Deeplight by Frances Hardinge
Hugo nominee 2020, although not really because technically the Lodestar isn’t a Hugo, only it is… This is the story of sea monsters, of terrible gods of the ocean, of friendship...
11 July 2020
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from Deeplight
It is easy to love power, because power tells you it is majesty and beauty and greatness.
10 July 2020
The beekeeper of Aleppo by Christy Lefteri
This was chosen by my book club as their next read, I’m not sure I would have picked it up otherwise, although I had heard a lot about it, and all...
6 July 2020
The little snake by A. L. Kennedy
I had no idea what this was about when I first picked it up. It was mentioned to me in passing just I finished a book and because of the wonders...
31 May 2020
The machine stops by E. M. Forster
I came across mention of this story over on Metafilter and, while I have heard of Forster I’ve never read1 any of their works so I thought I’d give this a...
30 May 2020
Network effect by Martha Wells
The Murderbot Diaries #5 I love Murderbot! and all the robot pals. Also don’t be put off by this being the fifth in a series and thinking that sounds like a...
28 May 2020
Sixteenth Watch by Myke Cole
I’ve been meaning to read a Myke Cole book for a while now. His name is one that’s been out there floating around as an interesting author, and I’ve seen a...
30 April 2020
Assassin’s Fate by Robin Hobb
Fitz and the Fool ; Book 3 The Realm of the Elderlings #16 So the trilogy comes to an end. And I guess that fact that I’ve read these books one...
14 April 2020
Fool’s Quest by Robin Hobb
The Fitz and the Fool ; book 2 The Realm of the Elderlings #15 As I loved The Fool’s Assassin as soon as I finished it I straight away borrowed the...
9 April 2020
Fool’s Assassin by Robin Hobb
The Fitz and the Fool ; book 1 Realm of the Elderlings #14 Okay, so years and years ago, so many years ago in fact that it was before this blog...
2 April 2020
waves hello
We’re coming near the end of March. The end of the first quarter of 2020 and I haven’t said a thing here in an age. A lot has happened, to be...
28 March 2020
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