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Actually, it was. Bars would make money off of the beer and food was cheap. So there'd be the fixin's to make your own sandwich or whatever as long as you were drinking beer.
Time And Again is a pretty interesting read. It's science fiction - barely - but he goes from modern times to 1882. This was one of the things he talks about in the book.
A book you want is The Long Way to a Small Angry Planet by Becky Chambers.
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Nothing really epic happens in this book, which is what makes it so good. It just follows the crew of a ship that (best way to describe it) plots hyperspace routes on an adventure to plot a route further than anyone has gone before. Again, this is less full of sci-fi tropes and more character interaction. I recommend it to anyone. Also, it is a civilian ship, so no military.
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I liked Firefly, and I liked this, they are different, but have lots of similarities.
> Blood Song as a one-off book is astounding
To clarify for anyone reading this, Blood Song has a story that stands alone, but it also has sequels. Blood Song is one of my favorite fantasy books of all time. You can buy it right now for $2.99, and I recommend it to anyone who loves progression fantasy, although it probably doesn't strictly fall into that genre. Its sequels are some of my least favorite fantasy novels I've ever read. I fortunately read them long enough ago that I have mostly forgotten them and can enjoy Blood Song again as the stand-alone novel it was meant to be.
tldr read Blood Song, don't read sequels
The Long Way to a Small Angry Planet is $1.99 on Amazon kindle right now. I picked it up the other day and binged thru it...someday I'll learn not to start reading a book at 1030 when I have to work the next day...lol. It was well worth the price, I enjoyed it and will probably get the next one too
Just thinking about it and re-reading your post, have you looked at Charles Stross's Laundry Files? If you liked The Dresden Files these may be right up your alley...
Build a fort, grab some legal booze, and curl up with a good book. I second the cupcake idea. But, what kind?
Oh man, I could go on with book recommendations forever, but I shall stick to a few recent reads: Sapiens by Yuval Noah Harari, Circe by Madeline Miller, and The Stud Book by Monica Drake. I'm currently reading The Collector by John Fowles.
Also, I just picked up S. (Ship of Theseus) by J.J. Abrams and Doug Dorst in a thrift store for a dollar with all inserts intact! It's basically a book within a book unfolding within the margins as two readers converse with one another. Cue suspense, mystery, and all that jazz. Super cool concept and I'm excited to dig in. This could be a fun birthday activity!
And happy early birthday to you! I just celebrated my own pandemic birthday a couple of weeks ago. It was pizza, cheesecake, and rewatching Star Trek TNG for me!
I'd check out S. by Doug Dorst. It's more of an experience than a book, but it's essentially broken down into two parts:
The physical book, Ship Of Theseus, is about a man who wakes up without any memories and is (forcibly) taken in as part of a ship's crew.
Inside the book, you'll find the annotations and inserts of two college students who have passed the book between one another to communicate, trying to discover the truth behind the book and its author.
J.J. Abrams got the idea for this project after finding a book at LAX with a note inside.
Makes sense. I'd check with Main street Books/Second Flight. They're (now) owned by the same folks, so they probably have a good line on any book clubs.
If you want a good "entry" book to SF/fantasy, check out Becky Chambers - specifically, the Wayfarer series. Here's a link to the first one. They're very wholesome, lovely books. There's not exactly romance in them, but in her books, everyone is doing their best and nobody wants to hurt anyone else.
Besides Chambers, there's a decent number of SF/fantasy books that are also thrillers, mysteries, and romance! I think the book club just read Project Hail Mary, which was definitely thriller-esque.
I loved that series so much.
>! I love the fact that the main character was a monk doing ki strikes using a wooden sword the whole time!<
So yes. Final Fantasy was absolutely based on d&d To the point that the serial numbers were barely filed off. Puttings have become flans mind flayer’s have become mind flares and so on. So Final fantasy is my favorite D&D video game series not called that.
My favorite series I would say not suspiciously but clearly in proudly and almost openly based on D&D is The world of prime series by MC plank
So the author is a published RPG author also. They have published a campaign setting a very similar to the setting of the novel but not quite identical. So basically the novels are set in the world where someone from our world gets transported to a fantasy world.
This world is governed by rules very similar to classic dungeons and dragons tropes but the entire world is shaped by them. So for instance experience points are real they mean something it is a matter of life and death who gets them. And it’s not just monsters who give them. Feudalism is based on getting experience points from the literal corpses of your subjects. Good people wait until the subjects are dead and then they claim their due. Evil alignments people come up with excuses to kill their subjects or just do it. .
Alignment isn’t just a changeable moral outlook although it is it’s also a Cosmic agreement as to what will happen to the universe at the end of time. That’s why Gods care. Your alignment at the time of death is your vote.
They published the book for the sequel last year. Earl Mac Rauch wrote both.
Don't get your hopes up though, its not a good book.
https://www.amazon.com/Buckaroo-Banzai-Against-World-League/dp/150672213X/
I hate it when people post screenshots that show me only what they want me to see.
