“The Scar” by China Miéville
After three self-published books, I return to traditional publishing, Miéville and my 25 book challenge. The Scar is set in Bas Lag, the world of the city-state of New Crobuzon,…
Read more“Rojuun” by John H. Carroll
Rojuun is another free fantasy novel that I started on my trip but just finished. It’s set on the world of Ryallon, and features a misfit band of adventurers as…
Read more“The Unfinished Song: Initiate” by Tara Maya
Looking at the cover of The Unfinished Song: Initiate and the author’s name, I figured that this was some fluffy romance disguised as fantasy, and that I’d probably hate it.…
Read more“The Hand of Andulain” by Aaron Mahnke
I’ve been on a trip (to the amazing PyCon in Santa Clara, CA) for the past week. It’s the first time I’ve travelled with my Kindle, instead of having to…
Read more“The City & the City” by China Miéville
The City & The City is the third China Miéville book that I’ve read, each different genres. Perdido Street Station was a steampunk/fantasy, Embassytown was science-fiction, and The City &…
Read more“The Emperor’s Edge” by Lindsay Buroker
The Emperor’s Edge is the first full novel (the paperback is 319 pages) that I read on my new Kindle, so that’s pretty exciting. I went on a free fantasy…
Read more“Stranger in a Strange Land” by Robert A. Heinlein.
After my Ringworld foray, I was a bit wary of the other two classic sci-fi novels on my list. Finally, I plucked up my courage and dove into this book. Stranger in…
Read more“Reading Lolita in Tehran” by Azar Nafisi
Reading Lolita in Tehran: A Memoir in Books was not the kind of book that I thought it would be. I assumed that it would be the story of the…
Read more“Kick-Ass” by Mark Millar and John Romita Jr.
Kick-Ass follows Dave Lizewski, an ordinary high-schooler and comic nerd that dreams of being a superhero, and then decides to actually become one. He discovers that it isn’t really easy…
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