Golem100 by Alfred Bester
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What could possibly go wrong with a little harmless Satanism between friends?
Golem100 by Alfred Bester
james_davis_nicollWhat could possibly go wrong with a little harmless Satanism between friends?
Golem100 by Alfred Bester
Bundle of Holding: His Majesty the Worm
Jun. 25th, 2025 03:43 pmjames_davis_nicoll
His Majesty the Worm, a megadungeon-crawling fantasy roleplaying game from Josh McCrowell at Rise Up Comus.
Bundle of Holding: His Majesty the Worm
Pet Shop of Horrors, volume 1 by Matsuri Akino
Jun. 25th, 2025 09:00 amjames_davis_nicoll
Each would-be pet owner gets three simple rules for taking care of the exotic animals Count D supplies. How hard could it possibly be to follow three simple rules?
Pet Shop of Horrors, volume 1 by Matsuri Akino
House of Shards (Drake Maijstral, volume 2) by Walter Jon Williams
Jun. 24th, 2025 08:52 amjames_davis_nicoll
Silverside Station attracts the rich, the famous, and the bizarre, as well as two Allowed Burglars bent on flamboyant larceny.
House of Shards (Drake Maijstral, volume 2) by Walter Jon Williams
Bundle of Holding: Cawood Monsters
Jun. 23rd, 2025 01:57 pmjames_davis_nicoll
Bestiaries and DM sourcebooks from Andrew Cawood at Cawood Publishing for Dungeons & Dragons Fifth Edition (2014) and compatible tabletop roleplaying games.
Bundle of Holding: Cawood Monsters
Five Stories Featuring Highly Supportive Parents
Jun. 23rd, 2025 12:12 pmjames_davis_nicoll
Encouraging the next generation of space pirates and superheroes...
Five Stories Featuring Highly Supportive Parents
Clarke Award Finalists 2002
Jun. 23rd, 2025 10:09 amjames_davis_nicoll2002: Cherie Blair wows Britain with a notably successful real estate deal, Terry Pratchett's Night Watch wins the Best Scottish Socialist novel Prometheus Award, and an earthquake shakes England after Margaret Thatcher makes a public appearance.
Bold for have read, italic for intend to read,, underline for never heard of it.
Which 2002 Clarke Award Finalists Have You Read?
Bold As Love by Gwyneth Jones
Fallen Dragon by Peter F. Hamilton
Mappa Mundi by Justina Robson
Pashazade by Jon Courtenay Grimwood
Passage by Connie Willis
The Secret of Life by Paul J. McAuley
Poll #33279 2002 Clarke Award Finalists
Open to: Registered Users, detailed results viewable to: All, participants: 35
Which 2002 Clarke Award Finalists Have You Read?
View Answers
Bold As Love by Gwyneth Jones
12 (34.3%)
Fallen Dragon by Peter F. Hamilton
7 (20.0%)
Mappa Mundi by Justina Robson
7 (20.0%)
Pashazade by Jon Courtenay Grimwood
11 (31.4%)
Passage by Connie Willis
24 (68.6%)
The Secret of Life by Paul J. McAuley
6 (17.1%)
Bold for have read, italic for intend to read,, underline for never heard of it.
Which 2002 Clarke Award Finalists Have You Read?
Bold As Love by Gwyneth Jones
Fallen Dragon by Peter F. Hamilton
Mappa Mundi by Justina Robson
Pashazade by Jon Courtenay Grimwood
Passage by Connie Willis
The Secret of Life by Paul J. McAuley
Well, it was a long day
Jun. 22nd, 2025 11:35 pmjames_davis_nicollBut I ended it by reuniting one fellow with his wallet and someone else with their car keys.
The Delikon by H M Hoover
Jun. 22nd, 2025 08:54 amjames_davis_nicoll
The Delikon invested millennia trying to civilize humans, a gift for which humans intend to show appropriate gratitude.
The Delikon by H M Hoover
Voting is open for the 2025 Aurora Awards
Jun. 21st, 2025 09:25 pmjames_davis_nicoll(quoting from an emailed newsletter because if there was a press release, I missed it)
Voting is now open for this year's Aurora Awards. CSFFA members have until 11:59pm EDT on July 19th, 2024, to submit their ballot.
Only current members of CSFFA can vote in the Aurora Awards.
Voting is now open for this year's Aurora Awards. CSFFA members have until 11:59pm EDT on July 19th, 2024, to submit their ballot.
Only current members of CSFFA can vote in the Aurora Awards.
Two favours
Jun. 21st, 2025 06:31 pmjames_davis_nicollCould some kind person update the awards section of my Wikipedia article?
Also, could some kind person add my latest Aurora nomination to my ISFDB article? Unless it is OK for me to do so.
Also, could some kind person add my latest Aurora nomination to my ISFDB article? Unless it is OK for me to do so.
Books Received, June 14 to June 20
Jun. 21st, 2025 08:55 amjames_davis_nicoll
Five works new to me: 2 fantasy, 1 non-fiction, 2 science fiction, of which 1 belongs to a series, and the other 4 are stand-alone.
Books Received, June 14 to June 20
Poll #33275 Books Received, June 14 to June 20
Open to: Registered Users, detailed results viewable to: All, participants: 49
Which of these look interesting?
View Answers
99 Ways to Die: And How to Avoid Them by A. M. Alker, M. D. & Ashely Alker (January 2026)
26 (53.1%)
The Folded Sky by Elizabeth Bear (June 2025)
26 (53.1%)
From These Dark Abodes by Lyndsie Manusos (May 2024)
9 (18.4%)
The Prestige by Christopher Priest (July 2025)
10 (20.4%)
Deathly Fates by Tesia Tsai (April 2026)
14 (28.6%)
Some other option (see comments)
0 (0.0%)
Cats!
32 (65.3%)