2026-08-19T06:38:10Z https://yabu.me Paracyclops https://yabu.me/npub1y83u0weesvy5zdrdy76x9jh7nghhtx96seryg9c78jfwulnxkesqsm68wf https://files.mastodon.social/accounts/avatars/109/494/715/880/581/032/original/00173b6fb17d2e67.png https://files.mastodon.social/accounts/avatars/109/494/715/880/581/032/original/00173b6fb17d2e67.png https://yabu.me/nevent1qqswerqxqqeup4lts53kc3t6tpe45gsh3x4z4rq28kl3evgg090dqmgzyqs783am8xpsjsf5d5nmgck2l6dz7avch2ryv3qhrc7f9mn7v6mxq02qn7j &#39;Gloriana&#39; is the apotheosis of Michael Moorcock&#39;s first 25 years of fantasy writing, a gloriously complex and perverse allegory, full of vivid characters and striking imagery.<br/><br/><a href="https://app.thestorygraph.com/reviews/68ebac91-f69a-4658-a295-0d12a9afeb08">https://app.thestorygraph.com/reviews/68ebac91-f69a-4658-a295-0d12a9afeb08</a><br/><br/>#fantasy #michaelmoorcock #gloriana #books #bookstodon<br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/116/811/301/425/439/930/original/7e1e2ff3021c3412.jpeg"> <br/> 2026-06-25T14:50:43Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsvfg8ym0nnyqu8xuktegldqygugy498kp7c3lc6f8c83t28p9sfvczyqs783am8xpsjsf5d5nmgck2l6dz7avch2ryv3qhrc7f9mn7v6mxql3m53c Just finished Michael Moorcock&#39;s 1993 &#39;Stormbringer&#39; omnibus. Much fun, occasionally profound—best story was the 1991 &#39;Revenge of the Rose&#39;.<br/><br/><a href="https://app.thestorygraph.com/reviews/a883bec1-5e03-4f97-a1c4-0ae8a40baed7">https://app.thestorygraph.com/reviews/a883bec1-5e03-4f97-a1c4-0ae8a40baed7</a><br/><br/>#michaelmoorcock #elric #eternalchampion #chaos #stormbringer #fantasy #swordandsorcery #books #bookstodon <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1ny7qwqnkw6pg4m0uegzrdzwrckapzq7v7zku9p28hgv5aflvg8fq7zuv57" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>bookstodon group</span> (<span class="italic">npub1ny7…uv57</span>)</a></span><br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/115/129/285/930/316/959/original/259238fbdd840fd7.jpeg"> <br/> 2025-09-01T13:32:01Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs9n4856wz662skyrd6usxy04jd9w5pjxygm3qjeyxt7l0k8km0uzgzyqs783am8xpsjsf5d5nmgck2l6dz7avch2ryv3qhrc7f9mn7v6mxqwkt6wr I&#39;ve got a new favourite book! &#39;Black Leopard Red Wolf&#39; by Marlon James is one of the best novels I&#39;ve read, and the most accomplished contemporary fantasy book I&#39;ve encountered.<br/><br/><a href="https://app.thestorygraph.com/reviews/1af4a238-a80b-44f3-88aa-ae63a3024f20">https://app.thestorygraph.com/reviews/1af4a238-a80b-44f3-88aa-ae63a3024f20</a><br/><br/>#fantasy #marlonjames #blackleopardredwolf #books #bookstodon <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1ny7qwqnkw6pg4m0uegzrdzwrckapzq7v7zku9p28hgv5aflvg8fq7zuv57" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>bookstodon group</span> (<span class="italic">npub1ny7…uv57</span>)</a></span><br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/114/943/832/531/303/496/original/44bde0ce1199c84d.png"> <br/> 2025-07-30T19:29:16Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs0yr2sw4q4hyvqn4v5l4llm330vzm6ldteu04043nrv6a6eg9wjxszyqs783am8xpsjsf5d5nmgck2l6dz7avch2ryv3qhrc7f9mn7v6mxqva3u0y I found &#39;The Kingdom of Gods&#39; by N.K. Jemisin a beautifully crafted, thematically complex work of grown-up fantasy fiction.