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February 2025 in Review
Feb. 28th, 2025 09:09 am
I managed to review 21 works in a month with room for only 20 reviews but my ambitious arc-tracking project was nobbled by changes at Netgalley.
February 2025 in Review
The gods promised Ambessa Medarda power and fame. Her rival Ta'Fik promises Ambessa an early grave. Can one determined warlord overcome divine will?
Ambessa: Chosen of the Wolf by C. L. Clark
two details
Feb. 27th, 2025 11:33 pm
The first detail that caught my eye was that together the NPD and Liberals have more votes than the PCs, and the second that the Liberals got 50% more votes than the NDP and half the seats.
As his artist's collective threatens to disintegrate, an artist questions the purpose of it all.
The Sun, the Moon, and the Stars by Steven Brust
Bundle of Holding: You Are the Hero
Feb. 26th, 2025 05:27 pm
For a limited time, this You Are the Hero Quick Deal presents the 40th Anniversary Edition of You Are the Hero plus interactive Ace Gamebooks inspired by the Fighting Fantasy gamebook series. Part history, part celebration, You Are the Hero chronicles four decades of the Fighting Fantasy phenomenon.
Bundle of Holding: You Are the Hero
In which the Great Library is tested by a work designed to inflame mobs while skirting library regulations.
Magus of the Library, volume 7 by Mitsu Izumi
(no subject)
Feb. 25th, 2025 10:40 pmIf John W. Campbell was still alive, he'd be writing an editorial raging against weak-minded leftists who don't understand airplane collisions are necessary for human progress.
Bundle of Holding: Potbellied Kobold
Feb. 25th, 2025 09:22 am
This all-new Potbellied Kobold Bundle presents Adventures From the Potbellied Kobold, and other tabletop roleplaying supplements and adventures from Jeff Stevens Games for D&D Fifth Edition and compatible systems.
Bundle of Holding: Potbellied Kobold
War between city-states on a backward world is complicated by the arrival of ambassadors from galactic civilization.
Ambassador of Progress by Walter Jon Williams
Now that I've caught up on the Nebulas
Feb. 24th, 2025 11:05 pmI was thinking of replacing them with another award. The Hugo is an obvious possibility but it's most American and I am not all that keen on promoting American stuff at this time.
The Auroras? Except the early years don't lend themselves to my current style of poll.
The Auroras? Except the early years don't lend themselves to my current style of poll.
Sometimes empires just kind of fall apart over time—no catastrophe required.
Five Futures Where the US Ended Not With a Bang But a Whimper
Nebula Finalists 2024
Feb. 24th, 2025 09:07 am2024! The Boeing Starliner Flight Test is an embarrassing failure, an attempted coup by Korea's President is thwarted, and America commits electoral suicide.
Bold for have read, italic for intend to read,, underline for never heard of it.
Which 2024 Nebula Finalist Novels Have You Read?
The Saint of Bright Doors by Vajra Chandrasekera
Shigidi, the Brass Head of Obalufon by Wole Talabi
The Terraformers by Annalee Newitz
The Water Outlaws by S. L. Huang
Translation State by Ann Leckie
Witch King by Martha Wells
Which 2024 Nebula Finalist Novellas Have You Read?
Linghun by Ai Jiang
Mammoths at the Gates by Nghi Vo
The Crane Husband by Kelly Barnhill
The Mimicking of Known Successes by Malka Older
Thornhedge by T. Kingfisher
Untethered Sky by Fonda Lee
Which 2024 Nebula Finalist Novelettes Have You Read?
The Year Without Sunshine by Naomi Kritzer
A Short Biography of a Conscious Chair by Renan Bernardo
I Am AI by Ai Jiang
Imagine: Purple-Haired Girl Shooting Down the Moon by Angela Liu
Saturday's Song by Wole Talabi
Six Versions of My Brother Found Under the Bridge by Eugenia Triantafyllou
Which 2024 Nebula Finalist Short Stories Have You Read?
Tantie Merle, the Farmhand 4200 by R. S. A. Garcia
Bad Doors by John Wiswell
Better Living Through Algorithms by Naomi Kritzer
Once Upon a Time at the Oakmont by P. A. Cornell
The Sound of Children Screaming by Rachael K. Jones
Window Boy by Thomas Ha
Which 2024 Norton Finalist Middle Grade/Young Adult Works Have You Read?
To Shape a Dragon's Breath by Moniquill Blackgoose
Liberty's Daughter by Naomi Kritzer
The Ghost Job by Greg van Eekhout
The Inn at the Amethyst Lantern by J. Dianne Dotson
Which 2024 Bradbury Nebula Finalist Movies Have You Seen?
