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I've just started reading The Wager. I'm a sucker for ship based media, and I'm hoping this'll be no exception.

It's my third book of the year after previously reading both A Clash of Kings and How to get rid of a president

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[–] Labonnie@feddit.de 1 points 1 year ago

Just finished "Tomorrow and tomorrow and tomorrow" by Gabrielle Devin and currently reading"The Code Book" by Simon Singh.

[–] leraje@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I'm currently reading Fool's Fate, the third in the Tawny Man trilogy, which itself is the 3rd trilogy in the Realm of the Elderlings sequence by Robin Hobb. I've loved every book so far and this is no exception although

spoilerI'm still grieving Nighteyes

Poor Fitz has had a shit life so far. I'm hoping he gets some sort of happiness before the end of this one.

[–] SergeantScar@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Loved all of those books. So good! You make me want to read them all again!

[–] bonegakrejg@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 year ago

I'm on the 3rd Liveship Traders book by her right now. So 6 books deep into Elderlings with no plans on stopping. Robin Hobb is a complete genius at character writing.

[–] taaz@biglemmowski.win 1 points 1 year ago

Dungeon Crawler Carl and Yumi and the Nightmare Painter by Sanderson

[–] Salix@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Just finished rewatching The Magicians, since it's my favorite darker adult magic TV Show. Now I am about to start The Magicians by Lev Grossman to see what it's like. Heard the books are more nihilistic.

[–] Varyk@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Just started raft by Stephen Baxter, little concerned when I found out there are a dozen more books, roughly.

Digging the first though, so...

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[–] kat_angstrom@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Currently about a third of the way through "Babel: Or, The Necessity of Violence: An Arcane History of the Translator's Rebellion" by R.F. Kuang.

It's pretty good so far, but also I'm really still waiting for the plot to kick into gear, lots of wonderful world building has been taking place so far.

Also, you and I have the same Kobo! I'm a fan of this device, and haven't read a physical book since last June.

[–] Kraiden@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago

It's fucking great!

[–] runwaylights@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

I finished A Memory of Light (the final book in the Wheel of Time Series) and The Last Metal by Brandon Sanderson. Now I'm rereading The Lord of the Rings.

I'm also reading The Recording Engineers Handbook and Complete Vocal Technique.

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[–] vairse@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago

Working through Perdido Street Station on my new Kobo. I understand the critiques on pacing, and spending too much time on world building as now, 400 pages in, races, sections of the city, creatures, and cultures are still being introduced. But it has been an enjoyable ride so far, especially with one of the main PoVs being one of my favorite tropes of just "scientist doing science"

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