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Just finished rereading Roger Zelazny's Amber books (still have the last short story to go). Read it many years ago, but recently bought the ebooks (sometimes at midnight--need next book!) Still love them--all ten. It is clear from the ending of Prince of Chaos, and from the short stories, that he had more books planned, but he died a couple decades ago, at the age of 58, and so we do not have them.

I morn the books we didn't get, but would not have wanted to hear someone else's voice in my head, telling those stories. Gone too soon.

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https://otherwiseaward.org/2024/02/eligible-for-nomination-2023-by-past-winners-fellows

Looking for stuff to read, especially to nominate for awards this year? Consider these books, short stories, & other works published in 2023 by creators whose works have previously won the Otherwise Award, & past Fellows.

The Otherwise (formerly the Tiptree) Award celebrates science fiction, fantasy, & other forms of speculative narrative that expand and explore our understanding of gender.

We're thrilled to see EM Forster's short story "The Machine Stops" available now on Project Gutenberg (@gutenberg_org) https://gutenberg.org/ebooks/72890

This is thanks to the hard work of the people at @DProofreaders. Signing up to be a proofreader or smooth reader there is easy, and, based on personal experience, a lot of fun. Learn more here: https://www.pgdp.net/d/walkthrough/en/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Machine_Stops