rascalking rated Translation State: 4 stars
Translation State by Ann Leckie
The mystery of a missing translator sets three lives on a collision course that will have a ripple effect across …
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rascalking rated Mimicking of Known Successes: 4 stars
rascalking rated The Mysterious Study of Doctor Sex: 4 stars
The Mysterious Study of Doctor Sex by Tamsyn Muir (The Locked Tomb, #0.5)
A short story by Tamsyn Muir that takes place prior to the events in her The Locked Tomb Trilogy.
"Each …
rascalking rated Rose/House: 4 stars
Rose/House by Arkady Martine
Basit Deniau’s houses were haunted to begin with.
A house embedded with an artificial intelligence is a common thing: a …
rascalking rated Nona the Ninth: 5 stars
Nona the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir (The Locked Tomb, #3)
Her city is under siege. The zombies are coming back. And all Nona wants is a birthday party. In many …
rascalking rated Harrow the Ninth: 5 stars
Harrow the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir (The Locked Tomb Trilogy)
"She answered the Emperor's call.
She arrived with her arts, her wits, and her only friend.
In victory, her world …
rascalking rated Gideon the Ninth: 5 stars
Gideon the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir (The Locked Tomb, #1)
Tamsyn Muir’s Gideon the Ninth unveils a solar system of swordplay, cut-throat politics, and lesbian necromancers. Her characters leap off …
Babel: Or the Necessity of Violence: An Arcane History of the Oxford Translators’ Revolution by Rebecca F. Kuang
The city of dreaming spires.
It is the centre of all knowledge and progress in the world.
And at its …
rascalking rated Velocity Weapon: 4 stars
Velocity Weapon by Megan E O'Keefe (The Protectorate, #1)
Sanda and Biran Greeve were siblings destined for greatness. A high-flying sergeant, Sanda has the skills to take down any …
rascalking rated Valuable Humans in Transit and Other Stories: 4 stars
Valuable Humans in Transit and Other Stories by qntm
qntm has been writing science fiction for most of this millennium. His works start from elegant, deep hypotheticals and wind …
rascalking rated There Is No Antimemetics Division: 5 stars
There Is No Antimemetics Division by qntm
An antimeme is an idea with self-censoring properties ; an idea which, by its intrinsic nature, discourages or prevents people …
rascalking rated The Difference Engine: 4 stars
The Difference Engine by William Gibson, Bruce Sterling, William F. Gibson (duplicate)
The Difference Engine (1990) is an alternative history novel by William Gibson and Bruce Sterling. It is widely regarded as …
rascalking rated The World We Make: 5 stars
The World We Make by N. K. Jemisin (The Great Cities, #2)
rascalking rated Desolation Called Peace: 4 stars
Desolation Called Peace by Arkady Martine (Teixcalaan book 2)
An alien armada lurks on the edges of Teixcalaanli space. No one can communicate with it, no one can destroy …
rascalking rated Eaters of the Dead: 3 stars
Eaters of the Dead by Michael Crichton
The year is A.D. 922. A refined Arab courtier, representative of the powerful Caliph of Bagdad, encounters a party of …