A while back, Tobias Buckell mentioned that he might have a few extra copies of his book Crystal Rain, if anyone wanted to put in a request for a copy to read and review. So I went ahead and put my name in and was pleasantly surprised to receive a copy a couple of weeks ago. I was amused that my wife, who claims that she’s not really a fan of science fiction, ‘kidnapped’ the book and wouldn’t let me have it back until she was done with it. Fortunately, she’s a pretty fast reader, and I had it back within a couple of days.
There are some spoilers beyond this point, so if you would rather keep things a surprise, this would be a good place to stop reading.
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Tags: book-reviews, crystal-rain, Reviews, science-fiction, Speculative Fiction, tobias-buckell
Quick note before I dash off again.
- I’ll be telling you all soon about an interesting and exciting new writing project I’m starting on with several others. Details to follow in the next day or three.
- I have a book review I need to write up on Tobias Buckell’s Crystal Rain. Again, details to follow in the next few days.
- Lots of stuff happening lately, including the possibility of adding another 30 acres to our property. Lots of research going into this, and we’ll see if things go through.
- Good night of Halo last night. Good friends, good games, lots of laughs. Makes me want to jump again real soon and play some more.
- I’m working on polishing a short story. I missed my August submission goal, but I’m going to shoot to have this one done in the next two to four weeks. I want to finish up this first draft, get a critique, revise again, possibly go for a second critique, do a final polish, and submit. That’s the plan, folks.
Aight, I’m audi…
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