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pdurrant · 04-30-2019, 03:25 AM

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Next up: Julius Katz and Archie by Dave Zeltserman.

Which, as mentioned, was very good.

Next I read Asimov's SF Magazine for May/June 2019. Another good issue. And now I'm reading both Analog SFF Magazine for May/June 2019 and also Children of the Storm, another Amelia Peabody mystery.

astrangerhere · 04-30-2019, 01:53 PM

Been completely out of the loop here for a few weeks working on some particularly hard cases. I have missed some book club books, but am currently getting through Arkady Martine's debut A Memory Called Empire and am enjoying it immensely. Martine is the pen name for a Byzantine scholar, and she has basically written Byzantine politics in space. I love it

CRussel · 04-30-2019, 04:41 PM

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Been completely out of the loop here for a few weeks working on some particularly hard cases. I have missed some book club books, but am currently getting through Arkady Martine's debut A Memory Called Empire and am enjoying it immensely. Martine is the pen name for a Byzantine scholar, and she has basically written Byzantine politics in space. I love it

Glad to see you're resurfacing, astrangerhere. We've missed you. Next month's book is a very light read, but so far is fun. And don't miss out on your chance to get in a new theme.

PurpleStar · 05-01-2019, 11:40 AM

I ditched Beautiful Bad by Annie Ward at 75%. Just didn't care what was going on so I gave up. Started on a Star Trek book The Rings of Tautee by Dean Wesley Smith and Kristine Kathryn Rusch.

PurpleStar · 05-05-2019, 01:48 PM

Already finished The Rings of Tautee. Wow it only took 4 days??! Good classic Star Trek!!! Worth the 99c obviously.

Now going to read The Autumn Republic by Brian McClellan. Bought this whole trilogy on sale for like $2.99 each! Might take a little longer to read. LOL

Dngrsone · 05-05-2019, 02:50 PM

Finished reading Shards of Honor by Lois McMaster Bujold.

CRussel · 05-06-2019, 12:45 AM

I just finished reading the Audible version of The Flowers of Vashnoi, an Ekatarin novella by Lois McMaster Bujold. Which was quite fun and made me immediately want to re-read Miles in Love, the omnibus edition in which she and Miles get together.

ReadingManiac · 05-07-2019, 06:06 AM

Mentioned in a recommendation thread, I've been reading a couple of short story anthologies by Alan Dean Foster. I'm going to have to read some of his books.

pdurrant · 05-07-2019, 02:45 PM

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And now I'm reading both Analog SFF Magazine for May/June 2019 and also Children of the Storm, another Amelia Peabody mystery.

Both of which were excellent, as expected.

And now a very recent purchase: Head On by John Scalzi. An SF/Detective novel.

Number9 · 05-08-2019, 06:28 AM

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And now a very recent purchase: Head On by John Scalzi. An SF/Detective novel.

I've read Lock In, which I thought was excellent 👍

Dngrsone · 05-08-2019, 12:46 PM

Finished listening to Feast of Souls and now listening to Black Crow, White Snow. Meanwhile I tore through Flee in electronic form and now reading We Are Legion (We Are Bob)

RobertLCollins · 05-10-2019, 08:31 AM

Yesterday I finished The Bayern Agenda by Dan Moren. It's a space opera spy thriller that takes place in the same universe as his first book, The Caledonian Gambit. The new novel has a strong and twisty plot. I enjoyed the two viewpoint characters and the others they met along the way. I liked that the universe is much more filled out in this novel than in the first. I know about both these books because Moren is on The Incomparable podcast quite a lot.

pdurrant · 05-10-2019, 08:47 AM

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And now a very recent purchase: Head On by John Scalzi. An SF/Detective novel.

Which was most enjoyable.

Next I read GG#83 - the usual good mix of adventures in the 17th century and SF. I'm looking forward to the second part of the final SF story in this issue.

Now I'm reading F&SF for May/June 2019. (Now my most expensive subscription - £5 an issue!)

Dngrsone · 05-10-2019, 11:24 AM

Finished Black Crow, White Snow (Audio) by Michael Livingston; an Audible original, apparently. It was free and just over three hours, but a nice story with great narration.

Rev. Bob · 05-10-2019, 05:17 PM

I’m close to finishing Dark Passions, the lucky thirteenth volume in the venerable “Hot Blood” series of erotic horror anthologies. Unfortunately, this electronic edition is plagued by many instances of the same three basic issues: bad hyphenation, inconsistent ellipsis formatting, and two types of “section break” formatting (extra blank lines vs. row of asterisks) that don’t have a clear semantic distinction.

