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American Gods (2001) is a fantasy novel by British author Neil Gaiman. The novel is …
It's been a looong read (since Dec'18!), enjoyed it without doubt, sometimes confusing, but smart, and entertaining.
Enorme.
NO HAS CONOCIDO A NADIE COMO ELLA
Antonia Scott es especial. Muy especial.
No es …
Mejoró al final, no me ha parecido la mejor novela de Juan Gómez Jurado (Cicatriz me gustó más) pero es definitivamente un buen thriller, con buenos personajes y que se hace te hace corta. Para el ritmo que suelo llevar de lectura este año esta ha sido seguramente la que más rápido me he zampado, apenas dos semanas, y eso solo puede ser porque efectivamente la novela atrapa y se lee con ganas.
"With the scope of Dune and the rousing action of Independence Day, this near-future trilogy …
Loved it, I'll probably finish the trilogy
Durante la Revolución Cultural china, un proyecto militar secreto envía señales al espacio para contactar con extraterrestres. Pronto, una civilización …
The Wind's Twelve Quarters is a collection of short stories by American writer Ursula K. …
I struggled a bit with some of the stories and the short format, some of them where amazing, a very different type of Sci-Fi.
The Matrix is a world within the world, a global consensus- hallucination, the representation of …
It took me a full year to read it, starting in English and then moving to Spanish but quite enjoyed it in general. It was great to find so many references in more modern stories to this one.
Set on the desert planet Arrakis, Dune is the story of the boy Paul Atreides, …
Loved it.
Excellent essay and historical record of the events behind famous Snow Map. I liked the way the story was unfolded, and the thoughts put by the author in the future of urban living.
Simon Garfield: On the map (2013, Gotham Books)
Examines the pivotal relationship between mapping and civilization, demonstrating the unique ways that maps relate and realign history, and shares …
Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind (Hebrew: קיצור תולדות האנושות, [Ḳitsur toldot ha-enoshut]) is a …
My first audio book, absolutely recommended essay about the evolution of human kind
Within the Metaverse, Hiro is offered a datafile named Snow Crash by a man named …
Entertaining and funny
The impossible has been accomplished. The Lord Ruler -- the man who claimed to be …
Se me ha hecho largo pero es cierto que al final espabila y mejora bastante. Terminaré la trilogía.
For a thousand years the ash fell and no flowers bloomed. For a thousand years the Skaa slaved in misery …
