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LizAndra

LizAndra@books.theunseen.city

Joined 1 year, 5 months ago

I enjoy a wide variety of genres. I am surrounded by hundreds of dead tree books, but am mostly listening to audiobooks right now.

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The abominable (2013, Sphere) 3 stars

June 1924. On the brutal North East Ridge of Mount Everest, famous adventurers George Mallory …

Although Dan Simmons is known for his horror, this is not a book about horror. It's a mountaineering book, and a good one! The last quarter of the book becomes a high altitude thriller. I really enjoyed it.

A Shadow in Summer (2006, Tor) 4 stars

The city-state of Saraykeht dominates the Summer Cities. Its wealth is beyond measure; its port …

I had read this one before, but then never followed up on the rest of the series. Wanted to re-read this as this series is one long story. Enjoyed the re-read. Epic fantasy set in an Asian-like culture where poets bind demons in order to maintain trade and stability for their city states.