Gary K. Wolfe has been the senior reviewer at Locus for over a decade, and one of the leading critics working in the science fiction field for longer than that. His reviews are intelligent, well-informed, well-argued and provocative. Arguably, he is the only real challenger to John Clute for the title of best critic working in science fiction.

Last year Beccon published the first collection of Gary’s reviews, Soundings: Reviews 1992- 1996, and this week it was nominated for a Hugo Award for Best Related Book. To help readers unfamiliar with the book get a feeling for it, Locus: Online has posted the introduction. You can, of course, also buy the book. While I do have something of a conflict of interest – Gary is a friend and I’ve been reviews editor* at Locus since 2002 – I really think this is a terrific book. Buy it, read it, and Vote 1 Wolfe for Hugo!

Note: The reviews in Soundings have the advantage of being edited by CHARLES, so are sure to be superior to later Jonathan-edited reviews. Be sure to buy Soundings for the best in edited reviews.