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Rogues, thieves, pirates and ne'er-do-wells abound in speculative fiction. Sometimes heroic, sometimes villainous, often somewhere in between, rogues are as …
The most important thing when preparing for metamorphosis is to eat. Eat the right things, eat at the right times. …
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Finished reading: Department of Truth, Vol 1: the End of the World
Found this randomly in the library when I was wasting time last week. In a funny coincidence, I’d heard it recced a few days before, so read the first chapter, and immediately vowed to go out to buy it. Which I tried today, except . . . the local comic store had apparently sold out of every single edition of it? So I reserved a copy (support your local stores, folks!), then went back to the library to finish reading. Which I did sitting on the floor in the children’s storytime circle because, look. ACT Libraries? Love your work, but seriously. Chairs, brah. Y’all used to have so many more chairs. Where did they go? Do you need funding? You probably need funding. I’m sorry. Sorry for pointing it out. Please don’t be self-conscious, it’s fine, really. …
Finished reading: Department of Truth, Vol 1: the End of the World
Found this randomly in the library when I was wasting time last week. In a funny coincidence, I’d heard it recced a few days before, so read the first chapter, and immediately vowed to go out to buy it. Which I tried today, except . . . the local comic store had apparently sold out of every single edition of it? So I reserved a copy (support your local stores, folks!), then went back to the library to finish reading. Which I did sitting on the floor in the children’s storytime circle because, look. ACT Libraries? Love your work, but seriously. Chairs, brah. Y’all used to have so many more chairs. Where did they go? Do you need funding? You probably need funding. I’m sorry. Sorry for pointing it out. Please don’t be self-conscious, it’s fine, really. Keep doing what you’re doing.
Anyway. I will still be purchasing this volume, and also the next one, and also maybe being a pain and cancelling my reserved copy and getting one of the special hardback editions instead. So. There’s that.
A new bone chilling collection of stories.
Death finds us in a myriad of ways between the pages of …
First Nations culture is living, vibrant, and evolving...
...and generations of Indigenous kids have grown up with pop culture …
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Finished reading: Vermis I – lost dungeons and forbidden woods (Forsaken Edition)
Dark Souls meets MÖRK BORG. Doesn’t hold together as coherently as a game as Godhusk, but if the whole “fake videogame guidebook” genre appeals in any way, a must-buy.
Finished reading: Vermis I – lost dungeons and forbidden woods (Forsaken Edition)
Dark Souls meets MÖRK BORG. Doesn’t hold together as coherently as a game as Godhusk, but if the whole “fake videogame guidebook” genre appeals in any way, a must-buy.
The second volume of the official Final Fantasy XIV lore books, written and compiled by the Final Fantasy XIV development …
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Finished reading: Godhusk – rebirth
For everyone who enjoys reading the Dark Souls wiki more than actually playing Dark Souls, these books are for you!
Finished reading: Godhusk – rebirth
For everyone who enjoys reading the Dark Souls wiki more than actually playing Dark Souls, these books are for you!
"A vessel is born anew.
The bearer of the deadman's will walks the crumbling ruins of a derelict planet …
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Finished reading: Heaven Official’s Blessing: Tian Guan Ci Fu (Novel) Vol. 8
Aa-aa-aa-and done!
So I like Hualian better than the main pairings in SVSSS or MDZS (no shade on either, mostly just a personal preference thing), but the story itself I think suffered from being unfocused in places and with, honestly, a pretty disappointing villain reveal.
Still a fun read, and with some parts that will live rent free with me forever.
Finished reading: Heaven Official’s Blessing: Tian Guan Ci Fu (Novel) Vol. 8
Aa-aa-aa-and done!
So I like Hualian better than the main pairings in SVSSS or MDZS (no shade on either, mostly just a personal preference thing), but the story itself I think suffered from being unfocused in places and with, honestly, a pretty disappointing villain reveal.
Still a fun read, and with some parts that will live rent free with me forever.