Barbie by Greta Gerwig, Noah Baumbach
Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves by Jonathan Goldstein, Chris McKay, Michael Gilio, and John Francis Daley
Nimona by Robert L. Baird, Lloyd Taylor, Pamela Ribon, Marc Haimes, Nick Bruno, Troy Quane, Keith Bunin, and Nate Stevenson
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse by Phil Lord, Dave Callaham, and Christopher Miller
The Boy, the Heron by Hayao Miyazaki
The Last of Us: "Long, Long Time" by Neil Druckmann and Craig Mazin
Which 2024 Nebula Finalist Games Have You Read (or Played)
Baldur's Gate 3 by Adam Smith, Swen Vincke, Ine Van Hamme, Adrienne Law, Baudelaire Welch, Chrystal Ding, Ella McConnell, Jan Van Dosselaer, John Corocran, Kevin VanOrd, Lawrence Schick, Martin Docherty, Rachel Quirke, Ruairí Moore, Sarah Baylus, and Stephen Rooney
Alan Wake II by Sam Lake, Clay Murphy, Tyler Burton Smith, and Sinikka Annala
Chants of Sennaar by Julien Moya, Thomas Panuel
Dredge by Joel Mason
Ninefox Gambit: Machineries of Empire Roleplaying Game by Yoon Ha Lee and Marie Brennan
The Bread Must Rise by Stewart C. Baker and James Beamon
Poll #32729 Nebula Finalists 2024
Open to: Registered Users, detailed results viewable to: All, participants: 73
Which 2024 Nebula Finalist Novels Have You Read?
View Answers
The Saint of Bright Doors by Vajra Chandrasekera
21 (39.6%)
Shigidi, the Brass Head of Obalufon by Wole Talabi
3 (5.7%)
The Terraformers by Annalee Newitz
10 (18.9%)
The Water Outlaws by S. L. Huang
13 (24.5%)
Translation State by Ann Leckie
41 (77.4%)
Witch King by Martha Wells
36 (67.9%)
Which 2024 Nebula Finalist Novellas Have You Read?
View Answers
Linghun by Ai Jiang
4 (8.7%)
Mammoths at the Gates by Nghi Vo
22 (47.8%)
The Crane Husband by Kelly Barnhill
6 (13.0%)
The Mimicking of Known Successes by Malka Older
23 (50.0%)
Thornhedge by T. Kingfisher
37 (80.4%)
Untethered Sky by Fonda Lee
6 (13.0%)
Which 2024 Nebula Finalist Novelettes Have You Read?
View Answers
The Year Without Sunshine by Naomi Kritzer
30 (100.0%)
A Short Biography of a Conscious Chair by Renan Bernardo
2 (6.7%)
I Am AI by Ai Jiang
11 (36.7%)
Imagine: Purple-Haired Girl Shooting Down the Moon by Angela Liu
2 (6.7%)
Saturday's Song by Wole Talabi
3 (10.0%)
Six Versions of My Brother Found Under the Bridge by Eugenia Triantafyllou
6 (20.0%)
Which 2024 Nebula Finalist Short Stories Have You Read?
View Answers
Tantie Merle, the Farmhand 4200 by R. S. A. Garcia
4 (14.3%)
Bad Doors by John Wiswell
4 (14.3%)
Better Living Through Algorithms by Naomi Kritzer
27 (96.4%)
Once Upon a Time at the Oakmont by P. A. Cornell
3 (10.7%)
The Sound of Children Screaming by Rachael K. Jones
9 (32.1%)
Window Boy by Thomas Ha
5 (17.9%)
Which 2024 Norton Finalist Middle Grade/Young Adult Works Have You Read?
View Answers
To Shape a Dragon's Breath by Moniquill Blackgoose
15 (65.2%)
Liberty's Daughter by Naomi Kritzer
17 (73.9%)
The Ghost Job by Greg van Eekhout
1 (4.3%)
The Inn at the Amethyst Lantern by J. Dianne Dotson
0 (0.0%)
Which 2024 Bradbury Nebula Finalist Movies Have You Seen?
