Ann Leckie takes the idea of an interstellar empire and asks all the interesting questions about imperialism, morality, gender, religion, and power.
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Yudel rated Ancillary Sword: 4 stars
Ancillary Sword by Ann Leckie (Imperial Radch, #2)
Seeking atonement for past crimes, Breq takes on a mission as captain of a troublesome new crew of Radchai soldiers, …
Yudel reviewed Ancillary Justice by Ann Leckie (Imperial Radch, #1)
On a remote, icy planet, the soldier known as Breq is drawing closer to completing …
Review of 'Ancillary Justice' on 'Goodreads'
5 stars
Yudel rated Born to Kvetch: 5 stars
Yudel rated The gate of tears: 5 stars
Yudel rated Like dreamers: 5 stars
Yudel rated The Hebrew Priestess: 5 stars
Yudel rated The Bhagavad Gita: 4 stars
The Bhagavad Gita by Richard H. Davis (Lives of great religious books)
"The Bhagavad Gita, perhaps the most famous of all Indian scriptures, is universally regarded as one of the world's spiritual …
Yudel reviewed Chronic City by Jonathan Lethem
Review of 'Chronic City' on 'Goodreads'
Add this to the list of books that are ultimately a tribute to, and a study of, Philip K. Dick.
Yudel rated The memory of the Temple and the making of the rabbis: 5 stars
Naftali S. Cohn: The memory of the Temple and the making of the rabbis (2013, University of Pennsylvania Press)
The memory of the Temple and the making of the rabbis by Naftali S. Cohn (Divinations: rereading late ancient religion)
Yudel rated The Magician King: 5 stars
The Magician King by Lev Grossman (The Magicians, #2)
The Magician King is a new adult fantasy novel by Lev Grossman, published in 2011 by Viking Press, the sequel …
Yudel rated The Violent Century: 4 stars
The Violent Century by Lavie Tidhar
In a slightly alternate world, heroics mean different things to different people. Oblivion and Fogg, inseparable friends for seventy years, …
Yudel reviewed The Magicians by Lev Grossman
A thrilling and original coming-of- age novel about a young man practicing magic in the …
Review of 'The Magicians' on 'Goodreads'
5 stars
Elevator pitch: (Harry Potter + Narnia) x Bright Lights Big City. It delivers.
Yudel rated Mindkiller: 4 stars
Yudel rated Dark lightning: 4 stars
Dark lightning by John Varley (A thunder and lightning novel)
"On a voyage to New Earth, the starship Rolling Thunder is powered by an energy no one understands except for …