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The N3F Review of Books, Incorporating Prose Bono
The N3F Review of Books, Incorporating Prose Bono
Professor George Phillies, D.Sc., Editor
September 2022
Fiction
2 … A Desolation Called Peace by Arkady Martine … Review by Perry Middlemiss
2 … All the Myriad Ways by Larry Niven … Review by Perry Middlemiss
2 … All the Sounds of Fear by Harlan Ellison … Review by Perry Middlemiss
3 … The Book Club by J.H. Nadler … Review by Jason P. Hunt
5 … The Butlerian Jihad by Kevin J. Anderson and Brian Herbert … Review by Graham Bradley
6 … Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi Adeyemi … Review by Chris Nuttall
8 … The Dragon Proofed House by L.E. Henderson … Review by Jim McCoy
10 … Dangerous Visions #1 edited by Harlan Ellison … Review by Heath Row
11 … Elder Race by Adrian Tchaikovsky … Review by Perry Middlemiss
12 … Hail Mary Project by Andy Weir … Review by Perry Middlemiss
12 … If It Bleeds by Stephen King … Review by Jon D. Swartz
14 … Imaginary Friends by Arlene F. Marks … Reviewed by Robert Runté
15 … Lisey’s Story by Stephen King … Review by Perry Middlemiss
15 … Me, Myself, and Bob by Phil Vischer … Review by Pat Patterson
17 … Metaphysical Machines/Maquinas Metafisicas by Heinzy Cruz … Review by Heath Row
18 … Other Rhodes by Sarah A. Hoyt … Review by Pat Patterson
19 … The Past is Red by Catherynne M. Valente … Review by Perry Middlemiss
19 … Penance by Paula Richey … Review by Declan Finn
21 … The Seance by John Harwood … Review by Perry Middlemiss
23 … Semper Paratus: An Anthology of the Apocalypse edited by Jamie Ibson and Chris Kennedy
… Review by Pat Patterson
24 … The Shadowed Sun by N.K. Jemisin … Review by Chris Nuttall
27 … Sleepless Hollow by Graham Bradley … Review by Michael Gallagher
29 … Songs That the Astral Crickets Shall Sing by Luis G. Abbadie … Review by Heath Row
30 … A Spindle Splintered by Alix E. Harrow … Review by Perry Middlemiss
Non-Fiction
31 … The Life & Art of Dave Cockrum by Glen Cadigan … Review by Heath Row
32 … The Story of Batman by Charles Lee Jackson II … Review by Heath Row
32 … The Story of Superman by Charles Lee Jackson II … Review by Heath Row
33 … What Is Dungeons and Dragons? by John Butterfield, Philip Parker, and David Honigmann
… Review by Heath Row
Literary Criticism
35 … The 2022 Hugos: How I Voted and Why by Tom Feller, with reviews of:
Novels
Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir—
The Galaxy, and the Ground Within by Becky Chambers—
A Master of Djinn by P. Djeli Clark—
A Desolation Called Peace by Arkady Martine—
Light From Uncommon Stars by Ryka Aoki—
She Who Became the Sun by Shelley Parker-Chan—
Novellas
Across the Green Grass Fields by Seanan McGuire—
Elder Race by Adrian Tchaikovsky—
Fireheart Tiger by Aliette de Bodard—
The Past is Red by Catherynne M. Valente—
A Psalm for the Wild-Built by Becky Chambers—
A Spindle Splintered by Alix E. Harrow—
Novelettes
Bots of the Lost Ark by Suzanne Palmer—
Colors of the Immortal Palette by Caroline M. Yoachim—
L’Esprit de L’Escalier by Catherynne M. Valente—
O2 Arena by Oghenechovwe Donald Ekpeki—
That Story Isn’t the Story by John Wiswell—
Unseelie Brothers, Ltd. By Fran Wilde—
Short Stories
Mr. Death by Alix E. Harrow—
Proof by Induction by Jose Pablo Iriate—
The Sin of America by Catherynne M. Valente—
Tangles by Seanan McGuire—
Unknown Number by Blue Neustifter—
Where Oaken Hearts Do Gather by Sarah Pinsker—
Lodestar Award for Young Adult Novel (Not a Hugo)
Chaos on Catnet by Naomi Kritzer—
Victories Greater Than Death by Charlie Jane Anders—
Prose Bono
