After very positive experiences with a number of recent books by K.J. Parker, I decided to dive into the far back year of 2006 and read one of his larger, better known series - specifically his Engineer Trilogy. The first book in the set is Devices and Desires, and Parker describes the series as (and…
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Throne Of The Five Winds – A Brick Of Intrigue
The Throne of the Five Winds, by S.C. Emmett, is a huge, meaty, historical fantasy/fiction that really likes to go into detail. It is a political drama, written like a historical textbook (so many footnotes) that anyone looking for a light fun read will bounce off of like they’ve run into a brick wall. Yet,…
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Seven Surrenders – Give In And Read It
One of the benefits of taking a vacation can be a lot of travel time - which in my case means a lot of reading time. I managed to knock out some of my bigger to-reads while I was out, so let's start with one of the densest books I have read this year, Ada…