The choice of panels was quite extensive, and not repeats of the same old things. Ivar’s is a local Seattle legend which has been serving quick but excellent seafood for years: think a local Captain D’s which is actually good! A word of warning though: the Seatac area and Seattle itself are very tight on parking so be prepared to pay a steep price and it might be advisable to use the hotel shuttle or a taxi for short trips away from the hotel.

Pancake Chef has epic breakfasts in a very quaint building which has the original designs from the 1950s. The area around the hotel had some reasonably-priced local restaurants which were quite good, such as Pancake Chef and Ivar’s Seafood Bar. The dealer room was fantastic! It had a great mix of vendor types, including many with very nice craft items like jewelry and geeky clothing as well as many costuming pieces. The hall tables were placed so that different ones weren’t crowded together when they got busy there was still room to walk. The facility at the Doubletree is quite spacious and there was plenty of room to walk around. In 2016 the nominee list happened to include several authors whom Your Humble Reviewers have read and reviewed books from in previous months, so we were excited to see who would win and see what else the convention had to offer.

This award is for distinguished science fiction books published for the first time in the US as paperback originals. Norwescon is primarily focused on SFF literature but also covers anime, costuming, art, gaming and other things of genre interest. Review of Norwescon 39 March 24-27, 2016 (Seatac, Washington)Īfter enjoying ourselves in the Pacific Northwest last year, we decided to venture out that way for another convention.

Archangel by Marguerite Reed