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Sharp Ends

Posted: August 25, 2016 by Writer Dan in Books We Love Meta: Joe Abercrombie, Dark Fantasy
Sharp Ends

It is unsurprising and yet somewhat telling that when I received this book in the mail from Amazon, I was completely surprised not only by the fact that it was…

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A Borrowed Man

Posted: September 20, 2016 by Writer Dan in Books that are Mediocre Meta: Gene Wolfe, Science Fiction
A Borrowed Man

…but if you’re looking for a good example of what Gene Wolfe has written, this probably isn’t the best place to start. Fairly entertaining but nothing to get excited about….

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Morning Star

Posted: August 11, 2016 by Writer Dan in Books We Love Meta: Pierce Brown, Dystopian SF, Science Fiction
Morning Star

…movie that, in my opinion, cannot come soon enough, but better not come before it is absolutely perfect, dangit. Because this series deserves a perfect movie. MORNING STAR is…

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Destiny Blues

Destiny Blues

…easy to identify and remember without adding more than needed to tell the story (a common pitfall in this kind of story). There’s a too-short scene with the Hand of…

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Witch King

Posted: December 6, 2023 by Vanessa in Books We Love Meta: Martha Wells, Fantasy
Witch King

…to one day have children (from the union of a demon-inhabited human with another human) who will have the abilities of witches. But everything changes when the Hierarchs come and…

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Alliance

Posted: October 20, 2016 by Vanessa in Books We Like Meta: S.K. Dunstall, Space Opera
Alliance

…a bit of confidence compared to LINESMAN. He’s not what I’d call a “man’s man,” as in full of testosterone and all hunky, but he definitely has a protective streak….

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Barsk: The Elephants’ Graveyard

Posted: November 3, 2016 by Writer Dan in Books We Love Meta: Lawrence M. Schoen, Science Fiction
Barsk: The Elephants’ Graveyard

…few other simple implements, sailing toward his death. His time has come to die. He can feel it much like recognizing a change in the air before a coming storm….

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The Monstrous

Posted: May 18, 2017 by Writer Dan in Books We Love Meta: Ellen Datlow (Ed), Horror, Short Fiction
The Monstrous

…similar facial expression to those ladies. It’s been a while since I’ve come across quite so many great stories as those that have been contained in these horror anthologies compiled…

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Warriorborn

Posted: January 10, 2024 by Writer Dan in Books We Like Meta: Jim Butcher, Epic Fantasy, Fantasy, Short Fiction
Warriorborn

…that anyone who can’t get enough of this world will absolutely love to pieces. Sir Benedict Sorrelin-Lancaster has had nary but the shortest bit of time to wear his new…

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Too Like the Lightning

Posted: December 6, 2016 by Shawn in Books We Like Meta: Ada Palmer, Science Fiction
Too Like the Lightning

the like-minded, whose endless economic and cultural competition is carefully managed by central planners of inestimable subtlety. To us it seems like a mad combination of heaven and hell. To…