Category Archives: Fiction

2009 Hugo Awards (Nominations)

Posted on March 20, 2009 by Bill Ruhsam

The 2009 Hugo award nominations are up and available for viewing! Surprise of surprises, I’ve read three of the five best novel nominees. Best Novel (639 Ballots) * Anathem by Neal Stephenson (Morrow; Atlantic UK) * The Graveyard Book by … Continue reading →

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As Promised

Posted on March 5, 2009 by Bill Ruhsam

I’ve finally uploaded the two Librivox recordings to our server, for your listening pleasure: The Enchanted Canary -The Red Fairy Book, by Andrew Lang, read by moi. The Next Logical Step, by Ben Bova, again read by me. These are … Continue reading →

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Anathem

Posted on February 22, 2009 by Bill Ruhsam

A few weeks ago I created an homage to Xkcd by evaluating my experience reading Neal Stephenson’s Anathem. Well, I’m done. Overall, I think Neal Stephenson will be remembered as one of the premier scifi authors of this generation. That … Continue reading →

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Hugo-Winning Novels == Blah?

Posted on February 15, 2009 by Bill Ruhsam

I have a theory. My theory is that I don’t like Hugo winning novels. If you’re not familiar with the Hugos, it’s like the Academy Awards for Science Fiction and Fantasy. There’s a whole bunch of categories, but the one … Continue reading →

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Racism in Children's Stories

Posted on January 26, 2009 by Bill Ruhsam

I recently finished recording a story for LibriVox. I rather randomly selected a project to work and had the moderator assign me something to read. I ended up with “The Enchanted Canary” from the Red Fairy Book. I recently picked … Continue reading →

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Dresden Files #11: Turn Coat

Posted on August 19, 2008 by Bill Ruhsam

The eleventh book in Jim Butcher’s Dresden Files series, Turn Coat, will be published in April of ’09. I’m already looking forward to it. If your only exposure to this fiction was through the SciFi channel TV destractular of the … Continue reading →

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Elantris

Posted on August 17, 2008 by Bill Ruhsam

I finished reading Elantris by Brandon Sanderson today. Review: Good, but a few flaws (some big). I hope his novels get better—this is his first published work—otherwise I might stop reading. I picked up this book because Mr. Sanderson was … Continue reading →

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Star Wars: The Clone Wars

Posted on August 13, 2008 by Bill Ruhsam

I had the privilege of seeing an advance version of Star Wars: The Clone Wars tonight. I have to say that despite my low expectations, I was disappointed. First off, there was the not-so-subtle relationship between Anakin and Obi Wan. … Continue reading →

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2008 Hugo Awards

Posted on August 11, 2008 by Bill Ruhsam

Hey! If you’ve been too busy watching the Olympics, you might not know that the 2008 Hugo Awards were awarded at Denvention on Saturday. I’d only read 2.1 of the 5 Best Novel nominees (Halting State, The Last Colony, and … Continue reading →

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Eureka

Posted on August 8, 2008 by Bill Ruhsam

Jenn turned me on to the SciFi channel show, Eureka. It’s smart, funny, clever [add your own adjective here] and fun to watch. At least it was. This is the third season. We watched episode 2 last night and I … Continue reading →

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