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Was this entire trilogy just building up to a "go tell it on the mountain" reference?
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Content warning Chapter 22
What if the bomb that killed the camera technicians is this same bomb but its arrow of time was fucked up? I mean probably not but if I had a nickel for every bomb in this book I'd have two nickels, which...
Esilio is probably my favorite weird fictional planet. I love everything about this.
Content warning Chapter 9
The mark of a good sci-fi story is that after introducing lasers for navigation, the author then goes on to predict that they will be used for decorative purposes.
Three books in and there's finally a space battle. Finally, it's science fiction.
(this is a joke)
Three books in and there's finally a space battle. Finally, it's science fiction.
(this is a joke)
november started reading The Arrows Of Time by Greg Egan
november finished reading The Eternal Flame by Greg Egan (Orthogonal, #2)
The Eternal Flame by Greg Egan (Orthogonal, #2)
Yalda: Autonomy will be built in to the culture of the Peerless.
Fourth-generation men: ...and I took that personally.
It is just so beautiful to go directly from a dramatic kidnapping into an equally dramatic conversation about particle physics.
This has happened twice in this book. Different kidnappings and different discussions.
Since I've never wanted children, I found it tough at first to sympathize with the characters' biological urges. I was tempted to chalk it up to just Weird Alien Psychology.
But I have to admit that sometimes I think what if. Getting pregnant wouldn't kill me, but it would be horrifying in its own way. And raising children is something I could never see myself doing even if I were financially stable.
But that what if crosses my mind every so often, regardless.
Since I've never wanted children, I found it tough at first to sympathize with the characters' biological urges. I was tempted to chalk it up to just Weird Alien Psychology.
But I have to admit that sometimes I think what if. Getting pregnant wouldn't kill me, but it would be horrifying in its own way. And raising children is something I could never see myself doing even if I were financially stable.
But that what if crosses my mind every so often, regardless.
oh there's different species of voles, that makes sense
oh there's different species of voles, that makes sense
In The Clockwork Rocket, Daria said voles have no sterile caregivers, which I took to mean they're a female-only species; now, they have males? Genetic engineering or mistake?
In The Clockwork Rocket, Daria said voles have no sterile caregivers, which I took to mean they're a female-only species; now, they have males? Genetic engineering or mistake?
Content warning Child death
Just some light infanticide to start off the sequel, nothing strange to see here.
oh my god the version of "the clockwork rocket" in series with this is not the version I read and left all those comments on
does bookwyrm have a way to even fix that?
oh my god the version of "the clockwork rocket" in series with this is not the version I read and left all those comments on
does bookwyrm have a way to even fix that?