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I only track books that I read for pleasure, mostly SF/Fantasy. I've fallen out of the habit of actually writing reviews beyond giving a star rating. It would be nice to get back into that habit.
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Aneel rated Bird of the River: 4 stars
Aneel rated Travel light: 4 stars

Travel light by Naomi Mitchison
From the dark ages to modern times, from the dragons of medieval forests to Constantinople, this is a fantastic and …
Aneel rated The House of the Stag: 4 stars
Aneel rated The Goblin Emperor: 3 stars

The Goblin Emperor by Katherine Addison
Maia, the youngest, half-goblin son of the Emperor has lived his entire life in exile, distant from the Imperial Court …
Aneel rated Wolf in White Van: 3 stars

Wolf in White Van by John Darnielle
Isolated by a disfiguring injury since the age of seventeen, Sean Phillips crafts imaginary worlds for strangers to play in. …
Aneel rated Ninefox Gambit (The Machineries of Empire, #1): 4 stars

Ninefox Gambit (The Machineries of Empire, #1) by Yoon Ha Lee
Captain Kel Cheris of the hexarchate is disgraced for using unconventional methods in a battle against heretics. Kel Command gives …
Aneel rated Lone Rider: 4 stars
Aneel rated Heirs of grace: 3 stars

Heirs of grace by Tim Pratt
When an unknown relative dies, Bekah inherits a small fortune and a large house filled with junk. Trey Howard, the …
Aneel rated Get in Trouble: 4 stars

Get in Trouble by Kelly Link
SHE HAS BEEN HAILED BY MICHAEL CHABON as "the most darkly playful voice in American fiction" and by Neil Gaiman …
Aneel rated Naked earth: 3 stars
Aneel rated This Is How You Lose the Time War: 5 stars

This Is How You Lose the Time War by Amal El-Mohtar, Max Gladstone
Two time-traveling agents from warring futures, working their way through the past, begin to exchange letters—and fall in love in …

Grail by Elizabeth Bear
The ship Jacob's Ladder has arrived at its destination - the planet they call Grail. But Grail is populated by …
Aneel rated Catfish and Mandala: 3 stars
Aneel rated A Civil Campaign: 5 stars

A Civil Campaign by Lois McMaster Bujold
Miles Vorkosigan launches a campaign to win the heart of Ekatarina, whose former husband died as a result of Miles' …