Wednesday, September 05, 2007

"Bullet Dance", John Schoffstall

SS ASFM (Asimov's Science Fiction) May 2007 - modern-day fantasy
Clio is the young daughter of an embassy official in Cairo. She claimed that she could dodge bullets. Others put this down as childish imagination. Even Clio herself, years later, thought her lessons were daydreams, until she needed to bullet dance.

This is a story where modern day issues intersect with unexplained fantasy. It's different, in a good way.

Saturday, September 01, 2007

2007 Hugo Awards (fiction categories)

Best Novel: Rainbows End by Vernor Vinge [Tor, 2006]

Best Novella: "A Billion Eves" by Robert Reed [Asimov’s Oct/Nov 2006]

Best Novelette: "The Djinn’s Wife" by Ian McDonald [Asimov’s July 2006]

Best Short Story: "Impossible Dreams" by Tim Pratt [Asimov’s July 2006]