David Bremner wants to read Translation State by Ann Leckie
Qven was created to be a Presger translator. The pride of their Clade, they always …
Whatever it's about, I'm there for a new Ann Leckie novel
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David Bremner reviewed The Kingdom of Gods by N. K. Jemisin
The Kingdom of Gods is a fantasy novel by American writer N. K. Jemisin, the …
Love in all its terrible majesty
4 stars
I'm a bit slow on the uptake, so it wasn't until book three that I figured out that these books are really about love and its power to create and destroy.
David Bremner wants to read Elatsoe by Darcie Little Badger
Imagine an America very similar to our own. It's got homework, best friends, and pistachio …
David Bremner wants to read System Collapse by Martha Wells(duplicate)
Am I making it worse? I think I'm making it worse.
Following the events in …
I <3 murderbot.
David Bremner wants to read Robots Won't Save Japan by Wright, James
Robots Won't Save Japan addresses the Japanese government's efforts to develop care robots in response …
David Bremner started reading Africa Risen by Sheree Renée Thomas
From an award-winning team of editors comes an anthology of thirty-two original stories showcasing the …
A Christmas present from my family.
David Bremner reviewed The Grief of Stones by Katherine Addison
In The Grief of Stones, Katherine Addison returns to the world of The Goblin …
Good, but definitely not standalone.
4 stars
I read this quickly while somewhat sleep deprived, so I don't have as coherent an impression as I might have hoped.
Like the previous "Witness for the Dead" this is essentially a noir detective novel with fantasy elements. The characters are engaging, although the villains turn out not to have much redeeming qualities.
It's hard not to see the Goblin / Elf dynamic as some kind of comment on race and racism, although it wasn't really clear to me if the book was commenting on contemporary society or just reflecting it.
The book relies on the reader having some recall of the previous two, but especially Witness for the Dead. The reader needs the previous book not only for background on the world, but also on the relationships.
Like in Witness for the Dead, the use of an imagined dialect of English is crucial to both the atmosphere and the …
I read this quickly while somewhat sleep deprived, so I don't have as coherent an impression as I might have hoped.
Like the previous "Witness for the Dead" this is essentially a noir detective novel with fantasy elements. The characters are engaging, although the villains turn out not to have much redeeming qualities.
It's hard not to see the Goblin / Elf dynamic as some kind of comment on race and racism, although it wasn't really clear to me if the book was commenting on contemporary society or just reflecting it.
The book relies on the reader having some recall of the previous two, but especially Witness for the Dead. The reader needs the previous book not only for background on the world, but also on the relationships.
Like in Witness for the Dead, the use of an imagined dialect of English is crucial to both the atmosphere and the characterizations. Speakers (or students) of French or German will recognize the notion of formal and informal pronouns and their collision with plural. Other words seem to be borrowed from older variations of English, helping to paint the picture of a kind of steampunk early-modern world.
David Bremner wants to read The Thousand Eyes by A. K. Larkwood
Two years ago, Csorwe and Shuthmili defied the wizard Belthandros Sethennai and stole his gauntlets. …
yay, a sequel!
David Bremner wants to read The Kingdom of Gods by N. K. Jemisin
The Kingdom of Gods is a fantasy novel by American writer N. K. Jemisin, the …
As if I was going to leave this trilogy 2/3 read.
David Bremner reviewed Daughter of the Moon Goddess by Sue Lynn Tan
Growing up on the moon, Xingyin is accustomed to solitude, unaware that she is being …
solid romance / fantasy / adventure
4 stars
This book felt more centered around the romance than the fantasy I usually read,. but I enjoyed the change of focus (I know, I will now do something extremely manly to compensate). The first third of the book feels like a very sweet cinderalla-esque YA romance. Things get more complicated (and more adventure / political) after that. The Chinese (inspired?) setting was nice; the food seemed tempting, and the idea of the immortals as just as petty and vindictive was not exactly new, but their ordinariness felt like an interesting way to connect a fantasy setting with our world.
David Bremner commented on The Grief of Stones by Katherine Addison
In The Grief of Stones, Katherine Addison returns to the world of The Goblin …
Content warning Book sale
"Grief of stones" is another CAD2.99 deal (DRM free) at ebooks.com. Not sure if that is time limited.
David Bremner wants to read Sea Wins by Eric Allaby
I don't dive locally much any more, but I'm still interested in the local shipwrecks
David Bremner wants to read Ander and Santi Were Here by Jonny Garza Villa
David Bremner wants to read Infomocracy by Malka Ann Older
It's been twenty years and two election cycles since "Information," a powerful search engine monopoly, …
I'm a sucker for CAD2.99 sales, apparently.
David Bremner wants to read Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin
In this exhilarating novel, two friends--often in love, but never lovers--come together as creative partners …