James Ravenscroft finished reading Edge of Collapse by Kyla Stone
Pulpy post apocalypse type book set in the cold. Entertaining weekend read
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James Ravenscroft finished reading Consider Phlebas by Iain M. Banks (Culture, #1)
The war raged across the galaxy. Billions had died, billions more were doomed. Moons, planets, …
That was a bit of a wild ride. The pacing was a bit tricky and to start with I couldn't get into it but by the end I was invested. The ending was a little bit disappointing for me.
James Ravenscroft finished reading All Systems Red by Martha Wells (The Murderbot Diaries, #1)
A murderous android discovers itself in All Systems Red, a tense science fiction adventure …
A fun short sci-fi about a self aware security bot
James Ravenscroft reviewed The Book That Wouldn't Burn by Mark Lawrence (The Library Trilogy, #1)
A boy has lived his whole life trapped within a vast library, older than empires …
an enjoyable mix of romance, fantasy and action
5 stars
I really enjoyed this book. I didn't really know what to expect going into it and I ended up loving it. The plot is relatively complex and there's time travel and stuff but it pays off. Can't wait to read the sequels when they are released.
James Ravenscroft finished reading Judge Dredd Year Three (Judge Dredd: The Early Years) by Michael Carroll ((Judge Dredd: The Early Years), #7,8,9)
Judge Joseph Dredd has tackled hardened killers and would-be revolutionaries, he’s taken beat-downs and bounced …
Took me a few weeks but I finally chewed my way through it. Thoroughly enjoyable pulp sci-fi. It has been fun to read this whilst also playing Cyberpunk 2077 and think about how the two might cross over.
James Ravenscroft finished reading Ringworld by Larry Niven (Sf Masterworks)
The ' (1970–2004), by science fiction author Larry Niven, is a part of his Known …
Some cool scifi ideas and concepts spoiled by misogyny.
James Ravenscroft finished reading Judge Dredd: Year Two Omnibus by Cavan Scott
More cheesy sci-fi action from megacity 1 and surrounding areas. Great holiday reading.
James Ravenscroft stopped reading Cryptonomicon by Neal Stephenson
Cryptonomicon zooms all over the world, careening conspiratorially back and forth between two time periods—World …
DNFed. Got frustrated with the way that Stephenson does world building and stuff just "happens" without ever really being explained
James Ravenscroft finished reading Mona Lisa Overdrive by William Gibson (Bantam spectra book)
Mona Lisa Overdrive is a science fiction novel by American-Canadian writer William Gibson, published in …
Really enjoyed the finale of Gibson's classic trilogy and I can see how influential the series has been on the matrix films and cyberpunk etc
James Ravenscroft finished reading Count Zero by William Gibson (The Sprawl Trilogy, #2)
Turner, high corporate commando, is abruptly reactivated by the Hosaka Corporation for a mission even …
Trippy, in some places prophetic sci-fi. Fast paced and enjoyable. The ending took a little bit of thinking but does wrap things up pretty well.
James Ravenscroft finished reading Premonitions Bureau by Sam Knight
The story of a strange experiment - a journey into the oddest corners of 60s …
A strange and meandering journey through the intriguing and yet troubling life of a psychologist who wanted to help people but struggled to do so.
James Ravenscroft finished reading Neuromancer by William Gibson
Neuromancer is a 1984 science fiction novel by American-Canadian writer William Gibson. Considered one of …
I really enjoyed this book, lots of prototypical language that clearly laid foundations for "The Matrix" but also Cyberpunk (the tabletop system and subsequently the video game). also retrospectively recognised some nods to this book from The Expanse series. Some weirdly trippy stuff in there too.
James Ravenscroft started reading Neuromancer by William Gibson
Neuromancer is a 1984 science fiction novel by American-Canadian writer William Gibson. Considered one of …
Started reading the classic that really defined the cyberpunk genre
James Ravenscroft finished reading Judge Dredd Year One by Al Ewing
Really good fun cyberpunk pulp fiction. Three short stories about cases that Dredd tackles early in his career and some world building for people like Rico Dredd.
James Ravenscroft started reading Judge Dredd Year One by Al Ewing
Fun bit of cyberpunk fiction as holiday reading.