46 … How To Anthology: Part 1 by Cedar Sanderson
48 … Work vs. Writing by Becky Jones
49 … Style vs. Knowledge A. C. Cargill
Locus Forthcoming Books October
Locus Forthcoming Books October
OCT 2022
- A. DEBORAH BAKER • Into the Windwracked Wilds • Tor¬dotcom, Oct 2022 (ya, hc, eb)
- ALAN MOORE • Illuminations • Bloomsbury USA, Oct 2022 (c, hc, eb)
- ALAN MOORE • Illuminations • Bloomsbury, Oct 2022 (c, eb, hc)
- ANDREA HAIRSTON • Will Do Magic for Small Change • Tordotcom, Oct 2022 (hc, eb)
- ANDRZEJ SAPKOWSKI • Light Perpetual • Orbit US, Oct 2022 (hc, tp, eb)
- ANDRZEJ SAPKOWSKI • Light Perpetual • Orion/Gollancz, Oct 2022 (eb, hc)
- AYIZE JAMA-EVERETT • Heroes of an Unknown World • Small Beer Press, Oct 2022 (tp, eb)
- CLAUDIA LUX • Sign Here • Penguin Random House/Berkley, Oct 2022 (hc, eb)
- DAVID HAIR • Sorcerer’s Edge • Quercus/Jo Fletch¬er, Oct 2022 (tp)
- ELLEN DATLOW, ED. • The Best Horror of the Year • Vol¬ume Fourteen, Skyhorse/Night Shade Books, Oct 2022 (an, tp, eb)
- FRANCES HARDINGE • Unraveller • Abrams/Amulet, Oct 2022 (1st US, ya, hc, eb)
- GEORGE R.R. MARTIN & ELIO GARCIA JR., ET AL. • The Rise of the Dragon • Penguin Random House/Crown/Ten Speed Press, Oct 2022 (nf, hc, eb)
- GRAHAM MASTERTON • The House at Phantom Park • Head of Zeus/Aries, Oct 2022 (h, hc)
- HUGH HOWEY • Across the Sand • Harper Voyager US, Oct 2022 (hc, eb)
- JAMES J. BUTCHER • Dead Man’s Hand • Ace, Oct 2022 (hc, eb)
- KRISTIN CASHORE • Seasparrow • Orion/Gollancz, Oct 2022 (ya, eb, hc)
- LAURA ANNE GILMAN • Huntsman • Simon & Schuster/Saga Press, Oct 2022 (tp, eb)
- LAVIE, ed. TIDHAR • The Best of World SF: Volume 2 • Head of Zeus/Ad Astra, Oct 2022 (eb, hc)
- LOUISE CAREY • A Candle for Malka • PS Publishing, Oct 2022 (h, na, hc)
- M.R. CAREY • The Last Night at the Star Dome Lounge • PS Publishing, Oct 2022 (h, na, hc)
- MARK, ed. MORRIS • Close to Midnight • Flame Tree Press, Oct 2022 (tp, hc)
- MARY ROBINETTE KOWAL • The Spare Man • Rebellion/Solaris, Oct 2022 (eb, tp)
- MARY ROBINETTE KOWAL • The Spare Man • Tor, Oct 2022 (hc, tp, eb)
- MUR LAFFERTY • Station Eternity • Ace, Oct 2022 (tp, eb)
- NGHI VO • Into the Riverlands • Tordotcom, Oct 2022 (na, hc, eb)
- OLIVIE BLAKE • The Atlas Paradox • Macmillan/Tor UK, Oct 2022 (eb, hc)
- P.C. HODGELL • Deathless Gods • Baen, Oct 2022 (tp, eb)
- PARGIN, JASON • If This Book Exists • You’re in the Wrong Universe, St. Martin’s, Oct 2022 (h, hc, eb)
- ROBERT SILVERBERG • Living in the Future • NESFA Press, Oct 2022 (nf, hc, eb)
- S.A. CHAKRABORTY • The River of Silver • Harper Voyager, Oct 2022 (c, hc)
- STEPHANIE FELDMAN • Saturnalia • Unnamed Press, Oct 2022 (h, hc, eb)
- TERRY BROOKS • Daughter of Darkness • Penguin Random House/Del Rey, Oct 2022 (hc, eb)
- VERONICA ROTH • Poster Girl • HarperCollins/Morrow, Oct 2022 (hc, eb)
- W. MICHAEL GEAR • Reckoning • DAW, Oct 2022 (hc, eb)
NASA’s DART spacecraft is about to slam into an asteroid
NASA’s DART spacecraft is about to slam into an asteroid
On Sept. 26, NASA will ram a spacecraft into an asteroid to test techniques that may eventually be needed to prevent a cataclysmic asteroid strike on Earth.
Move over, Bruce Willis. Your asteroid-deflecting services — dramatically portrayed in Armageddon — are no longer needed. At least, we hope so.
NASA’s Double Asteroid Redirection Test, or DART, spacecraft is set to impact the tiny asteroid Dimorphos on Monday (Sept. 26) at 7:14 P.M. EDT.
This has never been done before, and the results of DART will help humans learn how to prevent asteroids from slamming into the Earth, potentially causing local, regional, or even global devastation.
