A Memory Called Empire (Teixcalaan #1)by Arkady MartineScience FictionPublished in 2019 Mahit Dzmare is a young ambassador fulfilling a lifelong ambition: to travel from her home on the independent Lsel Station to the vast Teixcalaan Empire, whose culture she has long been obsessed with. Complex, cosmopolitan, and endlessly self-referential, Teixcalaan expands in two ways: through … Continue reading Book Review: A Memory Called Empire
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Goodreads Monday: Ancestral Night
Goodreads Monday is a weekly meme where we randomly select a book from our Goodreads To Be Read list and share it with the world. It’s hosted by Lauren’s Page Turners, so be sure to link back to her site so that we can all see what everyone plans to read! Ancestral Night (White Space … Continue reading Goodreads Monday: Ancestral Night
Book Review: Leviathan Wakes
Leviathan Wakes (The Expanse #1) by James S.A. Corey Science Fiction 561 pages Published June 2011, by Orbit In the future, humanity has colonized many of the worlds beyond Earth-- Mars, the moon, the moons of Jupiter and Saturn, and the asteroid belt. Of all the colonies, those of the asteroid belt (home of … Continue reading Book Review: Leviathan Wakes
Book Review: The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet
The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet (Wayfarers #1) by Becky Chambers Science Fiction 404 pages First published in July, 2014 From Goodreads: Follow a motley crew on an exciting journey through space—and one adventurous young explorer who discovers the meaning of family in the far reaches of the universe—in this light-hearted debut space … Continue reading Book Review: The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet
Goodreads Monday: The Windup Girl
Goodreads Monday is a weekly meme where we randomly select a book from our Goodreads To Be Read list and share it with the world. It’s hosted by Lauren’s Page Turners, so be sure to link back to her site so that we can all see what everyone plans to read! The Windup Girl by Paolo … Continue reading Goodreads Monday: The Windup Girl
Book Review- A Civil Campaign
A Civil Campaign (Vorkosigan Saga, Chronological #12) By Lois McMaster Bujold Science Fiction 544 pages First published in 1999 From Goodreads: Miles Vorkosigan has a problem: unrequited love for the beautiful widow Ekaterin Vorsoisson, violently allergic to marriage after her first exposure. If a frontal assault won't do, Miles thinks, try subterfuge. He has a … Continue reading Book Review- A Civil Campaign
Book Review- Memory
Memory (Vorkosigan Saga, Chronological #10) Lois McMaster Bujold Science Fiction 509 pages First published in 1996 From Goodreads: Forced to abandon his undercover role as leader of the Dendarii Mercenaries, Miles Vorkosigan persuades Emperor Gregor to appoint him Imperial Auditor so he can penetrate Barrayar’s intelligence and security operations (ImpSec). Simon Illyan, head of ImpSec … Continue reading Book Review- Memory
Book Review- Mirror Dance
Mirror Dance (Vorkosigan Saga by Lois McMaster Bujold Science Fiction 560 pages Published in 1995 From Goodreads: The dwarfish, fetally-damaged yet brilliant Miles Vorkosigan has more than his share of troubles. Having recently escaped an assassination plot whose tool was a brainwashed clone of himself, Miles has set the clone, Mark, free for a new … Continue reading Book Review- Mirror Dance
Book Review- Borders of Infinity
Borders of Infinity Lois McMaster Bujold Science Fiction 311 pages Published 1999 From Goodreads: The popular adventures of Miles Vorkosigan, a clever and outlandish science fiction hero for the modern era, continue in these three tales. In "The Mountains of Mourning," Miles is dispatched to a backcountry region of Barrayar, where he must act as … Continue reading Book Review- Borders of Infinity
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