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About Pekania_Pennanti

CBR13 participant

Wildlife biologist by day, inhaler of books by night. Rarely attacks humans, but if provoked will talk at great length about mice, beetles, dirt, or fictional people doing things to each other.

Pekania_Pennanti's Reviews:

Cool Story Bro. Shame about the main character though

The Reincarnationist Papers by D. Erik Maikranz

August 7, 2021 by Pekania_Pennanti 2 Comments

I had a hard time sorting out my feelings about The Reincarnationist Papers after I finished it: even a couple of weeks later I’m not sure if I’m judging it by its own merits, or by the merits of the story I kept hoping it would be, or if I just totally missed the point. There’s one hell of an elevator pitch buried in the heart of this meandering story, one that makes me very curious about the upcoming film adaptation. Millenia-old reincarnated immortal being […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction Tagged With: D. Erik Maikranz

Pekania_Pennanti's CBR13 Review No:2 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction · Tags: D. Erik Maikranz ·
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Political intrigue is extra intriguing when everyone’s a necromancer

Gideon the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir

February 11, 2021 by Pekania_Pennanti 12 Comments

I discovered Cannonball Read at a rather opportune time, because I read Gideon the Ninth recently and until now, I’ve lacked a place to yell about this book as much as I need to. I know a fair bit has been written about it already, and I need to add to it, because this book. This book. My God this book.  The setting and worldbuilding of Gideon the Ninth speaks directly to the part of me who really, really wants to be into Warhammer 40k. […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Science Fiction Tagged With: #fantasy, #Science Fiction, gideon the ninth, tamsyn muir

Pekania_Pennanti's CBR13 Review No:1 · Genres: Fantasy, Science Fiction · Tags: #fantasy, #Science Fiction, gideon the ninth, tamsyn muir ·
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