The Devil’s Chord, by Dale Smith
Typically readable and enjoyable; the Black Archive we need in the current time of confusion.
Nicholas Whyte
@nwhyte.bsky.social
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He/him. International affairs strategist & expert, science fiction fan, psephologist; posts personal. Will block rude people and bigots. http://fromtheheartofeurope.eu
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The best known books set in each country: Somalia
Black Hawk Down: A Story of Modern War, by Mark Bowden
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- How Christopher Priest wrote for Doctor Who, and what happened next
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A footnote to Who history; two stories that were never made.
How Christopher Priest wrote for Doctor Who, and what happened next
“a loathsome little BBC hack who had aspirations above his abilities.”
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- Pronouncing the names correctly at the Hugo ceremony
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How a horrible mistake could have and should have been avoided.
Pronouncing the names correctly at the Hugo ceremony
The Hugo ceremony needs to be treated seriously by the organisers. And this year, they didn’t.
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- What science fiction predicted about 2025
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Dystopias, outer space, heroic kids and timewarps.
What science fiction predicted about 2025
What lies in store for us. Or maybe not.
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- Booted from the Ballot: the almost-finalists in the Hugo Awards
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Documenting the recent surge in withdrawals and disqualifications.
Booted from the Ballot: the almost-finalists in the Hugo Awards
The proliferation of withdrawals and disqualifications in the Hugo Awards is a recent phenomenon.
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- Beijing, March 2025
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Science fiction and technology.
Beijing, March 2025
The 9th China Science Fiction Convention; some impressions of Beijing; and the Great Wall.
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- 2025 Hugo final ballot: Goodreads / LibraryThing stats
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Totally failed to spot the Best Novella result.
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- Pope and church thoughts
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Because it was that time of decade again.
Pope and church thoughts
Cardinal Prevost was probably the least American of the American cardinals.
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- Reforming the WSFS committee elections
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An unexpected victory, and its implications.
Reforming the WSFS committee elections
The current system can be gamed by slates.