View Answers
Barbie by Greta Gerwig, Noah Baumbach
39 (66.1%)
Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves by Jonathan Goldstein, Chris McKay, Michael Gilio, and John Francis Daley
38 (64.4%)
Nimona by Robert L. Baird, Lloyd Taylor, Pamela Ribon, Marc Haimes, Nick Bruno, Troy Quane, Keith Bunin, and Nate Stevenson
27 (45.8%)
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse by Phil Lord, Dave Callaham, and Christopher Miller
30 (50.8%)
The Boy, the Heron by Hayao Miyazaki
10 (16.9%)
The Last of Us: "Long, Long Time" by Neil Druckmann and Craig Mazin
10 (16.9%)
Which 2024 Nebula Finalist Games Have You Read (or Played)
View Answers
Baldur's Gate 3 by Adam Smith, et al
9 (60.0%)
Alan Wake II by Sam Lake, Clay Murphy, Tyler Burton Smith, and Sinikka Annala
0 (0.0%)
Chants of Sennaar by Julien Moya, Thomas Panuel
3 (20.0%)
Dredge by Joel Mason
4 (26.7%)
Ninefox Gambit: Machineries of Empire Roleplaying Game by Yoon Ha Lee and Marie Brennan
3 (20.0%)
The Bread Must Rise by Stewart C. Baker and James Beamon
0 (0.0%)
Bold for have read, italic for intend to read,, underline for never heard of it.
Which 2024 Nebula Finalist Novels Have You Read?
The Saint of Bright Doors by Vajra Chandrasekera
Shigidi, the Brass Head of Obalufon by Wole Talabi
The Terraformers by Annalee Newitz
The Water Outlaws by S. L. Huang
Translation State by Ann Leckie
Witch King by Martha Wells
Which 2024 Nebula Finalist Novellas Have You Read?
Linghun by Ai Jiang
Mammoths at the Gates by Nghi Vo
The Crane Husband by Kelly Barnhill
The Mimicking of Known Successes by Malka Older
Thornhedge by T. Kingfisher
Untethered Sky by Fonda Lee
Which 2024 Nebula Finalist Novelettes Have You Read?
The Year Without Sunshine by Naomi Kritzer
A Short Biography of a Conscious Chair by Renan Bernardo
I Am AI by Ai Jiang
Imagine: Purple-Haired Girl Shooting Down the Moon by Angela Liu
Saturday's Song by Wole Talabi
Six Versions of My Brother Found Under the Bridge by Eugenia Triantafyllou
Which 2024 Nebula Finalist Short Stories Have You Read?
Tantie Merle, the Farmhand 4200 by R. S. A. Garcia
Bad Doors by John Wiswell
Better Living Through Algorithms by Naomi Kritzer
Once Upon a Time at the Oakmont by P. A. Cornell
The Sound of Children Screaming by Rachael K. Jones
Window Boy by Thomas Ha
Which 2024 Norton Finalist Middle Grade/Young Adult Works Have You Read?
To Shape a Dragon's Breath by Moniquill Blackgoose
Liberty's Daughter by Naomi Kritzer
The Ghost Job by Greg van Eekhout
The Inn at the Amethyst Lantern by J. Dianne Dotson
Which 2024 Bradbury Nebula Finalist Movies Have You Seen?
Barbie by Greta Gerwig, Noah Baumbach
Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves by Jonathan Goldstein, Chris McKay, Michael Gilio, and John Francis Daley
Nimona by Robert L. Baird, Lloyd Taylor, Pamela Ribon, Marc Haimes, Nick Bruno, Troy Quane, Keith Bunin, and Nate Stevenson
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse by Phil Lord, Dave Callaham, and Christopher Miller
The Boy, the Heron by Hayao Miyazaki
The Last of Us: "Long, Long Time" by Neil Druckmann and Craig Mazin
Which 2024 Nebula Finalist Games Have You Read (or Played)
Baldur's Gate 3 by Adam Smith, Swen Vincke, Ine Van Hamme, Adrienne Law, Baudelaire Welch, Chrystal Ding, Ella McConnell, Jan Van Dosselaer, John Corocran, Kevin VanOrd, Lawrence Schick, Martin Docherty, Rachel Quirke, Ruairí Moore, Sarah Baylus, and Stephen Rooney
Alan Wake II by Sam Lake, Clay Murphy, Tyler Burton Smith, and Sinikka Annala
Chants of Sennaar by Julien Moya, Thomas Panuel
Dredge by Joel Mason
Ninefox Gambit: Machineries of Empire Roleplaying Game by Yoon Ha Lee and Marie Brennan
The Bread Must Rise by Stewart C. Baker and James Beamon
Having rescued his adopted father Ashton and humiliated Skaith’s Lords Protector, Eric John Stark faces another challenge: surviving the consequences of his actions.
The Hounds of Skaith (Ginger Star, volume 2) by Leigh Brackett
Knowledge is power, but cluelessness is a great way to kick off a story...
Five SFF Stories Driven by Plot-Facilitating Ignorance
