Fred Johansen rated Settlement: 4 stars
Settlement by R.O. Phillips
From the ancient coast of the Black Sea, a nomadic family, led by patriarch Arrata, embarks on their annual journey …
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A SF reader and programmer writing his first novel, a literary fantasy about the magic of storytelling.
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In addition to Read I'm also using the shelves read-long-ago, read-lit-studies and read-phil-studies for all the books I've read at some point. (Some of those contained in the three latter lists I may want to re-read.)
For a total count as of 2024, this means I've read approximately 90% of the 600+ books on my list.
And I'm really trying to keep my TBR short :-D
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Fred Johansen rated Watchmen: 5 stars
Fred Johansen rated Fictions: 5 stars
Fictions by Jorge Luis Borges
Edited and with an introduction by Anthony Kerrigan In the twelve years since Fictions was first published in Britain, Jorge …
Before and After the Book Deal: A Writer’s Guide to Finishing, Publishing, Promoting, and Surviving Your First Book by Courtney Maum
Everything you’ve ever wanted to know about publishing but were too afraid to ask is right here in this funny, …
Fred Johansen rated Runner Available: 4 stars
Fred Johansen rated OverLondon: 4 stars
OverLondon by George Penney, Tony Johnson (OverLondon, #1)
A Rollicking Comic-Fantasy Whodunnit with a Tudor Twist!
Priests from OverLondon's Church of Vengeful Acquisition are exploding. Is the cause …
Fred Johansen rated Night of Knives: 3 stars
Night of Knives by Ian C. Esslemont (Novels of the Malazan Empire, #1)
Night of Knives is the first novel of the Novels of the Malazan Empire series by Canadian author Ian Esslemont, …
Fred Johansen rated The Necronomicon: 3 stars
Fred Johansen rated At the Mountains of Madness: 4 stars
At the Mountains of Madness by H. P. Lovecraft
At the Mountains of Madness is a science fiction-horror novella by American author H. P. Lovecraft, written in February/March 1931 …
Fred Johansen rated Midnight Tides: 4 stars
Midnight Tides by Steven Erikson (Malazan Book of the Fallen, #5)
After decades of internecine warfare, the tribes of the Tiste Edur have at last united under the Warlock King of …
Fred Johansen rated Lewis Carroll's Alice in Wonderland: 5 stars
Lewis Carroll's Alice in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll (Children's Classic Collection)
Lewis Carroll's Alice in Wonderland is the fantastic tale of the dream-like adventures of a young girl. With original and …
Fred Johansen rated The Cartographers: 5 stars
The Cartographers by Peng Shepherd
What is the purpose of a map?
Nell Young’s whole life and greatest passion is cartography. Her father, Dr. Daniel …
Fred Johansen rated The Book That Wouldn't Burn: 4 stars
The Book That Wouldn't Burn by Mark Lawrence
A boy has lived his whole life trapped within a vast library, older than empires and larger than cities.
A …
Fred Johansen rated Richard III: 5 stars
Richard III by William Shakespeare
Richard III is a play by William Shakespeare. It was probably written c. 1592–1594. It is labelled a history in …