@cblgh this is the book i like to use to intro folks to Brunner. I love it and it hits on a lot of really neat ideas without being as chonky as Stand on Zanzibar (which i also love, but feels a bit less approachable)
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ansate stopped reading An elderly lady is up to no good by Helene Tursten
Maud is an irascible 88-year-old Swedish woman with no family, no friends, and... no qualms …
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An elderly lady is up to no good by Helene Tursten
Maud is an irascible 88-year-old Swedish woman with no family, no friends, and... no qualms about a little murder. This …
ansate started reading The Truth and Other Stories by Stanisław Lem
The Truth and Other Stories by Stanisław Lem, Antonia Lloyd-Jones
Of these twelve short stories by science fiction master Stanisław Lem, only three have previously appeared in English, making this …
ansate finished reading Rakesfall by Vajra Chandrasekera
Rakesfall by Vajra Chandrasekera
Some stories take more than one lifetime to tell. There are wrongs that echo through the ages, friendships that outpace …
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Some stories take more than one lifetime to tell. There are wrongs that echo through …
Content warning Mild spoiler of genre
I was NOT prepared for this to become a scifi murder mystery. I ain’t mad, i may actually be less confused than earlier? But surprised!
ansate started reading A Memory of Light by Robert Jordan (The Wheel of Time, #14)
A Memory of Light by Robert Jordan, Brandon Sanderson (The Wheel of Time, #14)
Since 1990, when Robert Jordan’s The Wheel of Time® burst on the world with its first book, The Eye of …
ansate finished reading The Last Devil to Die by Richard Osman (The Thursday Murder Club, #4)
You'd think you would be allowed to relax over Christmas, but not in the world …
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ansate started reading Swann's Way by Lydia Davis (In Search of Lost Time, #1)
Swann's Way by Marcel Proust, Lydia Davis (In Search of Lost Time, #1)
Marcel Proust's In Search of Lost Time is one of the most entertaining reading experiences in any language and arguably …
ansate finished reading A Prayer for the Crown-Shy by Becky Chambers (Monk & Robot, #2)
A Prayer for the Crown-Shy by Becky Chambers (Monk & Robot, #2)
After touring the rural areas of Panga, Sibling Dex (a Tea Monk of some renown) and Mosscap (a robot sent …
ansate started reading The Last Devil to Die by Richard Osman (The Thursday Murder Club, #4)
The Last Devil to Die by Richard Osman (The Thursday Murder Club, #4)
You'd think you would be allowed to relax over Christmas, but not in the world of the Thursday Murder Club. …
ansate finished reading Locklands by Robert Jackson Bennett (The Founders Trilogy, #3)
Locklands by Robert Jackson Bennett (The Founders Trilogy, #3)
A god wages war—using all of humanity as its pawns—in the unforgettable conclusion to the Founders trilogy.
Sancia, Clef, and …
ansate started reading A Prayer for the Crown-Shy by Becky Chambers (Monk & Robot, #2)
A Prayer for the Crown-Shy by Becky Chambers (Monk & Robot, #2)
After touring the rural areas of Panga, Sibling Dex (a Tea Monk of some renown) and Mosscap (a robot sent …
ansate finished reading A Psalm for the Wild-Built by Becky Chambers (Monk and Robot, #1)
A Psalm for the Wild-Built by Becky Chambers (Monk and Robot, #1)
It’s been centuries since the robots of Panga gained self-awareness and laid down their tools; centuries since they wandered, en …
ansate started reading Locklands by Robert Jackson Bennett (The Founders Trilogy, #3)
Locklands by Robert Jackson Bennett (The Founders Trilogy, #3)
A god wages war—using all of humanity as its pawns—in the unforgettable conclusion to the Founders trilogy.
Sancia, Clef, and …