Jan B wants to read Quarter Share by Nathan Lowell
Quarter Share by Nathan Lowell
The Golden Age of Sail has Returned -- in the Year 2352 When his mother dies in a flitter crash, …
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Jan B started reading Season of Storms by Andrzej Sapkowski (The Witcher, #0)
"Geralt of Rivia is a Witcher, one of the few capable of hunting the monsters …
Vagabonds by Ken Liu, Hao Jingfang
A century after the Martian war of independence, a group of kids are sent to Earth as delegates from Mars, …
Vagabonds by Ken Liu, Hao Jingfang
A century after the Martian war of independence, a group of kids are sent to Earth as delegates from Mars, …
Jan B reviewed Half a King by Joe Abercrombie
Half an Abercrombie
3 stars
An easy read, but a poor man's First Law story.
An easy read, but a poor man's First Law story.
Jan B finished reading Half a King by Joe Abercrombie
Jan B started reading Half a King by Joe Abercrombie
Diaspora is a hard science fiction novel by the Australian writer Greg Egan which first …
Once upon a time, there was a neutron star collapse...
5 stars
Neutron stars, gamma rays, curvature, multiverse, Euler, Planck, six-dimensional space and the gang are at it again! This time in a story which, despite not being exactly original, is challenging and captivating. Had to do a ton of googling while reading, physics is not my cup of tea, and have enjoyed myself. Cannot but recommend.
Neutron stars, gamma rays, curvature, multiverse, Euler, Planck, six-dimensional space and the gang are at it again! This time in a story which, despite not being exactly original, is challenging and captivating. Had to do a ton of googling while reading, physics is not my cup of tea, and have enjoyed myself. Cannot but recommend.
@Libbum I agree about the ending. I was a tad disappointed, but overall a great book.
Jan B finished reading Aurora by Kim Stanley Robinson
Aurora by Kim Stanley Robinson
A major new novel from one of science fiction's most powerful voices, Aurora tells the incredible story of our first …
Jan B reviewed Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel
Station Eleven is a 2014 novel by Emily St. John Mandel, her fourth. It takes …
Hold my Shakespeare...
5 stars
A surprisingly "civil" story about believable characters trying to eke it out in the aftermath of a grand fall.
Made me think of Covid and The Last of us.
A surprisingly "civil" story about believable characters trying to eke it out in the aftermath of a grand fall.
Made me think of Covid and The Last of us.
Jan B finished reading Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel
Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel
Station Eleven is a 2014 novel by Emily St. John Mandel, her fourth. It takes place in the Great Lakes …
Jan B started reading Aurora by Kim Stanley Robinson
Aurora by Kim Stanley Robinson
A major new novel from one of science fiction's most powerful voices, Aurora tells the incredible story of our first …
Jan B reviewed Black Sun by Rebecca Roanhorse (Between Earth and Sky, #1)
A god will return When the earth and sky converge Under the black sun
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Horrible parenting meets pre-Columbian civilization
3 stars
A solid page turner.