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Feb 14, 2021 21:53
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Hubbardologist posted:A Memory Called Empire by Arkady Martin - $2.99 - US Kindle I got this on recommendation that the Baru Cormorant books reminded them of this, but it's so slow going at 80 pages in. I'm going to keep with it and I assume it picks up. Def waiting for Baru book four, after having read all three in the last couple months and pretty sure Baru is suddenly going to have an opinion on the capital gains tax in this next one. I had a brief moment where I was late in the first Baru book or the second one and was reading a passage with Cairdine and not a single pronoun was used for the entire passage. I was suddenly doubting that I had actually read that he was a man instead of just assuming he was, so I had to flip back until I found a passage where a pronoun was used for him. It's definitely sprung to my mind several times in this book that I just assume any authority or leading person is a man and oh it turns out that like half or more of those dukes and admirals are all women. Definitely shakes things up a bit. Also, I am very aware of "they" as a gender-neutral singular or as a preferred pronoun, and can use it easily in speech, but it still took my brain a bit to adjust to the passages with Tau and it being used exclusively as a singular pronoun in writing. Quite an exercise catching my reading of a narrative up with the reality of gender. p.s. more 18th century naval battles please
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Feb 14, 2021 22:45
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Yeah I have A Memory Called Empire on my kindle but it’s got a slow start, I’ve been struggling through the early chapters. Also not sure if I’ll be able to read all of The Sad Tale of the Brothers Grossbart. It’s certainly a book for someone, but not sure if that someone is me.
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Feb 14, 2021 23:13
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Ccs posted:Yeah I have A Memory Called Empire on my kindle but it’s got a slow start, I’ve been struggling through the early chapters. It’s definitely a very slow burn getting the story off the ground, it does speed up later on but it’s definitely slower-paced in general.
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Feb 14, 2021 23:19
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There's definitely a point where the story starts to pick up. Its been a while but I believe after the main characters leave the city is when stuff really starts to happen.
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Feb 14, 2021 23:48
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Ccs posted:Also not sure if I’ll be able to read all of The Sad Tale of the Brothers Grossbart. It’s certainly a book for someone, but not sure if that someone is me.
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Feb 14, 2021 23:54
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I am tearing my way through the White Rose. I forget how easy those books are are chew through with short chapters. The cowardley skywhale hot LZ scene was great, gently caress it it, it's literally Vietnam and I love it. Are the books of the south worth reading? More of the same? I have also knuckled down and started getting through Baru 2 they have finally left the castle thing in the ship and the subsequent section on the island was very good so I am back in the Baru Mood Baby Yeah! tildes posted:We are like two weeks away from the sequel’s release date, so this is a great time to pick this up if you haven’t yet. Huh!! Preordering now! muscles like this! posted:There's definitely a point where the story starts to pick up. Its been a while but I believe after the main characters leave the city is when stuff really starts to happen. Literally they leave the apartment. I was kinda down on it because of the slow but it stuck with me after I read it and I am looking forward to the sequel if that makes sense. Some books I like more after I read them then when I am actually reading them I guess?
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Feb 15, 2021 02:03
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Is this the Conan thread or am I not seeing it? Because ho boy i wanna talk about conan
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Feb 15, 2021 02:06
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just read Too Like The Lightning. it's a terrible boring slog. Over-contrived worldbuilding. Good ideas few and far between. Every single character is unsympathetic. Gimmicky writing style. Finished the first book hoping it would get better, it got worse at the end. Did not read the sequels.
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Feb 15, 2021 02:14
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Firstborn posted:Is this the Conan thread or am I not seeing it? Because ho boy i wanna talk about conan It died in 2018 and was vaulted, so you can probably post here or start a new one. https://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3821600
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Feb 15, 2021 02:19
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How bout Tau-Indic heredity?
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Feb 15, 2021 02:21
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algebra testes posted:I am tearing my way through the White Rose. I forget how easy those books are are chew through with short chapters. I loved the books of the south and thought the series ended pretty well, but they are kinda different from the first few and, at least in this thread, a bit divisive.
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Feb 15, 2021 03:34
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Fart of Presto posted:Shadow Captain (The Revenger Series Book 2) by Alastair Reynolds - $2.99 That's the neo-victorian series where the two sisters become space pirates? I read the first one and don't remember if I ever read the second. Any opinions on the third one?
