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A Month in Books: January

January is (finally) over, so how about a quick recap of all the bookish stuff I've done this past month?  Just a couple of days ago I had the pleasure of attending a book release party at the Science Fiction Bookhandeln in Malmö. Novellix is a Swedish publishing house that specializes on publishing short stories. This is their first venture into science fiction, with four of the biggest names in the genre. A Sound of Thunder by Ray Bradbury The New Atlantis by Ursula Le Guin The Defenders by Philip K. Dick The Country of the Blind by H.G. Wells I'm always happy to see science fiction get the love it deserves, and I really dig the choices Novellix made. Coincidentally, A Sound of Thunder is one of my favourite short stories. You can either buy individual stories, or a whole box set. I bought the box set (of course).  The book store also had a quiz about all these authors, and I came in third! Now I need to go back there and collect my prize. Speaking...

Monthly Recaps: January

Allow me to start off by apologising for missing this week's Thursday Quotables. Sorry. I have been busy with other projects and my mind has been in some distant Place and I just forgot about it. And now let's round up this month, shall we? 2016 has had a great start with well-written and entertaining books. Creepypasta , by Jack Werner (5 stars) You're Never Weird on the Internet (Almost) , by Felicia Day (5 stars) Soul Breaker , by Clara Coulson (4 stars) I also interviewed the author of Creepypasta - you can read the interview right here . But the highlight of this month is without a doubt, the birthday presents I received from my family. Behold, the whole Foundation series in all its Asimov-ish glory!     I already had the first book in the original series, and its two sequels. Now thanks to my awesome family I have the remaining OT books plus the two prequels. Just look how beautifully they all line up. It's like a...