Jalapeno Score: 37/50 Overall Impression: “The Long Way to F*n Nowhere…” Don’t get me wrong, I think Becky Chambers is a talented writer, I really do. I think she has ideas and active imagination. But there is something fundamentally lacking in the book, and it is plot. Imagine you started building the house from the […]
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Nebula Winner is Not Sci Fi. Still, Congratulations to ‘Uprooted’
Nebula awards were announced. The winning novel is a fantasy ‘Uprooted’ by Naomi Novik. Help me recognize science fiction novels published in 2015. This is an open call for guest posts! #JalapenoFictionAward #JalapenoFiction #Nebula #Hugo #HugoAward
“Snowfall on Mars” Book Review [Jalapeño Fiction Award] Branden Frankel
Read Exclusive Interview with Branden Frankel! Jalapeno Score: 42/50 Overall Impression: Oh so sad, melodramatic, and dreary this “Snowfall on Mars” is. And I loved it. It had a decent amount of terraformation science, hardships on a hostile planet, quirks of a degraded and disillusioned society, religious cult extremes reminiscent of Holocaust or Jonestown massacre, gripping […]
“Dark Orbit” Book Review [Jalapeño Fiction Award] Carolyn Ives Gilman
Jalapeno Score: 47/50 Overall Impression: Remember the first time you watched the ‘Matrix’? Remember, how that movie messed with your perception of the reality? This is the analogy that came to my mind when I read the “Dark orbit”, a visionary sci fi novel by Carolyn Ives Gilman. “Dark Orbit” is a strong contender in the […]