Josh Smith Online

Ragamuffin, Tobias Buckell’s killer follow up to Crystal Rain is on the final ballot for the Nebula award! I really enjoyed Ragamuffin and found it built really well on the universe laid out in Crystal Rain. The fact that Pepper was back and kicking ass was another huge bonus. As John Scalzi and Tobias both point out it is a banner year for Caribbean science fiction.

Novels
Odyssey - McDevitt, Jack (Ace, Nov06)

The Accidental Time Machine - Haldeman, Joe (Ace, Aug07)

The Yiddish Policemen’s Union - Chabon, Michael (HarperCollins, May07)

The New Moon’s Arms - Hopkinson, Nalo (Warner Books, Feb07)

Ragamuffin - Buckell, Tobias (Tor, Jun07)

I can’t wait to get my hands on Sly Mongoose which comes out in August 08.

You can read the first third of Ragamuffin for free at Tobiasbuckell.com/ragamuffin.

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