Tak! commented on The Hobbit by J. R. R. Tolkien
This is the story of how a Baggins had an adventure, and found himself doing …
Rereading this with L for the first time since learning danish: Oh haha, he named the bear guy Beorn
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Tak! reviewed Alien Clay by Adrian Tchaikovsky (duplicate)
Professor Arton Daghdev has always wanted to study alien life in person. But when his …
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 (Space Dragons, #1)
Luxorian is a dragon without a rider, and that's a problem.
Since ancient times, dragons …
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
Practicing New Worlds explores how principles of emergence, adaptation, iteration, resilience, transformation, interdependence, decentralization and …
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)
Every day, Baz, Peggy, Carole, and Madge get together to knit, drink tea, and dole …
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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, #1)
Luxorian is a dragon without a rider, and that's a problem.
Since ancient times, dragons …
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
Shigidi is a disgruntled and demotivated nightmare god in the Orisha spirit company, reluctantly answering …
Skibidi and the Brass Head of Obalufon
Tak! reviewed Dirt Town by Hayley Scrivenor
When twelve-year-old Esther disappears on the way home from school in a small town in …
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.
Tak! commented on The Mimicking of Known Successes by Malka Older (The Investigations of Mossa and Pleiti, #1)
The Mimicking of Known Successes presents a cozy Holmesian murder mystery and sapphic romance, set …
And there it is: THE MIMICKING OF KNOWN SUCCESSES ebook is 75% off, down to $2.99, across platforms! A Holmesian murder mystery set on Jupiter, featuring a 2nd-chance f/f romance, annoyed academics, trains, fog, tea, and the regeneration of ecosystems! Grab your e-copy now!
Tak! commented on Death of the Author by Nnedi Okorafor
The future of storytelling is here.
Disabled, disinclined to marry, and more interested in writing …
My forthcoming novel DEATH OF THE AUTHOR (Jan 2025) is about death, disability, ability, the complexity of culture, immigrants & the next generations, machines, AI, gun ownership, creative writing, the space race, so much more. At its heart, it's about the power of STORYTELLING. And it has a hell of an ending.
Tak! reviewed Navola by Paolo Bacigalupi
"You must be as sharp as a stilettotore’s dagger and as subtle as a fish …
Navola
5 stars
What a rollercoaster!
Navola could not be more different than Bacigalupi's excellent despairpunk scifi, with the exception that it is also excellent.
Tak! commented on Kalpa Imperial by Angélica Gorodischer
«Oh, sí, mis buenas gentes, sí, ya lo creo que sí. Se puede vivir en …
The #SFFBookClub pick for October 2024
Tak! reviewed Counterweight by Anton Hur
Counterweight
4 stars
Counterweight is a nearish-future scifi thriller set on the island of Patusan, which I have just learned today has a long literary legacy.
The plot follows an unnamed employee of the LK Corporation as he attempts to unravel a series of events revolving around the world's first space elevator, erected by LK on Patusan. I enjoyed the originality of the setting, but I found the whole thing fairly convoluted and somewhat difficult to follow.
The dystopian corporation-state future where having a literal worm implanted in your brain is a condition of employment is becoming all too plausible at this point.