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aliettedb posted a list of the Nebula nominees, I am very happy to see her name on the list for Shipbirth in the short story category, obviously I ran to read it and, as usual, I urge you to read it too: more de Bodard works are wonderful news in my book, now I want to delve deeper in the world Shipbirth is part of. :)
I also owe thanks toaliettedb for introducing me to a previously unknown (to me) writer: Ken Liu, a nominee both in the short story and the novella categories, his The Paper Menagerie reminded me of a discussion held some time ago on what felt like the whole of the blogosphere about integration/assimilation of the immigrants, if you don't know either mr. Liu or this specific story do yourself a favor and read it, I'd be honored if afterwards you felt like sharing your toughts on it either here or on your own LJ.
The other nominee by mr. Liu ...hooked me from the start, dragged me through a very specific brand of hell and back again. The Man Who Ended History: A Documentary deals with memory, history, war-time atrocities, forgiveness, expediency and a lot more, it is as beautiful as it is heart- and gut-wrenching.
Be warned, the main topic of the novella is time travel, specifically related to the Manchukuo and Unit 731.
If the latter name tells nothing to you then you HAVE to read this novella, keeping in mind that the time-travel part may be fiction, but the rest of it isn't. I'm not sure I'll sleep tonight but I'm grateful for The Man Who Ended History all the same.
aliettedb posted a list of the Nebula nominees, I am very happy to see her name on the list for Shipbirth in the short story category, obviously I ran to read it and, as usual, I urge you to read it too: more de Bodard works are wonderful news in my book, now I want to delve deeper in the world Shipbirth is part of. :)I also owe thanks to
aliettedb for introducing me to a previously unknown (to me) writer: Ken Liu, a nominee both in the short story and the novella categories, his The Paper Menagerie reminded me of a discussion held some time ago on what felt like the whole of the blogosphere about integration/assimilation of the immigrants, if you don't know either mr. Liu or this specific story do yourself a favor and read it, I'd be honored if afterwards you felt like sharing your toughts on it either here or on your own LJ.The other nominee by mr. Liu ...hooked me from the start, dragged me through a very specific brand of hell and back again. The Man Who Ended History: A Documentary deals with memory, history, war-time atrocities, forgiveness, expediency and a lot more, it is as beautiful as it is heart- and gut-wrenching.
Be warned, the main topic of the novella is time travel, specifically related to the Manchukuo and Unit 731.
If the latter name tells nothing to you then you HAVE to read this novella, keeping in mind that the time-travel part may be fiction, but the rest of it isn't. I'm not sure I'll sleep tonight but I'm grateful for The Man Who Ended History all the same.
