SF/F Reading Log, 10–16 January 2021
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goobergunchG.I. Joe: A Real American Hero #34 ("Shake Down!") by Larry Hama, Rod Wigham, et al. (Marvel, April 1985). Dogfight! It's Ace, Lady J, and their Skystriker versus Wild Weasel, Baroness, and their Rattler.
G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero #35 ("Dreadnoks on the Loose!") by Larry Hama, Rod Wigham, Mark Bright, Bob Camp, et al. (Marvel, May 1985). The Dreadnoks disrupt Rock 'n' Roll, Clutch, and Breaker's vacation! Also some Air Force jets.
The Doors of Eden by Adrian Tchaikovsky (Orbit, 2020; originally Macmillan UK, 2020). Turns out our Earth is just one of a set of branching realities, and the course of evolution took different paths on all of them. The walls between the worlds are thinning, and some people—for broad definitions of people—have related plans, whether for good (spoilers!) or for ill (say, the Little Englander). Recommended, especially if you liked the spider civilization in Children of Time—we get quick recaps of the rise (and sometimes, fall) of a bunch of the alt-Earth intelligent species.
G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero #36 ("All the Ships at Sea!" by Larry Hama, Rod Wigham, Mark Bright, Bob Camp, et al. (Marvel, June 1985). The Joes attack the Cobra atoll base in the South Atlantic! Meanwhile, Scarlett and Snake Eyes fight a C.G. quartet on the Staten Island Ferry!
G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero #37 ("Twin Brothers") by Larry Hama, Frank Springer, et al. (Marvel, July 1985). The Joes go to the circus, and meet the Young Executives for Community and Home—led by twins Tomax and Xamot!
[File #243] Broken Homes by Ben Aaronovitch (DAW, 2014; originally Gollancz, 2013). Rivers of London, book 4. I was planning on catching up on the 2017 Hugo finalist series I wasn't already up-to-date on last year. That got derailed by the pandemic (it required LINK+) but is back on now. As the kind of dork that watches Planning Commission meetings, I greatly appreciated all of the architecture in this novel. Also I, uh, didn't see that ending coming.
G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero #35 ("Dreadnoks on the Loose!") by Larry Hama, Rod Wigham, Mark Bright, Bob Camp, et al. (Marvel, May 1985). The Dreadnoks disrupt Rock 'n' Roll, Clutch, and Breaker's vacation! Also some Air Force jets.
The Doors of Eden by Adrian Tchaikovsky (Orbit, 2020; originally Macmillan UK, 2020). Turns out our Earth is just one of a set of branching realities, and the course of evolution took different paths on all of them. The walls between the worlds are thinning, and some people—for broad definitions of people—have related plans, whether for good (spoilers!) or for ill (say, the Little Englander). Recommended, especially if you liked the spider civilization in Children of Time—we get quick recaps of the rise (and sometimes, fall) of a bunch of the alt-Earth intelligent species.
G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero #36 ("All the Ships at Sea!" by Larry Hama, Rod Wigham, Mark Bright, Bob Camp, et al. (Marvel, June 1985). The Joes attack the Cobra atoll base in the South Atlantic! Meanwhile, Scarlett and Snake Eyes fight a C.G. quartet on the Staten Island Ferry!
G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero #37 ("Twin Brothers") by Larry Hama, Frank Springer, et al. (Marvel, July 1985). The Joes go to the circus, and meet the Young Executives for Community and Home—led by twins Tomax and Xamot!
[File #243] Broken Homes by Ben Aaronovitch (DAW, 2014; originally Gollancz, 2013). Rivers of London, book 4. I was planning on catching up on the 2017 Hugo finalist series I wasn't already up-to-date on last year. That got derailed by the pandemic (it required LINK+) but is back on now. As the kind of dork that watches Planning Commission meetings, I greatly appreciated all of the architecture in this novel. Also I, uh, didn't see that ending coming.
