Mark’s Comments (group member since Apr 13, 2012)

Mark’s comments from the The Sword and Laser group.

All you need is the right tool

From the 2002 series broadcast on Polish television...



https://www.pastemagazine.com/article...

The Roberator, hard at work...

LOL yes, Malley, Aaron and Grant are the stars

I guess the helmet and armor hide all of Belta Yoda's tattoos...

We're a week or so out from the release of William Gibson's new book Agency, and he is in the news all around the intertubes. I always enjoy his books, but he even bring his art and wit to answering questions like these, about his reading habits...

For William Gibson, Seeing the Future Is Easy. But the Past?
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/09/bo...

Looks like fun. The graphic novel too.

The October Faction, Vol. 1 by Steve Niles

Short stories that are part of an anthology or magazine, only available via subscription or registration, or bundled with another work, are not valid book records. See https://help.goodreads.com/s/article/...

Short stories published online are considered valid book records. See https://help.goodreads.com/s/article/...

That means, for example, that all the shorts from sites like Tor.com can have their own book record. Every time I've looked up a Tor.com short to mark it read, there has always been a record.

So, there are lots of shorts that can be easily counted, but not all. Since most of the shorts I read fall into this category, it's a pretty simple challenge to take on. My guess is, more people read shorts in anthologies and magazines, so you'll have to decide how you want to count them.

Tatiana Maslany is amazing. Each of the Clone Club members is recognizable in the audio book. These books also have a prose version, but audio is the only way to go here.

I think my favorite read of 2019 was Orphan Black: The Next Chapter by Malka Ann Older and others. I listened to the audio version, ten chapters released weekly and it hit all the right notes.

I read several really good novellas late in the year, Made Things, Sisters of the Vast Black, and Auberon (an Expanse story).

Among the comics I read, the best were Bloom County: Brand Spanking New Day, Bloom County Episode XI: A New Hope, and Bloom County: Best Read on the Throne.

A non-fiction book I read was very educational, Gut: The Inside Story of Our Body’s Most Underrated Organ.

Other books I enjoyed were Jade War, Grey Sister, Holy Sister, Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch, and of course, The Calculating Stars, The Fated Sky, and the short fiction in the Lady Astronaut universe.

A good year.

Silvana wrote: "Podcasts and novels are indeed easy.

I need novella recommendation, help!"

A couple of novellas I read last year that were very good are Made Things by Adrian Tchaikovsky and Sisters of the Vast Black by Lina Rather

Ian Tregillis has another series the deserves attention, The Alchemy Wars.

February 17

https://www.starwarsnewsnet.com/2020/...

Another source says the video announcing the season 7 premiere date has been pulled, so, I dunno

https://io9.gizmodo.com/report-we-mig...

A missed opportunity...

It's complicated.

Trike wrote: "So for me, Horror is like Comedy, in that it flavors another genre. If I’m reading Frankenstein, then it’s Science Fiction-Horror. Dracula is Fantasy-Horror. Red Dragon is Fiction-Horror."

Yes, this is a sensible approach for me too.

Trike wrote: "Cool, thanks. You are a scholar and a gentleman. "



Skipper's Tale

Dead Tree Drive

Rob wrote: "I just read it on tor's website. lol."

I LIKE DEAD TREES!