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Review: Finch by Jeff VanderMeer

Posted on February 25, 2011 by Nick Matthews

While I’ve read plenty of books with Jeff VanderMeer’s name on the cover, it’s generally been preceded by “edited by” rather than “written by”. As such, Finch is the first Ambergris novel I’ve read. It’s a very atmospheric novel, with … Continue reading →

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Federations: The Culture Archivist by Jeremiah Tolbert

Posted on February 4, 2011 by Nick Matthews

Unlike Robert J. Sawyer’s story “The Shoulders of Giants” in John Joseph Adams Federations anthology, Jeremiah Tolbert’s “The Culture Archivist” has considerably more bite. Tolbert’s story takes capitalist consumerism to the ultimate conclusion: enforced participation in consumerist society. Not only … Continue reading →

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