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CountStex

Steven@books.theunseen.city

Joined 3 years, 1 month ago

A GenX Englishman who left England for Denmark back in 2012 and now lives on the Danish island of Bornholm. Bookwise I've always been a big fan of Fantasy and Sci-fi growing up on Tolkien, Terry Brooks, Terry Pratchett and many a Forgotten Realms saga. Mastodon: @countstex@dice.camp

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Neal Stephenson: Anathem (Paperback, 2009, Harper)
Andrew Smith: Devil in the Stack (Paperback, 2024)
Jason Schreier: Press Reset (Paperback, 2021, Grand Central Publishing)

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Richard Osman: The Thursday Murder Club (Paperback)
Margaret Weis: Dragonlance Chronicles (Dragonlance #1-3)

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Terry Pratchett: The Dark Side of the Sun (Paperback, 1988, Corgi)
Fiona Staples, Brian K. Vaughan: Saga, Volume 1 (dupe) (2012, Image Comics)
Rob Wilkins: Terry Pratchett : a Life with Footnotes (2022, Transworld Publishers Limited)

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finished reading Mythos by Stephen Fry

Stephen Fry: Mythos (Paperback, 2017, Penguin Books, Limited)

Fry excels in this modern take on the tales of ancient Greece. I've read many of Fry's fictional tales and wasn't sure how that would translate to this format, but I needn't have worried. His wit and humour carry through lovingly and make this a quick and joyful read.

reviewed Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman

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Neil Gaiman: Ocean at the End of the Lane (2019, Headline Publishing Group)

A middle-aged man returns to his childhood home to attend a funeral. Although the house …

Review of 'Ocean at the End of the Lane' on 'Goodreads'

A truly charming tale that kept me intrigued the entire time. Though a child of the 70s as opposed to the 60s I still saw enough in the joy of my childhood in Neil's world that the world touched my soul in wonderful ways.