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Feb 15, 2021 09:18
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I enjoyed the whole series, but like a lot of this stuff it's just escapism for me and nothing really stands out in my memory about it
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Feb 15, 2021 09:41
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PawParole posted:just read Too Like The Lightning. I’ve tried twice to read it and can’t get past 100 pages or so. The age of rationalism fetish everyone seems to have, the focus on stupid costumes, and the inexplicably well connected slave really get in the way of the short story about whatever’s going on with the kid. I’m impressed you managed to get through it! I just finished Winter’s Orbit. The ending seemed a bit rushed and unlikely, but I still liked it a lot. I’d read something else by her.
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Feb 15, 2021 12:07
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BurgerQuest posted:I enjoyed the whole series, but like a lot of this stuff it's just escapism for me and nothing really stands out in my memory about it I find Reynolds generally really good and memorable, but yeah, I enjoyed Revenger but have now mostly forgotten it and never bothered to read the rest.
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Feb 15, 2021 13:32
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baru still getting crossover traction in Locked Tomb fanart fandom and it's pretty great. https://twitter.com/Marceline2174/status/1360494492273373187 https://twitter.com/snartemis/status/1361056395248816130 This one is marked spoilers but I'm not 100% sure why so linking. Also this. NmareBfly fucked around with this message at 16:35 on Feb 15, 2021 |
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Feb 15, 2021 16:33
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Never really pictures Baru that ridiculously buff, I mean she's an accountant, but whatevs haha.
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Feb 15, 2021 16:51
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Ccs posted:Never really pictures Baru that ridiculously buff, I mean she's an accountant, but whatevs haha. i think the "Baru!" speech bubble is Tain Shir yelling at Baru (c.f. the first linked tweet), not Baru herself.
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Feb 15, 2021 17:04
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Yeah Baru is hiding behind Aminata. I guess they're all spoilers for book 2 but it's nothing earthshattering, my apologies.
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Feb 15, 2021 17:57
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Ccs posted:Never really pictures Baru that ridiculously buff, I mean she's an accountant, but whatevs haha. She's not buff but she is described as being in good shape because she exercises a lot in the first book.
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Feb 15, 2021 18:15
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Consider Phlebas (Culture #1) by Iain M Banks - $2.99 https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0013TX6FI/ The Legend of Eli Monpress by Rachel Aaron - $1.99 https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0058ECNXU/ Seed to Harvest: The Complete Patternist Series by Octavia E Butler - $3.99 https://www.amazon.com/dp/B008HALOVO/
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Feb 15, 2021 18:16
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Yikes: https://www.patreon.com/posts/47582408
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Feb 15, 2021 18:54
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Ccs posted:Never really pictures Baru that ridiculously buff, I mean she's an accountant, but whatevs haha. As was said, that's Tain Shir saying "Baru". Baru is the smaller woman in most of the pictures. Jesus christ Riot Carol Danvers fucked around with this message at 19:09 on Feb 15, 2021 |
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Feb 15, 2021 19:05
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It's helpful to have a selection of quotes and a general writeup explaining how things are bad and getting worse! But yes, water is wet.
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Feb 15, 2021 19:08
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Ah, gently caress! I generally like this publisher and this is just.... I cannot in good conscience purchase anything by them now. Great.
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Feb 15, 2021 19:15
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Baen Books has the ugliest goddamn covers I've ever seen on a professionally published work. Looks like they also have the ugliest readers.
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Feb 15, 2021 19:20
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Nazis in my sci-fi forum? It’s more likely than you think!
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Feb 15, 2021 19:26
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withak posted:Nazis in my sci-fi forum? It’s more likely than you think! Not gonna lie, it's been.... interesting being both extremely left politically and someone who enjoys reading military porn, especially sci-fi military porn. The trappings of a functioning military with all the hardware and training is cool, but the function of it in real life is not, and it's an ongoing struggle to find media that has the fun of that that isn't slanted too far to the right. David Drake is about the closest I've gotten - him and Glen Cook.
