Sad Puppies in an attempt to ridicule the awards. Tingle, being no fan of the Sad Puppies wrote a short story called Slammed in the butt by my Hugo award nomination, in which he mocks the Sad Puppies. Tingle has also asked feminist Zoe Quinn to accept the award on his behalf if he wins.
Finally, a New Star Trek series has been announced by CBS, due 2017. Unfortunately the show will be tied to CBS online and released in weekly installments. Whether antipodeans will get a chance to watch the new series without resorting to illegal downloads is yet to be seen.
Firstly, the Locus finalists have been announced: A fairly solid line up of authors in the novel category:
- The Water Knife, Paolo Bacigalupi
- Ancillary Mercy, Ann Leckie
- Aurora, Kim Stanley Robinson
- Seveneves, Neal Stephenson
- A Borrowed Man, Gene Wolfe
I haven't read any of these novels, so I'll withhold my judgement, but reviews for these books have been all been great.
In other news SF Signal shuts down for good. SF Signal is a Hugo award winning blog and one of my weekly 'go-to' reads. The owner/editors of the blog announced they are shutting down the site on Thursday for family reasons.
This week I also got to learn the name Chuck Tingle when the Sad/Rabid Puppies Hugo award slate back-fired with hilarious results, - If you haven't heard about the sad/rabid puppies then good for you. For the rest of us bystanders, we have had to endure the obnoxious ramblings of these reactionaries for two years now.
In a strange twist of fate, Chuck Tingle, space erotica extraordinaire and author of Space Raptor Butt Invasion was nominated for a Hugo by the Sad Puppies in an attempt to ridicule the awards. Tingle, being no fan of the Sad Puppies wrote a short story called Slammed in the butt by my Hugo award nomination, in which he mocks the Sad Puppies. Tingle has also asked feminist Zoe Quinn to accept the award on his behalf if he wins.
Finally, a New Star Trek series has been announced by CBS, due 2017. Unfortunately the show will be tied to CBS online and released in weekly installments. Whether antipodeans will get a chance to watch the new series without resorting to illegal downloads is yet to be seen.
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