Virtual Speculation

Get link
Facebook
X
Pinterest
Email
Other Apps

I read a lot of books. Some where in the range of 125-150 at minimum every year. The topics and quality ranges all over the place, but my preference tends to lean towards the various sub-genres of Speculative Fiction. I don't think that Sci Fi and Fantasy novels are automatically fluff, there are some absolutely amazing books in those genres. They often also have some very interesting points of discussion woven in.

So to that end I started a small online book club as a way to share the experience of these amazing books. Starting out most of the titles were pulled from my favorite reads, but moving forward I've been pulling in books based on reviews and research. The titles include high fantasy, hard science fiction, fable, near future, far future, and other facets of speculative fiction.

The book club has an online presence on Facebook and on Booklikes.

2018

Chill / Elizabeth Bear
A Wrinkle in Time / Madeleine L'Engle
The Sheep Look Up / John Brunner
Islands in the Net / Bruce Sterling
The Shore of Women / Pamela Sargent
The Forever War /Joe Haldeman
The very best of Kate Elliott / Kate Elliott
Infomocracy / Malka Older
Lovecraft Country / Mike Ruff
Autonomous / Annalee Newitz
The Gate to Women's Country / Sheri S Tepper

Get link
Facebook
X
Pinterest
Email
Other Apps

Comments

[Book Review] Battle of the Linguist Mages

Battle of the Linguist Mages / Scotto Moore The description of this book caught my attention immediately , and a cover blurb from one of my favorite authors? Sign me up! The book isn't quite what is promised, and that's not necessarily a bad thing, it's just that it has so much potential. It's like how Ready Player One reads a lot different in a post Gamer Gate environment. (Also, to be fair, the description I first read when looking through review copies is different than what is up now.) Now, don't get me wrong, the premise is phenomenal. I love a good SF that takes seeds of the here and now and goes "what if?" It looks at where VR gaming is now, where streaming and MMOs are now, the balance between real life skills and game controls, and launches into a believable continuation. Then we get a little seasoning of magic and more. It made me laugh and has some neat ideas that it develops. But writing and tone wise, it feel...

When Sorrows Come (October Daye #15) / Seanan McGuire Previously reviewed: Rosemary and Rue Once Broken Faith The Brightest Fell Night and Silence The Unkindest Tide A Killing Frost After... we'll kindly say many books of dodging the inevitable, Toby's finally getting married. In her defense, at the start of the book even she did not know the date chosen for the event. There's a little too much significance in this marriage to allow for a simple document signing in front of the local Justice of the Peace. A marriage between a member of the Divided Courts and a King of Cats, and of course Toby has been anything but "just" a changeling for some time now. A hero of the realm, daughter of a First Born, king-breaker, kingdom maker, finder of lost things, and, most importantly, one of the few members of Fairie that understands crime scene investigation and procedure. This is October Daye, of course something is going to go Horribly Wrong, likely involving b...

The Olympian Affair (Cinder Spires #2) / Jim Butcher Previously Reviewed: The Aeronaut's Windlass It's been a long haul waiting for book two, and one that I didn't think was going to end. In 2016, I described book one as an "air-ship filled rollicking adventure that brings to mind a mash-up of Shakespeare and The Princess Bride. We have heroics, tempers, swashbuckling, dastardly villains, battles of wits, revenge, and maybe a little true love on the side. This tome drops you into the story from page one and seems much shorter than its 750 pages." So where are we in 2023? Before reading this, I strongly advise you reread book one. The cast is large, the book thick, and the two main warring governments are Spire Albion and Spire Aurora , so if you're like me and names blend together, remind yourself of who everyone is and the stage that has been set. The Olympian Affair is a story of the maneuvering and politics after the war has started but...

Search This Blog

Libromancer's Apprentice