Ms. DenieIn the (excellent!) she's a beast newsletter, she pitched the pieces as: "How ChatGPT lies its ass off", but I also like the original title Diabolus Ex Machina. #essay #ReadingRec
moduluxI forget who recommended the Alamaxa series here, by Hadeer Elsbai. I'm reading the first book, The daughters of Izdihar and enjoying it a lot, so thanks, whoever it was. It's a fantasy series set in something like an analogue to 19th century India or perhaps the Levant, mixing fantastic themes on magic with social concerns such as women's emancipation.
Michael ShotterI was recently asked to pick my "Top 3 Books of 2024" from those I read in Oct. 2023 to Sept. 2024. Very tough being limited to three but I did my best to be legit about it: https://shepherd.com/bboy/2024/f/michael-shotter
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Elis RowlandsTo get back into #reading for fun, I finished Rivers of London by Ben Aaronovitch. Apparently it’s quite popular, and I can see why.
It’s an #UrbanFantasy #book with good prose and a great sense of place.
ThereminI liked the #ShortStory "Another Story or A Fisherman of the Inland Sea" by #UrsulaKLeGuin, though I found it to be quite bittersweet.
A man whose studies takes him to another planet, loses some years due to time dilation.
There he starts studying a new technology that promises instant teleportation – though things do not go quite according to plan.
Michael ShotterICYMI: Today is the last day of the Kindle eBook giveaway for my first novel, "The Big Men," which begins the "Wells" branch of "The Nod/Wells Timelines."
Fans of speculative fiction should give it a try!
Grab it and learn more about The Timelines:
http://michaelshotter.com
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I finished #reading the anthology "The Best of World SF: Volume 1", which is edited by #LavieTidhar, today.
I think my favourite #ShortStory was "If At First You Don't Succeed, Try, Try Again" by #ZenCho
An imugi, having waited patiently for thousands of years, tries to ascend to dragonhood, only to fail multiple times – often because of humans.
It decides to eat the last one to foil its plans – only to discover that they have common interests. #ReadingRec #Literature #Fantasy
RynUfe@AliceMarshall wanted to uplift an article in the same vein as this book that my friend Chenier Kliebert cowrote for more of a textbook style book about this topic;
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Ilana MasadI just finished reading Marisa Crane's book I KEEP MY EXOSKELETONS TO MYSELF and I cannot recommend it highly enough. Such a gorgeous novel.
Iramch@Zim Hi! #readingrec in coming! With Le Guin's passing I have rereading the Hainish Cycle and is real good.