<br/><br/><a href="https://app.thestorygraph.com/reviews/b401a34e-2ee7-4f66-b75d-75c3e1bee783">https://app.thestorygraph.com/reviews/b401a34e-2ee7-4f66-b75d-75c3e1bee783</a><br/><br/>#fantasy #fantasyfiction #books #nkjemisin #theinheritancetrilogy #thekingdomofgods #bookstodon <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1ny7qwqnkw6pg4m0uegzrdzwrckapzq7v7zku9p28hgv5aflvg8fq7zuv57" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>bookstodon group</span> (<span class="italic">npub1ny7…uv57</span>)</a></span><br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/114/875/053/949/180/606/original/8e0886aa5bad56e5.jpeg"> <br/> 2025-07-18T15:57:26Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs2v2754kcpayc44c9xlh3q3yr2858q5qf6vtyzflak8vcq4flwkeqzyqs783am8xpsjsf5d5nmgck2l6dz7avch2ryv3qhrc7f9mn7v6mxq3y5yxl In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsymc9gr5d8qwsa7q802wmnzaxqk5p8ladh6vhunxstr7euscfua7caj9xs9'>nevent1q…9xs9</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>A ‘tad’. Nice! 😎 2025-06-24T18:32:55Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsqeum0gdz2r3lnlrnzg83rffufhqppy5430zyxzaatnjt3g0t5e8qzyqs783am8xpsjsf5d5nmgck2l6dz7avch2ryv3qhrc7f9mn7v6mxqmtcemw I&#39;m making my way through Tad Williams&#39;s &#39;Memory, Sorrow and Thorn&#39; series. &#39;To Green Angel Tower: Siege&#39; has many virtues, contains some good writing, and was really enjoyable to read, but for me it&#39;s a LOT longer than it needs to be.<br/><br/><a href="https://app.thestorygraph.com/reviews/e4337506-64d2-4d58-87e5-68aa9bb71be7">https://app.thestorygraph.com/reviews/e4337506-64d2-4d58-87e5-68aa9bb71be7</a><br/><br/>#fantasy #fantasyfiction #epicfantasy #tadwilliams #memorysorrowandthorn #togreenangeltowersiege #books<br/>#bookstodon <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1ny7qwqnkw6pg4m0uegzrdzwrckapzq7v7zku9p28hgv5aflvg8fq7zuv57" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>bookstodon group</span> (<span class="italic">npub1ny7…uv57</span>)</a></span><br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/114/739/731/426/878/620/original/c2d12babf4d9491a.jpeg"> <br/> 2025-06-24T18:22:59Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsx0lcde870pj4a4u4cnlajh0xkmnwcqmaa06hqgm87thzam7t8jjszyqs783am8xpsjsf5d5nmgck2l6dz7avch2ryv3qhrc7f9mn7v6mxqvutu5c Ursula K. Le Guin&#39;s &#39;Steering The Craft&#39; is both a creative writing manual, and a manifesto for the importance of good writing. It&#39;s as beautifully written as her fiction.<br/><br/><a href="https://app.thestorygraph.com/reviews/bb4c17b1-bdd9-47b4-9715-398dfbd35a67">https://app.thestorygraph.com/reviews/bb4c17b1-bdd9-47b4-9715-398dfbd35a67</a><br/><br/>#creativewriting #ursulakleguin #steeringthecraft #books #bookstodon <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1ny7qwqnkw6pg4m0uegzrdzwrckapzq7v7zku9p28hgv5aflvg8fq7zuv57" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>bookstodon group</span> (<span class="italic">npub1ny7…uv57</span>)</a></span><br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/114/665/733/423/010/867/original/baa93a14b97c3dea.png"> <br/> 2025-06-11T16:45:00Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs2rdu8zs4hp33vzruweljyqrx6dqcwks39zgehsyrmf3zfe0fm5dqzyqs783am8xpsjsf5d5nmgck2l6dz7avch2ryv3qhrc7f9mn7v6mxqtudq67 I was quietly but powerfully moved by Ursula K. Le Guin&#39;s &#39;Orsinia&#39;, a beautifully crafted cross between Realist historical fiction and Ruritarian romance.