I’m way behind the curve, but while the baby in the house works his way through a schedule change, blogging and web-surfing remains light. Here, on the other hand, is the indefatigable Sunni Maravillosa with some mini-reviews of the 2006 Prometheus Award finalists from her July Salon. I find myself in accord with her on the Mosely, Stross, and Goodkind novels. As for the Wolfe/Zelman book, this is perhaps 1/3 or 1/4 of a novel, not a complete work in my opinion. That said, I reserve my opinion until the story concludes. As far as The Black Arrow, I found that I really did not care for this book. The characters failed to move me, the story perplexed me (to put it lightly), and the tone concerned me. I also enjoyed MacLeod’s novel slightly more, and while I agree the resolution lacked the impact of the rest of the novel, the other 99% of the story retained my interest over the span of several well-spent hours.