Monthly Archives: January 2017

Review of A Shattered Empire by Mitchell Hogan

Posted on January 31, 2017 by H.P.

In my review of book 1 of the Sorcery Ascendant sequence, I compared it favorably with 90s fantasy and noted its potential.  Book 2, Blood of Innocents, was by no means bad, but there was far too much wheel-spinning.  Book … Continue reading →

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Vintage Science Fiction Month: The Forever War by Joe Haldeman

Posted on January 26, 2017 by H.P.

Vintage SF Month is hosted by the Little Red Reviewer. The year is 1997.  Otherwise known as the “far future” for people living in 1974.  William Mandella is a bright, young physics student.  Or he was, before he got drafted … Continue reading →

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2016 Planetary Awards Nominations

Posted on January 24, 2017 by H.P.

The Planetary Awards are hosted by Planetary Defense Commander.  It is open to all book bloggers, book podcasters, and booktubers.  It has only two categories: shorter stories (under 40,000 words) and longer stories (over 40,000 words).  My nominations are under … Continue reading →

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Book Haul Post: Appendix N by Jeffro Johnson

Posted on January 23, 2017 by H.P.

Bursting with critical thought without an outlet, I started writing Amazon reviews six years ago.  The natural constraints of that format began to chafe, and I started this blog over a year and a half ago.  The catalyst was the … Continue reading →

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Every Day Should Be Tuesday is now on Facebook!

Posted on January 18, 2017 by H.P.

I have finally created a much belated Facebook page for Every Day Should Be Tuesday.  If you like hanging out on Facebook, please do go visit and Like the EDSBT page.  

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Review of The Wall of Storms by Ken Liu

Posted on January 17, 2017 by H.P.

Ken Liu has quite the reputation as a short story writer.  I haven’t read any of his short stories, but I enjoyed the first book in The Dandelion Dynasty, The Grace of Kings, and I loved his translation of Cixin … Continue reading →

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Vintage Science Fiction Month: The Tritonian Ring by L. Sprague de Camp

Posted on January 12, 2017 by H.P.

Vintage SF Month is hosted by the Little Red Reviewer. I’m not typically a big fan of the meddling, minor gods trope.  It’s theologically incoherent and usually makes for nonsensical worldbuilding.  Neil Gaiman’s highly overrated American Gods is the worst … Continue reading →

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Review of Ms. Marvel vol. 6: Civil War II by G. Willow Wilson

Posted on January 10, 2017 by H.P.

Ms. Marvel is great!  As a character, and as a comic as a whole.  This volume is not.  It has issues, several issues.  The story is as disjointed as we have come to expect the art to be (my kingdom … Continue reading →

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ANNOUNCEMENT: Throwback SF Thursday Now Featured at the Castalia House Blog

Posted on January 5, 2017 by H.P.

Big News!  I have been invited to write a once-every-other-week column at the Castalia House Blog.  I will be writing Throwback SF Thursday posts over there.  My first post, a review of The Tritonian Ring by Sprague L. de Camp, … Continue reading →

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10 Most Popular Posts in 2016

Posted on January 3, 2017 by H.P.

This isn’t a list of my ten best posts in 2016, which I might do, but would prove a much more difficult post to write.  Every Day Should Be Tuesday remains strictly small potatoes, and blog traffic remains subject to heavy … Continue reading →

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