All tagged the machineries of empire
I don’t normally review short story collections, since it’s such a different world from novels, but I’m making an exception for Lee. I love Lee’s Machineries of Empire series with a passion. On top of that, it’s not very common to see an author with a full collection of short fiction set in their world (Jim Butcher is the only one I can think of quickly, and maybe Charlaine Harris), and I wanted to dive back into the Hexarchate one more time.
The Hugos are almost here! This year for the first time, I made a point of reading all the nominees for Best Novel. They're a pretty impressive bunch, running the gamut from insanely ambitious science fiction to beautiful, nuanced character studies to expansive and detailed worlds.
Ye gods, guys. I just want to give Yoon Ha Lee a huge hug and thank him profusely for writing this series, because it is one of the best damn things I've read in recent years.
