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Mostly an excuse for Brust to have Vlad do his sardonic thing.

Fantasy

Hawk – Steven Brust

  • Steven Brust
  • Vlad Taltos
Published 15 March 2023

More of a glossy, volume sale product than a hand-crafted artisanal piece.

Fantasy

Rhythm of War – Brandon Sanderson

  • Brandon Sanderson
  • Stormlight Archive
Published 7 March 2023

Not bad, but difficult to recommend strongly beyond the Youd-enthusiast community.

Fiction - general

Sarnia – Hilary Ford

  • Hilary Ford
  • Sam Youd
Published 13 February 2023

I encourage you to try this series.

Fantasy

Emperor of Ruin – Django Wexler

  • Django Wexler
  • Burningblade & Silvereye
Published 10 February 2023

A fascinating book with intriguing characters in a complex world.

Fantasy

Mordew – Alex Pheby

  • Alex Pheby
  • Cities of the Weft
Published 6 February 2023

Skip this book.

Fantasy

Antiagon Fire – L. E. Modesitt, Jr.

  • L. E. Modesitt Jr.
  • Imager Portfolio
Published 4 February 2023

I expected to like this, and very much wanted to, but in the end, I couldn't.

Fantasy

Red Shift – Alan Garner

  • Alan Garner
Published 28 January 2023

An enjoyable book, if very familiar to fans.

Fantasy

Sixteen Ways to Defend a Walled City – K. J. …

  • K. J. Parker
  • The Siege
Published 28 January 2023

A quick, high-level look rather than an in-depth examination.

Non-fiction

Paleofantasy: What Evolution Really Tells Us about Sex, Diet, and …

  • Marlene Zuk
Published 25 January 2023

A quick, enjoyable, and fairly undemanding read.

Science fiction

Empty World – John Christopher

  • John Christopher
  • Sam Youd
Published 25 January 2023

This book is, to damn it with faint praise, palatable.

Fantasy

Imager’s Battalion – L.E. Modesitt, Jr.

  • L. E. Modesitt Jr.
  • Imager Portfolio
Published 23 January 2023

A decent book.

Science fiction

To Trade the Stars – Julie E. Czerneda

  • Julie E. Czerneda
  • Trade Pact
Published 14 January 2023

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