bagrada posted:

Just keep in mind your ghost is going to have to finish every book you've ever left incomplete and every unplayed game in your steam library.

Opopanax posted:

At least there will be time enough then, provided nothing ironic happens

Take the plunge! Okay! posted:

IIRC Fremen is a contraction of Frenchmen

The Butlerian Jihad is named after a lady the robots forced to have an abortion

Opopanax posted:

At least there will be time enough then, provided nothing ironic happens

pradmer posted:

She Who Became the Sun (Radiant Emperor #1) by Shelley Parker-Chan - $2.99
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08GZXND63/

HopperUK posted:

I swore off Sanderson back in the day because he was donating money to anti-LGBT causes. I think more as part of his church affiliation than on a personal level, but still. Has he distanced himself from that?

Louisgod posted:

Yes, I believe so, and has made moves to slowly include more LGBTQ+ representation in his books (Rhythm of War had a gay character and when it was mentioned, the main group basically said "oh that's cool, didn't know he found a partner"), and he's been vocal about regretting not including more female characters in his past novels. I get the sense he has to toe a thin line given his LDS background but he at least seems to be learning and trying.

Brandon Sanderson posted:

So the church’s general stance on LGBTQ people is not where I, as a liberal member of the church, would like it to be. That being said, I have faith in the church, I have had spiritual experiences, confirming to me that this is where God wants me and that God is real.

Brandon Sanderson posted:

If you look through my own history with LGBTQ people, I needed some education as many did. (I still do, honestly.)

Brandon Sanderson posted:

my belief is that--by being a more liberal member of the church and remaining with the church and remaining at BYU--I have a better chance of positive change. If everyone who is a little more left than the institute leaves it, that will not help the institution or the people who go there. For example, if people who go to my class know that I am doing my best to be an ally, then perhaps they will feel safer and the whole thing will work out better.

Brandon Sanderson posted:

I believe in LGBTQ+ advocacy and in listening--then changing my behavior and the way I approach the world based on the things they say. I also believe that the leaders of the church are chosen by God, and lead his church well. These things don't quite meet in the center yet. Perhaps they never will, and I will be forced to make different choices from the ones I have so far. But right now, I believe I'm in the right place, where I should be, and I believe in the message, doctrine, and teachings of the church.

That said, I still want to listen better. I have been actively trying to do so. I think that by continuing to teach at BYU and doing my best to portray LGBTQ+ people accurately, lovingly and respectfully in my work, I can do the most good. Tell me which way I'd do more good: Quitting the church and BYU over the one thing that I don't really get yet in our doctrine, despite my overwhelming belief in all other aspects of the church's teachings? Or continuing in my faith, and writing books that are read by a disproportionately large number of LDS people? Books where a faithful member of this church does his best to present LGBTQ characters with nuance, care, and concern--hopefully being the change I want in the world. Change where we all listen a little better, and see each other as people, not as faceless forces of evil.

uber_stoat posted:

Danhenge posted:

I just finished A Half Built Garden and really liked it. It's a relatively optimistic 60-years-from-now story about a world working on climate mitigation when first contact is made by aliens who want to save us by making us leave Earth (this is up front, like first 25 pages stuff). It reminded me a little bit of Gamechanger by A. M. Dellamonica, but I thought Garden was just generally more convincing. I think maybe it's because I thought that the change in the social relations better-reflected the magnitude of what was going in the story. I dunno. Main character is a queer woman with a partner who is a trans woman, I know there are some readers in this thread who prefer stories that center those kinds of character. Also contains a somehow relatively tasteful and non-explicit threesome with an alien.

Stuporstar posted:

I’m almost finished Light From Uncommon Stars and it’s way better than I espected it to be. Like with the premise I expected it to be more twee, but it’s got tons of character depth and emotional complexity and incredible detail about violins, music, and food with a verisimilitude that points to lived experience, and I’m loving the hell out of it

Blamestorm posted:

This just blew my mind as I’ve read Life, the Universe and Everything a bazillion times since I was a teenager, and both my copies (which I think I got second hand) have the original “gently caress” one liner. I had no idea other editions had changes to that extent. I virtually know the first three books by heart so this is just crazy.

a friendly penguin posted:

I just finished Every Heart a Doorway by Seanan McGuire and I liked it. It was concise and expansive at the same time. I liked the premise and the characters. But it did feel as if it was wrapped up a little too quickly and neatly rather than exploring a few more of the implications from the fallout of what happened.

That said, are the other books from the Wayward Children series worth reading? They sound just as quick and fun as this one. I listened to it in a single car trip.

Next up, The Library at Mount Char.

a friendly penguin posted:

Next up, The Library at Mount Char.

a friendly penguin posted:

Next up, The Library at Mount Char.

a friendly penguin posted:

Next up, The Library at Mount Char.

Gato The Elder posted:

The Library at Mount Chat is so good. I think it was the guys debut novel and I was super bummed he never wrote anything else.

Copernic posted:

lets play a game called "who can find the dorkiest sci-fi/fantasy author publicity photo on goodreads".

I will start, and win, with Mike Carey.

anilEhilated posted:

Kinda hard to beat a Kim Newman: