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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Twenty-year-old Violet Sorrengail was supposed to enter the Scribe Quadrant, living a quiet life among …
I read this only for research purposes and I'm afraid I need to read the next one in the series, purely for research purposes of course.
From Chuck Tingle, author of the USA Today bestselling Camp Damascus, comes a new heart-pounding story about what it takes …
Leah is changed. Months earlier, she left for a routine expedition, only this time her …
Great subtle horror.
On a dusty backwater planet, occasional thief Jun Ironway has gotten her hands on the score of a lifetime: a …
"Look at you, eating magic like you're one of us."
Doctor Walden is the Director of Magic at Chetwood Academy …
"Look at you, eating magic like you're one of us."
Doctor Walden is the Director …
Had already a few giggles. The concept reminds me a lot of the wonderful TTRPG "Pigsmoke".
Good Omens meets The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet in this defiantly joyful …
Aliens, Daemons, Donuts! I had a lot of fun, despite finding the food descriptions a bit much at times.
Fetter was raised to kill, honed as a knife to cut down his sainted father. This gave him plenty to …
Fetter was raised to kill, honed as a knife to cut down his sainted father. …
At this point, I'm already 2 hours in. The language was hard to grasp at the beginning, but that has either been smoothed or I have become better at grasping it. Very enjoyable, but I'm also glad I've read a goodreads comment where somebody explained what this is about (Buddha’s son Rahula).
In the near future, a civil servant is offered the salary of her dreams and is, shortly afterward, told what …
Y: The Last ManmeetsThe Girl With All the Giftsin Gretchen Felker-Martin's Manhunt, an explosive post-apocalyptic novel that …
Y: The Last Man meets The Girl With All the Gifts in Gretchen Felker-Martin's Manhunt, …
In the very first chapters, there was already a scene where I pondered if this was going to be too brutal for me. But I think I'm hooked anyway.
All her life, Kyr has trained for the day she can avenge the destruction of planet Earth. Raised on Gaea …
An alien armada lurks on the edges of Teixcalaanli space. No one can communicate with …
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.
