I really enjoyed the main character: a former antiquities thief who's trying to go straight and get a PhD in the field. But, oops, one last job! I like that she had some life under her belt, and it didn't seem over the top that she was good at what she does. The world-building was creative and fresh in many aspects.
I very much enjoyed Andy Weir’s Project Hail Mary. A massively fun jaunt that absolutely held my attention! I’ve caught some reviews criticising some of the tropes it trots out but for me in the context of the story being told they worked well.
Next I’ve started Adrian Tchaikovsky’s Children of Time. A few chapters in and this already has me hooked.
All “read” as wonderfully performed audiobooks. I am time-poor right now but my ears are often free.
I never win anything - until now! I won a copy of "Halfway to Better" by @susankayequinn from her podcast "Bright Green Futures" - a must listen for anyone into fiction, solarpunk, hopepunk, climate fiction, and other similar works! I read one of her fantastic short stories in "Solarpunk Magazine" a few issues ago, and I am exicited to read more!
If you like queer sci-fi/fantasy cons but hate leaving your house, Rainbow Space Magic Con is today and tomorrow, online, and free! I'll be doing a short reading today and sitting on a panel tomorrow, and there's lots of other good stuff. Check out https://www.rainbowspacemagic.org/ for schedule and registration!
I love how Evan Currie in his "Odyssey One" #book#series seems to have embraced the memes of humans as space orcs, because another description of it I would say is WTAF-as-a-Series 🤣
They have various adventures, that often are of the "the what now?" variety, and actions and results of the main character are usually met with "they did WHAT?!" reaction by enemies, and often allies 😂
Highly recommend! #reading#SciFi@bookstodon
The gender flipped 1950's style matriarchy was the least interesting part of the book. Kind of heavy-handed, it nonetheless set a good background for societal change. Throw in some love stories and overbearing parents, and you've got a solid YA SciFi novel. I did really enjoy the spaceships as well. Quite an interesting take.
Oh, plus 2 Romance authors who joined a Horror promo and weren't kicked for some reason. 🤔 I guess that one "Billionaire Daddy-Bro" is horror to me... I just imagine E. M*sk. 😜 Bleh!
Stephen King gives a blunt three word response when discovering 23 of his books have been banned from school libraries in Florida, a law which is now being challenged by six major book publishers.