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Book review: Station Eternity
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Book review: Station Eternity

Posted on January 8, 2023 by blogendorff • Leave a comment

In broad strokes, there has been first contact, and two humans have ended up on Station Eternity, with the rest of the inhabitants of the sentient space station being various alien races. The central conceit is that Mallory, the main character, has many murders just happen around her and then she invariably solves them Continue reading →

Book review: The Night Shift
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Book review: The Night Shift

Posted on December 17, 2022 by blogendorff • Leave a comment

The Night Shift by Natalka Burian takes place in New York, where we find Jean Smith, setting out on a new nocturnal way of life (bartending and bakery) after abruptly leaving her 9-5. Continue reading →

Book review: The Loneliest Girl in the Universe
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Book review: The Loneliest Girl in the Universe

Posted on October 22, 2022 by blogendorff • Leave a comment

A short, easy YA novel without a whole lot of plot. Continue reading →

Book review: Sea of Tranquility
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Book review: Sea of Tranquility

Posted on September 19, 2022 by blogendorff • Leave a comment

ea of Tranquility takes places across several periods in time, following a set of interconnected characters (a little bit like The Glass Hotel). I really enjoyed the central physics-y question at the heart of the book, which is basically are we living in a simulation. Continue reading →

Book review: A Prayer for the Crown Shy
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Book review: A Prayer for the Crown Shy

Posted on September 4, 2022 by blogendorff • Leave a comment

A Prayer for the Crown Shy is the second in the Robot and Monk series by Becky Chambers, and just like the first book, it is just absolutely delightful. Continue reading →

Book review: Impress of the Seventh Surge
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Book review: Impress of the Seventh Surge

Posted on June 18, 2022 by blogendorff • Leave a comment

Impress of the Seventh Surge starts in a very familiar world, as the story centres around a pandemic Continue reading →

Book review: A History of What Comes Next
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Book review: A History of What Comes Next

Posted on June 17, 2022 by blogendorff • Leave a comment

It’s not really alternative history, but it’s using history to tell another story of the mysterious Kibsu – women with incredible strength and knowledge but who are apparently stranded on earth. Continue reading →

Book review: The Hidden Palace
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Book review: The Hidden Palace

Posted on March 6, 2022 by blogendorff • Leave a comment

The Hidden Palace is the sequel to the wonderful The Golem and the Djinni, and is itself, utterly delightful. Continue reading →

Book review: Activation Degradation
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Book review: Activation Degradation

Posted on January 17, 2022 by blogendorff • Leave a comment

mining system orbiting Jupiter. However, after a battle with ‘aliens’ it is captured and everything it thinks it knows slowly unravels throughout the course of the novel. Continue reading →

Book review: A Psalm for the Wild Built
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Book review: A Psalm for the Wild Built

Posted on November 25, 2021 by blogendorff • Leave a comment

I’m not sure how Becky Chambers does it, but in such a compact little book, she built a world that was at once familiar and very new. Continue reading →

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