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In The Grief of Stones, Katherine Addison returns to the world of The Goblin Emperor with a direct sequel …
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
The past lies like a nightmare over the world.
Two hundred years after the War …
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.
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
To possess the Mandate of Heaven, the female monk Zhu will do anything
Mulan meets …
September's entry for #SFFBookClub weirder.earth/@eldang/108864181064469735
The God Wars destroyed the city of Alikand. Now, a century and a half and …
Sharp, witty, nuanced, and weird - exactly what I've come to expect from Max Gladstone
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 🙂
After touring the rural areas of Panga, Sibling Dex (a Tea Monk of some renown) and Mosscap (a robot sent …
Sancia, Clef, and Berenice have gone up against plenty of long odds in the past. But the war they’re fighting …
THE DRIVE OF PROPHECY
The quest was over. The Orb of Aldur was restored. And …
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.
"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/
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
Legends told of how the evil God Torak had coveted the power of the Orb …
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".
The first novel in David Edding's Belgariad series, Pawn of Prophecy examines the transformation of Garion from a farm boy …
The first novel in David Edding's Belgariad series, Pawn of Prophecy examines the transformation of …
There's definitely a certain feeling to opening a new fantasy book and seeing a densely illustrated map