I try to read a bit of everything, but it's generally biased towards SF and fantasy. And a lot of procrastinating doing it.
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If you ask, she must answer. A steerswoman's knowledge is shared with any who request it; no steerswoman may refuse …
If you ask, she must answer. A steerswoman's knowledge is shared with any who request …
This was an easy and engrossing read. There's clearly something more coming up in the sequels, so I have ordered them too. Hopefully they arrive before I go on holiday as that would be the ideal way to get through them.
If you ask, she must answer. A steerswoman's knowledge is shared with any who request …
Actually I'm half way through, I started it last weekend. It's quite fun, and with some interesting ideas.
Took me quite a while, but it was worth it
"The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" is a short story written by F. Scott Fitzgerald. …
Short and odd, in an interesting way. It's something of a satire on aging which I perhaps don't appreciate the depth of.
This first collection by award-winning author Kelly Link takes fairy tales and cautionary tales, dictators …
Interesting stories in general, but I find I struggle a bit with the typically surreal nature of them. It was worth the read however.
From the Publisher My Inventions has been the primary source for all Tesla biographers. Editor …
A fairly short but interesting read, mostly anecdotes from his life.
When, in 1922, thirty-year-old Count Alexander Rostov is deemed an unrepentant aristocrat by a Bolshevik …
My previous note really sums it up. This is an excellent read with good people doing their thing as the world happens outside, beautifully rendered. I'll also add that the ending is very satisfactory. I think I'll pick up something by the same author next. Great holiday reading.
When, in 1922, thirty-year-old Count Alexander Rostov is deemed an unrepentant aristocrat by a Bolshevik …
I've been binging on it today, it is quite hard to put down. Not because it is full of cliffhangers or that it's a great adventure, but because it's fun, witty, and paints a richly detailed picture of both the people and the situations and I want to see more of this high-definition movie.
When a murdered woman is found in the city of Beszel, somewhere at the edge of Europe, it looks to …
Giles Milton: Churchill's Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare (2016)
"Six gentlemen, one goal: the destruction of Hitler's war machine. In the spring of 1939, a top-secret organization was founded …
Legendary storyteller Stephen King goes deep into the well of his imagination in this spellbinding novel about a seventeen-year-old boy …
An excellent collection of short stories that wrap up some things and provide background to others in the Expanse universe, along with a little bit of interesting author commentary for each one.
