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p+B11 is aneutronic (although the side-reactions aren't) and B11 is comparatively abundant in the Earth's crust.

A novel approach to proton-boron 11 fusion.

Use of Weapons by Iain M. Banks

Apr. 23rd, 2026 08:46 am
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What transformed Cheradenine Zakalwe into the superlative Special Circumstances asset he is today?

Use of Weapons by Iain M. Banks

Bundle of Holding: Voidrunner's Codex

Apr. 22nd, 2026 03:28 pm
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The complete Voidrunner's Codex Full Digital Box Set, the spacefaring expansion from EN Publishing for the Level Up! tabletop roleplaying game and Dungeons & Dragons Fifth Edition.

Bundle of Holding: Voidrunner's Codex

Search maintenance

Apr. 22nd, 2026 09:19 am
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Happy Wednesday!

I'm taking search offline sometime today to upgrade the server to a new instance type. It should be down for a day or so -- sorry for the inconvenience. If you're curious, the existing search machine is over 10 years old and was starting to accumulate a decade of cruft...!

Also, apparently these older machines cost more than twice what the newer ones cost, on top of being slower. Trying to save a bit of maintenance and cost, and hopefully a Wednesday is okay!

Edited: The other cool thing is that this also means that the search index will be effectively realtime afterwards... no more waiting a few minutes for the indexer to catch new content.

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And I know 700 pages PDFs are a vote-loser.

Any of my reviews from 2025 that people especially liked?

Hugo Finalist Votes 2022 - 2026

Apr. 21st, 2026 06:30 pm
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                  2022   2024   2025   2026   
Novel             1151   1420   1078   1153
Novella            807    962    739    807
Novelette          463    755    394    414  
Short Story        632    720    610    507
Series             707    677    621    687
Graphic/Comic      340    457    265    362
Related            453    775    431    479
Dramatic, Long     597    763    610    650
Dramatic, Short    386    490    451    471
Game               --     334    298    357
Editor, Short      319    530    322    305
Editor, Long       182    254    162    234
Pro Artist         233    270    214    228
Semiprozine        312    338    334    324
Fanzine            243    286    243    224
Fancast            384    693    376    370
Fan Writer         368    363    329    308
Fan Artist         230    180    186    176
Poem                --     --    219    202
Lodestar           451    345    268    244
Astounding         416    349    341    290

Bundle of Holding: Land of Eem

Apr. 20th, 2026 02:11 pm
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A bundle for Land of Eem, the whimsical tabletop fantasy roleplaying game of colourful characters exploring the Mucklands from Star & Flame Games and Exalted Funeral.

Bundle of Holding: Land of Eem

2026 Aurora Award ballot announcement

Apr. 20th, 2026 12:11 pm
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Congratulations to the finalists!

2026 Aurora Award ballot announcement

The nominees are Read more... )

Mission of Gravity by Hal Clement

Apr. 19th, 2026 08:51 am
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A stalwart trader sets out to recover a lost probe on behalf of feeble space giants.

Mission of Gravity by Hal Clement
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Poll #34492 Books Received, April 11 — April 17
Open to: Registered Users, detailed results viewable to: All, participants: 37


Which of these look interesting?

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The Thrice-Bound Fool by Christopher Buehlman (Ocober 2026)
13 (35.1%)

The Slantwise Histories and Other Stories by Alix E. Harrow (October 2026)
22 (59.5%)

Nightcurse by Emma Hinds (October 2026)
4 (10.8%)

The Killing Spell by Shay Kauwe (April 2026)
10 (27.0%)

Claimed by the Orc King by Roxy Taylor (November 2026)
3 (8.1%)

Some other option (see comments)
1 (2.7%)

Cats!
27 (73.0%)

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Five books new to me. At least four are fantasy (the collection might be a mix of genres). At least one is part of a series.

Books Received, April 11 — April 17
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Did Miriam Seabrook die of natural causes or was she murdered by her creepy coven? Witch Bast will find out.

Speak Daggers to Her (Bast, volume 1) by Rosemary Edghill

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