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| ===== 2019 ===== | ===== 2019 ===== | ||
| + | ==== November ==== | ||
| + | * [[wp>Salvation Lost]] by [[wp>Peter F. Hamilton]] - Fabulous opening scene/chapter. I enjoyed this, but not as much as his Commonwealth stuff. Not as many new ideas as the worlds are pretty similar. Will read the third one, when it comes out (in 2 years!). | ||
| + | * [[wp>Old Man's War]] by [[wp>John Scalzi]] - This was enjoyable, nothing really new though. | ||
| + | ==== October ==== | ||
| + | * [[wp>Cage of Souls]] by [[wp>Adrian Tchaikovsky]] - I enjoyed this, but it was much more fantasy than sci-fi. Nowhere near as good as Children of Time, but decent. I think I need to read some more sci-fi now though. | ||
| ==== September ==== | ==== September ==== | ||
| * [[wp>All Systems Red]] (The Murderbot Diaries Book 1) by [[wp>Martha Wells]] - I really enjoyed this. Most people wouldn't like the writing style (I don't think it was very sophisticated) but I found the story a lot of fun. It was short (160 pages) but cheap, I thought about buying the sequel, but it's short and expensive, not sure it's worth it (because there is so much else out there to read). I'm thinking about it. | * [[wp>All Systems Red]] (The Murderbot Diaries Book 1) by [[wp>Martha Wells]] - I really enjoyed this. Most people wouldn't like the writing style (I don't think it was very sophisticated) but I found the story a lot of fun. It was short (160 pages) but cheap, I thought about buying the sequel, but it's short and expensive, not sure it's worth it (because there is so much else out there to read). I'm thinking about it. | ||
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| ==== July ==== | ==== July ==== | ||
| * [[wp>Saturn's Children]] by [[wp>Charles Stross]] - Recommended by Matthew at my bookgroup. As much as I like Charles Stross, I didn't really like this book. It wasn't as complex as Accelerando but I found it hard to follow. Partly because I just didn't care about the characters. It actually picked up a little in the last couple of chapters, so I may read the others in the series. Back burner for now though. | * [[wp>Saturn's Children]] by [[wp>Charles Stross]] - Recommended by Matthew at my bookgroup. As much as I like Charles Stross, I didn't really like this book. It wasn't as complex as Accelerando but I found it hard to follow. Partly because I just didn't care about the characters. It actually picked up a little in the last couple of chapters, so I may read the others in the series. Back burner for now though. | ||
| + | * [[wp>Small Gods]] by [[wp>Terry Pratchet]] - Read this for the fantasty bookgroup. It was decent but very little happened. Made me miss sci-fi. | ||
| ==== June ==== | ==== June ==== | ||
| * [[wp>Children of Ruin]] by [[wp>Adrian Tchaikovsky]] - This was an excellent sequel, I didn't enjoy it as much as the first - maybe it's more difficult to empathise with a mollusc mind than a spider mind, for me, for some reason but the book had some excellent ideas, and featured the creature I like that reminded me of the motiles from the Commonwealth Saga. | * [[wp>Children of Ruin]] by [[wp>Adrian Tchaikovsky]] - This was an excellent sequel, I didn't enjoy it as much as the first - maybe it's more difficult to empathise with a mollusc mind than a spider mind, for me, for some reason but the book had some excellent ideas, and featured the creature I like that reminded me of the motiles from the Commonwealth Saga. | ||
| ==== April ==== | ==== April ==== | ||
| + | * [[wp>Revelation Space]] by [[wp>Alastair Reynolds]] - I liked a few of the characters, but meh, 'twas ok. | ||
| * [[wp>Contagious]] by [[wp>Scott Sigler]] - Enjoying this sequel so far. Hive minds and aliens! Finished: Lotta fun.. Will read the third in the series soon. | * [[wp>Contagious]] by [[wp>Scott Sigler]] - Enjoying this sequel so far. Hive minds and aliens! Finished: Lotta fun.. Will read the third in the series soon. | ||
| ==== March ==== | ==== March ==== | ||
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