Good stories, though, provided the subject matter is up your alley.

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04-30-2019, 01:53 PM	#28262
astrangerhere Professor of Law Posts: 3,659 Karma: 66000000 Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Chapel Hill, NC Device: Kobo Elipsa, Kobo Libra H20, Kobo Aura One, KoboMini	Been completely out of the loop here for a few weeks working on some particularly hard cases. I have missed some book club books, but am currently getting through Arkady Martine's debut *A Memory Called Empire* and am enjoying it immensely. Martine is the pen name for a Byzantine scholar, and she has basically written Byzantine politics in space. I love it

05-01-2019, 11:40 AM	#28264
PurpleStar Wizard Posts: 1,620 Karma: 11387182 Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Canada Device: Kobo Libra 2, Kobo Clara 2E	I ditched Beautiful Bad by Annie Ward at 75%. Just didn't care what was going on so I gave up. Started on a Star Trek book The Rings of Tautee by Dean Wesley Smith and Kristine Kathryn Rusch.

05-05-2019, 01:48 PM	#28265
PurpleStar Wizard Posts: 1,620 Karma: 11387182 Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Canada Device: Kobo Libra 2, Kobo Clara 2E	Already finished The Rings of Tautee. Wow it only took 4 days??! Good classic Star Trek!!! Worth the 99c obviously. Now going to read The Autumn Republic by Brian McClellan. Bought this whole trilogy on sale for like $2.99 each! Might take a little longer to read. LOL

05-05-2019, 02:50 PM	#28266
Dngrsone Almost legible Posts: 1,457 Karma: 4611110 Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: In a high desert, CA Device: Galaxy Note 9, Galaxy Tab A (2017), Likebook P78	Finished reading Shards of Honor by Lois McMaster Bujold.

05-06-2019, 12:45 AM	#28267
CRussel (he/him/his) Posts: 12,171 Karma: 79742714 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Sunshine Coast, BC Device: Oasis (Gen3),Paperwhite (Gen10), Voyage, Paperwhite(orig), Fire HD 8	I just finished reading the Audible version of *The Flowers of Vashnoi, an Ekatarin novella by Lois McMaster Bujold. Which was quite fun and made me immediately want to re-read Miles in Love*, the omnibus edition in which she and Miles get together.

05-07-2019, 06:06 AM	#28268
ReadingManiac Genre Jumper Posts: 1,070 Karma: 11070900 Join Date: Dec 2015 Device: Kindle paperwhite	Mentioned in a recommendation thread, I've been reading a couple of short story anthologies by Alan Dean Foster. I'm going to have to read some of his books.

05-08-2019, 12:46 PM	#28271
Dngrsone Almost legible Posts: 1,457 Karma: 4611110 Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: In a high desert, CA Device: Galaxy Note 9, Galaxy Tab A (2017), Likebook P78	Finished listening to Feast of Souls and now listening to Black Crow, White Snow. Meanwhile I tore through Flee in electronic form and now reading We Are Legion (We Are Bob)

05-10-2019, 08:31 AM	#28272
RobertLCollins Groupie Posts: 155 Karma: 1735704 Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Kansas Device: iPhone	Yesterday I finished The Bayern Agenda by Dan Moren. It's a space opera spy thriller that takes place in the same universe as his first book, The Caledonian Gambit. The new novel has a strong and twisty plot. I enjoyed the two viewpoint characters and the others they met along the way. I liked that the universe is much more filled out in this novel than in the first. I know about both these books because Moren is on The Incomparable podcast quite a lot.

05-10-2019, 11:24 AM	#28274
Dngrsone Almost legible Posts: 1,457 Karma: 4611110 Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: In a high desert, CA Device: Galaxy Note 9, Galaxy Tab A (2017), Likebook P78	Finished Black Crow, White Snow (Audio) by Michael Livingston; an Audible original, apparently. It was free and just over three hours, but a nice story with great narration.

05-10-2019, 05:17 PM	#28275
Rev. Bob Wizard Posts: 1,760 Karma: 9918418 Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Here on the perimeter, there are no stars Device: Kobo H2O, iPad mini 3, Kindle Touch	I’m close to finishing Dark Passions, the lucky thirteenth volume in the venerable “Hot Blood” series of erotic horror anthologies. Unfortunately, this electronic edition is plagued by many instances of the same three basic issues: bad hyphenation, inconsistent ellipsis formatting, and two types of “section break” formatting (extra blank lines vs. row of asterisks) that don’t have a clear semantic distinction. Good stories, though, provided the subject matter is up your alley.

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