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unixsmurf rated Translation State: 4 stars
Translation State by Ann Leckie (Imperial Radch)
Qven was created to be a Presger translator. The pride of their Clade, they always had a clear path before …
unixsmurf rated Strong Female Character: 5 stars
unixsmurf rated Project Hail Mary: 4 stars
Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir
Ryland Grace is the sole survivor on a desperate, last-chance mission--and if he fails, humanity and the earth itself will …
unixsmurf rated Children of Memory: 4 stars
unixsmurf rated Inhibitor Phase: 4 stars
unixsmurf rated A Psalm for the Wild-Built: 5 stars
A Psalm for the Wild-Built by Becky Chambers
It's been centuries since the robots of Panga gained self-awareness and laid down their tools; centuries since they wandered, en …
unixsmurf rated Leviathan Falls: 5 stars
Leviathan Falls by James S.A. Corey (The Expanse, #9)
The Laconian Empire has fallen, setting the thirteen hundred solar systems free from the rule of Winston Duarte. But the …
unixsmurf rated Sword of Destiny: 4 stars
Sword of Destiny by Andrzej Sapkowski (The Witcher, #0.7)
Geralt is a witcher, a man whose magic powers, enhanced by long training and a mysterious elixir, have made him …
unixsmurf rated The Last Wish: 4 stars
The Last Wish by Andrzej Sapkowski (The Witcher, #0.5)
Geralt de Rivia is a witcher. A cunning sorcerer. A merciless assassin. And a cold-blooded killer.His sole purpose: to destroy …
unixsmurf rated The Galaxy, and the Ground Within: 4 stars
The Galaxy, and the Ground Within by Becky Chambers
With no water, no air, and no native life, the planet Gora is unremarkable. The only thing it has going …
unixsmurf rated This Virtual Night: 4 stars
unixsmurf rated Chaos Vector: 4 stars
Annex by Rich Larson (The Violet wars -- book one)
"In his astonishing debut Annex, up-and-coming speculative fiction author Rich Larson turns the alien invasion novel inside out and crafts …
Red Mars by Kim Stanley Robinson (Mars Trilogy, #1)
In his most ambitious project to date, award-winning author Kim Stanley Robinson utilizes years of research & cutting-edge science in …