Voted "Most Likely To Be Found With His Nose In A Book" in grade school. Now, it would be "Most Likely To Be Found With His Nose In An E-Book Reader".
Fiction: Sci-Fi/Fantasy/Speculative. Love long series, as long as they keep moving. Non-Fiction: History/Philosophy/Tech.
I started with the old school SFF authors -- Asimov, Clarke, Tolkein, Moorcock, etc. -- then found (and was blown away by) Stephen Donaldson in high school. As I got older, I started reading Hugo award winning authors, and discovered great names like Robert Sawyer, Paolo Bacigalupi, Anne Leckie, N. K. Jemisin (!), Charlie-Jane Anders, and Tamsyn Muir.
I can't wait to see who I discover next.
Calibre FTW.
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The opening chapter in an epic fantasy masterpiece....Bled dry by interminable warfare, infighting and bloody …
Just started it, and am heartened to see that one of my favorite fantasy authors of all time, Stephen R. Donaldson, praised this series and author.
Well, it doesn't move fast, but it's fairly slow, and there is a surprise towards the end. Now I kinda want to read the next one, even though I know it's gonna be a long slog with lots of quince paste and croissants...
Well, it doesn't move fast, but it's fairly slow, and there is a surprise towards the end. Now I kinda want to read the next one, even though I know it's gonna be a long slog with lots of quince paste and croissants...
Young Lerris is dissatisfied with his life and trade, and yearns to find a place in the world better suited …
This was a fast read, and an entertaining one. Dunn has some interesting commentary on the nature of blind faith, scientific ignorance, and the cult of personality here, as well as endurance and tolerance, that is needed at most times of history. It's, at the end, an upbeat story, and one that should give hope to the reader, provided they can make it through to the end.
This was a fast read, and an entertaining one. Dunn has some interesting commentary on the nature of blind faith, scientific ignorance, and the cult of personality here, as well as endurance and tolerance, that is needed at most times of history. It's, at the end, an upbeat story, and one that should give hope to the reader, provided they can make it through to the end.
In for a penny, in for a pound -- I started reading this, and while it moves slow, it's not unreadable like some others.
In for a penny, in for a pound -- I started reading this, and while it moves slow, it's not unreadable like some others.
Young Lerris is dissatisfied with his life and trade, and yearns to find a place …
Slow to start, and slow to continue.
I'll be honest -- I bought this for the cover art. Something about Avraal's face and pose on the cover got me. I've never read L.E. Modesitt before this.
But then I started reading it. Wow, Modesitt takes a while to build a story -- this book could have been a lot shorter, but I'm really interested what quince paste on a croissant taste's like now.
I'll be honest -- I bought this for the cover art. Something about Avraal's face and pose on the cover got me. I've never read L.E. Modesitt before this.
But then I started reading it. Wow, Modesitt takes a while to build a story -- this book could have been a lot shorter, but I'm really interested what quince paste on a croissant taste's like now.
The first novel of a new space-opera sequence set in an all-new universe by the …
Scalzi is a quick read, entertaining, and he has an interesting setup for a series. As I was reading, I was thinking, "How could this turn into a TV series?"
Scalzi is a quick read, entertaining, and he has an interesting setup for a series. As I was reading, I was thinking, "How could this turn into a TV series?"
"The second, thrilling novel in the bestselling Interdependency series, from Hugo Award-winning author John Scalzi. …
Good follow up, and I'm interested to see what happens next
Good follow up, and I'm interested to see what happens next
The Last Emperox is the thrilling conclusion to the award-winning, New York Times and USA …
Good conclusion to the story -- it definitely ended differently than expected, and there is enough there for a fourth book, or even another series taking place at a different time.
