David Bremner wants to read Master of Samar by Melissa Scott
I haven't read any reviews yet, but the blurb sounds like my kind of thing: magical venice + mystery
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I haven't read any reviews yet, but the blurb sounds like my kind of thing: magical venice + mystery
Born into post-apocalyptic Africa to a mother who was raped after the slaughter of her entire tribe, Onyesonwu is tutored …
A god will return When the earth and sky converge Under the black sun
In the holy city of Tova, …
Recommendation of @nadinestorying@zirk.us
Recommendation from @nadinestorying@zirk.us
It's been twenty years and two election cycles since "Information," a powerful search engine monopoly, pioneered the switch from warring …
First, I really appreciated that this book was not set in NYC, despite the author's initial intentions. NYC is cool and all, but not the only city.
The hero is based on a real young black woman who killed a cop in self defense during the 1919 riots in Washington. That incident is not central to the plot, but it does play an important part in explaining how the protagonist got to be who she is.
The book really centers the black characters, both heroes and villains. In a broader sense it includes a lot of discussion of the divisions of colourism and classism within the black community at that time. The external structural causes (hello white people!) are noted, but people have agency for good and ill.
Politics and history aside, the characters are fun and the plotting solid. If you squint at it the right way it turns …
First, I really appreciated that this book was not set in NYC, despite the author's initial intentions. NYC is cool and all, but not the only city.
The hero is based on a real young black woman who killed a cop in self defense during the 1919 riots in Washington. That incident is not central to the plot, but it does play an important part in explaining how the protagonist got to be who she is.
The book really centers the black characters, both heroes and villains. In a broader sense it includes a lot of discussion of the divisions of colourism and classism within the black community at that time. The external structural causes (hello white people!) are noted, but people have agency for good and ill.
Politics and history aside, the characters are fun and the plotting solid. If you squint at it the right way it turns into "four people with special abilities band together to save the community". The ending is maybe a little conventional, but consistent with the overall "comfort reading" slant of the book.
I liked that dealing with the spirits in the book was very similar to getting in debt to an organized crime group. The notion of debt and deals is crucial.
Washington D. C., 1925
Clara Johnson talks to spirits, a gift that saved her during her darkest moments in a …
Centuries in the future, Terrans have established a logging colony & military base named “New Tahiti” on a tree-covered planet …