I mainly read sci-fi, mystery, some suspense/horror and the occasional non-fiction.
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Clarkesworld is a Hugo and World Fantasy Award-winning science fiction and fantasy magazine. Each month we bring you a mix …
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More space spying, twists & turns and Kangaroo trying his best to emulate being authentic with his love interest. (He's not "faking it", just doesn't know a better way to be.) Along the way Kangaroo finds himself a Prisoner in a "blue site" on Venus.
Clarkesworld is a Hugo and World Fantasy Award-winning science fiction and fantasy magazine. Each month we bring you a mix …
Fiction "Bodyhoppers" by Rocío Vega "King of the Castle" by Fiona Moore "We Begin Where Infinity Ends" by Somto Ihezue …
The port city of Hainak is alive: its buildings, its fashion, even its weapons. But, …
5 out of 5 stars The story is set in a unique world where magic is slowly replacing engineering. The protagonist Yat goes from being a demoted cop to a reluctant hero for her city.
The port city of Hainak is alive: its buildings, its fashion, even its weapons. But, …
The story is set in a unique world where magic is slowly replacing engineering. The protagonist Yat goes from being a demoted cop to a reluctant hero for her city.
The port city of Hainak is alive: its buildings, its fashion, even its weapons. But, after a devastating war and …
The Law of Consequences: A Fantastical Anthology
Every action has a consequence, some good, some …
Story collection of consequences for actions with some magic mixed in.
An interesting set of locked door mysteries from the Golden Age of detective fiction (roughly the 1920s and 1930s). Fourteen interesting and ingenious tales with unexpected twists and turns along the way. I particularly enjoyed the Ellery Queen's The House of Haunts and C. Daly King’s The Episode of the Nail and the Requiem.
Warning that some of the stories do have dated attitudes, especially towards women (thus dropping the rating to four stars). #Bookstodon
Interesting collection of mystery stories within a mystery story.
Kit Baldwin is a self-admitted mess inside her own head so the tale she shares might seem to be a bit of a messy read too but it is worth your time. From the outset Kit demonstrates that she's a true hero by doing the right thing to help others despite being "just a regular non-Empowered person" while some Empowered folks do nothing because her city is behind on their payments for protection. From that opening begins an adventure of discovery and growth for Kit that isn't an easy path but I'm glad to have taken it with her.
Melody and the Musician's Song reminds us that each day has its own specialness. If we try to spread that over many days then the bit of specialness likely will be gone.
Investigator Mossa and Scholar Pleiti reunite to solve a brand-new mystery in the follow-up to the fan-favorite cozy space opera …
How animals conceive of death and dying—and what it can teach us about our own …
Very interesting philosophical analysis of the evidence for how animals understand death and how we can assess their understanding. At times a bit repetitive though.
