Tak! commented on Waste Tide by Chen Qiufan
You know it's science fiction when it describes an american company changing its behavior as a result of Environmental Protection Agency standards
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Tak! commented on The Bands of Mourning by Brandon Sanderson
This month's Tor.com free ebook
Tak! rated The Grief of Stones: 4 stars
The Grief of Stones by Katherine Addison (The Cemeteries of Amalo, #2)
In The Grief of Stones, Katherine Addison returns to the world of The Goblin Emperor with a direct sequel …
Tak! commented on The Grief of Stones by Katherine Addison (The Cemeteries of Amalo, #2)
In The Grief of Stones, Katherine Addison returns to the world of The Goblin …
Katherine Addison is as serious about showing her work with tram routes as Brandon Sanderson is with magic systems
Tak! reviewed The Last Girl Scout by Natalie Ironside
The past lies like a nightmare over the world.
Two hundred years after the War …
The Last Girl Scout
4 stars
Content warning Overall plot arc metaspoilers
This was basically two books: part one was gay, postapocalyptic lord of the rings; and part two was a straightforward commies vs. fascists war epic.
There are lots of trans characters and themes (including some gritty transphobia 😬), and plenty of leftist political discussion and commentary.
The military parts were a bit too "oorah" for my taste, but overall I really enjoyed the book.
Tak! commented on She Who Became the Sun by Shelley Parker-Chan
To possess the Mandate of Heaven, the female monk Zhu will do anything
Mulan meets …
By the way, I've begun keeping a list here: reading.taks.garden/list/23/s/sffbookclub-picks
Tak! commented on She Who Became the Sun by Shelley Parker-Chan
To possess the Mandate of Heaven, the female monk Zhu will do anything
Mulan meets …
September's entry for #SFFBookClub weirder.earth/@eldang/108864181064469735
Tak! reviewed The Ruin of Angels by Max Gladstone (The Craft Sequence, #6)
The God Wars destroyed the city of Alikand. Now, a century and a half and …
The Ruin of Angels
4 stars
Sharp, witty, nuanced, and weird - exactly what I've come to expect from Max Gladstone
Tak! commented on Shadows of Self by Brandon Sanderson (Mistborn, #5)
Shadows of Self shows Mistborn’s society evolving as technology and magic mix, the economy grows, …
Now this one's free on tor.com - it looks like they're trying to get readers caught up for free before the next installment ships 🙂
Tak! rated Prayer for the Crown-Shy: 4 stars
Prayer for the Crown-Shy by Becky Chambers
After touring the rural areas of Panga, Sibling Dex (a Tea Monk of some renown) and Mosscap (a robot sent …
Locklands by Robert Jackson Bennett (The Founders Trilogy, #3)
Sancia, Clef, and Berenice have gone up against plenty of long odds in the past. But the war they’re fighting …
Tak! reviewed Enchanters' End Game by David Eddings (The Belgariad, #5)
THE DRIVE OF PROPHECY
The quest was over. The Orb of Aldur was restored. And …
The Belgariad
2 stars
So. The Belgariad is a pretty no-frills fantasy chosen one epic that spans five books. It has some unique aspects, like the world and religion/magic systems, but it's severely flawed, particularly in its depiction of women.
Women in the Belgariad have three types of interactions with men: - Nagging them into getting their way - Seducing them into getting their way - Being patronized
Incidentally, I'll be pretty happy if I never see a woman's appearance described as "lush" or "overripe" again.
Tak! commented on The Alloy of Law by Brandon Sanderson (Mistborn, #4)
"Three hundred years after the events of the Mistborn trilogy, Scadrial is on the verge …
To promote the next installment, this one is free through August 5 at ebookclub.tor.com/
Tak! commented on Magician's Gambit by David Eddings (The Belgariad, #3)
Magician's Gambit is the third part of The Belgariad, a fantasy book series written by …
Content warning mild setting spoiler
What a surprise that the only woman wizard is also the only one who doesn't have a wizard's tower
Tak! reviewed Queen of Sorcery by David Eddings (The Belgariad, #2)
Legends told of how the evil God Torak had coveted the power of the Orb …
Queen of Sorcery
4 stars
Finally, something is starting to happen - he just needed a few hundred pages to get going. He seems fascinated with the trope "all-woman/woman-dominated culture that (forcibly) uses visiting men for its own (sexual) purposes".