Old white cis male - he/him. Used to read eclectically - a lot of social science, but now mainly Fantasy. Extreme opinions, loosely held, as AJPT used to say.
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The Toby Daye series was my introduction to Seanan McGuire. I think she writes better elsewhere - the alchemy books or the Roadwitch trilogy are superb - but I do keep coming back to these. It is the slow development of the mythology that draws me in, as each book delves a little further into Fairy and as Toby discovers who she is and what she is.
Jeff Lint was author of some of the strangest and most inventive satirical SF of …
In fact, so funny it's almost impossible to read more than a few pages at a time. Don't take it on public transport
Jeff Lint was author of some of the strangest and most inventive satirical SF of …
I cannot actually finish this, as every time I read a few pages, I laugh so much it hurts. Burroughs meets Monty Python.
Some books you read for the story, some books you read for the characters, some books you read for the language. Some books you don't know where you're going and it doesn't matter. On my bookshelf, this sits next to Tristram Shandy.
Lots of action, lots of jokes. I did find the segues from section to section somewhat wearing after a while. Will read the third volume.
Pull three people out of prison—a disgraced paladin, a convicted forger, and a heartless assassin. …
I found this series after reading her online comic (Digger). I enjoyed it and went on to read several of her books.
Sweeping tale of one young family fighting to find their place in the universe. As …
I first picked this up as a series of ecomics in a Humble Bundle. I liked it enough to lay out for the physical book, and now have the first three on my shelves. A good story and art-work that I like - who could ask for more?
Be careful what you wish for...Once upon a time there was a fairy godmother named …
This is the book in which Pratchett sets out his table for all to see. It's about stories, and how we read them and how they impact on us. Granny Weatherwax is the author's anti-Quixote
Be careful what you wish for...Once upon a time there was a fairy godmother named Desiderata who had a good …
In the twenty-eighth Discworld novel the Discworld goes to war.It began as a sudden strange …
This is one of Pratchett's better ones. It's not set within one of the series, but takes up folklore themes that might find their way into the repertoires of Fairport Convention or Pentangle. And which are also extremely on point. Send a copy to JK Rowling.
Originally published in 1932, this outstanding work of literature is more crucial and relevant today than ever before. Cloning, feel-good …
Nineteen Eighty-Four: A Novel, often referred to as 1984, is a dystopian social science fiction novel by the English novelist …
One Ring to rule them all, One Ring to find them, One Ring to bring them all and in the …
Imagined Communities: Reflections on the Origin and Spread of Nationalism is a book by Benedict Anderson about the development of …
