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May 16, 2025November 17, 2024

Never Deal with a Dragon – Robert N. Charrette

The first book in the novelized series from the Shadowrun RPG universe

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May 2, 2025March 5, 2025

Use of Weapons – Iain M. Banks

The third Culture Novel, wherein the weapon is a not particularly nice person.

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April 4, 2025February 6, 2025

The Player of Games – Iain M. Banks

Second Culture novel was as good as the first

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March 21, 2025January 20, 2025

The File on H – Ismail Kadare

A funny short novel of the ‘strangers come to town’ variety by Albanian writer Ismail Kadare

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February 21, 2025January 20, 2025

Consider Phlebas – Iain M. Banks

Consider Phlebas is the first Culture novel. It seems pretty light on Culture.

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January 10, 2025November 5, 2024

The Humans – Matt Haig

A book whose story may be a metaphor for… something

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March 8, 2024February 25, 2024

Primogenitor, Clonelord, Manflayer – Josh Reynolds

Warhammer is a mess of a story. I kinda love it!

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January 12, 2024September 26, 2023

The Blind Assassin – Margaret Atwood

Don’t be fooled by the silly cover.

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December 1, 2023May 11, 2023

Orconomics and Son of a Liche – J. Zachary Pike

“” by @jzacharypike makes me feel less alone in the world.

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September 22, 2023August 25, 2023

A Dance with Dragons – George R R Martin

(Note, in case some of this doesn’t make sense in the future, this post was written on September 25 2022)

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