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The Polack MSgt

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3. I was about to storm into the thread

Reply to sweetloukillbot (Original post)

Mon Aug 27, 2018, 10:25 AM

Aug 2018

Hollering about Octavia Butler winning 3 Hugos in the 80s

Until I double checked and saw that her awards were for Novellas and a Short story, not Novels.

I'll have to read NK Jemisin's series - like exboyfil, I haven't kept up with the genre

But everyone should revisit Octavia Butler's work - She was my hero

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NK Jemisin's Powerful Hugo Award Acceptance speech [View all] sweetloukillbot Aug 2018 OP

Triple Crown exboyfil Aug 2018 #1

I've only read the first sweetloukillbot Aug 2018 #2

I was about to storm into the thread The Polack MSgt Aug 2018 #3

Parable of the Sower was prophetic sweetloukillbot Aug 2018 #4

She had such a voice The Polack MSgt Aug 2018 #5