I write this from a hotel room in LA where I am recuperating from the last five days excitement at my first ever WorldCon. I had a truly brilliant time meeting up with fantastic writers, creators and general wonderful nerdy people, but I ended up doing a lot of stuff and I'm very tired now! I also had a great reading month, banking eight books, all of which were very enjoyable in their own ways. The Abominable – Dan Simmons Those of you who read my review of The Terror earlier this year may...