Books Received, June 28 — July 4
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Four works new to me. One is SF, two fantasy, and the magazine (which I have not yet looked inside) likely both. Two of the novels are series novels, one does not seem to me.
Books Received, June 28 — July 4
Poll #33326 Books Received, June 28 — July 4
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Which of these look interesting?
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FIYAH No. 35: Black Isekai published by FIYAH Literary Magazine (July 2025)
14 (48.3%)
Aces Full edited by George R. R. Martin (November 2025)
2 (6.9%)
Only Spell Deep by Ava Morgyn (March 2026)
4 (13.8%)
The Damned by Harper L. Woods (October 2025)
1 (3.4%)
Some other option (see comments)
0 (0.0%)
Cats!
24 (82.8%)
The Bewitching by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
Jul. 4th, 2025 08:58 amjames_davis_nicoll
Ninety years after her grandmother's family was stalked by a witch, international student Minerva Contrera's studies land her in a similar position.
The Bewitching by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
Every time I run something
Jul. 3rd, 2025 10:34 pmjames_davis_nicollI embrace new tools. In Fabula Ultima, for example, the order in which characters go in combat varies. I found it hard to keep track of who'd gone, so I went out and got poker chips and little round labels. Now, I can just toss the chips representing characters into a bowl once they've gone. Order!
OK, except it turns out I can't tell blue from green under the ceiling light in the room where I DM and the names on the labels need to be bigger.
OK, except it turns out I can't tell blue from green under the ceiling light in the room where I DM and the names on the labels need to be bigger.
Blight (Sleep of Reason, volume 2) by Rachel A. Rosen
Jul. 3rd, 2025 08:56 amjames_davis_nicoll
Director of the nation formerly known as Canada Quinn Atherton is determined to deliver much mass murder as it takes to achieve peace, order, good government. Why do so many ingrates object?
Blight(Sleep of Reason, volume 2) by Rachel A. Rosen
My alt-Mummy film
Jul. 2nd, 2025 11:51 pmjames_davis_nicollThe inspiration being the 1999 Mummy movie is not without problematic elements.
Imagine an Egyptian film company wanting to make a movie about idiots waking a horror in Canada that only the Egyptian lead can resolve.
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Imagine an Egyptian film company wanting to make a movie about idiots waking a horror in Canada that only the Egyptian lead can resolve.
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We are off through July ...
Jul. 2nd, 2025 02:57 pmericcoleman posting in ![[community profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/community.png){kind=small}
filk... but we still have shows for you. We put the question up on FB, your favorite songs about books. We got quite a list! Five shows worth, with more to come later in the year or next January!
This week on FilkCast
Maureen O'Brien, Leslie Fish, Broceliande, Jordin Kare, Tom Smith, Anne McCaffrey-Tania Opland-Mike Freeman, Mikey Mason, Mike Whitaker, Larry Warner, Mike Whitaker, Mark Horning, Roberta Rogow, Echo's Children, Joey Shoji, Bob Asprin & Al Frank
Available on iTunes, Google Play and most other places you can get podcasts. We can be heard Wednesday at 6am and 9pm Central on scifi.radio.
filkcast.blogspot.com
This week on FilkCast
Maureen O'Brien, Leslie Fish, Broceliande, Jordin Kare, Tom Smith, Anne McCaffrey-Tania Opland-Mike Freeman, Mikey Mason, Mike Whitaker, Larry Warner, Mike Whitaker, Mark Horning, Roberta Rogow, Echo's Children, Joey Shoji, Bob Asprin & Al Frank
Available on iTunes, Google Play and most other places you can get podcasts. We can be heard Wednesday at 6am and 9pm Central on scifi.radio.
filkcast.blogspot.com
Bundle of Holding: The Dark Eye MEGA (from 2023)
Jul. 2nd, 2025 02:46 pmjames_davis_nicoll
The June 2023 Dark Eye Megabundle featuring the English-language edition from Ulisses Spiele of the leading German tabletop roleplaying game of heroic fantasy, The Dark Eye.
Bundle of Holding: The Dark Eye MEGA (from 2023)
Bangs and flashes
Jul. 2nd, 2025 02:34 pmbunsen_hYesterday evening, someone a block or two north of my home was setting off a bunch of fireworks for Canada Day. I got a decent show, watching from my driveway, appearing over my neighbor's home across the street.
While I was out there, I could see a fair number of fireflies flickering around my yard and across the street. Perhaps there is some benefit to having one of the most unkempt lawns on my block.
While I was out there, I could see a fair number of fireflies flickering around my yard and across the street. Perhaps there is some benefit to having one of the most unkempt lawns on my block.
Touring After the Apocalypse, volume 5 by Sakae Saito
Jul. 2nd, 2025 08:52 amjames_davis_nicoll
Youko and Airi meet a new friend and encounter Chekov's Volcano.
Touring After the Apocalypse, volume 5 by Sakae Saito
2025 CSFFA Hall of Fame Inductees
Jul. 1st, 2025 06:02 pmjames_davis_nicollThe quotation below is a quotation
Congratulations to the Inductees!
CSFFA (The Canadian Science Fiction and Fantasy Association) is proud to announce the 2025 CSFFA Hall of Fame inductees.
Clint Budd, fan, convention organizer, modernized CSFFA and created the CSFFA Hall of Fame
Charles R. Saunders, author, journalist, and founder of the “sword and soul” literary genre
Diane L. Walton, editor, mentor, and a founding member of On Spec: The Canadian Magazine of the Fantastic
More information here.
Congratulations to the Inductees!
The Dreamstone (Ealdwood, volume 1) by C J Cherryh
Jul. 1st, 2025 09:02 amjames_davis_nicoll
Only the brave, the arrogant, the naïve, or the desperate Men trespass in Arafel's Ealdwood. Into which category does the latest visitor fall?
The Dreamstone (Ealdwood, volume 1) by C J Cherryh
July 2025 Patreon Boost
Jul. 1st, 2025 08:58 amjames_davis_nicoll
Jealous of all the people who support Aurora-finalist James Nicoll Reviews? Want to join them? Here are your options:
July 2025 Patreon Boost
Rebuilding journal search again
Jun. 30th, 2025 03:18 pmalierak posting in ![[site community profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/comm_staff.png){kind=small}
dw_maintenanceWe're having to rebuild the search server again (previously, previously). It will take a few days to reindex all the content.
Meanwhile search services should be running, but probably returning no results or incomplete results for most queries.
Meanwhile search services should be running, but probably returning no results or incomplete results for most queries.
Bundle of Holding: Broken Tales
Jun. 30th, 2025 03:44 pmjames_davis_nicoll
The English-language rulebook and supplements for Broken Tales, the tabletop fantasy roleplaying game of upside-down fairy tales from Italian game publisher The World Anvil Publishing.
Bundle of Holding: Broken Tales