<br/><a href="https://app.thestorygraph.com/reviews/3c912f22-f720-4988-8297-a12235a4edf5">https://app.thestorygraph.com/reviews/3c912f22-f720-4988-8297-a12235a4edf5</a><br/><br/>#fiction #ruritarianromance #shortstories #ursulakleguin #orsinia #books #bookstodon <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1ny7qwqnkw6pg4m0uegzrdzwrckapzq7v7zku9p28hgv5aflvg8fq7zuv57" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>bookstodon group</span> (<span class="italic">npub1ny7…uv57</span>)</a></span><br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/114/546/753/043/677/613/original/0696a97c69edc24b.jpg"> <br/> 2025-05-21T16:26:19Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsykaymn8z2zfmq5at50jpy2j8dssyacxdk7kr9twup2ej739seqqgzyqs783am8xpsjsf5d5nmgck2l6dz7avch2ryv3qhrc7f9mn7v6mxq5af894 Just read <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub17sqg6lj34fvs94lhfl9lj2a0nvktcvmf8ke5jng4fg0q3xx82mqqch5lp7" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Interzone</span> (<span class="italic">npub17sq…5lp7</span>)</a></span> #298 (about a year late). Loved every story, but Mame Bougouma Dieme’s ‘Perpetual Motion Sickness’ in particular was utterly devastating.<br/><br/>#sf #sciencefiction #fantasy #sff #specfic #interzone #shortfiction #shortstories #books #bookstodon <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1ny7qwqnkw6pg4m0uegzrdzwrckapzq7v7zku9p28hgv5aflvg8fq7zuv57" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>bookstodon group</span> (<span class="italic">npub1ny7…uv57</span>)</a></span> <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1jt3g4weanatevsc3qfkf2egtrdtm3hdrte93pjfnhdnfwlr7e93shh38c8" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Gareth</span> (<span class="italic">npub1jt3…38c8</span>)</a></span> <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1wul5m9lewv84gh4sfs7pzd7vks32s29jsquna68jqphjrj4dzahq2qjr5z" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>IZ Digital</span> (<span class="italic">npub1wul…jr5z</span>)</a></span><br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/114/490/809/262/073/578/original/31ee264bd3d22b6e.png"> <br/> 2025-05-11T19:19:16Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsvdct3xghwpytgquhdktj40yjquyspp0yv7zxrrtdhc2yrfljxqhgzyqs783am8xpsjsf5d5nmgck2l6dz7avch2ryv3qhrc7f9mn7v6mxqcun9an I&#39;ve had Lord Dunsany on my TBR for a long time. I found &#39;Time and The Gods&#39; a very enjoyable read, and I was amazed at how much of Dunsany&#39;s influence I could detect in many of my favourite writers.<br/><br/><a href="https://app.thestorygraph.com/reviews/0e38524f-f13b-4950-8173-dc96000f2639">https://app.thestorygraph.com/reviews/0e38524f-f13b-4950-8173-dc96000f2639</a><br/><br/>#fiction #fantasy #fantasyfiction #lorddunsany #timeandthegods #thegodsofpegana #books #bookstodon <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1ny7qwqnkw6pg4m0uegzrdzwrckapzq7v7zku9p28hgv5aflvg8fq7zuv57" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>bookstodon group</span> (<span class="italic">npub1ny7…uv57</span>)</a></span><br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/114/466/827/356/476/591/original/51718123ec836acd.jpeg"> <br/> 2025-05-07T13:40:22Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsyuj6at3q6hdfgc8ladhrs7amqx9lhqyn66l9vuav0m9n05pxrkhszyqs783am8xpsjsf5d5nmgck2l6dz7avch2ryv3qhrc7f9mn7v6mxqthamfx Volume 2 of Ed Piskor&#39;s &#39;Hip Hop Family Tree&#39; continues his enthusiastic, wonderfully drawn account of the music&#39;s early years.<br/><br/><a href="https://app.thestorygraph.com/reviews/d657b63a-cb1e-4750-ab30-9de8dbced481">https://app.thestorygraph.com/reviews/d657b63a-cb1e-4750-ab30-9de8dbced481</a><br/><br/>#comics #hiphop #edpiskor #hiphopfamilytree #books #bookstodon <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1ny7qwqnkw6pg4m0uegzrdzwrckapzq7v7zku9p28hgv5aflvg8fq7zuv57" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>bookstodon group</span> (<span class="italic">npub1ny7…uv57</span>)</a></span><br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/114/297/318/065/376/664/original/bdeacccf97781682.png"> <br/> 2025-04-07T15:12:18Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs9zjj9r9g49x6tuaufjgsv0j62h238l58q0upmv37w2e4yzj5x9aqzyqs783am8xpsjsf5d5nmgck2l6dz7avch2ryv3qhrc7f9mn7v6mxqax6yzw Alex Pheby&#39;s &#39;Mordew&#39; is an epic fantasy exploration of Neoplatonism, and a wonderful, baroque successor to the works of Mervyn Peake. Beautifully written, and unfeasibly thought-provoking.