joël finished reading Some Desperate Glory by Emily Tesh

Some Desperate Glory by Emily Tesh
All her life, Kyr has trained for the day she can avenge the destruction of planet Earth. Raised on Gaea …
he/him, cis. ~37 years. journalism, podcasts, writing. and also reading, of course.
I like sci-fi, plants, public transport, ttrpgs, lasagna, birds. Thinking a lot about the apocalypse, the climate, monsters and queerness.
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83% complete! joël has read 20 of 24 books.
All her life, Kyr has trained for the day she can avenge the destruction of planet Earth. Raised on Gaea …
I enjoyed this a lot, even if I found the viewpoint of the young emperor sometimes a bit tired, because it seemed to slow down the narrative. Will have to think about all the different perspectives on personhood and assimilation that are offered here.
I found this as an audiobook on an old HDD, quite mysteriously. The premise is fun, but most of the short stories are presented in form of fluffy newspaper articles, which I found a bit tiresome after a while. The last two or so stories aren't, and I enjoyed them more.
A friend recommended me this after I wrote a blog post about real-world towers that would be good magical towers in 1000 to 10 000 years. This is, in a way, a story about such a tower. It has also a protagonist that has some curious parallels with Murderbot, which I enjoyed. It is also quite short and doesn't overstay its welcome.
So that's going to be it, isn't it? An audiobook, an ebook on the tablet, and a paperback to read on Saturday mornings while drinking coffee? Here, also, very small chapters, at least in the first … part(?). Reads very well. Kinda want to make another coffee, get back in bed read it all in one go.