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2025 Reading list

Posted on 21 January 202521 January 2025 By Graham No Comments on 2025 Reading list
2025 Reading list

We have started a new year, and I have made a list in my library of books I want to read this year. I have no doubt it will change, as I have already added one. I was at a meetup with some BFS people, and I was recommended a Science Fiction book: Artifact Space…

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Reading update

Posted on 19 August 202419 August 2024 By Graham No Comments on Reading update
Reading update

Apologies the rate of posts has stalled, it’s been a busy couple of months. I am still reading and I have a few reviews to get up, it’s just finding the time. Currently, I am reading several books. This goes against my rule of one Fantasy and one Sci-Fi book, but I am steadily reading…

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Reading slowdown

Posted on 3 April 20243 April 2024 By Graham No Comments on Reading slowdown
Reading slowdown

I need to get posting on here a bit more and getting on track with my reading is one way of doing this. I am in a bit of a reading slowdown (I won’t say slump) I am currently reading: I said this year I would stick to one Audio, one Sci-Fi, and finally one…

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Bookshops & Bonedust, Travis Baldree

Posted on 3 July 20233 July 2023 By Graham No Comments on Bookshops & Bonedust, Travis Baldree
Bookshops & Bonedust, Travis Baldree

Travis Baldree is an American game designer/audio narrator and now author, his debut novel Legends & Lattes which was self-published in 2020 originally was then picked up to be traditionally published by Tor. This novel was first done as part of the National Novel Writing Month event. In November 2023 this prequel Bookshops and Bonedust…

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The book format battle

Posted on 29 May 202330 May 2023 By Graham 2 Comments on The book format battle
The book format battle

So the other day my wife and I were out for the day and as we do we were charity shop checking, her for teddys or clothes and me for books. While doing this I visited a bookshop I like in Pickering. It’s called Yorkshire Quality Books. I like this one as it has a…

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Currently reading update

Posted on 30 April 20232 May 2023 By Graham No Comments on Currently reading update
Currently reading update

I have been increasing my reading and I am now starting to get through my books. I won’t say “to be read pile” as I have so many books that don’t do it justice, but at the moment I am reading several books. I was making good progress on the above and then I was…

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Vatta’s War Series, Elizabeth Moon

Posted on 26 March 202327 March 2023 By Graham No Comments on Vatta’s War Series, Elizabeth Moon
Vatta’s War Series, Elizabeth Moon

Elizabeth Moon is an American Science Fiction and Fantasy writer. Her novel the Speed of Dark won the 2003 Nebula Award. Before she was a writer she was in the United States Marine Core. Elizabeth started with Fantasy but her sci-fi has a military feel and given her past it’s not surprising. The review is…

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