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cha4les rated Ministry for the Future: 5 stars
Ministry for the Future by Kim Stanley Robinson, Kim Stanley Robinson
Established in 2025, the purpose of the new organization was simple: To advocate for the world's future generations and to …
cha4les rated The prince and the dressmaker: 5 stars
The prince and the dressmaker by Jen Wang
Prince Sebastian is looking for a bride or rather, his parents are looking for one for him. Sebastian is too …
cha4les rated To Be Taught, If Fortunate: 5 stars
To Be Taught, If Fortunate by Becky Chambers
At the turn of the twenty-second century, scientists make a breakthrough in human spaceflight. Through a revolutionary method known as …
cha4les rated Competing with Unicorns: 5 stars
cha4les rated The Galaxy, and the Ground Within: 5 stars
The Galaxy, and the Ground Within by Becky Chambers
With no water, no air, and no native life, the planet Gora is unremarkable. The only thing it has going …
cha4les rated Forest of Memory: 5 stars
Forest of Memory by Mary Robinette Kowal
Katya deals in Authenticities and Captures, trading on nostalgia for a past long gone. Her clients are rich and they …
cha4les rated The long way to a small, angry planet: 5 stars
The long way to a small, angry planet by Becky Chambers
When Rosemary Harper joins the crew of the Wayfarer, she isn't expecting much. The Wayfarer, a patched-up ship that's seen …
cha4les rated The Hill We Climb: 5 stars
The Hill We Climb by Amanda Gorman
On January 20, 2021, Amanda Gorman became the sixth and youngest poet to deliver a poetry reading at a presidential …
cha4les rated Project Hail Mary: 5 stars
Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir
Ryland Grace is the sole survivor on a desperate, last-chance mission--and if he fails, humanity and the earth itself will …
cha4les rated Valour And Vanity: 5 stars
Valour And Vanity by Mary Robinette Kowal
Acclaimed fantasist Mary Robinette Kowal has enchanted many fans with her beloved novels featuring a Regency setting in which magic--known …
cha4les rated Nothing to See Here: 5 stars
cha4les rated The Velocipede Races (Bikes in Space): 5 stars
Piranesi by Susanna Clarke
From the New York Times bestselling author of Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell, an intoxicating, hypnotic new novel set …