I’m one of those people who reads several books at once, swapping between them depending on my mood and engagement. Currently the great mortality by John Kerry, the salted earth by Jeff Somers, woken furies by Richard Morgan, a journal of the plague year by Daniel Defoe, velocity weapon by Megan O’Keefe, and a couple of others that I may not finish.
This is an excellent story. I thoroughly enjoyed it. I think I saw another comment mention it but after you finish this, you must read (or listen to) “Endurance” by Alfred Lansing. The narration was excellent. I borrowed the audiobook from libby and it was such an amazing story!
Your pick reminds me I really should get into some naval fiction. I used to love it on the screen (Hornblower, Master and Commander, etc), I’m a big fan of it’s sci-fi equivalents, I was into sailing as a kid and I am a total sucker for command drama stuff. Frankly, I’m shocked I’ve never read any naval fiction as far as I can remember.
Just finished Dune Messiah. It was good, but I liked the first one more. Feel like it could’ve been shorter, while at the same time I feel like I would’ve appreciated more info on how the jihad affected people outside Arrakeen.
I’ll probably start on either Colour of Magic or Gardens of the Moon next.
Working through Perdido Street Station on my new Kobo. I understand the critiques on pacing, and spending too much time on world building as now, 400 pages in, races, sections of the city, creatures, and cultures are still being introduced. But it has been an enjoyable ride so far, especially with one of the main PoVs being one of my favorite tropes of just “scientist doing science”
Just finished rewatching The Magicians, since it’s my favorite darker adult magic TV Show. Now I am about to start The Magicians by Lev Grossman to see what it’s like.
Just finished Persepolis Rising and eagerly awaiting to get my hands on Tiamath’s Wrath from my library. Fiction has always been my goto in such times and never once has it disappointed me.
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