<br/><br/><a href="https://app.thestorygraph.com/reviews/27a0ce72-5616-418e-95c2-022684419537">https://app.thestorygraph.com/reviews/27a0ce72-5616-418e-95c2-022684419537</a><br/><br/>#fantasy #epicfantasy #neoplatonism #alexpheby #malarkoi #books #bookstodon <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1ny7qwqnkw6pg4m0uegzrdzwrckapzq7v7zku9p28hgv5aflvg8fq7zuv57" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>bookstodon group</span> (<span class="italic">npub1ny7…uv57</span>)</a></span><br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/114/291/590/299/729/047/original/cac0e5e7dbac23d0.png"> <br/> 2025-04-06T14:55:25Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsdvd4krr78e46qp5eykvpgdext3ru853cnffx4q8ng8q44a7mm4sqzyqs783am8xpsjsf5d5nmgck2l6dz7avch2ryv3qhrc7f9mn7v6mxqhs4tc4 I enjoyed revisiting Michael Moorcock&#39;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&#39;re all very entertaining.<br/><br/><a href="https://app.thestorygraph.com/reviews/d5412218-0568-4ae0-b987-e18a81655473">https://app.thestorygraph.com/reviews/d5412218-0568-4ae0-b987-e18a81655473</a><br/><br/>#fantasy #sf #sffh #bookstodon <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1ny7qwqnkw6pg4m0uegzrdzwrckapzq7v7zku9p28hgv5aflvg8fq7zuv57" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>bookstodon group</span> (<span class="italic">npub1ny7…uv57</span>)</a></span><br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/114/201/667/966/707/288/original/a401cae0cd42acda.png"> <br/> 2025-03-21T17:46:07Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsx0fgs5jm44hmljvrd74ruefaghy3evtqkdnyedxp95h3uavj92xqzyqs783am8xpsjsf5d5nmgck2l6dz7avch2ryv3qhrc7f9mn7v6mxqj6nhmw My latest read was BFS Horizons #16— favourite stories ‘Ida’ by Teika Marija Smits &amp; ‘And Into The Tunnel, The Train’ by David Gullen.<br/><br/>#britishfantasysociety #bfshorizons #fantasy #speculativefiction #shortstories #poetry #bookstodon <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1ny7qwqnkw6pg4m0uegzrdzwrckapzq7v7zku9p28hgv5aflvg8fq7zuv57" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>bookstodon group</span> (<span class="italic">npub1ny7…uv57</span>)</a></span><br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/114/150/827/729/529/666/original/db09457e0335370d.png"> <br/> 2025-03-12T18:16:47Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsya0hyp64u2ml05dz88c2mlx8u6el23huwhazug5sg26w4dw9ec9gzyqs783am8xpsjsf5d5nmgck2l6dz7avch2ryv3qhrc7f9mn7v6mxq7je5n9 I&#39;ve finally got around to reading M. John Harrison&#39;s &#39;Viriconium&#39; stories. It&#39;s kind of Michael Moorcock meets Mervyn Peake round Jack Vance&#39;s house, and contains some of the best writing I&#39;ve ever encountered.