Retired linguist/law/IT. Avid reader in all languages (see polyglot.city/@FrankauLux/ ), both paper and ebooks. Mostly fictions these days.
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18% complete! François has read 19 of 104 books.
Glasshouse is a science fiction novel by British author Charles Stross, first published in 2006. In 2007, Glasshouse won the …
Una wants nothing more than to teach, but she has been unable to secure steady …
Very good. Loads of plots twists and nice window into icelandic life.. recommended !
Una wants nothing more than to teach, but she has been unable to secure steady employment in Reykjavík. Her savings …
Four friends visit the island. But only three return....Detective Inspector Hulda Hermannsdóttir is sent to …
Nice thriller with a good plotwist at the end.
Four friends visit the island. But only three return....Detective Inspector Hulda Hermannsdóttir is sent to the isolated island of Elliðaey …
As usual, nice stories interthwined... :-)
This is the story of a lie that became the most powerful kind of truth. …
This is a strange book. I don't know exactly what to make of it. Space cowboy ? anticipation ? partly philosophy ? see for yourselves...
This is a strange book. I don't know exactly what to make of it. Space cowboy ? anticipation ? partly philosophy ? see for yourselves...
This is the story of a lie that became the most powerful kind of truth. A timeless novel as urgently …
"The Crystal Spheres" is a science fiction short story by American writer David Brin, originally …
nice little short story :-)
"The Crystal Spheres" is a science fiction short story by American writer David Brin, originally published in the January 1984 …
The River of Time brings together eleven of David Brin's finest shorter works, including 'The …
Collection of short stories commented by the author. As usual in this type of book, some are better than the others :-)
The River of Time brings together eleven of David Brin's finest shorter works, including 'The Crystal Spheres', and four stories …
Travis McGee is unnerved when he receives an unexpected guest—real estate developer Harry Broll, who …
Not bad, but not my cup of tea. If you have nothing else to read... Very old style macho type of PI.
Travis McGee is unnerved when he receives an unexpected guest—real estate developer Harry Broll, who is convinced that McGee is …
