A software developer who loves fantasy and science fiction.
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Ensign Andrew Dahl has just been assigned to the Universal Union Capital Ship Intrepid, flagship of the Universal Union since …
"Stylish and action-packed, full of ambitious families and guilt-ridden loves, Jade City is an epic …
This book was good, but I kind of felt like I had to force myself to get through it. It has a magic system that is very loosely explained but is internally consistent. I don't know why it didn't grip me.
All Magnus Bane wanted was a vacation.
A lavish trip across Europe with Alec Lightwood, the Shadowhunter who, against all …
Sequels: Ancillary Sword; Ancillary Mercy.
It just didn't capture my interest fast enough. Maybe I'll try again later.
Since time immemorial, the Spires have sheltered humanity. Within their halls, the ruling aristocratic houses …
I really hope more books in this series are coming! I love the world and the characters!
Boy, this one was a big downer for me!
From #1 bestselling author Brandon Sanderson and Janci Patterson comes the first of three Skyward series novellas, each told from …
Thirteen-year-old Alcatraz Smedry and his companions seek Al's father and grandfather in the Great Library of Alexandria, where they face …
"Klara and the Sun, the first novel by Kazuo Ishiguro since he was awarded the …
This story was most interesting in that it was told from the perspective of an artificial intelligence. Not a whole lot happens, but it was neat to see the story unfold as the AI learned more.
There are some things I wish I could know a little bit more about the world, because it seems like an odd future setting that I couldn't get a great handle on. However, this lack of explanation fits with the narrator's perspective, so it works out fine.
