forpeterssake started reading Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia

Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
From the author of Gods of Jade and Shadow comes this reimagining of the classic gothic suspense novel, a story …
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From the author of Gods of Jade and Shadow comes this reimagining of the classic gothic suspense novel, a story …

From the breakout SFF superstar author of Murderbot comes the remarkable sequel to the USA Today and Sunday Times bestselling …

Lively memior of mystery author Mary Higgins Clark. She had been a secretary, stewardess, copywriter, radio writer, and bestselling author. …


This slim volume can almost be read in a single sitting. It seemed partially formed, and right when it started getting into gear it ended. I liked it, but it is rather insubstantial and unmemorable compared to her other books like Spinning Silver.

Celia discovered her talent for magic on the day her beloved oldest brother, Argent, left home. Furious at him for …
An interesting time capsule into sci-fi of 1973, this is a book about big ideas rather than characters, covering hundreds (or arguably thousands) of years. The two halves are fairly disjointed, and the conclusion felt tacced-on. Perhaps it makes more sense to a reader familiar with the rest of Niven's Known Space books, but a new inhabited star system in the last chapter was an abrupt deus ex machina for me. Not sorry I read it, though.
An interesting time capsule into sci-fi of 1973, this is a book about big ideas rather than characters, covering hundreds (or arguably thousands) of years. The two halves are fairly disjointed, and the conclusion felt tacced-on. Perhaps it makes more sense to a reader familiar with the rest of Niven's Known Space books, but a new inhabited star system in the last chapter was an abrupt deus ex machina for me. Not sorry I read it, though.

Protector is a 1973 science fiction novel by American writer Larry Niven, set in his Known Space universe. It was …

Protector is a 1973 science fiction novel by American writer Larry Niven, set in his Known Space universe. It was …