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Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time

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Re-read review of the first two books, and also more people still need to read this series so I can have someone to talk about it with!!

Too Like the Lightning (Terra Ignota, #1) by Ada Palmer

Seven Surrenders (Terra Ignota, #2) by Ada Palmer

March 1, 2020 by narfna 4 Comments

This is a re-read review for the first two books in this series, which were originally written as one volume, and then split in two before publication. After reading them back to back for the first time, I can definitely say they work much better together as one story than they did the first time I read them, almost a year apart from each other. The arc of the story—the rising tension, climax, resolution—is much more clear and satisfying when they are read together. My […]

Filed Under: Science Fiction, Speculative Fiction Tagged With: #Science Fiction, ada palmer, narfna, Philosophy, sci-fi, seven surrenders, speculative, terra ignota, too like the lightning

narfna's CBR12 Review No:22 · Genres: Science Fiction, Speculative Fiction · Tags: #Science Fiction, ada palmer, narfna, Philosophy, sci-fi, seven surrenders, speculative, terra ignota, too like the lightning ·
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Okay, but don’t read this book, it’s not safe.

February 5, 2018 by narfna 11 Comments

Just as a heads up, I will be calling the police at the end of this review to report a crime, because this book and its author tried to murder me. Does anyone know the legislation about this? Can I have a book arrested for assault? Okay, but seriously, this book is a monster. There were several points where I nearly threw it across the room, I was so upset. And then I kept going and almost immediately it became clear why Palmer did that […]

Filed Under: Science Fiction Tagged With: ada palmer, Futuristic, narfna, sci-fi, science fiction, seven surrenders, terra ignota

narfna's CBR10 Review No:17 · Genres: Science Fiction · Tags: ada palmer, Futuristic, narfna, sci-fi, science fiction, seven surrenders, terra ignota ·
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