<br/><br/><a href="https://app.thestorygraph.com/reviews/94ee4179-9081-43f9-8fdf-4a72b56f8dc1">https://app.thestorygraph.com/reviews/94ee4179-9081-43f9-8fdf-4a72b56f8dc1</a><br/><br/>#fantasy #fantasyfiction #newwave #mjohnharrison #viriconium #bookstodon <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1ny7qwqnkw6pg4m0uegzrdzwrckapzq7v7zku9p28hgv5aflvg8fq7zuv57" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>bookstodon group</span> (<span class="italic">npub1ny7…uv57</span>)</a></span><br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/114/133/252/551/317/544/original/011a63526ba7c8b6.png"> <br/> 2025-03-09T15:47:10Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqspdlv2j52a3a95scjxkhtlh8yft43lp2qluqzme4ew0n2vw7g3hrszyqs783am8xpsjsf5d5nmgck2l6dz7avch2ryv3qhrc7f9mn7v6mxqdf3wdc Annabel Campbell&#39;s &#39;The Outcast Mage&#39; is a thriller full of politics, magic, dragons, and high emotional stakes. It wasn&#39;t really my cup of tea, but a lot of fantasy fans will love it.<br/><br/>#fantasy #fantasyfiction #latinmakesmagichappen #books #annabelcampbell #theoutcastmage #theshatteredlands #bookstodon <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1ny7qwqnkw6pg4m0uegzrdzwrckapzq7v7zku9p28hgv5aflvg8fq7zuv57" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>bookstodon group</span> (<span class="italic">npub1ny7…uv57</span>)</a></span><br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/114/081/097/021/023/473/original/4882c7c4bbc2709c.png"> <br/> 2025-02-28T10:43:21Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqspnnfnq0u7kuujtp3qzdk4daec4tmpc562750xsnl0aya4qxtnxdqzyqs783am8xpsjsf5d5nmgck2l6dz7avch2ryv3qhrc7f9mn7v6mxqf0lcme &#39;Very Far Away From Anywhere Else&#39; by Ursula K. Le Guin is a brief, beautiful account of two teen outsiders in 1970s middle-America. As so often with Le Guin, it made me feel very represented.<br/><br/><a href="https://app.thestorygraph.com/reviews/7130e9bb-c011-4de5-8bdb-0e1b458f127b">https://app.thestorygraph.com/reviews/7130e9bb-c011-4de5-8bdb-0e1b458f127b</a><br/><br/>#books #bookstodon #ursulakleguin #veryfarawayfromanywhereelse <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1ny7qwqnkw6pg4m0uegzrdzwrckapzq7v7zku9p28hgv5aflvg8fq7zuv57" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>bookstodon group</span> (<span class="italic">npub1ny7…uv57</span>)</a></span><br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/114/054/158/484/660/836/original/c020f00d60ac33d9.png"> <br/> 2025-02-23T16:32:31Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs885w7fpnsnccecngs32fk5qm7m8tkla9d4sq9h7w3e5t3v82pkdszyqs783am8xpsjsf5d5nmgck2l6dz7avch2ryv3qhrc7f9mn7v6mxq8k7lzw Ed Piskor&#39;s &#39;Hip hop family tree&#39; comics have been sitting in my TBR pile for an unconscionable number of years. I&#39;ve finally read the first, and it&#39;s an absolutely bangin&#39; non-fiction comic about a fascinating period of music history.<br/><br/><a href="https://app.thestorygraph.com/reviews/dc7fe5b2-7c28-4fdc-8a7e-7f510aaf5b28">https://app.thestorygraph.com/reviews/dc7fe5b2-7c28-4fdc-8a7e-7f510aaf5b28</a><br/><br/>#hiphop #rap #oldschoolhiphop #oldskoolhiphop #edpiskor #hiphopfamilytree #comics #nonfictioncomics #books #bookstodon <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1ny7qwqnkw6pg4m0uegzrdzwrckapzq7v7zku9p28hgv5aflvg8fq7zuv57" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>bookstodon group</span> (<span class="italic">npub1ny7…uv57</span>)</a></span> 2025-02-21T19:37:30Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsf2a3eq2elevw2jun6tgvp7x6x0xsddwjs0fwujlqra9g02t7wfaqzyqs783am8xpsjsf5d5nmgck2l6dz7avch2ryv3qhrc7f9mn7v6mxq244qpy I found Tasha Suri&#39;s &#39;The Oleander Sword&#39; a very compelling and atmospheric book, with plausible worldbuilding, and a very weighty and consequential approach to magic. Very striking prose too, which I&#39;ve rarely found in my efforts to get up to speed with contemporary fantasy. Highly recommended.