O2 Arena won the Nebula this year. Possibly as encouragement because the story itself reads like a new author, one that will find his way but is early in his career. Which Oghenechovwe is. The setting is familiar--people fighting for their right to breathe--but brings Nigerian cultural perspective to it. The story is often kind of on the nose with social justice, but then we keep that African perspective in mind--these things need saying. What is unique and compelling here is how this is tied in with climate failure, and the overriding consciousness of the characters--they know that a world where you need supplemental oxygen to survive is one that doesn't have long anyway. The law school backdrop of the story is cramming a 3 year course of study into 8 months because they simply don't have time. I look forward to reading more from this author.
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Saturday, December 17, 2022
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Death of the Author, by Nnedi Okorafor
I think I'm going to agree with others and say that this isn't a science fiction book. But it's getting a lot of SF award nomina...
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I'm starting on the novella nominations for Nebula, and began with The Dream-Quest of Vellitt Boe . This is her commentary on The Dream...
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There are some interesting theories out there on what Gene Wolfe's "The Ziggurat" short story means . Indeed, Wolfe is heavil...
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The introduction to Slow Tuesday Night is by Gardner Dozios, the great editor, and he tells us that "only those stories that were the ...