Recent Activity
Our members regularly comment and rate the books we have been discussing, below is some of the most recent activity on the site..
Last week: Sinclair rated Babel
Last month: Graham rated Lords of Uncreation
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May 2024: Sinclair rated In Ascension
May 2024: Sinclair rated Owlish
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Mar 2024: Sinclair rated The Starless Sea
Mar 2024: Sinclair rated The Society of Time
Mar 2024: Graham rated The Starless Sea
Feb 2024: Ross commented on The Society of Time (see comment...)
I picked this one, and while I love John Brunner, I didn't feel this was quite up to his usual quality - and that's leaving asside classics like Stand on Zanzibar. Only the last novella I really thought was up to this, and the second to last really was quite silly. I did like lots of aspects of how time travel was handled in the first three linked novellas, and also some of the ideas regarding the alternate history were well observed. They were pretty good taken by themselves.
Feb 2024: Ross rated The Society of Time
Feb 2024: Ross commented on The Starless Sea (see comment...)
Just a fantastic book. Had the feel of the classic 19th and early 20th century fantasy which I love, whilst being completely modern as well. Sort of thing I've been looking for. Also would imagine it would appeal to people who are more gamers than novel readers. A book that does it all.
Feb 2024: Ross rated The Starless Sea
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Feb 2024: Sean rated Conan - Blood of the Serpent
Jan 2024: Ross commented on Conan - Blood of the Serpent (see comment...)
Much too long, with okay but sometimes very pedantic writing. I was the only person there who is a real Robert E. Howard fan - this fell into less of the pitfalls that everyone seems to hit who tries to write Conan, but that still didn't rescue a character who works best over the course of a novella, maximum. I wouldn't recommend. Why write a prequel to one of the worst of the original novellas, anyway?!