I'm now 384 pages into the book. It's not giving me nearly as much dinosaur time as I expected, although there are some nice moments here and there.
Richard Anderson's interior dinosaur art is probably the best dinosaur stuff in the book. Tor.com has some examples - there's one of these at the start of every chapter.
The best of science books in 2015.
1. On the move by Oliver Sacks.
Missed him so much. My favorite writer on matter of the brain because it is so accessible.
2. The invention of Nature by Andrea Wulf.
Haven't come across this one and it sounds interesting.
3. Dark Matter and the Dinosaurs by Lisa Randall
Sound cool.
4. The Thrilling Adventures of Lovelace and Babbage by Sydney Pauda
Cool graphics.
5. The Blue Whale by Jenni Desmond
Another blue book. Nice.
6. The Physicist & the Philosopher by Jimena Canales
Another good one.
7. What to think about machines that think by John Brockman
Another good annual book on the latest trend of science topic.
Bonus. Thunders and Lightning by Lauren Redniss.
Picture book.
I have not read any of them, but would read Oliver Sacks and John Brockman ones next year.
A nice balance this week, with lots of reading, our usual features, and even a few special guests:
Just one new addition to the shelves this week, but it's an exciting one. Aidan Moher is a blogger I've been following for years now over at A Dribble of Ink, so when he announced that he was self-publishing a collection of short stories, I was certainly intrigued. He'll be stopping by for a guest post on the 12th, and with his collection already in hand I'm hoping to have a review to run that week as well.
Tide of Shadows and Other Stories
by Aidan Moher
From Aidan Moher—Hugo Award-winning editor of A Dribble of Ink—comes Tide of Shadows and Other Stories, a collection of five science fiction and fantasy stories spanning adventure, comic whimsy, and powerful drama—from a star-faring military science fiction tale of love and sacrifice, to a romp through the dragon-infested Kingdom of Copperkettle Vale.
“A Night for Spirits and Snowflakes” is the story of a young man reliving the last moments of his fellow soldiers’ lives; “The Girl with Wings of Iron and Down” tells the tale of a broken family and a girl with mechanical wings; “Of Parnassus and Princes, Damsels and Dragons” introduces a typical prince, princess, and dragon—and a not-so-typical love triangle; “The Colour of the Sky on the Day the World Ended” follows a girl and her ghost dog as they search for a bright light in the darkness; and “Tide of Shadows” is about a soldier and his lover, a mother, and planetwide genocide.
I've admittedly been all over the map these past two weeks, with more titles on the go than are probably wise, but I'm in the mood for a bit of everything . . . and that's what I'm enjoying. On the plus side, there's going to be a killer glut of reviews coming.
• Kingdom of Darkness by Andy McDermott
Nina Wilde and Eddie Chase are back in their latest archaeological adventure. These novels are pure pulp, a mixture of Indiana Jones, James Bond, Dirk Pitt, and Frank Martin (The Transporter), complete with insane chases, explosions, treasure, and a whole lot of fun.
• The Dinosaur Lords by Victor Milán
Anybody who thought I could sit on this until closer to the release date is crazy! It's a book that gets off to a rollicking, dinosaur-laden start, with some of the most inventive battles I've ever read, interesting characters, intricate conspiracies, and a biting edge to the narrative.
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