Jemisin is already a powerhouse of a novelist, but this short story collection proves that she’s just as good at short form. The series has many entry points, but if you want a more chronologically sound entry point, consider The Warrior’s Apprentice. The latest of the Vorkosigan series, which is probably my favorite audiobook series of all times thanks to Grover Gardner bringing these books to life. The Flowers of Vashnoi by Lois McMaster Bujold, narrated by Grover GardnerĮkaterin works with scientist Enrique Borgos to try to recover the radioactive lands that are the legacy of the Cetagandan invasion. He’s not the only one interested in the subject there are those who want to weaponize it. Ball Lightning by Cixin Liu, translated by Joel Martinsen, narrated by Feodor ChinĪfter witnessing the phenomenon known as ball lightning turn his parents into a smoking pile of ash, Chen grows up to become an atmospheric scientist still obsessed with trying to find an explanation. FreeĪ security droid with anxiety that thinks of itself as “Murderbot” goes on the lam, makes friends, and tries to discover the truth of its past while passing as human-and narrating it all with snarky internal monolog. Mary Robinette lives in Nashville with her husband Rob and over a dozen manual typewriters.All Systems Red, Artificial Condition, Rogue Protocol, and Exit Strategy by Martha Wells, narrated by Kevin R. She records fiction for authors such as Seanan McGuire, Cory Doctorow and John Scalzi. Her designs have garnered two UNIMA-USA Citations of Excellence, the highest award an American puppeteer can achieve. Her novel Calculating Stars is one of only eighteen novels to win the Hugo, Nebula and Locus awards in a single year.Īs a professional puppeteer and voice actor (SAG/AFTRA), Mary Robinette has performed for LazyTown (CBS), the Center for Puppetry Arts, Jim Henson Pictures, and founded Other Hand Productions. Stories have appeared in Strange Horizons, Asimov’s, several Year’s Best anthologies and her collections Word Puppets and Scenting the Dark and Other Stories. She’s a member of the award-winning podcast Writing Excuses and has received the Astounding Award for Best New Writer, four Hugo awards, the RT Reviews award for Best Fantasy Novel, the Nebula, and Locus awards. Mary Robinette Kowal is the author of the Lady Astronaut Universe and historical fantasy novels: The Glamourist Histories series and Ghost Talkers.
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