Disappointed that it's a pretty straightforward power fantasy. Would have been much more interesting with more politics/intrigue. The MC is a lawyer, for god's sake!
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Azuaron rated Ring Shout: 4 stars
Ring Shout by P. Djèlí Clark
IN AMERICA, DEMONS WEAR WHITE HOODS. In 1915, The Birth of a Nation cast a spell across America, swelling the …
Azuaron rated Emotional Intelligence 2.0.: 3 stars
Emotional Intelligence 2.0. by Bradberry, Travis, Ph.D.
In today's fast-paced world of competitive workplaces and turbulent economic conditions, each of us is searching for effective tools that …
Azuaron rated Chokepoint Capitalism: 4 stars
Zephyr by Federico E. Sohns
The book you are holding now comes along with a threefold proposition: to make landfall on a wondrous living continent; …
Azuaron rated Magic Kingdom for Sale Sold (Magic Kingdom of Landover): 3 stars
Azuaron rated All You Need Is Kill: 3 stars
All You Need Is Kill by Hiroshi Sakurazaka
There’s one thing worse than dying. It’s coming back to do it again and again…
When the alien Gitai invade, …
Azuaron rated The Atrocity Archives: 3 stars
The Atrocity Archives by Charles Stross (Laundry Files, #1)
Bob Howard is a computer-hacker desk jockey, who has more than enough trouble keeping up with the endless paperwork he …
The Truth by Stephen Briggs, Stephen Briggs, Terry Pratchett (Discworld (25))
The denizens of Ankh-Morpork fancy they've seen just about everything. But then comes the Ankh-Morpork Times, struggling scribe William de …
Azuaron rated Red Team Blues: 4 stars
Red Team Blues by Cory Doctorow, Cory Doctorow (Martin Hench, #1)
A grabby next-Tuesday thriller about cryptocurrency shenanigans that will awaken you to how the world really works.
Martin Hench is …
Azuaron rated Rhythm of War: 4 stars
Rhythm of War by Brandon Sanderson (The Stormlight Archive, #4)
After forming a coalition of human resistance against the enemy invasion, Dalinar Kholin and his Knights Radiant have spent a …
Azuaron rated Seasonal Fears: 4 stars
Seasonal Fears (Alchemical Journeys, #2)
Azuaron rated The Lost Cause: 4 stars
The Lost Cause by Cory Doctorow
It’s thirty years from now. We’re making progress, mitigating climate change, slowly but surely. But what about all the angry …
Azuaron rated Fractal Noise: 5 stars
Fractal Noise by Christopher Paolini, S23 Tor Author to Be Revealed (Fractalverse, #0.5)
July 25th, 2234: The crew of the Adamura discovers the Anomaly.
On the seemingly uninhabited planet Talos VII:a circular pit, …