John from SF Signal was nice enough to invite me to comment in this week's Mind Meld :
Which SF/F Books Have The Best and Worst Endings?
My favourite ending is that of one of my favourite books, J.G. Ballard's Cocaine Nights, it's an ending that is thematically quite complex and even sitting down to write up why I liked it made me consider it in a new light.
My least favourite ending was that of Orson Scott Card's Xenocide as it's arguably one of the worst examples of a deus ex machina ending. Speaking of which, I was hugely gratified by how many people chose the end of Peter F. Hamilton's Night's Dawn trilogy, a 3000 page trilogy that ends with a literal deus ex machina.
It was also nice to interact with SF Signal in a way that didn't involve me going "Oh my God! How right wing is X?" in the comments box. So thanks for having me guys.
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