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Come the Hod King

The Hod King by Josiah Bancroft

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I was so very, very excited, waiting for this book to come out! Unfortunately, I’m ashamed to say I got snowed under with work. I loved the previous two books in Josiah Bancroft’s Books of Babel series. I don’t think I had ever come across an author who had such a rich, yet witty, literary style. Even better was that he was able to pair it with an unusually intriguingly built world and fantastic character progression. I’m happy to say that this entry lived up to all of my expectations. Mild spoilers ahead: To give a brief recap, Thomas Senlin […]

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7/1/2019 | 's CBR11 Review No:9 |

An Impressive But Grim Debut Fantasy Novel

The Poppy War by R. F. Kuang

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  I hadn’t heard of R.F. Kuang until recently. It wasn’t until her name came up as John Campbell Award nominee that I decided to look into her work. And then I felt like a bit of a dill – because not only had The Poppy War been nominated for a John Campbell Award (Not quite a Hugo), but it had been nominated for a Nebula and a Locus Award as well. So I’m slightly ashamed I let her go unnoticed! There was nothing for it – I was going to have to read this book. Lucky for me, the […]

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6/10/2019 | 's CBR11 Review No:8 |

It’s Not for Everyone, But the Mad Fans Will Appreciate

Fire & Blood: 300 Years Before A Game of Thrones (A Targaryen History) (A Song of Ice and Fire) by George R. R. Martin

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The Game of Thrones TV series is hurtling towards a conclusion, and George R. R. Martin has still hasn’t given us a release date for the Winds of Winter. Sadly, this leaves those of us who started with the original book series, A Song of Ice and Fire (ASOIAF), pining pathetically in wait. So I could understand that for many readers, Fire and Blood may not have been the exact thing they were clamouring for. It’s not as if we haven’t been exposed to any of the Targaryen backstories previously; a good third of A World of Ice and Fire […]

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4/29/2019 | 's CBR11 Review No:7 |

I Will Be Suprised If This Trilogy Does Not Become an Award Magnet

The Bear and the Nightingale (Winternight Trilogy Book 1) by Katherine Arden

The Girl in the Tower (Winternight Trilogy Book 2) by Katherine Arden

The Winter of the Witch (Winternight Trilogy Book 3) by Katherine Arden

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I’ve been a little bit neglectful – I finished this series several weeks ago, but I’ve only now found the time to write about it. I was actually spurred on a bit by the announcement of the Hugo Award nominees, where I discovered that the author, Katherine Arden, has been nominated for a John W. Campbell Award for the second year running. So I felt now would be a good time to finish my write up. It’s no wonder that Arden has been nominated again, and although the competition looks incredibly tight this year, I believe there is an excellent […]

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4/28/2019 | 's CBR11 Review No:6 |

Eleven Centuries of History – One Easy Listen

Ghost Empire by Richard Fidler

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I have to admit, Audible’s recommendations have made a turn for the better in the last few months. I’m still getting the odd self-help book and re-hashed Kindle purchase, but on the whole, I think they’ve finally figured out what I like to listen to. My audiobook preferences differ from my ‘read-book’ preferences in that I tend to favour non-fiction with a strong, clear narrative. Complex fiction, I’ve found, don’t suit me well, as I have to expend too much energy trying to follow along and can’t really relax when listening. (Salman Rushdie, I’m so sorry, but audio is not […]

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3/24/2019 | 's CBR11 Review No:3 |

A Captivating Memoir About Teaching Music in Afghanistan

Danger Music by Eddie Ayres

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Oh no, this one ended up being much longer than I planned. And I still don’t think I’ve said everything that needs to be said about this book. Usually, when you pick up a memoir, you expect that the author and their life will be the main focus of the book. But this doesn’t always have to be the case; a few months ago, I reviewed Rick Morton’s 100 Years of Dirt, which bent this mould out of shape a bit by including the author’s perspective on the class divide in Australia; and to be honest, I thought it was […]

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2/3/2019 | 's CBR11 Review No:2 |

So Much More Than Just Textbook Biology

Gene Machine: The Race to Decipher the Secrets of the Ribosome by Venki Ramakrishnan

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    “So I don’t subscribe to the heroic narrative of science. Rather, some of us are fortunate enough to be the agents of important discoveries that would have been made anyway, sometimes not even that much later. “   I think this quote in particular sums up why I loved this book and its author so much. I am aware from both media portrayals of science and from discussing my work with friends and family that the public perception of the scientific process is pretty divorced from reality. It’s unfortunate, but the narrative is still dominated by the idea […]

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1/26/2019 | 's CBR11 Review No:1 |

Fly Evangelist

The Secret Life of Flies by Erica McAlister

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You lot – yes, you lot over there, pouring all over the cute cat and puppy pictures on the internet? All those bloody memes? Have you ever stopped to think that there was more to fawning over cute and cuddly mammals? Have you ever considered diverting at least some of your attention in the direction of the poor, neglected invertebrates? Erin McAlister’s book ‘The Secret Life of Flies’ is like an Evangelist’s pamphlet for Diptera. She’s here to tell you fly stories, and hopefully, by the end of it, you too will be convinced that these little guys, in their […]

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11/30/2018 's CBR10 Review No:32 |


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