The 2010 Hugo Award Showcase; Or, How to Find Authors You Probably Won’t Read Again

The Hugo Award ShowcaseThe Hugo Award Showcase: 2010 Volume, edited by Mary Robinette Kowal

My rating: 2 of 5 stars

One of the earliest things I noticed was that getting an author to edit an anthology is evidently a poor idea. Ms Kowal, throughout her additions and introductions, deeply needed an editor of her own.

The stories themselves varied. Since it is an anthology, reviewing it en masse seems inappropriate.

Instead, I shall offer brief thoughts on each story: Read more »

Time Travelers Never Die… Nor Can They Speak Greek

Time Travelers Never DieTime Travelers Never Die by Jack McDevitt

My rating: 2 of 5 stars

Jack McDevitt’s work is clever. It addresses issues of paradox rather originally, as far as I’ve seen, and offers some insight into an eternal view of history.

However, the work is plagued by a number of errors that, I imagine, only experts could discover. Read more »