Ian reviewed A Siege of Bitterns by Steve Burrows
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He/him. Chemical engineer and environmental risk assessor. Dance & theatre. D&D 5e. Mostly but not exclusively SciFi and Fantasy novels. English etymology. History of science & engineering. CriticalRole & Dropout. Find me elsewhere in the Fediverse at @ijc@mstdn.ca.
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Ian reviewed Area X : The Southern Reach Trilogy by Jeff VanderMeer
A single-volume edition that brings together the first three volumes of the Southern Reach Series. …
Not usually one for horror, but boy, was this entire series good!
5 stars
Ian reviewed Deadhouse Gates by Steven Erikson
Deadhouse Gates is an epic fantasy novel by Canadian writer Steven Erikson, the second in …
This one was a grind, but overall a good read.
4 stars
Ian reviewed Gardens of the Moon by Steven Erikson
Dark forces gather in the Malazan Empire as Empress Laseen, malevolent ruler, turns her attention …
In media res, and feels like you're almost drowning with no exposition, but it's so worth it.
5 stars
Ian reviewed The Black Coast by Mike Brooks
The start of an unmissable series filled with war-dragons, armoured knights, sea-faring raiders, dangerous magic …
Not without flaws, but I genuinely enjoyed this book.
3 stars
Ian reviewed Lost Acre by Andrew Caldecott
Lost Acre (2020, Quercus)
3 weird 3 delightful.
4 stars
Ian reviewed Wyntertide by Andrew Caldecott
Wyntertide (2020, Quercus NA)
Continued weird delightfulness.
4 stars
Ian reviewed Rotherweird by Andrew Caldecott
Rotherweird (2020, Quercus NA)
Weirdly delightful.
4 stars
Ian reviewed Symptoms of Being Human by Jeff Garvin
Riley Cavanaugh is many things: Punk rock. Snarky. Rebellious. And gender fluid. Some days Riley …
I wish books like this had been around when I was in high school. Clever and emotionally visceral.
5 stars
Ian reviewed The Alloy of Law by Brandon Sanderson
Three hundred years after the events of the Mistborn trilogy, Scadrial is on the verge …
A great story, but not as compelling as the first trilogy.
4 stars
Ian reviewed The Three-Body Problem by Cixin Liu
Within the context of the Chinese Cultural Revolution, a military project sends messages to alien …
A very different style from my usual favourites, and so good!
5 stars
Ian reviewed Edgedancer by Brandon Sanderson
From #1 New York Times bestselling author Brandon Sanderson, a special gift edition of Edgedancer, …
The story was good, but I didn't enjoy Lift's narrative voice so much.
3 stars
Ian reviewed Wind and Truth by Brandon Sanderson
Dalinar Kholin challenged the evil god Odium to a contest of champions with the future …