Still enjoyed it. Had more space battles that I don't enjoy and less of the court intrigue and people outsmarting our protagonaist that I do, some nice explorations of the other mysterious elder civilazations.
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PWarren reviewed Demon in White by Christopher Ruocchio (The Sun Eater, #3)
For almost a hundred years, Hadrian Marlowe has served the Empire in its war against …
Bit of a middle-of-a-series type book
3 stars
Still enjoyed it. Had more space battles that I don't enjoy and less of the court intrigue and people outsmarting our protagonaist that I do, some nice explorations of the other mysterious elder civilazations.
PWarren reviewed Howling Dark by Christopher Ruocchio (The Sun Eater, #2)
Hadrian Marlowe is lost.
For half a century, he has searched the farther suns …
Still enjoyable!
4 stars
this volume continues straight on from the first book and advances us to a reasonable conclusion to what I guess is the first act of this rather long tale!
PWarren reviewed Empire of Silence (Sun Eater) by Christopher Ruocchio
Very good. Well written and interesting!
4 stars
Some interesting takes on some of the same themes as Frank Herbert's Dune, with a more heterogeneous view of humanity. Well crafted prose, easy to read and hard to put down!
Does follow the privileged young man rejects that privilige and slums it with the proles trope a bit and not a lot was resolved as it's the first of the series, but I'm looking forward to how the rest of the series goes!
Some interesting takes on some of the same themes as Frank Herbert's Dune, with a more heterogeneous view of humanity. Well crafted prose, easy to read and hard to put down!
Does follow the privileged young man rejects that privilige and slums it with the proles trope a bit and not a lot was resolved as it's the first of the series, but I'm looking forward to how the rest of the series goes!
PWarren reviewed Duel in the Dark by Jay Allan
Yeah, not bad
3 stars
A bit on the glorifying of war side, but with some threads of reflection. Some interesting ideas of how completely different cultures can interact, hoping the next books explore that more, rather than the space battle side of things too much.
A bit on the glorifying of war side, but with some threads of reflection. Some interesting ideas of how completely different cultures can interact, hoping the next books explore that more, rather than the space battle side of things too much.
PWarren finished reading The Night Land by William Hope Hodgson
The Night Land is a horror and fantasy novel by English writer William Hope Hodgson, …
Eh, it's OK. Some interesting far future humanity ideas, especially for it's time (1912!), but the prose is a bit heavy and slow going.
Eh, it's OK. Some interesting far future humanity ideas, especially for it's time (1912!), but the prose is a bit heavy and slow going.
PWarren finished reading The price of valor by Django Wexler (duplicate) (Book three of the Shadow campaigns)
"In the wake of the King's death, war has come to Vordan. The Deputies-General has …
Still pretty entertaining, a bit long winded sometimes.
PWarren reviewed The Shadow Throne
Fun escalation of the original!
The good guys overcoming some pretty nasty people, but with the baddies escalating things towards the end!
Still continues the interesting characters and world building, more layers to the bad guys being revealed, intrigue continues!
PWarren reviewed The Thousand Names by Django Wexler (duplicate)
Pretty interesting take on fantasy in a vaguely Napoleonic war setting
4 stars
I quite enjoyed it, interesting characters in a well detailed world with a fun take on magic. will be interesting to see where the rest of the series goes!
PWarren commented on The Night Land by William Hope Hodgson
The Night Land is a horror and fantasy novel by English writer William Hope Hodgson, …
This is tough going. Pretty dense prose, reminds me a lot of Milton's paradise lost, nearly no dialogue, and lots of fantastic imagery.
Definitely a product of its time (1920s) but reasonably interesting take on a far future humanity so far.
This is tough going. Pretty dense prose, reminds me a lot of Milton's paradise lost, nearly no dialogue, and lots of fantastic imagery.
Definitely a product of its time (1920s) but reasonably interesting take on a far future humanity so far.
PWarren reviewed Perhaps the Stars by Ada Palmer (Terra Ignota #4)
World Peace turns into global civil war.
In the future, the leaders of Hive …
Fantastic ending to the series, really loved the whole lot
5 stars
One of my favorite series of all time. Expertly crafted prose exploring a wide variety of ideas and themes around society and power. Loved it.
PWarren reviewed Too Like the Lightning by Ada Palmer (Terra Ignota -- Book 1)
"The world into which Mycroft and Carlyle have been born is as strange to our …
Wonderful worldbuilding and exploring lots of interesting ideas around society and social mores.
4 stars
PWarren rated Too Like the Lightning: 4 stars
Too Like the Lightning by Ada Palmer (Terra Ignota -- Book 1)
"The world into which Mycroft and Carlyle have been born is as strange to our 21st-century eyes as ours would …
An introverted teenage girl with an unconventional superpower, Taylor goes out in costume to find …
Was a thoroughly enjoyable read. Well developed characters and motivations, somewhat waffly at times, interesting take on super-human powers. Probably should count as 3 or 4 novels worth, it's a lot of words!
Was a thoroughly enjoyable read. Well developed characters and motivations, somewhat waffly at times, interesting take on super-human powers. Probably should count as 3 or 4 novels worth, it's a lot of words!