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Becky Chambers: Prayer for the Crown-Shy (2022, Doherty Associates, LLC, Tom)

After touring the rural areas of Panga, Sibling Dex (a Tea Monk of some renown) …

excellent follow up

I enjoyed the sequel more than the first book. Same fable/fairytale like atmosphere. More forward motion of plot here. Felt more compelling, though no less gentle.

Becky Chambers: A Psalm for the Wild-Built (EBook, 2021, Tom Doherty Associates)

It’s been centuries since the robots of Panga gained self-awareness and laid down their tools; …

gentle story

Felt more like a fable than anything. Almost like I was reading a fairy tale written for an alternative future.

reviewed Children of Time by Adrian Tchaikovsky (Children of Time, #1)

Adrian Tchaikovsky: Children of Time (Hardcover, 2015, Tor)

A race for survival among the stars... Humanity's last survivors escaped earth's ruins to find …

fascinating book

One of the most fascinating and thought provoking science fiction books I've ever read.