#70The Human Division by John Scalzi

I really liked the idea behind this book. It was a electronic short story serial that can work as either stand alone stories or it makes a very nice novel. The plus is you have lots of viewpoint characters but a few due keep cropping up every few stories. As a novel I liked it because there is so much more of this universe I want to see. And I am happy to hear that there will be a second book done in the same fashion. Now to decide if I want to do it electronically to read it faster or wait and read the entire thing in one sitting.

 

#71 After the Fall, Before the Fall, During the Fall by Nancy Kress

This was on the Hugo ballot as a novella. so I read it in order to vote fully informed. The setup of the story was interesting but the ending was a complete downer. I'm not sure how you could have changed the outcome of the story but it was just rough and so bleak.

#72 San Diego 2014: The Last Stand of the California Browncoats by Mira Gra

This is a sorta prequel/ sequel to the Newsflesh trilogy. No you don't need to have read any of the previous stories but if you had you know the outcome of the story. The setting is at San Diego Comic Con when the zombies first started to appear. It is a bittersweet read and the sad part is you meet these interesting people and you know they are not going to survive the night. Not something to read when you are mopey. This was also one of the Hugo nominated novellas I read in order to vote the ballot.

#73 The Stars Do Not Lie by Jay Lake

Another Hugo nominated novella that I needed to read to finish voting. This one started out looking quite bad for the protagonist in what seemed to be a retelling of Galileo and the Catholic Church. Not quite the same outcomes but a nice twist to the story.