I mainly read sci-fi, mystery, some suspense/horror and the occasional non-fiction.
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The first and last short stories are excellent and very moving. Make sure you read the end notes that explain how the first short story occurred.
The middle short story was also good but was very philosophical and not as engaging for me.
I read this from the Digital Library of Korean Literature which permits anyone to make an account: library.ltikorea.or.kr/aboutLibrary
Sassinak is a science fiction novel by American writers Anne McCaffrey and Elizabeth Moon, published …
Content warning slavery, death of family
Good military space opera from Anne McCaffrey and Elizabeth Moon with well developed characters. There is a somewhat abrupt jump forward in time to move the plot forward, but it is later eased several times when characters reminisce about the past.
The primary driver for the main character is being enslaved when young, so slavery is mentioned frequently. However the story deliberately does not go into graphic details of all the horrors related to slavery.
I plan to continue the series but will pause a while before continuing.
A good set of alternative history stories. I found it because Harry Turtledove is one of the authors.
Excellent set of short stories set in the Polity.
Axiomatic (ISBN 0-7528-1650-0) is a 1995 collection of short science fiction stories by Greg Egan. …
A very good set of short stories by Greg Egan.
A very well written and researched book. I learned a lot about the history of slavery that either wasn't taught or was badly misrepresented.