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Lord of Light (1967) is a science fantasy novel by American author Roger Zelazny. It …
A friend was giving this away after reading it. I'm not a Fantasy reader but I love sci-fi so intrigued how this novel that steps between the two goes for me.
A super short, but deep story with surreal and magical experiences it leaves you questioning what is really happening and what the symbolism might be.
A fun little book that is only the second I have read in a Culture series. I'm told it is very different to thr other books in the series. I really enjoyed to two tales and the framing device that joins them together.
Picked up at a bookshop because I'd cycled there and needed a small book I could put in my bike bag.
Previously read Excsession and enjoyed it
The finest book ever written on nature and landscape in Britain: said a newspaper of …
Going for a nonfiction book as a break
[Fiction / Fantasy / Contemporary] What would you change if you could go back in time?
In a small back …
[Fiction / Fantasy / Contemporary] What would you change if you could go back in …
Found this book to be a real slog, did not enjoy the writing style and found the stories uncompelling.
[Fiction / Fantasy / Contemporary] What would you change if you could go back in …
Recommended by a colleague
In these stories, Jemisin sharply examines modern society, infusing magic into the mundane, and drawing …
A great collection of speculative short stories.
Heard an interview with the author on the radio, seems like an interesting piece if popular research.
In these stories, Jemisin sharply examines modern society, infusing magic into the mundane, and drawing …
Heard this mentioned on a radio talk show regarding the first story in this collection as as retelling / reinterpretation of Ursula K le Guin's 'The One's Who Walked Away from Omelas'.
Wiktopher follows the story of Lupen and Eka as they sandfin across the Soronan Desert …
The first half of the book felt a little like a loose tale spliced into a taxonomic exploration of the world's flora and fauna, readable but not engrossing. In the second half the story picks up and the themes of the first half make more sense, and by the end I felt like it was a complete story and the encyclopedic nature of the definitions and plant descriptions make sense as part of the journey of the protagonist. The book describes a fascinating world, and you can sense the depth of consideration and thought the author has put into it. The story does leave some unresolved questions about the nature of some things, but these loose ends feel like evocative possibilities, things to ponder upon, rather than gaps in the narrative.
