This was really good. It’s a tale of an adventure on a far off planet as told from two perspectives: one who sees magic and one who practices science. It is the perfect illustration of Arthur C. Clark’s third law: Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic.
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jcheshire rated Crossroads of Twilight: 2 stars
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Crossroads of Twilight by Robert Jordan (The Wheel of Time, #10)
Mat Cauthon flees the Shadow and the Seanchan Empire with the kidnapped Daughter of the Nine Moons, while Perrin Aybara …
jcheshire rated The Flintstones: 4 stars
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Mark Russell: The Flintstones (2017)
The Flintstones by Mark Russell
"Fred and Barney reunite for Mark Russell's modern take on Hanna-Barbera's most famous stone-age family! This new series starring the …
jcheshire rated Darkstalker: 5 stars
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Tui Sutherland: Darkstalker (2016)
Darkstalker by Tui Sutherland (Wings of fire. Legends)
Long before the SandWing and the Dragonet Prophecy, Darkstalker, half NightWing and half IceWing, is hatched under the three moons--born …
jcheshire rated All Souls Lost: 5 stars
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All Souls Lost by Dan Moren
Say hello to Mike Lucifer, Spiritual Consultant. He’s back in town to take care of business. Unfortunately, when business is …
jcheshire rated System Collapse: 5 stars
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System Collapse by Martha Wells (The Murderbot Diaries, #7)
Am I making it worse? I think I'm making it worse.
Following the events in Network Effect, the Barish-Estranza corporation …
jcheshire rated Why We Love Baseball: 5 stars
jcheshire rated The Last Days of the Dinosaurs: 5 stars
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The Last Days of the Dinosaurs by Riley Black
Picture yourself in the Cretaceous period. It’s a sunny afternoon in the Hell Creek of ancient Montana 66 million years …
jcheshire rated A is for Alibi (Sue Grafton): 3 stars
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A is for Alibi (Sue Grafton) by Sue Grafton (Kinsey Millhone Alphabet Mystery (1))
A IS FOR AVENGER. A tough-talking former cop, private investigator Kinsey Millhone has set up a modest detective agency in …
jcheshire rated The Path of Daggers: 5 stars
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The Path of Daggers by Robert Jordan (The Wheel of Time, #8)
The Wheel of Time turns and Ages come and go, leaving memories that become legend. Legend fades to myth, and …
jcheshire rated A Crown of Swords: 4 stars
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A Crown of Swords by Robert Jordan (Wheel of Time, #7)
A Crown of Swords is a fantasy novel by American author Robert Jordan, the seventh book of The Wheel of …
jcheshire reviewed Elder Race by Adrian Tchaikovsky
jcheshire rated A Christmas Carol: 5 stars
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A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens
A Christmas Carol. In Prose. Being a Ghost Story of Christmas, commonly known as A Christmas Carol, is a novella …
jcheshire rated The Magic of Reality: 4 stars
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The Magic of Reality by Richard Dawkins
What are things made of? What is the sun? Why is there night and day, winter and summer? Why do …
jcheshire rated Lord of Chaos: 3 stars
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Lord of Chaos by Robert Jordan (The Wheel of Time, #6)
The Wheel of Time turns and Ages come and go, leaving memories that become legend. Legend fades to myth, and …