Ken MacLeod

Off the Bookshelf: Fractions, Words of Radiance, Shards of Honor

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Two warriors face off in a desert land broken by plateaus. In the distance, an orange/yellow storm rages.

My annual vacation to Lake Champlain is still a ways off, but I’ve begun attacking my summer reading list with a vengeance. I’ve completed one book — Shards of Honor by Lois McMaster Bujold — have have launched into two more: Fractions by Ken MacLeod and Words of Radiance by Brandon Sanderson. I’ve also found one of the books on my list is caught in the Amazon/Hachette crossfire.

Off the Bookshelf: Learning the World, Difference Engine, Wizard’s First Rule

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For my birthday this year I headed out to Barnes & Noble with my son Neutronlad for an afternoon of browsing books and drinking coffee. NeutronLad, being about 5 months old at the time, was enthusiastic about the outing, as only a baby can be, smiling, gurgling and generally looking forward to flirting with every woman … Read more