I didn't realise just how much I liked Brian until now. I've got tears in my eyes reading the funeral.
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Military history author (writing as Russell Phillips). Tabletop RPG and board game player. Lapsed wargamer.
Non-binary. They/them pronouns.
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91% complete! Robin Phillips has read 11 of 12 books.
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Robin Phillips finished reading Past Imperfect by SI CLARKE (Mars Colony, #2.5)

Past Imperfect by SI CLARKE (Mars Colony, #2.5)
Katya should be on top of the world. She’s overcome a traumatic past and now she’s part of the first …
Robin Phillips commented on Livid Skies by SI CLARKE (Mars Colony, #2)
Robin Phillips quoted Livid Skies by SI CLARKE (Mars Colony, #2)
I extended and clenched my fingers repeatedly then tapped my lip. ‘Georgie and Gurdeep… They both have the gay, right? And you have the Jewishness? And what about your birth mother? You told me she was cancerous? No, because those statements are wrong. You’d never say those things. People are gay or ace or bi or whatever. People are a product of one culture or several. Some people have cancer or flu or, I don’t know, gangrene. Being a thing is different to having a thing. Do you see?’
— Livid Skies by SI CLARKE (Mars Colony, #2) (29%)
Devon on why she and I are autistic. We don't "have autism".
Robin Phillips started reading Livid Skies by SI CLARKE (Mars Colony, #2)

Livid Skies by SI CLARKE (Mars Colony, #2)
Robin Phillips started reading D-Day: The Battle for Normandy by Antony Beevor

D-Day: The Battle for Normandy by Antony Beevor
The definitive account of the Normandy invasion by the bestselling author of Stalingrad and The Fall of Berlin 1945From critically …
Robin Phillips finished reading Stardust Wake by Si Clarke (Starship Teapot, #0.5)

Stardust Wake by Si Clarke (Starship Teapot, #0.5)
They’ve been friends since childhood. But can their friendship survive adult reality?
Confirmed geeks and childhood friends, Lem and Devon …
Robin Phillips finished reading Miracle of Dunkirk by Walter Lord
Robin Phillips reviewed Devon's Island by Si Clarke
very geeky, very good
5 stars
As the author says, this is a very niche book. There's a lot of science (and there are notes about the science at the back), but if you're a geek, you'll probably love it.
Personally, I really appreciated and liked the representation of the autistic character Devon. It was sympathetic and most of all, it felt right.
Robin Phillips started reading Stardust Wake by Si Clarke (Starship Teapot, #0.5)

Stardust Wake by Si Clarke (Starship Teapot, #0.5)
They’ve been friends since childhood. But can their friendship survive adult reality?
Confirmed geeks and childhood friends, Lem and Devon …
Robin Phillips finished reading Devon's Island by Si Clarke

Devon's Island by Si Clarke
other stories will take you to mars. this one will take you inside the boardroom, the pub, and the bedroom …
Robin Phillips started reading Devon's Island by Si Clarke

Devon's Island by Si Clarke
other stories will take you to mars. this one will take you inside the boardroom, the pub, and the bedroom …
Robin Phillips finished reading Christmas Pie by Jodi Taylor

Christmas Pie by Jodi Taylor
Merry Christmas from Jodi Taylor. It's time for St Mary's traditional Christmas jump - even though it's only September...
St …
Robin Phillips started reading Miracle of Dunkirk by Walter Lord
Robin Phillips finished reading System Collapse by Empty Author (The Murderbot Diaries, #7)

System Collapse by Empty Author (The Murderbot Diaries, #7)
Am I making it worse? I think I'm making it worse.
Following the events in Network Effect, the Barish-Estranza corporation …