Author Archives: Henry Gee

About Henry Gee

Henry Gee is an author, editor and recovering palaeontologist, who lives in Cromer, Norfolk, England, with his family and numerous pets, inasmuch as which the contents of this blog and any comments therein do not reflect the opinions of anyone but myself, as they don't know where they've been.

Objects In The Rear-View Mirror

Posted on 11 September 2024 by Henry Gee

It was so long ago, that sometimes it feels like only yesterday. It was the end of 1987, and there I was, a graduate student in Cambridge, finishing my Ph.D. and minding my own business (see photo below) … when … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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What I Did In My Summer Holidays

Posted on 2 September 2024 by Henry Gee

My social media feeds have been full of pictures of people on their summer holidays. I haven’t actually been on holiday yet, though several Gees did enjoy a lovely short break in Wales in the spring, and later in the … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Of the Rings of Power

Posted on 2 September 2024 by Henry Gee

In a famous letter to publisher Milton Waldman, probably written in late 1951 (No. 131 in The Letters of J. R. R. Tolkien), Tolkien wrote: Do not laugh! But once upon a time (my crest has long since fallen) I … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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What I Read In August

Posted on 30 August 2024 by Henry Gee

Peter F. Hamilton: The Chronicle of the Fallers (The Abyss Beyond Dreams/ Night Without Stars) Another month, another enormous bonkbuster from Peter F. Hamilton. Back in June I reviewed the Commonwealth Saga (Pandora’s Star/ Judas Unchained) in which the prosperous … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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What I Read In July

Posted on 28 July 2024 by Henry Gee

Richard Fortey: Close Encounters of the Fungal Kind Richard Fortey is best known as an author (Life: An Unauthorised Biography) and palaeontologist (Trilobite!) but as his sparkling memoir A Curious Boy revealed, he’s been a skilled amateur mycologist since boyhood. … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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It Has Not Escaped Our Notice

Posted on 23 July 2024 by Henry Gee

I’ve long wanted to patronise this shop, but I’d have to disguise myself as a helpful Labrador.
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What I Read In June

Posted on 1 July 2024 by Henry Gee

Baoshu The Redemption of Time I generally don’t have time for fan fiction, but there’s fan fiction and fan fiction, and this one is of a superior sort. Baoshu (a pen name) is a fan, specifically of the cosmically successful … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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It Has Not Escaped Our Notice

Posted on 8 June 2024 by Henry Gee

Thanks to our correspondent Mr K. Z. of High Barnet for this one seen in a shop window in Abergavenny.

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Croeso i Gymru

Posted on 31 May 2024 by Henry Gee

Earlier this week several Gees drove 300+ miles across Britain to spend a few days in an entirely different country. Specifically, Carmarthenshire, where Mrs Gee has relations. We rented a cottage on the edge of the Brecon Beacons with perhaps … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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What I Read In May

Posted on 31 May 2024 by Henry Gee

Ken Liu (ed.) Invisible Planets Hungry as I am for more SF from China, and with birthday requests on the table, Mrs Gee ordered me this collection of contemporary Chinese SF, edited and translated by Ken Liu. Thirteen stories, all … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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