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optimist_prime rated The Goblin Emperor: 4 stars
The Goblin Emperor by Katherine Addison (The Goblin Emperor, #1)
A vividly imagined fantasy of court intrigue and dark magics in a steampunk-inflected world, by a brilliant young talent
The …
optimist_prime rated Bezzle: 5 stars
optimist_prime rated House in the Cerulean Sea: 5 stars
TJ Klune: House in the Cerulean Sea (2020, Doherty Associates, LLC, Tom)
House in the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune
Linus is an uptight caseworker with a heart of gold working for the department in charge of magical youth. When …
optimist_prime rated Memory Librarian: 4 stars
Memory Librarian by Eve L. Ewing, Janelle Monáe, Yohanca Delgado
In The Memory Librarian: And Other Stories of Dirty Computer, singer-songwriter, actor, fashion icon, activist, and worldwide superstar Janelle Monáe …
optimist_prime rated A Prayer for the Crown-Shy: 4 stars
A Prayer for the Crown-Shy by Becky Chambers (Monk and Robot, #2)
After touring the rural areas of Panga, Sibling Dex (a Tea Monk of some renown) and Mosscap (a robot sent …
optimist_prime rated A Psalm for the Wild-Built: 5 stars
A Psalm for the Wild-Built by Becky Chambers (Monk and Robot, #1)
It's been centuries since the robots of Panga gained self-awareness and laid down their tools; centuries since they wandered, en …
optimist_prime rated Men at Arms: 5 stars
Men at Arms by Terry Pratchett
"Be a MAN in the City Watch! The City Watch needs MEN!"
But what it's got includes Corporal Carrot (technically …
optimist_prime rated The Promised Neverland Tome 6: 4 stars
optimist_prime rated Once upon a River: 4 stars
Diane Setterfield: Once upon a River (2019, Transworld Publishers Limited)
Once upon a River by Diane Setterfield
When the seemingly dead body of a child reanimates hours after arriving at an ancient inn on the Thames, three …
optimist_prime rated Red Team Blues: 4 stars
Red Team Blues by Cory Doctorow (Martin Hench, #1)
Martin Hench is 67 years old, single, and successful in a career stretching back to the beginnings of Silicon Valley. …
optimist_prime rated Invisible Sun: 4 stars
optimist_prime rated Dark State: 4 stars
Dark State by Charles Stross
Hugo Award-winning author Charlie Stross dives deep into the underbelly of paratime espionage, nuclear warfare, and state surveillance in this …
Empire Games: A Tale of the Merchant Princes Universe by Charles Stross
331 pages ; 21 cm
optimist_prime rated Parable of the talents: 5 stars
Parable of the talents by Octavia E. Butler
Environmental devastation and economic chaos have turned America into a land of depravity. Taking advantage of the situation, a zealous …