The Archive Undying is a kind of postapocalyptic fantasy kaiju novel that (d?)evolves into a philosophical treatise on the nature of the self. It's entertaining and extremely well written, but I got plot twist exhaustion after a while.
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Tak! reviewed Archive Undying by Emma Mieko Candon
Tak! commented on The Practice, the Horizon, and the Chain by Sofia Samatar
The #SFFBookClub pick for December 2024
Tak! reviewed Stardust Grail by Yume Kitasei
The Stardust Grail
4 stars
A story about friendship, betrayal, and the aftereffects of colonization (in space!) with heists.
The aliens are alien, there's some interesting exploration of wormholes and first contact dynamics, and the action is engaging and unpredictable.
Tak! commented on Automatic Noodle by Annalee Newitz
COVER REVEAL! It's my next book, "Automatic Noodle," a cozy, near-future story about a group of food service bots in an abandoned ghost kitchen who take over their own delivery app account. They rebrand as a neighborhood lunch spot, and start making tasty hand-pulled noodles. Set in San Francisco after a horrible war, this is about rebuilding and finding love after political disaster.
Coming 8.5.25! Please pre-order! us.macmillan.com/books/9781250357465/automaticnoodle > Art by Eric Nyquist Design by Christine Foltzer
Tak! commented on The Hobbit by J. R. R. Tolkien
Tak! reviewed Alien Clay by Adrian Tchaikovsky (duplicate)
Alien Clay
5 stars
Another great Tchaikovsky take on the truly alien, this time with added revolutionary fervor. If you like near-to-mid-future scifi rooted in existing social issues and aliens that aren't just humans with weird foreheads, Alien Clay is for you!
Tak! commented on Space Dragons: Luxorian's Crew by Veo Corva
Hello readerfolk!
My slice-of-life space fantasy novella, Space Dragons: Luxorian's Crew, is now officially published and out in the wild!
Like all of my books, it's DRM-free and available from a variety of sellers in both digital and paperback formats. Please do check it out. :dragon_heart:
veocorva.xyz/books/space-dragons-luxorians-crew-by-veo-corva/
Tak! commented on Practicing New Worlds by Alexis Pauline Gumbs
AK Press has made 6 e-books free to download for a limited period: www.akpress.org/featured-products/featured-topic-free-ebook.html
- Practicing New Worlds - Abolition and Emergent Strategies
- Street Rebellion - Resistance Beyond Violence and Nonviolence
- No Pasarán! - Antifascist Dispatches from a World in Crisis
- The Operating System - An Anarchist Theory of the Modern State
- Joyful Militancy - Building Thriving Resistance in Toxic Times
- Emergent Strategy - Shaping Change, Changing Worlds
Tak! commented on A Bit of Murder Between Friends by Elliott Hay (Vigilauntie Justice, #1)
I don't know about you, but I'm finding everything really hard right now.
So today I come to you with free books. No code. No minimum purchase. No secret handshake. Just free books.
If you need a dash of hope, then maybe The Left Hand of Dog will bring you joy. www.whitehartfiction.co.uk/products/left-hand-ebook
If you'd prefer a story of women getting justice through any means necessary, then A Bit of Murder Between Friends might be what the doctor ordered. www.whitehartfiction.co.uk/products/between-ebook
Tak! commented on The Left Hand of Dog by Si Clarke
I don't know about you, but I'm finding everything really hard right now.
So today I come to you with free books. No code. No minimum purchase. No secret handshake. Just free books.
If you need a dash of hope, then maybe The Left Hand of Dog will bring you joy. www.whitehartfiction.co.uk/products/left-hand-ebook
If you'd prefer a story of women getting justice through any means necessary, then A Bit of Murder Between Friends might be what the doctor ordered. www.whitehartfiction.co.uk/products/between-ebook
Tak! rated Shigidi and the Brass Head of Obalufon: 4 stars

Shigidi and the Brass Head of Obalufon by Wole Talabi
Shigidi is a disgruntled and demotivated nightmare god in the Orisha spirit company, reluctantly answering prayers of his few remaining …
Tak! reviewed Space Dragons: Luxorian's Crew by Veo Corva
Space Dragons: Luxorian's Crew
5 stars
Space Dragons: Luxorian's Crew is first and foremost a novella about space dragons, or at least one particular space dragon.
However, it is also about recovering from abusive relationships, building a family, doing and being more than others believe you can, and thriving in a universe where everything is built for beings of different sizes, shapes, and abilities.
If any of this resonates with you, or even if you're just in the mood for a wonderfully-written, bite-sized space opera, go and read Space Dragons: Luxorian's Crew! Space Dragons!
Tak! commented on Shigidi and the Brass Head of Obalufon by Wole Talabi
Tak! reviewed Dirt Town by Hayley Scrivenor
Dirt Town
4 stars
This is a novel so Australian that it goes from Milo to "no worries" to lamington in the course of a single paragraph.
Apart from that, it's kind of a typical crime novel following the investigation of a young teenage girl's disappearance.
The most interesting thing it does, in my opinion, is, among the chapters following various characters' viewpoints, adding "we" chapters that are meant to be kind of a combined viewpoint of the town's kids.