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Feb 15, 2021 19:33
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StrixNebulosa posted:Not gonna lie, it's been.... interesting being both extremely left politically and someone who enjoys reading military porn, especially sci-fi military porn. The trappings of a functioning military with all the hardware and training is cool, but the function of it in real life is not, and it's an ongoing struggle to find media that has the fun of that that isn't slanted too far to the right. David Drake is about the closest I've gotten - him and Glen Cook. Marko Kloos is pretty good with the Frontlines series, and he does a really good job of the "super moto young boot" to "old head dealing with his trauma and depression with alcoholism and realizing war is pointless and we're all the same anyway" progression.
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StrixNebulosa posted:Not gonna lie, it's been.... interesting being both extremely left politically and someone who enjoys reading military porn, especially sci-fi military porn. The trappings of a functioning military with all the hardware and training is cool, but the function of it in real life is not, and it's an ongoing struggle to find media that has the fun of that that isn't slanted too far to the right. David Drake is about the closest I've gotten - him and Glen Cook. You might enjoy Kameron Hurley's Light Brigade, in that case.
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StrixNebulosa posted:Not gonna lie, it's been.... interesting being both extremely left politically and someone who enjoys reading military porn, especially sci-fi military porn. The trappings of a functioning military with all the hardware and training is cool, but the function of it in real life is not, and it's an ongoing struggle to find media that has the fun of that that isn't slanted too far to the right. David Drake is about the closest I've gotten - him and Glen Cook. I would fit in Morgan there, but he is more of an anarchist/nihilist than a socialist.
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Riot Carol Danvers posted:Marko Kloos is pretty good with the Frontlines series, and he does a really good job of the "super moto young boot" to "old head dealing with his trauma and depression with alcoholism and realizing war is pointless and we're all the same anyway" progression. Kestral posted:You might enjoy Kameron Hurley's Light Brigade, in that case. These have been on my to-read for the longest time, I should finally read them! Cardiac posted:I would fit in Morgan there, but he is more of an anarchist/nihilist than a socialist. Morgan who?
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quote:These banned topics included discussions on the 2000 United States Presidential election, the US Civil War, gender rights, questions related to “why Mr. Ringo completely dismisses Canada and any contribution Canada could make to a defense of North America,” women in combat, abortion, and a few random topics such as Mercedes Lackey.[Note 7]
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I assume Richard Morgan, who in addition to whatever political leanings he may have also has some transphobic ones. I’ve got a stack of his books in my giveaway pile. Anyway while looking for anarchist sci-fi I came across this website. Oddly specific. https://www.anarchysf.com/
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StrixNebulosa posted:Not gonna lie, it's been.... interesting being both extremely left politically and someone who enjoys reading military porn, especially sci-fi military porn. The trappings of a functioning military with all the hardware and training is cool, but the function of it in real life is not, and it's an ongoing struggle to find media that has the fun of that that isn't slanted too far to the right. David Drake is about the closest I've gotten - him and Glen Cook. It's fantasy not sci-fi but Graydon Saunders' The March North and 1.5 of the sequels are solidly military and absolutely not right wing.
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fritz posted:It's fantasy not sci-fi but Graydon Saunders' The March North and 1.5 of the sequels are solidly military and absolutely not right wing. Found a review on goodreads and quote:This is a strange book, and not just because it is cliche-looking military fantasy that veers without warning into the murky waters of "What kind of society are we fighting for?" and "What does an emergency backup plan for a civilization look like?" And then wanders back to the grueling magical warfare. Oooooh! Ooh yes, okay, thank you, this thing is going on the to-read list!
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I see that the Patternist Series by Butler is on sale today. I don't really know anything about the series, but I tend to prefer hard-ish SF like the Revelation Space by Reynolds or Fiasco by Lem. Could someone give me a quick non-spoilery rundown on the Patternist books? Don't know whether to buy them or not.
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StrixNebulosa posted:Not gonna lie, it's been.... interesting being both extremely left politically and someone who enjoys reading military porn, especially sci-fi military porn. The trappings of a functioning military with all the hardware and training is cool, but the function of it in real life is not, and it's an ongoing struggle to find media that has the fun of that that isn't slanted too far to the right. David Drake is about the closest I've gotten - him and Glen Cook. Vorkosigan Saga... maybe?
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