I'm in Canberra, Australia. My favourite genres are fantasy and sci-fi. Lately enjoying books by Brandon Sanderson, Tamsyn Muir and Becky Chambers. I like drawing, table-top role-playing games (TTRPGs), cats and trying not to injure my aging body while trying to run far. I live on Ngunawal & Ngambri land.
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Tamsyn Muir’s Gideon the Ninth unveils a solar system of swordplay, cut-throat politics, and lesbian …
I loved the writing so much - the dialogue especially. The whole ancient universe of sci-fi necromancers is chock-a-block full of flavour. Can't wait for the 2nd in the series!
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E-book extra: In-depth study guide.Shevek, a brilliant physicist, decides to take action. He will seek answers, question the unquestionable, and …
Despite constant efforts to declutter your home, do papers still accumulate like snowdrifts and clothes …
I think it was a bit too harsh on books (full bookshelves make me happy), and some of the attributing feelings to possessions and your home were a slight hurdle to go along with, but it was a good book and lit a fire within me.
She's obviously very experienced and knowledgeable in the area, having devoted her whole life to the subject. It's always a delight reading a nerd nerding-out on their nerd subject. And I can see that focusing on things "sparking joy" helps you recognise what makes you happy in a broader sense, and thanking items before letting them go could help alleviate the guilt or fear associated with keeping stuff. I will find out myself when I start the process soon (need to rescue "the room no one talks about" in our house!)
Through a mixture of memoir, opinion and investigative journalism, Clementine Ford exposes just how unequal the world continues to be …
The second novel in Aaronovitch's Peter Grant series takes the police constable cum apprentice magician into Soho and the world …
Humanity has colonized the solar system—Mars, the Moon, the Asteroid Belt and beyond—but the stars are still out of our …
Kurtis J. Wiebe: Rat queens (2016)
Having survived the end of the world, the Queens follow Hannah back to where it all began: Mage University. A …
Could you survive on your own, in the wild, with everyone out to make sure you don't live to see …
Dubbed “the American Tolkien” by Time magazine, George R. R. Martin has earned international acclaim for his monumental cycle of …
Sparks are igniting. Flames are spreading. And the Capitol wants revenge.
Against all odds, Katniss has won the Hunger Games. …
This is a fantasy heist novel, where a band of thieves attempt to overthrow an evil overlord. The magic system …
Katniss Everdeen's having survived the Hunger Games twice makes her a target of the Capitol and President Snow, as well …
“The end was near.” —Voices from the Zombie War
The Zombie War came unthinkably close to eradicating humanity. Max Brooks, …
“There are three things all wise men fear: the sea in storm, a night with no moon, and the anger …
"The tale of Kvothe, from his childhood in a troupe of traveling players, to years spent as a near-feral orphan …