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templetongate

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I read a lot of SF/F/H, watch a lot of TV & movies, then review. He/him

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templetongate, to bookstodon
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Still haven't looked into changing instances here, so I'll continue using the tags I have been using. My latest review is for my favorite of the October Daye books so far.

http://templetongate.net/october-daye.htm#salt

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templetongate, to bookstodon
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Wole Talabi's debut novel, Shigidi and the Brass Head of Obalufon, is unique, fast-paced, exciting, and highly recommended. I hope this is not the last we see of Shigidi and Nneoma.

http://templetongate.net/shigidi.htm

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templetongate, to bookstodon
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My latest review is mainly synopsis, but the bare minimum at that. I highly recommend Vajra Chandrasekera's debut novel, which recently won the Crawford, and is a finalist for Nebula, Hugo, and Lambda awards.

http://templetongate.net/saint-of-bright-doors.htm

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franciscawrites, to movies
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Can you name a film that was adapted not from a novel, but from a short story?
Here's one:

The Illusionist (2006)

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templetongate,
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@franciscawrites @bookstodon Arrival, from "Story of Your Life" by Ted Chiang. A Boy and His Dog from the story by Harlan Ellison. Total Recall from "We Can Remember It For You Wholesale," by Philip K. Dick. Most PKD adaptations have been from short stories.

Jennifer, to scifi
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I need some new science fiction to read, who has some suggestions? I don't like military sci-fi. For reference, my favorite series is the Expanse, I also enjoyed Scalzi's Collapsing Empire, I love Robert Charles Wilson's books. I mostly enjoy space operas and unique stories about technology, for example I really liked the recent book Mountain in the Sea about AI and intelligent octopus. Suggestions from the awesome Bookstodon community? @bookstodon

templetongate,
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@Jennifer @bookstodon
Recent books I can recommend:
The Sun Chronicles by Kate Elliott (2 so far, anxiously waiting the 3rd)
The Terraformers by Annalee Newitz
Meru by S. B. Divya (2nd book due this August)
Dual Memory by Sue Burke
The Neo-G series by K. B. Wagers (4th book due November I think)
The Practice, the Horizon, and the Chain, a novella by Sofia Samatar

templetongate, to bookstodon
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Thanks to Eugen Bacon for the review copy of Secondhand Daylight, written in collaboration with Andrew Hook. A very good, twisty, time travel tale. Two of them, which eventually cross each other. Recommended.

http://templetongate.net/secondhand-daylight.htm

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templetongate, to bookstodon
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John M. Ford's debut novel, 1980's Web of Angels, will be reissued by Tor at the end of the month. I may be wrong, but I think it is the first of his I have read. It is weird, and I doubt my review is any more comprehensible than I found the book to be.

http://templetongate.net/web-of-angels.htm

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OwenTyme, to writing
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I've found another online store that respects the price I've set on print copies of my books.

Has anyone ever heard of bookshop.org? Anything good or bad to say about them?

I found my books on it recently and the site has good reviews online, so I've added bookshop.org links to the list that shows up when you click on one of my books2read links.

My books on their site: https://bookshop.org/contributors/owen-tyme

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templetongate,
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@OwenTyme @bookstodon I've ordered quite a few from them. They are about four years old now, started sometime during pandemic lockdown orders to help indie bookstores with commissions. My website is also an associate although I have not received any commissions from any links on my site.

templetongate, to bookstodon
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Everything I have read by Sofia Samatar has been very good, and her latest novella is no exception. It is out today, a quick read, but it will stick with me a long time.

http://templetongate.net/practice-horizon-chain.htm

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oarditi, to fantasy
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Why nobody has taken by the scruff of the neck and made me read N.K. Jemisin before is an abiding mystery. ‘The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms’ is right up my street.
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templetongate,
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@oarditi @bookstodon Even though I have it I have not read that yet, but have read some later ones, Broken Earth trilogy, and the Great Cities duology. Sigh, one of these days.

templetongate, to bookstodon
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Just finished Sofia Samatar's new novella, The Practice, the Horizon, and the Chain. Excellent. Hope to get to a review sometime today.

