Bring me all the speculative fiction. Whose stories have I been missing out on?
Rating system calibration:
1 star - not worth reading 2 stars - worth reading, but has major problems 3 stars - satisfying read, may have minor problems. Most books live here. 4 stars - inspiring read, overshadows any issues 5 stars - life-changing read
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A lovely mutual-pining gay romance set in the late 50s. Solid usual prose from this author, extra cookie for being well researched. Medium spicy. Bi representation ftw
"26 years ago: A girl in South Dakota falls through the earth, then wakes up …
This one has straight up torture in it, tw tw tw
"17 years ago: A girl in South Dakota falls through the earth, then wakes up …
This was indeed a grimdark version of An Absolutely Remarkable Thing. It pairs well with Three Body Problem (either the books or the Netflix series) and rhymes a bit with Foundation and Pacific Rim (the 2013 movie).
Execution is an interesting take on the epistolary; the book is entirely made up of interview notes and other transcripts with no real other narrative text. It works great in a full-cast audio recording but I have no idea if it would be easier or harder in a visual text medium.
Content notes: People die, sometimes violently, and it’s pretty horrible. Some light body horror. Also the main instigator is a manipulative sociopath, and a lot of people have a Bad Time because of it. A nicely crafted Bad Time! but a Bad Time regardless.
"17 years ago: A girl in South Dakota falls through the earth, then wakes up …
Can’t yet tell if this is truly good for fans of An Absolutely Remarkable Thing or if there’s too much fascism in it for that
Same general Event, though
Tracker is known far and wide for his skills as a hunter: "He has a …
So far this has an order of magnitude greater subtext:text ratio than I'm used to and also an awful lot of token/gruff/brusque sex. Any tips on how to read it?
Third in the Swashbuckling Fantasy SeriesThe dragon-boy once known as Vetch has returned to his …
...okay, it's ancient egypt fanfic, the treatment of dragons is patronizing even by the characters who see them as more than livestock, and the main character seems to have mysteriously acquired life experiences that were explicitly excluded from the described history, but it's still pretty fun
Third in the Swashbuckling Fantasy SeriesThe dragon-boy once known as Vetch has returned to his …
Has the author not been outside during a full moon? It is. Not that dark.
Fate never asks your opinion...
Growing up in a town constantly at war with elves, …
Hey I know that guy
A new Emperor has arisen … and the Empire is collapsing into chaos. Having escaped from the Golden City, Elaine, …
Elaine and Johan are preparing to leave Golden City, with Daria and the travelers, in order to search for the …
Not every ugly duckling becomes a swan … In the wake of the disastrous attack …
Caveat legior: some weirdly sexualized moments, and the world is (still) authoritarian and anti-consent.
Not every ugly duckling becomes a swan … In the wake of the disastrous attack …
Popcorn reading
Elaine is an orphan girl who has grown up in a world where magical ability brings power. Her limited talent …
Okay so the main characters do seem to recognize that the nazi family is problematic but it’s still at core a book about how important blood purity is so. There’s that.
There is foreshadowing of a more-complexly-imagined world in future books, but it’s still the wrong side of the irony line for me.
…this might turn out to be white nationalist recruitment trash but we’ll see if it gets better
