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majkia

majkia

Joined October 2016

LibraryThing member majkia

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retired Air Force, sci fi/fantasy fan, owned by a poodle and a doodle.
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Hard Reboot | Django Wexler
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PuddleJumper 👻👻 20h
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Spinneret | Timothy Zahn
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TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! 2d
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The Die Is Cast | Jenny Rogneby
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PuddleJumper Brilliant! 1w
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I have a free book for 2nd roll. I'll choose it before the month begins.

@PuddleJumper

#Roll100 for October!

PuddleJumper Sci-fi month! 1w
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Fleet Elements | Walter Jon Williams
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Intriguiing space opera with civil war and space battles.

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Finished the book today. This was, way back in olden times, when I was young, my entry into Fantasy. I still love it.

@JazzFeathers
@Daisey

#FellowshipofTolkien
#LoTRChapteraDay
#reread

Daisey This was one of my early fantasy reads as well, and I love it just as much and probably appreciate it more with every reread. 3w
JazzFeathers Same for me. I read The Lord of the Rings later, but The Hobbit was among my first fantasy reads. Probably shaped my journey as a fantasy reader. 7d
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Guiltless | Viveca Sten
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Nicely written, complex mystery. Past and present combine. The past is always there.

#Bookspin
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TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!!! 3w
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Guiltless | Viveca Sten
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TheAromaofBooks Yay!! Enjoy!!! 3w
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Elysium Fire | Alastair Reynolds
PuddleJumper 🌞 🌞 4w
TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! 4w
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Together | Emma Dodd

💖So, today is our 45th wedding anniversary. Despite lots of trials and close calls, we're still together. Wishing everyone a happy day, whatever it is for you. 🍷 🎂

rabbitprincess Happy anniversary! ❤️ 1mo
Meshell1313 Wow! What is the secret??? 1mo
TheBookgeekFrau Happy Anniversary!! 1mo
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JessClark78 Happy Anniversary! 1mo
Deblovestoread Happy anniversary! 🍾🎉 1mo
dabbe Congratulations! 🤩🤩🤩 1mo
fredamans Happy anniversary!! 1mo
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Spinneret | Timothy Zahn
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TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!!! 1mo
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Good mix of books! #Roll100 @PuddleJumper

PuddleJumper Excellent 1mo
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Nice cozy with interesting characters and enough twists and turns to keep me guessing.

#Roll100 @PuddleJumper

PuddleJumper Amazing! 1mo
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Game of Thrones | George R R Martin
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The Amazing Thing about this series, is how, as you read through it, your perspective on characters, and their actions, changes. One character in particular, goes from despised to beloved.

For me, Catelyn is the exception. I despised her from first to last.

#GOTChapteraDay @Reading Westeros

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Planetside | Michael Mammay
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Aliens and humans don't always mix. Wars, and surprises, and one guy sent to figure out what the heck is going on. I enjoyed it quite a bit and will probably continue the series. I listened to the audio, and it was good fun.

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Quarter Share | Nathan Lowell
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First book of the Solar Traders. Wow. No space battles, nobody got killed, and I enjoyed it. Traders traveling between the stars.

#Doublespin @TheAromaofBooks

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! 2mo
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Embers of War | Gareth L. Powell
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This is a re-read in preparation to continuing the series. I love that we get the ship as a narrator.

#Roll100

@PuddleJumper

RamsFan1963 There's going to be a fourth book?!? Hot damn!! 2mo
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Quarter Share | Nathan Lowell
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TheAromaofBooks Yay!! Enjoy!!! 2mo
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A favorite series I want to revisit and get further into. I adore Jury who is funny and upbeat and smart. Plant's not bad either!

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The Grey King | Susan Cooper
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I found it boring and then the author did something I hate. So I'm bailing on this book and the next. I'm done with this series.
#roll100
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Ruthiella Well, at least it‘s off your list now! 2mo
majkia @Ruthiella very true! 2mo
PuddleJumper That sucks 2mo
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Daggerspell | Katharine Kerr
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TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!!!! 2mo
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Outland | Dennis Taylor
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What a terrific book! Wow. This hit every note for me. Lots and lots of scienceing and engineering. Smart people, geek references throughout, and a great plot. And, despite world disaster, upbeat and hopeful.

If you don't like sciencing though, probably not for you. If you do though.... :)

TheSpineView I love this author. FYI, the 2nd book is out now. 2mo
BethM This sounds right up my alley! 2mo
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Elysium Fire | Alastair Reynolds
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PuddleJumper Brilliant! 2mo
RamsFan1963 Embers of War was an amazing book! 2mo
majkia @RamsFan1963 Oh! Great to hear that. Thanks. 2mo
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#Roll100 @PuddleJumper

I know everyone loves this series but I find it pretty uncompelling. Nicely written, granted, but I tend to drift off with so little mystery or action going on.

