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james_davis_nicoll ([personal profile] james_davis_nicoll) wrote2025-09-09 08:51 am
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The Unkillable Frank Lightning by Josh Rountree



Doctor Catherine Coldbridge travels to darkest Texas in quest of her long-lost husband, Frank Humble... so she can kill the unkillable man.

The Unkillable Frank Lightning by Josh Rountree
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james_davis_nicoll ([personal profile] james_davis_nicoll) wrote2025-09-08 01:12 pm
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james_davis_nicoll ([personal profile] james_davis_nicoll) wrote2025-09-08 10:28 am
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Clarke Award Finalists 2013

2013: The Tories masterfully tank the UK credit rating, a grateful nation celebrates Margaret Thatcher’s death, and Scotland inexplicably chooses to remain in the UK.


Poll #33586 Clarke Award Finalists 2013
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Which 2013 Clarke Award Finalists Have You Read?

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Dark Eden by Chris Beckett
2 (20.0%)

2312 by Kim Stanley Robinson
7 (70.0%)

Angelmaker by Nick Harkaway
2 (20.0%)

Intrusion by Ken MacLeod
1 (10.0%)

Nod by Adrian Barnes
1 (10.0%)

The Dog Stars by Peter Heller
0 (0.0%)



✓ for read, * for intend to read, ! for never heard of it. Or whatever amuses you.

Which 2013 Clarke Award Finalists Have You Read?
Dark Eden by Chris Beckett
2312 by Kim Stanley Robinson ✓
Angelmaker by Nick Harkaway ✓
Intrusion by Ken MacLeod
Nod by Adrian Barnes
The Dog Stars by Peter Heller
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james_davis_nicoll ([personal profile] james_davis_nicoll) wrote2025-09-06 02:04 pm
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I was bored

So I rolled up a bunch of Icons characters. Mostly boring, but this one is at least mildly amusing.

Doctor* Shawinigan**

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james_davis_nicoll ([personal profile] james_davis_nicoll) wrote2025-09-06 08:44 am
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Books Received, August 30 — September 5



Five books new to me, at least four of which are fantasy (not sure about the El-Mohtar) and three instalments in series.

Books Received, August 30 — September 5


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Books Received, August 30 — September 5

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Lies Weeping by Glen Cook (November 2025)
21 (52.5%)

Seasons of Glass and Iron: Stories by Amal El-Mohtar (March 2026)
24 (60.0%)

The River and the Star By Gabriela Romero Lacruz (October 2025)
7 (17.5%)

The Bookshop Below by Georgia Summers (November 2025)
16 (40.0%)

The Burning Queen by Aparna Verma (November 2025)
9 (22.5%)

Some other option (see comments)
0 (0.0%)

Cats!
27 (67.5%)

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james_davis_nicoll ([personal profile] james_davis_nicoll) wrote2025-09-04 10:12 am
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james_davis_nicoll ([personal profile] james_davis_nicoll) wrote2025-09-04 09:01 am
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Queen Demon (The Rising World, volume by Martha Wells



The malevolent Hierarchs are dead. The only way to learn about them is archaeology. The only thing worse than archaeologists not finding the relics of evil sorcerers is finding relics of evil sorcerers.

Queen Demon (The Rising World, volume by Martha Wells
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james_davis_nicoll ([personal profile] james_davis_nicoll) wrote2025-09-03 10:23 am

Good news

Both of Premee's cats have been found and returned.
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james_davis_nicoll ([personal profile] james_davis_nicoll) wrote2025-09-02 06:31 am
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Sunfall by C J Cherryh



The ancient sun is cooling but human drama persists.


Sunfall by C J Cherryh
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james_davis_nicoll ([personal profile] james_davis_nicoll) wrote2025-09-01 02:09 pm
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Bundle of Holding: Fragged Empire 2E



The 2024 revised edition of Fragged Empire: fifteen thousand years in the future, humanity has gone extinct, but eight engineered species rule the wonders that remain.

Bundle of Holding: Fragged Empire 2E
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james_davis_nicoll ([personal profile] james_davis_nicoll) wrote2025-09-01 01:36 pm

September 2025 Patreon Boost



Like Sisyphus' rock, September has returned!

September 2025 Patreon Boost
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james_davis_nicoll ([personal profile] james_davis_nicoll) wrote2025-08-31 09:05 pm
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Clarke Award Finalists 2012

I will be too busy to post tomorrow.

2012: O2 offers free wifi to multitudes, which I only now realize may be have been referenced in Kingsman, researchers determine that despite a century having passed, the Titanic remains at the bottom of the Atlantic, and in a glorious celebration of the effectiveness of the modern British educational system, doctors warn Britons not to drink liquid nitrogen.

Poll #33559 Clarke Award Finalists 2012
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Which 2012 Clarke Award Finalists Have You Read?

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The Testament of Jessie Lamb by Jane Rogers
0 (0.0%)

Embassytown by China Miéville
22 (45.8%)

Hull Zero Three by Greg Bear
6 (12.5%)

Rule 34 by Charles Stross
35 (72.9%)

The Postmortal by Drew Magary
1 (2.1%)

The Waters Rising by Sheri S. Tepper
7 (14.6%)



Bold for have read, italic for intend to read, underline for never heard of it.


Which 2012 Clarke Award Finalists Have You Read?
The Testament of Jessie Lamb by Jane Rogers
Embassytown by China Miéville
Hull Zero Three by Greg Bear
Rule 34 by Charles Stross

The Postmortal by Drew Magary
The Waters Rising by Sheri S. Tepper
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james_davis_nicoll ([personal profile] james_davis_nicoll) wrote2025-08-31 09:31 am
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August 2025 in Review



I didn't win any awards in August but I did review 22 more works. James Nicoll Reviews is now 34 reviews away from its 3000th review.

August 2025 in Review
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james_davis_nicoll ([personal profile] james_davis_nicoll) wrote2025-08-31 09:08 am

Always the Black Knight by Lee Hoffman



Marooned on a backwater planet, a down-on-his-luck actor sets out to transform his new home. Will he survive success?

Always the Black Knight by Lee Hoffman
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james_davis_nicoll ([personal profile] james_davis_nicoll) wrote2025-08-30 12:53 pm
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james_davis_nicoll ([personal profile] james_davis_nicoll) wrote2025-08-30 09:39 am

Cats

Poll #33552 I knew I forgot something
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Cats?

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Cats!
54 (70.1%)

Cats!
48 (62.3%)

Cats!
56 (72.7%)

Cats!
55 (71.4%)

Cats!
56 (72.7%)