It has over 7200 reviews and 4.4 stars.
Stop going out of your way to be offended. JFC.
Jenny Nicholson did a long form review/critique of Trigger Warning by William Johnstone, which is along the same lines.
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Sword of the Bright Lady is essentially about the moral and practical ramifications of a world in which killing sapients confers power, a la DnD. Quite well written, some people didn't like the last book, but I thought it was OK.
Have you read S.? It’s in a similar vein… where there’s a story within the story on multiple levels. I really want to check it out.
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This one. It’s sort of a right-wing male fantasy fulfillment novel. It’s not funny because of the political implications though, it’s just written very poorly. Typos aside, it reads like a 12-year-old’s hero fantasy. Silly stuff.
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Buckaroo Banzai Against the World Crime League, Et Al: A Compendium of Evils by E.M. Rauch, writer of the original movie, release date Nov 16, 2021.
Buckaroo Banzai Against the World Crime League, Et Al: A Compendium of Evils by E.M. Rauch, writer of the original movie, release date Nov 16, 2021.
This comment led me to search and discover that Earl Mac Rauch has written a sequel novelization, and that it comes out in 3 weeks:
https://www.amazon.com/Buckaroo-Banzai-Against-World-League/dp/150672213X
Audible Narration is the associated Audible audiobook. Here's an example that isn't part of the free Prime offerings:
The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet by Becky Chambers
The Kindle edition is on sale today for $1.99. Additionally, you can "Add Audible narration to your purchase for just $12.99." That's not such a great deal, but frequently, the combined price of the Kindle edition plus the discounted Audible version add up to less than the cost of a credit, making that the cheaper option (usually not a *lot* cheaper, but worth checking if you're on a tight budget). The discount used to be a lot better a lot more often, but scrolling through the Matchmaker, I do see some Audible versions of Kindle books I already own for under $8.
I imagine The Fragrance of Passion by TisteAndii smells like a combination of old books, tattoo ink, pine, and a bit of Philly cheesesteak.
Okay, so I've developed a few new obsessions this week. One is watching disgusting popping videos on Youtube, but please do not buy me anything to encourage that one.
Another, as you know, is House of Leaves. It's sucked me right in. I'm nearing page 400 and haven't been able to put it down this week. I love everything about it. And it has led me to search out more experimental/ergodic/postmodern books in the same vein. I picked up S (Ship of Theseus) by J.J. Abrams and Doug Dorst at a thrift store for a buck (with all inserts intact)! So, I'm excited to start that adventure next! You should pick it up so we can read together, unless you've already read it, in which case, I'd love to hear your thoughts! But, my obsession with House of Leaves has lead me to discover some similar books, as well as other books authored by Danielewski, which I now must-read. These can be found on my (apologies) quite lengthy Books and More Books list.
My latest new obsession is weaving. I've decided to become a ye olde weaver. Thanks to u/BurntOrange101 I now have my very own mini-loom! So obviously, now I need to learn everything I can about weaving so I can make an inordinate amount of tapestries. I have a few books and some yarn on my Arsty Farsty list!
u/TheAccretion u/aiyana_wolf what is consuming you this week?
I know some people didn't care for it very much, but I really like this book.
<em>S</em>. It's a collaboration between JJ Abrams and Doug Dorst.
It looks like an old library book, complete with a stamped checkout slip. The margins are covered in handwritten notes. They're the notes of two students who are communicating with each other by checking the book out and leaving notes for one another, while getting deeply involved in a big mystery (and also falling in love, of course!).
The book is full of random clippings, copies, and other things just stuck in between the pages. Sometimes they're clues, other times it's supplemental information, and sometimes just stuff for fun.
It takes a long time to read, but I had a blast!
It would be intensely difficult to read this one electronically.
How did that game reference a book published 4 years later?
On second thought, (999 Spoilers) >!that's incredibly fitting for the game, lol!<
An official sequel novel from the original author of the screenplay is coming out later this year. You can pre-order it right now: https://www.amazon.com/dp/150672213X/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_glt_fabc_AT1F896XVA5R0E1CZDXJ?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1
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World of Prime handles this well. The main character dedicates himself to getting back to his wife, and not in the dopey way that you usually see. As this takes a long time (five books, I think), he has to make some serious sacrifices to keep that priority. And he does some pretty intense stuff on the way. Good books.
You've made multiple baseless claims and have been spouting off unsubstantiated bullshit since Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday, and this is what gives you a laugh, man? You're just so clever, aren't you? Can you not try to be less... clever?
Regardless, whatever you write about (and, no, I don't care) is probably similar in nature to conservative, machismo jack-off porn like Trigger Warning.
Well, the Curios and Conundrums subscription for MPC is $30/quarter, which is under $50.
There's also Hunt a Killer which costs $30/month. It's a monthly subscription where you are trying to solve murder mysteries.
If you're looking for a cheap one-off there's the novel S. which has a lot of ephemera that let you piece together the overall mystery of the book. It's actually on sale on Amazon today for under $20.
I have a book recommendation for them.