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Distress
by Greg Egan
· published 1995 · read 2018-07-20
★★★★☆
Distress is another really enjoyable book by Greg Egan, part of his very loosely connected Subjective Cosmology trilogy. It's less "weird" than the other two parts, and might make a better starting point for interested readers. We acc
Sabriel
by Garth Nix
· published 1995 · read 2017-01-01
★★★★☆
I really really liked this book. It's very solid fantasy, it has its own plot, its characters are wonderful and not cliche and I very much want to read more of this. Sabriel as the new Abhorsen was a joy. One point less than perfect because
City of Lies
by Sam Hawke
· published 2018 · read 2021-06-13
★★★☆☆
White-hat assassin siblings have to defend the realm. It's a bit generic. Good parts: the role of the protagonist as defensive poison expert (unusual and refreshing), and a well-handled siege story. The truly stand-out part of the story was
Abhorsen
by Garth Nix
· published 2003 · read 2018-02-18
★★★☆☆
Very YA. Good YA! But … too YA for me atm for a five star rating. Much better YA than many things I know, though. Doesn't feel like it can keep up with the previous parts of the series.
Godsgrave
by Jay Kristoff
· published 2017 · read 2019-05-26
★★★☆☆
Godsgrave by Jay Kristoff is the second part of The Nevernight Chronicle, and it felt underwhelming. I'll try to tell you why: In Godsgrave, we continue to follow Mia, who is now a trained assassin and still hell-bent on revenge. To make
Nevernight
by Jay Kristoff
· published 2016 · read 2019-01-06
★★★☆☆
Nevernight is nice fantasy – setting-wise, it's confusingly similar to Red Sister, all about a young girl assassin going to a slightly religious assassin school, but it's different in style. I think I liked Red Sister more (seeing as it
The Rook
by Daniel O'Malley
· published 2012 · last read 2023-03-13
★★★☆☆
Wow! This book has bits of Charles Stross in it (as in: secret modern British agency dealing with the supernatural), but at the same time it's totally different. More action oriented, fast-paced, witty, and it never felt like a Laundry kn
Lexicon
by Max Barry
· published 2013 · read 2020-08-21
★★☆☆☆
Neat enough premise: NLP is magic, special words can persuade and coerce humans into any action. With a few well-chosen questions you can figure out any person's category (out of <1000), and then apply magic words that bypass consciousness