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The Ophiuchi Hotline | John Varley
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Aliens who are aliens, clones, complex plots and who the heck can figure out aliens who invade and just raze the planet then ignore humanity afterwards.

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#Roll100 @PuddleJumper

I do get tired of fantasy worlds where women are only their wombs. I hope Miriam finds a way to end all of them.

PuddleJumper Great! 2mo
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A Rising Man | Abir Mukherjee
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July #Bookspin @TheAromaofBooks

Nicely written historical police procedural set in India just after WWI. I liked the characters and the setting.

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!!! 3mo
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Ancillary Mercy | Ann Leckie
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Good wrapup for the previous two books. Imaginative, complex.

#Bookspin

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TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!!! 3mo
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Even for me, this was a bit much with the repetition of trying to solve cyphers and I love them.

#BookedInTime @cuilin

Cuilin I may have to try this as I love a cypher. (edited) 3mo
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The Prefect | Alastair Reynolds
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Continuation of larger series, so not the real beginning of the story. As usual, imaginative, complex, well drawn characters, and lots of action.

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A Rising Man | Abir Mukherjee
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Looking forward to both!

#Bookspin
#Doublespin

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TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! Enjoy!!! 3mo
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Holy Sister | Mark Lawrence
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I confess I never really could get into this series. It was nicely written, and there was lots of action, but for some reason I didn't connect with it the way I normally do with good books. Oh, well, series done now.

June #Roll100 @PuddleJumper

PuddleJumper 🎉🎉 3mo
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The Long Chain | Dan Willis
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This series is quite good. I enjoy the magical system and the reimagined NYC and world. The plot has twists and turns and it's nicely written.

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Battle Mage | Peter A. Flannery
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Best sword and sorcery book I've read in quite some time. :)

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The Grey King | Susan Cooper
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All rightee! @PiddleJumper

July #Roll100

BethM The dark is rising is one of my all time favorite series! 2mo
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TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!!! 3mo
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Empire of Gold | S A Chakraborty
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Satisfying wrapup to the trilogy. A bit long, but it covered everything.

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#bookspin @TheAromaofBooks

Good addition to the series.

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! 3mo
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Clean Sweep | Ilona Andrews
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Interesting start to a series. I love the concept, liked the characters but it was a bit romancy for me. But I'll probably read the next one too.

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Gods and Men (Ruins of the Earth Series Book 2) | J. N. Chaney, Christopher Hopper
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Gallows humor makes the book. Characters are well drawn, lots of action. Plot is... uhm, sorta there. Fun read though.

#Roll100 @PuddleJumper

PuddleJumper 🎉🎉 4mo
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Triumphant | Jack Campbell
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This series is like crack for me. Space battles, space marines, pirates, invasions.... Gotta love it! And, even logistics!

#Roll100 @PuddleJumper

PuddleJumper 🎉🎉 4mo
Tea_and_Starstuff I've cooled on Campbell a bit as the years have gone on - but that man knows how to write space battle logistics! I remember being riveted by the idea of time delays and gravity wells in another work of his. 4mo
majkia @Tea_and_Starstuff Being an old loggie myself, I appreciate when authors actually pay attention to it! 4mo
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Greenwitch | Susan Cooper
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At least the lone girl in the book finally got to do something significant. Yay, for that.

#Doublespin @TheAromaofBooks

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! 4mo
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Blitz: A Novel | Daniel O'Malley
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Very nicely done! Great characters, compelling plot, lots of action, and the split between current and WWII timelines brings the whole thing together.

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Greenwitch | Susan Cooper
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June #Bookspin / #Doublespin @TheAromaofBooks

Already started Greenwitch.

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! Enjoy!! 4mo
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Ancillary Sword | Ann Leckie
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May #Roll100 @PuddleJumper

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Ancillary Sword - Ann Leckie
Series: Imperial Radsch #2
400 pages

Strong second book of the series. Easier to follow than book 1. Complex, intriguing, and surprising.

PuddleJumper 🎉🎉 4mo
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Quantum Space | Douglas Phillips
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My kinda sci fi. Lots of sciencing! Aliens! Interesting and unpredictable first contact.

#Roll100 @PuddleJumper

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Kingdom of Copper | S A Chakraborty

Great second book of the trilogy. More djinns and afreets and whatrever else!

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Spin | Robert Charles Wilson
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TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!!! 4mo
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An Untimely Frost | Penny Richards

Everyone seems to love this, but I had some issues. She seemed pretty dense at times, and I didn't like the ending (well, who helped who) at all. Too much deus ex machina for me. Too romancy at times also. But I can see why others really enjoyed it, as it was well written.

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The City of Brass | S. A. Chakraborty

Excellent start to the series. Complex characters, surprising plot, nicely written.

#SeriesLove2023 @Andrew65 @TheSpineView
#BacklistReadathon @clwojick @TheAromaofBooks

Andrew65 A series I want to get to. Well done 👏👏👏 4mo
TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! 4mo
TheSpineView Awesome! 4mo
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