<br/><br/><a href="https://app.thestorygraph.com/reviews/af725a67-f020-45d1-b859-2fec15f07200">https://app.thestorygraph.com/reviews/af725a67-f020-45d1-b859-2fec15f07200</a><br/><br/>#fantasy #fantasyfiction #epicfantasy #tashasuri #theburningkingdoms #theoleandersword #books #bookstodon <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1ny7qwqnkw6pg4m0uegzrdzwrckapzq7v7zku9p28hgv5aflvg8fq7zuv57" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>bookstodon group</span> (<span class="italic">npub1ny7…uv57</span>)</a></span><br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/114/020/732/311/990/279/original/edae07c7d4a017c2.png"> <br/> 2025-02-17T18:51:47Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsxt2etc22hn5wpu65qvrpygtv5xrxa4qvwxjwwc6uxsmgczh7e8jqzyqs783am8xpsjsf5d5nmgck2l6dz7avch2ryv3qhrc7f9mn7v6mxqzgw55v Louise Glück&#39;s &#39;Averno&#39; is an ambiguous, but scalpel-precise collection of poems, riffing obliquely on the Persephone myth. Don&#39;t ask me what it means, but I loved it!<br/><br/><a href="https://app.thestorygraph.com/reviews/cfc012b7-70d7-49f5-a95f-5bc0606a13ac">https://app.thestorygraph.com/reviews/cfc012b7-70d7-49f5-a95f-5bc0606a13ac</a><br/><br/>#poetry #louiseglück #averno #avernus #persephone #nobelprize #books #bookstodon <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1ny7qwqnkw6pg4m0uegzrdzwrckapzq7v7zku9p28hgv5aflvg8fq7zuv57" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>bookstodon group</span> (<span class="italic">npub1ny7…uv57</span>)</a></span><br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/113/940/062/437/309/849/original/b571cf97d913817d.png"> <br/> 2025-02-03T12:56:25Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqszdwycvv5lh0j6xjl2ddr9d0sn6ay3q70x0z79ufps4gpyaac78cszyqs783am8xpsjsf5d5nmgck2l6dz7avch2ryv3qhrc7f9mn7v6mxqvn47l8 Edward A. Berlin&#39;s &#39;Ragtime: a musical and cultural history&#39; is an exemplary, if brief, piece of historical and musicological scholarship, and one of very few serious books on an important foundational genre of popular music. It&#39;s also very readable.<br/><br/><a href="https://app.thestorygraph.com/reviews/4e8b5b1a-644b-4ab3-a8fb-7ea0f259ecfd">https://app.thestorygraph.com/reviews/4e8b5b1a-644b-4ab3-a8fb-7ea0f259ecfd</a> <br/><br/>#music #popularmusic #ragtime #cakewalk #edwardaberlin #ragtimeamusicalandculturalhistory #musicology #books #bookstodon <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1ny7qwqnkw6pg4m0uegzrdzwrckapzq7v7zku9p28hgv5aflvg8fq7zuv57" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>bookstodon group</span> (<span class="italic">npub1ny7…uv57</span>)</a></span><br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/113/923/953/625/254/923/original/7ba89039664d306e.png"> <br/> 2025-01-31T16:39:42Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs0kkffvp6qjv2us7muv88q9frcwp5vxczwcxgvdyjtdcp9f596mwczyqs783am8xpsjsf5d5nmgck2l6dz7avch2ryv3qhrc7f9mn7v6mxqk07r38 I’m very behind reading fiction magazines, about a year behind in fact. Interzone 297 was up to its usual exacting standards, with some excellent non-fiction (although, am I alone in NOT wanting book reviews to include a detailed synopsis?) Fav story: ‘Lights of the New World’ by Paul E. Franz <br/><br/>#sf #sff #sffh #sffh+ #sciencefiction #fantasy #fantasyfiction #horror #horrorfiction #shortstories #shortfiction #interzone #bookstodon <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1ny7qwqnkw6pg4m0uegzrdzwrckapzq7v7zku9p28hgv5aflvg8fq7zuv57" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>bookstodon group</span> (<span class="italic">npub1ny7…uv57</span>)</a></span> <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub17sqg6lj34fvs94lhfl9lj2a0nvktcvmf8ke5jng4fg0q3xx82mqqch5lp7" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Interzone</span> (<span