Browsing Category : Awards

Come Hear the Music Play: A Review of Amberlough


Amberlough (2017)  Written by: Lara Elena Donnelly Narrated by: Mary Robinette Kowal Genre: Fantasy Length: 11h, 26m (Audiobook) Series: The Amberlough Dossier Publisher: Macmillan Audio Why I Chose It: When I first heard about Amberlough, I was intrigued by its unique, cross-genre premise (the fact that one of my favorite authors narrated the audiobook was a bonus!). When it was nominated…

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Blogging the Nebula Awards (2018 Edition)


Congratulations to Carrie Vaughn, who won the Philip K. Dick Award for Bannerless! (Which was our second ever book club selection!) We love awards here at Speculative Chic. We’ve been planning our reviews for the Nebula Awards almost as soon as they were announced! The awards will be presented on May 20th. While we won’t be covering all of the…

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Apocalypse Pending: A Review of After the Flare


It seems like it’s always award season somewhere, and right now the Speculative Chic crew is reading the nominees for the Philip K. Dick Award! After the Flare (2017) Written by: Deji Bryce Olukotun Genre: Science Fiction Pages: 275 (kindle) Publisher: The Unnamed Press Why I chose it: I picked this particular book from the list of nominees because I…

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It’s a Space Pirate’s Life for Me:  A Review of Revenger


Revenger (2017) Written by: Alastair Reynolds Genre: Science Fiction Pages: 432 Publisher: Orbit Why I Chose It: Christopher Walken needs more cowbell, I need more Alastair Reynolds. The premise: The galaxy has seen great empires rise and fall. Planets have shattered and been remade. Amongst the ruins of alien civilisations, building our own from the rubble, humanity still thrives. And…

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Not Your Typical Murderbot: A Review of All Systems Red


All Systems Red (2017) Written by: Martha Wells Genre: Science Fiction Pages: 144 (ebook) Publisher: Tor.com Why I Chose It: All Systems Red had been nominated for the 2017 Philip K. Dick Award, and here at Speculative Chic, we’re reading the nominees! I chose All Systems Red based on the positive reviews and feedback I had been seeing online. The premise: In a…

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Blogging the Philip K. Dick Award (Again!)


Award season is upon us once again! By now, we here at Speculative Chic have come to the conclusion that when major awards are happening within the genre, we want to be informed. We have previously covered the Hugos, the Nebulas, and of course, the Philip K. Dick Award. Not familiar with this one? From the award’s website: The Philip…

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