Martha Wells: Exit Strategy

Exit Strategy (The Murderbot Diaries #4) by Martha Wells (sci-fi novella) I LOVE MURDERBOT. This is a wonderful final installment to the novellas, and ties the set of four up perfectly while leaving plenty of room for more stories in future (which is good since the full-length book five is due out next year). This...

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Terry Pratchett: Lords and Ladies

Lords and Ladies (Discworld #14) by Terry Pratchett (fantasy) I feel really silly for not realizing when I stared reading this book that the "lords and ladies" in the title meant elves / fairies. I mean, yes, I've studied folklore, and I knew that it was traditional to not mention them by name. I know...

Silvia Moreno-Garcia: Gods of Jade and Shadow

Gods of Jade and Shadow by Silvia Moreno-Garcia (historical fantasy, YA) I really enjoyed this book. It is very rooted in Mayan mythology, which I didn't know anything about previously, and I love that it is set in a different culture than the books I usually see promoted. We travel in this book from southern...

N.K. Jemisin: How Long ’til Black Future Month

How Long 'til Black Future Month? by N.K. Jemisin (short stories, sci-fi) The introduction to this collection of short stories made me realize something: I saw "my people" in the future not because they were actually represented in futuristic stories all that frequently, but because I am "close enough" to white to see myself in...

Sharon Shinn: Echo in Onyx

Exho in Onyx (Uncommon Echoes #1) by Sharon Shinn narrated by Emily Bauer (YA fantasy) This is an enjoyable book, but I like it best as a set-up to the really neat world of the Seven Jewels and the echoes. The Seven Jewels is the name of the land, with each province having a specific...