I read SF/F almost exclusively (branching out is not going well for me). I'm currently trying to discover more books with queer rep, and books that are not (heavily) based on a western understanding of the world.
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Red is the blood of the elite, of magic, of control. Blue is the blood of the poor, of workers, …
An immersive, electrifying space-fantasy from Neon Yang, author of The Black Tides of Heaven, full of high-tech space battles and …
In the jianghu, you break the law to make it your own.
Lin Chong is an expert arms instructor, training …
A dying universe.
When the Home worlds finally achieved the technology to venture out into the stars, they found a …
When an army of giant robot AIs threatens to devastate Earth, a virtuoso pianist becomes humanity's last hope in this …
In this intricate debut fantasy introducing a queernormative Persian-inspired world, a nonbinary refugee practitioner of …
Absolutely lovely book, 100% recommended.
It creates a beautiful, highly interesting Iran-inspired setting. The fantasy medical mystery is not quite the hardest to solve, but the book remains a very fun read. Learning more about its queer-normative society and the land's history kept me turning the pages. Not to mention that some very interesting thoughts about imperialism are expressed through the world building.
The audiobook version is also recommended, the reader does a very good job portraying the different characters, and it is really nice hearing all the non-English words pronounced properly (as far as I can tell, at least).
I urge anyone who feels like venturing outside western fantasy settings to give this a chance.
In this intricate debut fantasy introducing a queernormative Persian-inspired world, a nonbinary refugee practitioner of blood magic discovers a strange …
A world divided. A queendom without an heir. An ancient enemy awakens.
The House of Berethnet has ruled Inys for …
In this intricate debut fantasy introducing a queernormative Persian-inspired world, a nonbinary refugee practitioner of blood magic discovers a strange …
Wandering cleric Chih of the Singing Hills travels to the riverlands to record tales of the notorious near-immortal martial artists …
In this intricate debut fantasy introducing a queernormative Persian-inspired world, a nonbinary refugee practitioner of blood magic discovers a strange …
After touring the rural areas of Panga, Sibling Dex (a Tea Monk of some renown) and Mosscap (a robot sent …
While the Iskat Empire has long dominated the system through treaties and political alliances, several …
I found the book very frustrating to read and gave up no more than four chapters in.
One of the two protagonists is incredibly anxious and has really low self-esteem, constantly being caught in a loop of negative self-talk. I am generally very open to books with introspective characters and characters with mental health problems, but this guy occupies a fairly important position politically and he seems barely able to think of himself on that level. It's partially explained on a narrative level, but still.
Most of his internal monologue is spent berating himself. It's to such a degree that it put me in an unhealthy mental space for a couple of days, and I had to drop the book to get out of it. So if you're a highly anxious person, I suggest going in very carefully on this one.
The great city of Ebora once glittered with gold. Now its streets are stalked by wolves. Tormalin the Oathless has …
It's been centuries since the robots of Panga gained self-awareness and laid down their tools; centuries since they wandered, en …
