My latest read: 'The Book of Gold' by Ruth Frances Long—an entertaining fantasy heist story. I especially enjoyed the world, closely based on Renaissance Europe, and the focus on books, libraries and scholarship.

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James S.A. Corey's 'Cibola Burn' is another gripping, fast-paced entry in their SF-adventure 'Expanse' series. I enjoyed it enormously.

https://app.thestorygraph.com/reviews/54355949-cc1f-4a95-b343-fdd3e9c9edeb

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Volume 2 of Ed Piskor's 'Hip Hop Family Tree' continues his enthusiastic, wonderfully drawn account of the music's early years.

https://app.thestorygraph.com/reviews/d657b63a-cb1e-4750-ab30-9de8dbced481

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Impossibly abundant blossom on this blackthorn bush!

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Alex Pheby's 'Mordew' is an epic fantasy exploration of Neoplatonism, and a wonderful, baroque successor to the works of Mervyn Peake. Beautifully written, and unfeasibly thought-provoking.

https://app.thestorygraph.com/reviews/27a0ce72-5616-418e-95c2-022684419537

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'Home Is Where We Start' is Susanna Crossman's fascinating account of growing up feral in a commune during the 70s and 80s. Very erudite, and for me, very moving.

https://app.thestorygraph.com/reviews/80adaf24-261f-4916-a1d8-8e85949df8ff

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I enjoyed revisiting Michael Moorcock's End of time setting, in Legends from the end of time, which is an omnibus of five novellas exploring minor characters from the earlier series. The funniest was the one that dumps Elric in the middle of the lunacy, but they're all very entertaining.

https://app.thestorygraph.com/reviews/d5412218-0568-4ae0-b987-e18a81655473

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My latest read was BFS Horizons #16— favourite stories ‘Ida’ by Teika Marija Smits & ‘And Into The Tunnel, The Train’ by David Gullen.

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I've finally got around to reading M. John Harrison's 'Viriconium' stories. It's kind of Michael Moorcock meets Mervyn Peake round Jack Vance's house, and contains some of the best writing I've ever encountered.

https://app.thestorygraph.com/reviews/94ee4179-9081-43f9-8fdf-4a72b56f8dc1

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