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Yes, the title means they are stoned.

High Times in the Low Parliament by Kelly Robson

December 28, 2022 by narfna Leave a Comment

Thanks to NetGalley and Recorded Books for the ARC. It hasn’t affected the content of my review. This is genuinely one of the weirdest books I’ve ever read. It has a lot of flaws baked in. The worldbuilding is there but never explained, there is so much going on that none of it really fully works: lesbian stoner buddy comedy, political satire, the alternate history and fantasy elements, a romance . . . I spent a large portion of the book very confused. And yet, […]

Filed Under: Audiobooks, Fantasy Tagged With: ARCs, audiobooks, buddy comedy, high times in the low parliament, Kelly Robson, LGBTQIA, narfna, political satire

narfna's CBR14 Review No:233 · Genres: Audiobooks, Fantasy · Tags: ARCs, audiobooks, buddy comedy, high times in the low parliament, Kelly Robson, LGBTQIA, narfna, political satire ·
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Alias Space

Thirteen stories from a “book-based lifeform”

Alias Space and Other Stories by Kelly Robson

May 24, 2021 by llamareadsbooks Leave a Comment

In the introduction, the author calls herself a “book-based lifeform” which immediately struck a chord for me. This is a collection of thirteen stories, from some of the author’s earliest work to her latest, including the author’s Nebula award winning novelette. Each story is followed by author’s notes explaining the inspiration and and her intent. “It’s no use pretending the world hadn’t changed. It changes all the time. Every choice we make, every person we meet, has the potential to transform our lives. When that […]

Filed Under: Science Fiction Tagged With: #Science Fiction, Kelly Robson

llamareadsbooks's CBR13 Review No:46 · Genres: Science Fiction · Tags: #Science Fiction, Kelly Robson ·
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