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Nanoreviews: Memory's Blade, La Belle Sauvage, Gods Monsters and the Lucky Peach
Ellsworth, Spencer. Memory's Blade [Tor.com Publishing]I wish I could figure out if my problem with the Starfire books is that my expectation wasn't inline with what Spencer Ellsworth was doing, or if...
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Microreview [book]: Taste of Wrath, by Matt Wallace
Taste of Wrath is a story of wrenching emotion handled with tact and grace."It lasts until he has no more tears left, but no one seems to mind waiting. Everyone in this subbasement chamber has learned...
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SIDE QUESTS: RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars Season 3 - The Season That Broke...
What Are We Talking About?I'm a huge fan of reality competition TV shows, particularly RuPaul's Drag Race. It's a creative, funny competition between some wild personalities that never fails to...
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Thursday Morning Superhero
From what I read online Wondercon was a massive hit per usual and PAX East is shaping up to be a lot of fun. I am currently in my convention drought and won't be joining my fellow nerds until this...
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SIDE QUESTS: The Theremin!
SIDE QUESTS is an occasional essay series where we explore some of the other stuff we geek out about. A nerd cannot live on but sci-fi and fantasy alone...though it's certainly fun to try. What Are We...
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Thank You
The finalists for the 2018 Hugo Awards were announced earlier today and, for the second time, we are among the shortlisted fanzines. To be a finalist once was incredible and a dream come true. To be a...
View ArticleInitial Thoughts on the 2018 Hugo Award Finalists
We've known Nerds of a Feather was to be announced as a finalist for the Hugo Award for about ten days before the official announcement on Saturday. It's tough to sit on that sort of news, but it's...
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Tip of the Hat: The Wollstonecraft Detective Agency
Occasionally, there's something that comes along that simply reminds you of the joy of fandom. The execution may not be perfect, but it's nevertheless touching, or thought-provoking, or simply fun....
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New Books Spotlight
Welcome to another edition of the New Books Spotlight, where each month or so we curate a selection of 6 forthcoming books we find notable, interesting, and intriguing. It gives us the opportunity to...
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Not sure how many of you remember the game Fireball Island, but the good folks at Restoration Games are bringing it back with updated rules via Kickstarter!!! Restoration Games specializes on taking...
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Microreview [book]: Tomorrow's Kin, by Nancy Kress
When getting more somehow means getting less.I first read Yesterday's Kin when it was a finalist (and eventual winner) for the Nebula Award in 2015. I thought it was fantastic, though I also wanted...
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Microreview [Book]: Whichwood by Tahereh Mafi
Whichwood delights in the most elegant and unexpected ways.There are a lot of reasons I keep books on my shelves, schlepping them each year when I inevitably move. Like an avid reader, a lot of these...
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Microreview [film]: The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms
Look! A creature that survived 90,000,000 years! Kill it!In some ways, The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms is the perfect 1950s creature feature. It’s not great, but it’s certainly not terrible, and it...
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The good news for the week is that Joe Hill's amazing book NOS4A2 has been picked up by AMC! It will be a 10 episode series that is set to launch next year. If all goes well for this and the Locke and...
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Nanoreviews: Good Guys, Penric's Fox, The Black Tides of Heaven
Brust, Steven. Good Guys [Tor]Seldom has there been a novel I've been quite so disappointed in. As a general rule, I adore Steven Brust's Vlad Taltos novels (see here), but I haven't read any of his...
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Microreview [book]: The Atrocities by Jeremy C. Shipp
Not Quite a NightmareIsabella has been summoned to the house (manor?) of a couple in need of an in-home tutor. The approach takes her through a maze filled with horrifying statues, but she soon learns...
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6 Books with Emma Newman
Photo Credit: Lou AbercrombieEmma Newman writes dark short stories and science fiction and urban fantasy novels. She won the British Fantasy Society Best Short Story Award 2015 and ‘Between Two...
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HORROR 101: Private Vs. Global
Last time, I discussed Enclosed Versus Exposed horror and how these often are styles that define a larger category of horror—Private Versus Global. So this time, I’ll be tackling this larger category....
View ArticleNew Contributors Wanted: 2018
Nerds of a Feather, Flock Together is looking for 1-2 awesome individuals to join our team of regular contributors! Duties: posting approximately once every other week, though the exact number will...
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Thursday Morning Superhero
Here is hoping that everyone attending SDCC was successful in their hotel endeavors. My attempt to help out a friend was a failure, but when you have far more people trying to book rooms than are...
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