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Kelson Reads

KelsonReads@bookwyrm.social

Joined 1 year, 9 months ago

Techie, software developer, hobbyist photographer, sci-fi/fantasy and comics fan in the Los Angeles area. He/him.

Mostly reading science fiction these days, mixing in some fantasy and some non-fiction (mostly tech and science), occasionally other stuff. As far as books go, anyway. (I read more random articles than I probably should.)

Reviews are cross-posted on my website at hyperborea.org/reviews and I have a blog dedicated to Les Misérables at hyperborea.org/les-mis

Mastodon: wandering.shop/kelsonv Websites: kvibber.com and hyperborea.org

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San Diego 2014 (EBook, 2012, Orbit) 4 stars

A Newflesh novella from the New York Times bestselling author that brought you Feed, Mira …

Yes, I read this on the train and later in line for a panel at Comic-Con the year it was released.

That made it a bit weird when I stumbled on the California Browncoats' booth.

Plus I kept looking around for exits wherever I went the next day...

commented on A City on Mars

A City on Mars (EBook, 2023, Penguin Press) 4 stars

Earth is not well. The promise of starting life anew somewhere far, far away—no climate …

Also, I have the tiny footnotes to thank for prompting me to take another stab at fixing my glasses, since the view through my backup pair isn't quite sharp enough for that size type anymore!

commented on A City on Mars

A City on Mars (EBook, 2023, Penguin Press) 4 stars

Earth is not well. The promise of starting life anew somewhere far, far away—no climate …

Hah! 60 pages into this book and I stumble on the copy of Soonish that I couldn't remember whether I'd bought or not, but if I had, I definitely havent read yet.

Going to finish this one first, though!

Starter Villain (2023, Doherty Associates, LLC, Tom) 4 stars

Inheriting your mysterious uncle's supervillain business is more complicated than you might imagine.

Sure, there …

A fun, fast read, parodying the James Bond Villain archetype. With talking dolphins and typing cats.

4 stars

A fun, fast read, parodying the James Bond Villain archetype. The main character is dropped into the deep end of supervillain society, complete with double-crosses, triple-crosses, assassination attempts, blackmail, framing...and of course the secret volcanic lair, superlasers, talking dolphins (who are really unpleasant and cranky) and a management layer of typing cats (who are much less so, depending on how well you feed and pet them).

Everyone knows he's way out of his depth and wants to take advantage of him. But he knows it too -- and between a background in business journalism and a willingness to listen to people with expertise (always considering that they have an agenda that might not be his own), he's able to manage better than anyone expects.

Of course, the skills that get you to the top of the backstabbing, chaotic world of villainy...aren't necessarily the best for financial stability. Or stability of …

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