99% space operas and general sc-fi, 1% feminist lecture.
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Fueled by her years as an elite runner and advocate for women in sports, Lauren …
Listened to as an audio book during my long runs. It's informative but often waaaaay too deep into her childhood...
A magical island. A dangerous task. A burning secret.
Linus Baker leads a quiet, solitary …
I actually listened to the audio book on my long runs read by Daniel Henning. It’s not my regular genre (I mainly read space operas) but I loved it! The humour, every character, the story, etc. A feel good book worth reading!
Kira Navárez dreamed of life on new worlds. Now she's awakened a nightmare. During a …
Heechee Saga #2
“In book two of the Heechee Saga, Robinette Broadhead is on his …
I stopped the book after a few pages because the main male character in his 40s started talking about sex with his wife's 14 year old sister. I don't read about paedophiles.
Heechee Saga #2
“In book two of the Heechee Saga, Robinette Broadhead is on his …
I stopped the book after a few pages because the main male character in his 40s started talking about sex with his wife's 14 year old sister. I don't read about paedophiles.
Ok... so. I like the world itself, I like the story with the aliens, the setting with the you-dont-know-where-you-go-spaceships and so on. But the main character is a white cis-hetero asshole who only has sex on his mind. Later in the book, homosexual desire is justified by the fact that mum's thermometer in her son's anus was the only physical sign of love (so obv. that makes you want d*** in there aswell). There are also discussions about whether he, as a heterosexual man, can stand to be on a spaceship with 3 homosexual men. If a person is black this is always explicitly mentioned, not so with non-black people. Yes the book was published in 1977 but I wouldn't necessarily recommend it if you are concerned with equality, LGBTQIA+ and anti-racism. It can be off-putting.
On a warm March night in 2083, Judy Wallach-Stevens wakes to a warning of unknown pollutants in the Chesapeake Bay. …
Pushing Ice is a 2005 science fiction novel by Welsh author Alastair Reynolds. According to Reynolds' Web site, the story …
"The Emperor needs necromancers.
The Ninth Necromancer needs a swordswoman.
Gideon has a sword, some dirty magazines, and no more …
"She answered the Emperor's call.
She arrived with her arts, her wits, and her only friend.
In victory, her world …
Her city is under siege. The zombies are coming back. And all Nona wants is a birthday party. In many …
Her city is under siege. The zombies are coming back. And all Nona wants is …
Puh..... I mean it's fine and all. But very confusing. Not sure if I liked it. It felt like it was happening in the same universe, but not in the same storyline (which it is).
"She answered the Emperor's call.
She arrived with her arts, her wits, and her only …
Content warning One major "twist" of the book is mentioned. Don't read if you don't want spoilers.
It really bugs me that Harrow has erased (?) her reality from book 1 and created a new one. These rewritten flashbacks, this Harrow-untypical vulnerable nature - all this is getting on my nerves so far. I hope that changes quickly.
Rex is seven foot tall at the shoulder, bulletproof, bristling with heavy calibre weaponry and …
Just... not very exciting.
Out in the darkness of space, something is targeting the Greatships.
With their vast cargo …
This was the first time I read a book with such a strong military focus. I had a really hard time keeping the hierarchies straight at the beginning - who is above whom? But it didn't bother me in general and I really enjoyed the story and the characters. I am VERY sad that the sequel is not due until April 2024 (!). Nasty cliffhanger... :(