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templetongate, to bookstodon
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I'm still enjoying Seanan McGuire's October Daye series. In the fourth novel we learn more about her ancestry and abilities, but it is clear more revelations await in later books. Recommended.

http://templetongate.net/october-daye.htm#eclipses

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templetongate, to bookstodon
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I loved John Wiswell's debut novel. A monster story, and a love story, with quite a bit of humor amidst the mayhem. Never has a monster been so lovable.

http://templetongate.net/someone-you-can-build-a-nest-in.htm

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Da_Gut, to bookstodon
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The Many Colored Land by Julian May.... from back in 1982.

How is it?

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templetongate,
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@peachfront @Da_Gut @bookstodon It is a four novel series, collective title being The Saga of Pliocene Exile. I thought the series started strong, lagged in the third book, but ended satisfactorily. Although I have to say it was the mid-80s when I read it, so I might react to it differently now.

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@peachfront @Da_Gut @bookstodon If only Tolkien was still around for you to criticize the ending of The Fellowship of the Ring.

templetongate,
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@peachfront @Da_Gut @bookstodon I read a book review in F&SF that clearly stated The Many-Colored Land was the first in a series, so I knew that before I started reading. I can understand preferring stand alone novels, but series have been the default for a long time.

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@bookstodon I am making a very long list of suggested book pairings, and I wondered if you all had any interest in them? These are read-alikes specifically in the sense of "If you liked this book, you 𝙢𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩 also like this other book." I plan to alphabetize them by the titles of the first books in the pairings, so you can easily look for your favorites.

My criteria are my own (I even match up traditional books with graphic novels or short story collections) and it's super subjective, just by definition. But, you would be able to add your own book pairings as well. Books can be alike in (sub) genre, style, subject, thematic elements, even in ways that are not readily apparent.

templetongate,
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@kimlockhartga @bookstodon The first pairing that comes to mind is, if you liked Becky Chambers' The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet, I am sure you would like The Mimicking of Known Successes by Malka Older.

MagentaRocks, to books
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This never occurred to me. I read anytime throughout the day - whenever it strikes the mood. I think reading is good for you, no matter the time of day.

Anybody else feel the same as the writer of the opinion piece?

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Opinion
I’m retired, and I still won’t let myself read in the daytime. Why not?

Gift Link:

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templetongate,
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@MagentaRocks @bookstodon I'm retired, and I normally read at least an hour in the morning, but sometimes that is not possible. I have Kindle, Kobo, and Cloud Library apps on my phone, so I can read wherever I am, which I do quite often. The longest periods of reading are at night though.

templetongate,
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@MagentaRocks @bookstodon I often take my Kindle, but the phone is easier since I don't always have access to wifi. I also carry print books if that is what I'm reading at the time.

templetongate, to bookstodon
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It took me too long to get around to this review, and still my words are totally inadequate to describe the brilliance of Sofia Samatar.

http://templetongate.net/tender.htm

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kimlockhartga, to bookstodon
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@bookstodon reader rant:

I'm seriously considering leaving NetGalley. I can keep up with publishing dates, but the archive dates are incredibly random, up to even a month before the book even actually publishes. The kindle format books generally give you some grace time, but the graphic novel publishers are particularly bad about doing this. I don't understand what advantage any publisher could possibly gain by playing "keep away" with their readers, like "Ha ha! You're locked out of reading the book we wanted you to review." Wut?

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@kimlockhartga @Likewise @bookstodon I have always used the "Send to Kindle" function. There have been several, still on my Kindle, that I re-read before the sequel. Not graphic novels though, I've never got any of those from Net Galley.

templetongate,
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@kimlockhartga @Likewise @bookstodon I've had just one experience with a title that was only available by using Adobe Digital Editions. I swore that would be the last time.

templetongate, to bookstodon
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I'm way behind on the October Daye series, but liking what I have read so far. The third book gives us a lot of new info on several characters, which is sure to resonate in later adventures.

http://templetongate.net/october-daye.htm#artificial

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templetongate, to bookstodon
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I've read the first chapter in Premee Mohamed's The Siege of Burning Grass. The chapters are long, and I hate taking a break in the middle of a chapter, so I'm going to make another pot of coffee and keep reading.

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templetongate, to bookstodon
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I preferred the political and social slant to the first book in Hadeer Elsbai's Alamaxa Duology, but both are good and recommended. It will remind you of other things, but well-drawn characters and the issues they face makes all the difference.

http://templetongate.net/alamaxa.htm

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