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Fiction, Novel, Science-Fiction  0 Comments

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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Fantasy, Fiction  1 Comment

March 7, 2025November 8, 2024

The Lies of Locke Lamora – Scott Lynch

A fantasy novel set in a fantasy Venice, with what feels like a pretty good feeling for what medieval Venice was like

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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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February 7, 2025November 5, 2024

Afterparty – Daryl Gregory

As it were, sometimes the intersection of science-fiction and religion CAN be interesting

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Fiction, Novel, Science-Fiction, Uncategorized  0 Comments

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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Alternate History, Fiction, Science-Fiction  1 Comment

December 29, 2023November 20, 2023

American War – Omar El Akkad

An exercise in cliches

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Comedy, Fantasy, Fiction, Humour, Novel, Parody  2 Comments

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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November 17, 2023May 11, 2023

Project Hail Mary – Andy Weir

The Martian 2: but more sci-fi this time

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