class="italic">npub17sq…5lp7</span>)</a></span><br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/113/855/891/442/023/268/original/7cbc57cda383a2fe.png"> <br/> 2025-01-19T16:10:43Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsxh5axt22ew4twp3fup9ntrsnk225gt9a42l0djjlavr0enk0nl0gzyqs783am8xpsjsf5d5nmgck2l6dz7avch2ryv3qhrc7f9mn7v6mxqykyvdw &#39;The Blue Star&#39; by Fletcher Pratt is a fascinating, and beautifully crafted gem of a mid-twentieth century fantasy novel, that often reads more like historical fiction. I was completely immersed in its world.<br/><br/><a href="https://app.thestorygraph.com/reviews/6d34f241-294a-4a70-add6-da19bd372406">https://app.thestorygraph.com/reviews/6d34f241-294a-4a70-add6-da19bd372406</a> <br/><br/>#fantasy #fantasyfiction #ballantineadultfantasy #fletcherpratt #lincarter #thebluestar #books #bookstodon <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1ny7qwqnkw6pg4m0uegzrdzwrckapzq7v7zku9p28hgv5aflvg8fq7zuv57" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>bookstodon group</span> (<span class="italic">npub1ny7…uv57</span>)</a></span><br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/113/799/110/215/268/733/original/eb820219be6106c6.png"> <br/> 2025-01-09T15:30:27Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsgp3g3sr2ljueyjxmzfvjdudh628dwy7prdwznanf3xz94csehahgzyqs783am8xpsjsf5d5nmgck2l6dz7avch2ryv3qhrc7f9mn7v6mxqk8wfjv I can&#39;t find the words to praise ‘The Wind’s twelve quarters &amp; the compass rose’, which contains the first two major short story collections of Ursula K. Le Guin&#39;s career. When I read Le Guin I always feel a combination of striking novelty and absolute familiarity. So beautiful.<br/><br/><a href="https://app.thestorygraph.com/reviews/71af6986-ab60-4127-8eca-dd699286f057">https://app.thestorygraph.com/reviews/71af6986-ab60-4127-8eca-dd699286f057</a><br/><br/>#sf #sciencefiction #fantasy #fantasyfiction #shortstories #books #ursulakleguin #thewindstwelvequarters #thecompassrose #sfmasterworks #gollanczsfmasterworks #bookstodon <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1ny7qwqnkw6pg4m0uegzrdzwrckapzq7v7zku9p28hgv5aflvg8fq7zuv57" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>bookstodon group</span> (<span class="italic">npub1ny7…uv57</span>)</a></span><br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/113/282/258/583/913/448/original/e7413489b06c9ab4.png"> <br/> 2024-10-10T08:50:36Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsdaw0kg3g0y6vwra5ugus7t62g0dlx06jxx8zxw5h6346wqv7yq7gzyqs783am8xpsjsf5d5nmgck2l6dz7avch2ryv3qhrc7f9mn7v6mxqcrerex Glasgow 2024, A Worldcon For Our Futures was my first World Science-Fiction Convention. It was an overwhelming, extraordinary experience. It made me think deeply about a lot of things, but especially about self-published authors. I reflect on what I learned there in my latest blog post.<br/> <br/><br/><a href="https://oliverarditi.com/2024/08/25/everything-that-worldcon-taught-me-about-indie-authors-that-i-didnt-know-i-needed-to-ask/">https://oliverarditi.com/2024/08/25/everything-that-worldcon-taught-me-about-indie-authors-that-i-didnt-know-i-needed-to-ask/</a><br/><br/>#books #publishing #sciencefiction #sf #fantasy #fandom #conventions #worldcon #worldcon2024 #selfpublishing #indieauthors #bookstodon <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1ny7qwqnkw6pg4m0uegzrdzwrckapzq7v7zku9p28hgv5aflvg8fq7zuv57" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>bookstodon group</span> (<span class="italic">npub1ny7…uv57</span>)</a></span> 2024-08-25T12:38:37Z