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Tenser, said the Tensor: The Tensor Explains It All, Again
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Laquo; Word Czar for a Day! Famous Last Words. ». Thursday January 10, 2008. The Tensor Explains It All, Again. Late in 2006, Slate. S Explainer column published a list of strange questions. That hadn't been answered over the course of the previous year, and asked readers to pick one of them to be answered after all. As you may recall, I took it upon myself, helpful fellow that I am, to answer some of those questions. Well, Explainer has published a similar list of questions. A: Well, Alan Shepard. Q: Mi...
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Hugo Nominees 2002
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Reviews of Hugo Nominees. The Curse of Chalion. Lois McMaster Bujold (Eos). China Miéville (Macmillan 2000; Del Rey 2001). Robert Charles Wilson (Tor). Ken MacLeod (Orbit 2000; Tor). Fast Times at Fairmont High, Vernor Vinge ( The Collected Stories of Vernor Vinge. Stealing Alabama, Allen Steele ( Asimov's. May Be Some Time, Brenda W. Clough ( Analog,. The Chief Designer, Andy Duncan ( Asimov's. The Diamond Pit, Jack Dann ( Jubilee. Hell Is the Absence of God, Ted Chiang ( Starlight 3.
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Hugo Nominees 2000
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Reviews of Hugo Nominees. Some reviews contain spoilers. I read all the novels and most of the stories, but never got around to writing about them. Sorry. Lois McMaster Bujold (Baen, hb, ISBN: 0671578278, Aug 99, $24, 405p. SFBC $11.98). Neal Stephenson (Avon, hb, ISBN: 0380973464, May 99, $27.50, 918p; Harperperennial Library, trade, ISBN: 0380788624, Jun 00, $16.00, 928p. SFBC $13.50). A Deepness in the Sky. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban. Hunting the Snark", by Mike Resnick (Asimov's 12/99).
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Hugo Nominees 1993
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Reviews of Hugo Nominees. Connie Willis (Bantam Spectra). A Fire Upon the Deep. Maureen F. McHugh (Tor). Kim Stanley Robinson (HarperCollins UK; Bantam Spectra). Barnacle Bill the Spacer". Lucius Shepard (Asimov's Jul 1992). Maureen F. McHugh (Asimov's Apr 1992). Frederik Pohl (Pulphouse/Axolotl; Bantam Spectra). Bradley Denton (F&SF Jul 1992). Jonathan Carroll (F&SF Jun 1992). Janet Kagan (Asimov's Dec 1992). Danny Goes to Mars". Pamela Sargent (Asimov's Oct 1992). In the Stone House".
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Hugo Nominees 1997
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Reviews of Hugo Nominees. Some reviews contain spoilers. The following pearls were written during the voting period for Hugos for that year, so I'm sure some of my opinions have softened since then with the acquisition of greater wisdom. Lois McMaster Bujold (Baen hc, Oct 96, $22 0671-87743-7). Elizabeth Moon (Baen pb, Mar 97, $5.99, 0671-87770-4, Baen hc, May 96, $22, 0671-87718-6). Robert J. Sawyer (Ace pb, Oct 96, $5.99, 0441-00372-9). Immersion', by Gregory Benford (SF Age, March 1996). Time Traveler...
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Hugo Nominees 2001
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Reviews of Hugo Nominees. A Storm of Swords. By George R.R. Martin (Voyager; Bantam Spectra). By Robert J. Sawyer (Tor). Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. By JK Rowling (Bloomsbury; Scholastic/Levine). By Nalo Hopkinson (Warner Aspect). By Ken MacLeod (Orbit 1999;Tor 2000). A Roll of the Dice" by Catherine Asaro (Analog Jul/Aug 2000). Oracle" by Greg Egan (Asimov's Jul 2000). Radiant Green Star" by Lucius Shepard (Asimov's Aug 2000). The Retrieval Artist" by Kristine Kathryn Rusch (Analog Jun 2000).
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Hugo Nominees 2008
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Reviews of Hugo Nominees. The Yiddish Policemen's Union,. Michael Chabon (HarperCollins; Fourth Estate). Ian McDonald (Gollancz; Pyr). Robert J. Sawyer (Tor; Analog Oct. 2006-Jan./Feb. 2007). The Fountain of Age", Nancy Kress (Asimov's July 2007). Recovering Apollo 8", Kristine Kathryn Rusch (Asimov's Feb. 2007). Stars Seen Through Stone", Lucius Shepard (F&SF July 2007). All Seated on the Ground", Connie Willis (Asimov's Dec. 2007; Subterranean Press). Memorare", Gene Wolfe (F&SF April 2007). Distant Re...
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BSFA Nominees 2007
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Reviews of BSFA Nominees. British SF Association Nominees 2007. End of the World Blues,. The Last Witchfinder,. The Djinn's Wife" by Ian McDonald (Asimov's Jul 2006). The Highway Men" by Ken MacLeod (Sandstone Press). The House Beyond Your Sky" by Benjamin Rosenbaum (Strange Horizons Sep 2006). The Point of Roses" by Margo Lanagan ( Black Juice. Gollancz - original to UK edition, 2006). Signal to Noise" by Alastair Reynolds ( Zima Blue and Other Stories.
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Hugos Nominees 2004
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Reviews of Hugo Nominees. Robert J. Sawyer. Walk in Silence", Catherine Asaro. The Empress of Mars", Kage Baker. The Green Leopard Plague", Walter Jon Williams. Oct Nov. 2003. Just Like the Ones We Used to Know", Connie Willis ( Asimov's. The Cookie Monster", Vernor Vinge ( Analog. The Empire of Ice Cream. Bernardo's House", James Patrick Kelly. Into the Gardens of Sweet Night", Jay Lake. Writers of the Future XIX,. Ed Algis Budrys, Galaxy Press, 2003). Hexagons", Robert Reed ( Asimov's. DNA Films/Fox Se...