My 8 Least Favorite Books of 2025:
1. Sudden Traveler - Sarah Hall
2. Where The Axe Is Buried - Roy Nayler
3. Word-Bringer - Edward Llewellyn
4. The Fall of Partha - Steve Stephenson
5. Blindsight - Peter Watts
6. Counterweight - Djuna
7. Muddle Earth - John Brunner
8. Star Trek: How Much For Just The Planet? -
John M. Ford
The_Penniless_Author Aw man, I'm bummed to hear that John M Ford book wasn't any good. I read The Dragon Waiting (which is his cult classic) and loved it, and was intrigued to learn about Ford and the fact that he wrote one novel in seemingly every genre there is. I was hoping the others would be just as good as Dragon, but I guess they can't all be hits! 17h
tournevis @The_Penniless_Author How Much for Just the Planet? is a strange book and not at all written like your average tie-in. It's basically a musical and a farce, i.e. a literary experiment. If that's not your cup of tea, you won't like it. It is a favourite among SFF authors, but is divisive among Trekkers. 15h
merelybookish Nice tagged book! 😆 14h
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RamsFan1963 @The_Penniless_Author @tournevis I got the feeling the author was going for some kind of Gilbert & Sullivan comedy but it comes off as an episode of Three's Company dressed up in Star Trek uniforms. A pie fight with the Klingons? So painful to read. I have another ST novel by Ford, The Final Reflection, that seems much more serious. 12h
RamsFan1963 @merelybookish I think it's going to be my new go to title when I'm DNFing a book 🤣 12h
SamAnne 😂😂😂 9h
tournevis @RamsFan1963 You describe what Ford (Mike to friends) was going for. It's a farce and a musical and should be taken as such. As ridiculous as the ridiculous TOS episodes were. It's not serious work. 9h
RamsFan1963 @tournevis I have nothing against comedy in Star Trek, Trouble With Tribbles, A Piece of the Action, and Shore Leave are 3 of my favorite episodes of TOS. 9h
tournevis @RamsFan1963 Even unintentional comedy works, Catspaw (edited) 4h
RamsFan1963 @tournevis Don't forget that classic, Spock's Brain. 🤣 3h
tournevis @RamsFan1963 O love Spock's Brain! 2h
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