Summer hiatus

I miss the carefree summer months of childhood and adolescence, even more so nowadays when the heat calls for laziness rather than the extended attention required by the increasing amount of work. But since things could be worse I’ll not press the matter further. However, with plenty of working projects to tide up before my vacation and with the actual summer holiday to come the blog will be put on hold. Not for long, although it is for a period longer than the usual. I could try to infiltrate a post or two before my weeks off the office, but I would rather write something more consistent at my return instead of a couple of flimsy ones now. It is a short hiatus and a regrouping at the same time. I will return to a regular blogging schedule on September, hopefully with the batteries fully charged. Until then, I hope you’ll all have an awesome summer!

2015 Locus Awards

The past week-end the winners of the 2015 Locus Awards have been announced:

SCIENCE FICTION NOVEL

“Ancillary Sword” by Ann Leckie (Orbit US; Orbit UK)

FANTASY NOVEL

“The Goblin Emperor” by Katherine Addison (Tor)

YOUNG ADULT BOOK

“Half a King” by Joe Abercrombie (Del Rey; Voyager UK)

FIRST NOVEL

“The Memory Garden” by Mary Rickert (Sourcebooks Landmark)

NOVELLA

“Yesterday’s Kin” by Nancy Kress (Tachyon)

NOVELETTE

“Tough Times All Over” by Joe Abercrombie (Rogues)

SHORT STORY

“The Truth About Owls” by Amal El-Mohtar (Kaleidoscope) - also available on Strange Horizons

ANTHOLOGY

“Rogues” edited by George R.R. Martin & Gardner Dozois (Bantam; Titan)

COLLECTION

“Last Plane to Heaven” by Jay Lake (Tor)

MAGAZINE

Tor.com

PUBLISHER

Tor

EDITOR

Ellen Datlow

ARTIST

John Picacio

NON-FICTION

“What Makes This Book So Great” by Jo Walton (Tor; Corsair 2015)

ART BOOK

“Spectrum 21: The Best in Contemporary Fantastic Art” edited by John Fleskes (Flesk)

Congratulations to all the winners!