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Under the Pendulum Sun is a 2017 fantasy novel by British writer Jeannette Ng. Ng's debut novel, it was published …
The epic story of two men, barely out of their teens, taking on one of the biggest polar expedition records …
The first volume of a definitive two-part history of the Targaryens in Westeros is set centuries before the events of …
One night after an evening out, Jason Dessen, forty-year-old physics professor living with his wife and son in Chicago, is …
Set in an addicts' hallway house and a tennis academy, and featuring one of the …
There is a story. The book's just not following it very closely.
I, Robot is a fixup (compilation) novel of science fiction short stories by American writer …
The famous the three laws of robotics are introduced in this collection, and also explored in great depth. Relevant read in the age of machine learning and "AI".
When Lokants get involved in our worlds, it always means trouble.
They’re impossibly powerful, and …
This book resonates strongly with the second book in the series.
Draykoni do not die. Not truly. Not forever.
So we thought. We have been proved …
Yet I quite like the good old characters.
Orlind. Locked behind impassable mountains, buried under the weight of a vast — and terrible …
This book wraps up the trilogy, but more books are added afterwards. It was ok, if memory serves.
Once naught but a legend, the fearsome draykoni have returned to the Seven Realms.
For …
Finley Jayne knows she's not 'normal'. Normal girls don't lose time, or have something inside …
A short thrilling adventure full of mystery. I highly recommend this prequel but unfortunately the same brilliance didn't go on into the next installment of this series.
A steampunk fantasy adventure brimming with wit and fun.
Caspar Goldstein: a rich, charming steamcar …
The story starts up a little slow but suddenly things start happening, and a real adventure starts. It felt like at about the same time the characters came alive as well. Although the first chapters weren't all that promising, I ended up enjoying this thoroughly.
The Drifting Isle Chronicles is a shared steampunk world, where multiple authors have written their books. This was my first encounter, and I'm looking forward to reading the others as well!
Content warning Generic statement about the ending.
The short prequel "The Strange Case of Finley Jayne" was an exiting steampunk adventure, but unfortunately this didn't live up to the expectations.
Too much teenage love stories and superpowers.
The ending was quite dull too.
