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Fourth book in the Dune series. Takes place 3500 years after the events of the …
Yeah, now we're into the genuinely weird shit - and not necessarily in a good way.
Yeah, now we're into the genuinely weird shit - and not necessarily in a good way.
The science fiction masterpiece continues in the "major event,"( Los Angeles Times) Children of Dune. …
Book 3, here we go. I remember some of this from reading it 30 years ago, let's see if it's as weird as I recall.
Book 3, here we go. I remember some of this from reading it 30 years ago, let's see if it's as weird as I recall.
Peer pressure from November Kelly
I was quite intrigued to revisit the Revelation Space universe. This rambling, largely pointless story felt tired. The characterisation was thin throughout. The ending was disappointing for its lack of resolution. A real shame.
I was quite intrigued to revisit the Revelation Space universe. This rambling, largely pointless story felt tired. The characterisation was thin throughout. The ending was disappointing for its lack of resolution. A real shame.
Interesting to revisit this setting after so many years. I wonder what an older, more jaded version of me will make of it.
A follow-up to the Hugo Award-nominated Blindsight, Echopraxia is set in a 22nd-century world transformed …
I continued on to this after reading Blindsight, because even though I didn't love it I had some enduring questions. An error on my part. There were more deliberate ambiguities than plot points in this book.
I won't provide a plot précis. This has some compelling concepts and big ideas, but was frankly a mess. Characters' motivations remain inexplicable even at the end of the book.
Amusingly this AMA with the author seems to boil down to "you're reading it wrong". Authors, please get over yourselves.
I continued on to this after reading Blindsight, because even though I didn't love it I had some enduring questions. An error on my part. There were more deliberate ambiguities than plot points in this book.
I won't provide a plot précis. This has some compelling concepts and big ideas, but was frankly a mess. Characters' motivations remain inexplicable even at the end of the book.
Amusingly this AMA with the author seems to boil down to "you're reading it wrong". Authors, please get over yourselves.
This deepened my appreciation of Woody and my understanding of his life and work. The inclusion of handwritten work, photos and ephemera was beautiful and makes the reader feel connected to him as a person in a way that sterile words on a page can't.
This deepened my appreciation of Woody and my understanding of his life and work. The inclusion of handwritten work, photos and ephemera was beautiful and makes the reader feel connected to him as a person in a way that sterile words on a page can't.
Blindsight is a hard science fiction novel by Canadian writer Peter Watts, published by Tor …
The ideas are compelling, and the inclusion of recreated vampires is a weird but interesting diversion. There's no emotional core though. In some ways that's by design - the primary narrative POV is of someone who's had significant, personality-destroying psychosurgery. I found myself asking why should I care about any of this throughout.
The ideas are compelling, and the inclusion of recreated vampires is a weird but interesting diversion. There's no emotional core though. In some ways that's by design - the primary narrative POV is of someone who's had significant, personality-destroying psychosurgery. I found myself asking why should I care about any of this throughout.
An important collection of Dredd stories, encompassing aspects of Origins.
This is such a beautiful book, full of photos, handwritten notes, and ephemera from Woody's life that had been lovingly compiled by his daughter and Robert Santelli. It makes me sad that few of us will leave behind any remnants of our daily lives and work in this era. Fuck modernity, embrace tradition.
This is such a beautiful book, full of photos, handwritten notes, and ephemera from Woody's life that had been lovingly compiled by his daughter and Robert Santelli. It makes me sad that few of us will leave behind any remnants of our daily lives and work in this era. Fuck modernity, embrace tradition.
Got this as a gift for myself
I've been meaning to get to this one for a while. Third time as LARP!
I've been meaning to get to this one for a while. Third time as LARP!
An important and timely book that shows the extent of the Israeli security state's international reach and influence. A downside is that the chapters don't really cohere and the style is more like a collection of long-form articles.
An important and timely book that shows the extent of the Israeli security state's international reach and influence. A downside is that the chapters don't really cohere and the style is more like a collection of long-form articles.
