2024
Gnomon
Hard to follow at times, but fun and mysterious. I spent a while on the puzzle code but much like the one in Vandemeer, gave up after a while.
Absolution
A bit scattered in the final third/didn’t love Lowry in this incarnation.
The Fragile Threads of Power
Glad to see this series continue even though there was a little more schlocky romance than I remembered.
The Likeness
A good procedural re-read.
2312
KSR you’ve done it again.
Available Dark
What if the detective was also a fuckup
New York 2140
Just imagine the smell
Until Thy Wrath Be Past
Fun to see how this got turned into a show.
Witch King
Felt like it was gearing up for a series but found a good ending.
Aurora
Maybe don’t go to space.
Poster Girl
Fun.
Aleph Extraction
Spies in space is still a hit.
Moonbound
Loved it.
Sign Here
A fun mephistopholic slow boil.
A Country of Ghosts
Anarchy!
Jumpnauts
Some interesting bits of Chinese mythos sadly in a book with a lot of bad love triangle and blockchain.
Player Piano
Vonnegut started strong.
The Cat Who Saved Books
Cute.
The Book You are Looking for is in the Library
In Ascension
Kinda wild!
Some Desperate Glory
Cool take on a space epic.
Death’s End
A good conclusion.
Hummingbird Salamander
Vandemeer with a compelling eco thriller.
The Dark Forest
Watched the Netflix adaptation of the first and a bit book while reading this which mostly just made me confused about who was who. Also I wish there were more women in the books who weren’t a sci-fi writer’s idea of a perfect wife.
Three-Body Problem
I’m dreading the Netflix show but this was slow to start but super interesting once it did.
Camp Zero
An interesting take on climate apocalypse.
Agent Running in the Field
Le Carre kept writing bangers his entire career.
Shards of the Earth
Enough mystery to make the trilogy appealing, and strong characters.
Hell Bent
A fun sequel to Ninth House.
Book of Night
I like this trend of urban magic stuff.
Super Cannes
JG you’re a freak for this one.
Vessel
Cool story, if a little goofy at times.
Static Ruin
Does it stick the landing? Yep.
Void Black Shadow
This series continues to be cool.
Murder on Sex Island
lol.
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep
The movie makes so much more sense now.
A Murder of Quality
A fun little murder mystery.