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Rari reviews "Throne of Lies" by H. L Moore, Death's Embrace book 3:

"Grace’s precarious throne is on the verge of being usurped by Odessa White, who is married to Bianca, a woman who has a blood tie to the previous Archons... The end of this book has my heart in complete tatters. I must read the next book IMMEDIATELY."

https://www.queerscifi.com/review-throne-of-lies-h-l-moore/

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QSFer C.J. Dragon has a new MM fantasy romance out: Malachi.

Heartbroken and still nursing the wounds of loss, renowned author Malachi Ardell seeks solitude with his companionship only extending to Vinx, a native FelCan, and sporadic interaction with fellow humans. His expectations of a quiet future are thrown into chaos when his rural ...

https://www.queerscifi.com/new-release-malachi-c-j-dragon-2/

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Anyone got recs for a recent (< 5 years) sci-fi series with the well-used formula of "gradual rediscovery of the powers of ancient advanced civilization"? Maybe something archaeological or with an engineering slant.

My last several vague theme/mood requests have all born fruit with new books for me to read, so is my go-to recommendation engine at this point. 🤗

John Scalzi's best-known series hooked me from the first chapter. A 75-year-old widower signs his life away in exchange for eternal youth out among the stars because... well, why wouldn't you?

https://newsletter.ryansouthwickauthor.com/book-review-old-mans-war/

Max Gladstone's Craft Sequence series is my favorite fantasy series and his follow-on Craft Wars series is equally great (and not just because the third book is dedicated to me*).

If you like SFF and amazing world building, a can't-put-it-down plot, strong female protagonists, queer characters, and amazing dialog, this series is for you.

Read them in publication (ie series) order -- start with Three Parts Dead.

* I mean, it isn't but it _could_ be.

It's been a rough day/week/month due to the upcoming move, but I have just sunk into Cat Sebastian's new book with such deep relief - it's so kind, so beautifully written, and so full of grounded, realistic hope. https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/237117000-after-hours-at-dooryard-books

Benefits by Zoë Fairbairns

Mother's Benefits become the means by which British governments provide British women with the same benevolent management Britain once provided to India, Ireland, and Africa.

https://jamesdavisnicoll.com/review/on-nursery-hill

Honestly, All Systems Red is a solid sci-fi short story! I really liked it as it’s a fast read with great humor, interesting characters, and a good basis for further stories based in this world. Love how Martha doesn’t dwell on the sophisticated nature of the tech, but gives you a solid impression of how it does function.

Bought it originally from the Amazon Kindle store, now that I use Bookshop.org, I'll continue there! The best part is that Martha Wells books are DRM free there.

The Incandescent by Emily Tesh

Excellently done. Very different from her Desperate Glory, but that doesn't detract from it at all. The story has a slow reveal for the real conflict, but you aren't left bored waiting for it. The build up is masterful.

The idea of a school of magic for kids has been done, yes. But this world feels so much more realistic and complete. I felt like this book was an intentional counterpoint to HP.

1/2

This week's at the library: I bought second-hand copies of Fevered Planet: How Emerge When We Harm Nature by the late John Vidal and : The Modern World in a Trillion Particles by Jay Owens, and picked up a review copy of Uncommon Ground: Rethinking Our Relationship With the by Patrick Galbraith.

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A photo of three books standing upright on a small, brown, wooden table. The out-of-focus background shows black shelves full of books. On the left, Fevered Planet, showing a black-and-white photo of the rocky landscape of a hand-dug open-pit mine. In the foreground is a small, lone human figure resting one leg on a pile of shattered rocks. The title is written across the photo in neon-orange, with the last letters of each word rendered as if they are powdering into fine dust at their edges. In the middle, Uncommon Ground, showing part of the oil painting "Wivenhoe Park, Essex" by John Constable, showing a bucolic landscape with a grazing cow behind a wooden fence. The fence runs across the picture in the foreground, while there is a large pond in the background. Behind the pond can be seen a small planted grove of large trees, and on the right, part of what looks like a mansion. The centre of the image has been rendered as if part of the drawing has been ripped out, showing the rough edge of torn paper and at the bottom, a curled-up piece of torn paper. On the right, Dust, showing a NASA satellite photograph of planet Earth at night. Next to artificial lighting, several colourful swirls are visible in blue, red, and purple. This is a composite image that was taken on the 23rd of August 2018 that shows the various aerosols in our atmosphere. You can read more about this particular image here: https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/92654/just-another-day-on-aerosol-earth