Such asteroid impacts are low-probability but high-risk events. Current estimates suggest that “while no known asteroid larger than 140 meters [460 feet] in size has a significant chance to hit Earth for the next 100 years, only about 40 percent of those asteroids have been found as of October 2021,” according to the Applied Physics Laboratory at Johns Hopkins University, which is managing the DART mission.
READ MORE from Astronomy Magazine’s web site.
Post 8 of 8: Wrap-Up
This is our closing post of the afternoon.
10) THANK YOU!
We thank for their chief contributions to this afternoon’s e-meeting Joe Aspler, Keith Braithwaite, John Mansfield, and Cathy Palmer-Lister. We offer a nod of appreciation, as well, to all of our supporting players.
MonSFFA hopes you have enjoyed your time with us this afternoon, we thank you for dropping in, and we ask all of you to check in regularly here at www.MonSFFA.ca for additional content during this continuing pandemic, and for any updates as to when the club will be returning to regular, face-to-face meetings—soon, we hope!
Thank you for your interest and attention, and don’t forget to comment on today’s e-meeting!
11) DATE OF NEXT CLUB MEETING, AND SIGN-OFF
No booking of our intended downtown meeting room has yet been confirmed; function space rentals remain on pause and we continue to await word of facilities reopening.
And so, we bid a fond farewell to all until we meet again on Saturday, October 15, at 1:00PM. Whether that’ll be live in a physical meeting hall, or online again right here at www.MonSFFA.ca remains unknown at this time. We’ll let you know of any new developments on that front!
Stay well, everyone, and enjoy the waning days of summer!
Post 7 of 8: “What Are You Reading/Watching?”
This is Post 7 of 8.
9) “WHAT ARE YOU READING/WATCHING?”
On ZOOM at this moment, we’re asking “What are You Reading, or Watching?” Give us your quick book report, or your brief review of a film or TV show you’ve recently enjoyed!
For those not participating in our ZOOM chat, today, you may still contribute by submitting your concise book reports or movie and television-series reviews via this post’s “Leave a Comment” option. We welcome your input.
Post 6 of 8: Show-and-Tell
This is Post 6 of 8.
8) SHOW-AND-TELL
For those participating on ZOOM, today, we open the floor to any club members who have “fancraft” undertakings to showcase—sci-fi scale models, sculpture, SF/F woodworking or needlecraft, whatever genre-themed, hands-on project it may be that you are working on at present, or have recently completed. Tell us all about your endeavour, and share any photos you may have snapped of your work-in-progress, or of the finished piece.
Those not able to join our ZOOM chat for the show-and-tell may contribute nonetheless by using this post’s “Leave a Comment” feature to type in a quick description of any such project of theirs.
Post 5 of 8: Convention Reports
This is Post 5 of 8 today.
7) CONVENTION REPORTS: CHICON and NASFiC
We take this opportunity to present a report on the recent Chicon convention, which was this year’s Worldcon, and on next year’s NASFiC, which will be hosted by Winnipeg. This will mark the first time the NASFiC has been held outside of the U.S. A NASFiC is held whenever the Worldcon takes place in a locale other than North America; next year’s Worldcon is to be hosted by Chengdu, China.
Join our ZOOM chat to hear the latest! Simply click here and follow the prompts: This Afternoon’s MonSFFA e-Meeting on ZOOM!
Post 4 of 8: The Break!
Get your Bheer & Chips!
It’s time for the break!
NEWS
BBQ in Maisonneuve Park: Sadly only 5 of us turned up to enjoy the really nice weather. The park was lovely, even if lacking a pond, and the washrooms in the chalet were clean. Keith brought the new propane BBQ. It was fast and efficient.
In Memoriam: We are grateful to Danny Sichel who arranged to have Maureen Whitelaw and Marc Durocher included in the ceremony at Chicon. Thanks also to Joe for sending the screen shots to our fb group.
Have you paid your dues? Please check with Joe! A lot of memberships are overdue!
DISPLAY
Brian Knapp sends us photos of Jiro Horikoshi’s bird plane which appears in the beginning of Hayao Miyazaki’ s anime “The Wind Rises”, also some screenshots from the film and the Paul Valery quote. Watch the YouTube clip.
https://youtu.be/RVsN5H4g5Qw
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Keith Braithwaite has sent us the photos of the preliminary work on a new stop motion project.
“The images show, first, the animation armature, then the creature sculpt over the armature, the creature itself, and finally, the creature textured, using aluminium foil, which I expect will reflect the light during the stop-motion process and create an interesting shining, crystaline or energy monster! Next step is to build the animation model, and try some photographic tests to see how it looks on screen.
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RAFFLE PRIZES
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