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понедељак, 1. август 2011.

Nominacije za World Fantasy Award 2011

Juče su objavljene nominacije za WFA. Ova nagrada nije ni izbliza značajna koliko Hugo ili Nebula, ali vremenom sve više dobija na uticaju.

Novel

Lauren Beukes, Zoo City [Jacana (South Africa)/Angry Robot]
N K Jemisin, The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms, [Orbit]
Graham Joyce, The Silent Land [Gollancz/Doubleday]
Guy Gavriel Kay, Under Heaven [Viking Canada/Roc/Harper Voyager UK]
Karen Lord, Redemption In Indigo [Small Beer Press]
Nnedi Okorafor, Who Fears Death [DAW]

Novella

Elizabeth Bear, Bone and Jewel Creatures [Subterranean Press]
Michael Byers, The Broken Man [PS Publishing]
Elizabeth Hand, “The Maiden Flight of McCauley's Bellerophon” [Stories: All-New Tales]
Tim Lebbon, “The Thief of Broken Toys” [ChiZine Publications]
GRR Martin, “The Mystery Knight” [Warriors]
Rachel Swirsky, “The Lady Who Plucked Red Flowers beneath the Queen's Window” [Subterranean, Summer 2010]

Short Fiction

Christopher Fowler, “Beautiful Men” [Visitants: Stories of Fallen Angels and Heavenly Hosts, edited by Stephen Jones, Ulysses Press]
Karen Joy Fowler, “Booth's Ghost” [What I Didn't See and Other Stories, Small Beer Press]
Kij Johnson, “Ponies” [Tor.com]
Joyce Carol Oates, “Fossil—Figures” [Stories: All-New Tales]
Mercurio D. Rivera, “Tu Sufrimiento Shall Protect Us” [Black Static #18, 08/09.10]

Anthology

John Joseph Adams, ed., The Way of the Wizard [Prime]
Kate Bernheimer, ed., My Mother She Killed Me, My Father He Ate Me [Penguin]
Ellen Datlow and Nick Mamatas, eds., Haunted Legends [Tor]
Neil Gaiman and Al Sarrantonio, eds., Stories: All-New Tales [Morrow/Headline Review]
S. T. Joshi, ed., Black Wings: New Tales of Lovecraftian Horror [PS Publishing]
Jonathan Strahan and Lou Anders, eds., Swords & Dark Magic [Eos]

Collection

Karen Joy Fowler, What I Didn't See and Other Stories [Small Beer Press]
Caitlin R. Kiernan, The Ammonite Violin & Others [Subterranean Press]
M. Rickert, Holiday [Golden Gryphon]
Angela Slatter, Sourdough and Other Stories [Tartarus Press]
Jeff VanderMeer, The Third Bear [Tachyon]

Artist

Vincent Chong
Kinuko Y. Craft
Richard A. Kirk
John Picacio
Shaun Tan

Special Award Professional

John Joseph Adams, for editing and anthologies
Lou Anders, for editing at Pyr
Marc Gascoigne, for Angry Robot
Stéphane Marsan and Alain Névant, for Bragelonne
Brett Alexander Savory and Sandra Kasturi, for ChiZine

Special Award Non-Professional

Stephen Jones, Michael Marshall Smith and Amanda Foubister, for Brighton Shock!: The Souvenir Book Of The World Horror Convention 2010
Alisa Krasnostein, for Twelfth Planet Press
Matthew Kressel, for Sibyl's Garage and Senses Five Press
Charles Tan, for Bibliophile Stalker
Lavie Tidhar, for The World SF blog

Award Judges

Andrew Hook
Sacha Mamczak
Mark Rich
Sean Wallace
Kim Wilkins

Zanimljivo je primetiti da su svi romani nominovani za nagradu prilično netradicionalni po temama kojima se bave i maniru na koji ih obrađuju.

петак, 2. јул 2010.

Izveštaj o čitanju - prvo polugođe

Prva polovina leta nečijeg dveiljadedesetog ostala je za nama i vreme je da se sabiraju računi i podnose izveštaji. Da ne divanim previše, za sada ćete dobiti samo spisak knjiga - sa ocenama - a od ponedeljka po nekoliko rečenica o svakoj knjizi...

januar

The Crown Conspiracy, Michael J. Sullivan 2

The Good, the Bad, and the Uncanny, Simon R Green 2,5

februar

Mission of Honor, David Weber 2,5

Bright of the Sky, Kay Kenyon 4

Covenants, Lorna Freeman 4

The King’s Own, Lorna Freeman 4

Shadows Past, Lorna Freeman 4

The Devil You Know, Mike Carey 3

God Engines, John Scalzi 2,75

Much Fall of Blood, Mercedes Lackey, Erick Flint, Dave Freer 2

mart

Black Magic Sanction, Kim Harrison 2,5

The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms, K. J. Jemisin 2

The Myriad, R M Meluch 2

Oath of Fealty, Elizabeth Moon 2,5

Twelve, Jasper Kent 2,75

A Shadow in Summer, Daniel Abraham 4

A Betrayal in Winter, Daniel Abraham 4

Dragon in Chains, Daniel Fox 3

Silver Borne, Patricia Briggs 2,75

april

Changes, Jim Butcher 3,75

Blood of Ambrose, James Enge 2

An Autumn War, Daniel Abraham 4

The Price of Spring, Daniel Abraham 4

A Mighty Fortress, David Weber 2,75
Midwinter, Matthew Sturges 1,75

Spellwright, Blake Charlton 2

The Folding Knife, K. J. Parker 2,5

The Forge, S. M. Stirling and David Drake 3

Hammer, S. M. Stirling and David Drake 3

The Anvil, S. M. Stirling and David Drake 3

The Steel, S. M. Stirling and David Drake 3

The Sword, S. M. Stirling and David Drake 3

maj

Rosemary and Rue, Seanan McGuire 3,5

Dead in the Family, Charlaine Harris 3

Bitter Seeds, Ian Tregillis 4

Magic Bleeds, Ilona Andrews 3,25

The Quiet War, Paul McAuley 3,75

The Warded Man, Peter V. Brett 2

jun

Alien Taste, Wen Spencer 4

Tainted Trail, Wen Spencer 4

Bitter Waters, Wen Spencer 4

Dog Warrior, Wen Spencer 4

Wintersmith, Terry Pratchett 3,5

Passage, Justin Cronin 4

Warriors, GRRM and Gardner Dozois 4

четвртак, 22. април 2010.

Izveštaj o čitanju - prvi kvartal

Setih se da dosta dugo nisam pisao o naslovima koje sam pročitao. Ova godina je pretila da će mi biti mršava kada je o čitanju reč, ali to se stanje srećom popravilo. Na kraju ovog kratkog uvoda "zalepiću" šta sam pročitao u prvom kvartalu ove godine koje smo. Nažalost, nemam vremena da pišem nešto više o svakom romanu ponaosob. Jedino što mogu da kažem jeste da sam poprilično razočaran novim piscima. U ovom unosu moći ćete da pogledate šta sam sve do danas u ovoj godini pročitao, ali i ocenu uz svaki naslov. U tu svrhu koristiću se "Amazonovim" sistemom od pet zvezdica, malčice prilagođenim tako da ću svaku zvezdicu deliti na četvrtine mesto na polovine. So, here we go: