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   * [[wp>​Children of Time]] by [[wp>​Adrian Tchaikovsky]] - When someone at my bookgroup summarised the story (intelligent spiders and ant colonies acting as computers) I was sold.  This is one of the better sci-fi books I've read this decade. ​ So many fascinating ideas, and the evolutionary histories of the creatures involved was fantastically done.  I should check out anything else this guy does.  I also want to read a non fiction book on some spider/ant species now.   * [[wp>​Children of Time]] by [[wp>​Adrian Tchaikovsky]] - When someone at my bookgroup summarised the story (intelligent spiders and ant colonies acting as computers) I was sold.  This is one of the better sci-fi books I've read this decade. ​ So many fascinating ideas, and the evolutionary histories of the creatures involved was fantastically done.  I should check out anything else this guy does.  I also want to read a non fiction book on some spider/ant species now.
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-  * [[wp>​Salvation]] by [[wp>​Peter F Hamilton]] - I tried to put reading this off until he'd written one or two more, but in the end I couldn'​t,​ so read it in a couple of sittings when I was in a particular mood for PFH.  It was a good book, I didn't enjoy it as much as his other works, but there were some interesting ideas and I'll definitely be getting the next ones when they come out.+  * [[wp>​Salvation]] by [[wp>​Peter FHamilton]] - I tried to put reading this off until he'd written one or two more, but in the end I couldn'​t,​ so read it in a couple of sittings when I was in a particular mood for PFH.  It was a good book, I didn't enjoy it as much as his other works, but there were some interesting ideas and I'll definitely be getting the next ones when they come out.
   * [[wp>​Fall of Giants]] by [[wp>Ken Follett]] - Recommended by Naomi. ​ Part of the Century Trilogy. ​ I'm enjoying it so far, only a few chapters in, but I like the style so far, and how the stories intertwine. ​ Nice change from sci-fi for a bit too. Finished: I enjoyed this plus I feel a know a bit more about some of the developments leading up to WW1.  I'll try to read the rest of the trilogy after a short sci-fi interlude.   * [[wp>​Fall of Giants]] by [[wp>Ken Follett]] - Recommended by Naomi. ​ Part of the Century Trilogy. ​ I'm enjoying it so far, only a few chapters in, but I like the style so far, and how the stories intertwine. ​ Nice change from sci-fi for a bit too. Finished: I enjoyed this plus I feel a know a bit more about some of the developments leading up to WW1.  I'll try to read the rest of the trilogy after a short sci-fi interlude.
 ==== August ==== ==== August ====
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