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July 11, 2025January 13, 2025

The Midnight Library – Matt Haig

Another book in the ‘what if it had all gone differently’ genre

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Fiction, Horror, Novel  1 Comment

June 27, 2025January 20, 2025

A Monster Calls – Patrick Ness

At the heart of this story is the fact that, yes, life is scarier than any monster our imaginations can come up with.

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May 30, 2025January 30, 2025

Broken April – Ismail Kadare

A short little novel about a side of Albania travelers hopefully won’t see – bloodfeuds

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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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Novel, Science-Fiction  1 Comment

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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