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 Vengeance, on 16 October 2019 - 05:02 PM, said:

Agreed. Really didnt work for me.

Has anyone read the commonweal series by Graydon Saunders? Read a comment about it under a tor.com blog post about needing to examine power structures and not relying on kingship as a staple form of government though fantasy. Sounded intriguing.

As a by the by MBOTF wasn't mentioned as looking at these power dynamics which I thought might be an omission. There is a lot of kingship about in the series but it seriously does look at power relationships. Maybe im fanboying. link to article for those interested here: https://www.tor.com/...sy/#more-504801 - comment 5 for the Saunders reco.

In fairly convinced the goat from this series is the actual origin for all the GOAT memes in sport.

Been a while since I updated on what I've been reading...

Bridget Jones Diary (for a thing my wife and I do where we read one book a year that were important to each other - shes had Assassins apprentice and Hyperion so far) and I have to say it was pretty good. Despite whatever you may think about the subject matter Helen Fielding makes your root for Bridget and it has some sumptuous lines in it.

Permafrost by Reynolds is a great time travel short story if you pick it up. Perfect blend of concepts and punchy writing, which I've sometimes found his longer work is a little bloated.

Read War for the Oaks by Emma Bull. I can totally see why it's a classic/key text in Urban Fantasy and is really well written. Some of the beats you expect given the now established tropes but it's done well enough that it doesnt matter. Raced through what is an excellent book.

Goblin Emperor by Katherine Addision was fantastic stand alone fantasy. Can see why it's so highly regarded. My only thing thing is that more character motivation could of been brought in to explain some ot the action but given the scale and scope that's a hard task. It made me realise I love political intrigue style books. So recos for that style appreciated.

As such I just devoured the first of the Daughter of the Empire series by Fiest and Wurts. Started the second now. Love all the links to the original trilogy and how it neatly builds out the world and the plots from one small bit of the original trilogy and one character feature into a gripping story. They've also done action and consequence plotting really well too.

Nicodimas, on 13 September 2019 - 05:37 AM, said:

Why did you buy these, and why these particular books (genuinely curious!)?

I realise now why 'morphine' isn't good. Through reading Brief Cases I really want more dresdencrack. Resisting the urge to reread...