Tag Archives: Gemmell Awards

Gemmell Awards Shortlist Announced

Posted on April 20, 2018 by H.P.

The Gemmell Awards shortlist has been announced.  Voting on the Gemmell Awards is open to the public.  Voting on the shortlist opened today and closes on Friday, June 1.  The awards will be presented at Edge-Lit 7 on Saturday, July … Continue reading →

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Gemmell Awards Longlist Announced

Posted on February 17, 2018 by H.P.

The Gemmell Awards longlist has been announced.  Voting on the Gemmell Awards is open to the public.  Voting to narrow the longlist opened on Friday, February 16 and closes at midnight on Friday, March 30.  The awards administrators will announce … Continue reading →

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The Tethered Mage is an excellent fantasy debut, if a little YA for my tastes

Posted on November 28, 2017 by H.P.

The Tethered Mage is an excellent fantasy debut, if a little YA for my tastes.  It benefits tremendously from a rich, Venetian-inspired setting, a well-crafted plot, and two strong leads. Heiress Amalia is pulled into empire politics when chance (and … Continue reading →

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The Fall of Dragons Ends a Great Fantasy Series with a Bloody, Alien Bang

Posted on October 31, 2017 by H.P.

Is there anything left I can say about The Traitor Son Cycle that I haven’t already said?  After all, I have already posted reviews of the first, second, third, and fourth books, and I posted a pitch for Game of … Continue reading →

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Blackwing is a Grimdark with Hope (but mostly Blood)

Posted on October 3, 2017 by H.P.

I’m not much for Grimdark.  It’s not that I’m against it, per se, but just that I haven’t limited experience with it.  I have my thoughts, but they aren’t exactly fully formed.  I say that to explain the long digression … Continue reading →

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Review of Age of Assassins by R.J. Barker

Posted on August 1, 2017 by H.P.

I might not have picked Age of Assassins up, but a blogger friend passed along an ARC.  And man am I glad she did.  Age of Assassins may not do anything that hasn’t been done elsewhere, but the worldbuilding is … Continue reading →

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Non-Hugo Awards Update

Posted on July 20, 2016 by H.P.

I have been derelict in both my Hugo reading and reviewing (Bad…Bad HP! Bad, wicked, naughty HP!).  I hope to have reviews of Uprooted and Seveneves up next week as well as a post on my very limited ballot.  But … Continue reading →

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Non-Hugo Awards Round-up

Posted on May 16, 2016 by H.P.

It was a busy weekend on the SF awards front.  The Gemmell Awards longlist was announced on Friday and the Nebula Award winners were announced on Saturday.  The Gemmell Awards are fantasy-only and anyone can vote.  Voting on the longlist … Continue reading →

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