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> Tag: world-building
cat in the sink with the book City of Last Chances on the edge

I’m just gonna gush effusively for a couple hundred words

City of Last Chances by Adrian Tchaikovsky

September 18, 2023 by Bothari43 1 Comment

I have loved all the Tchaikovsky sci-fi I’ve read, but this is my first time reading his fantasy stuff. The world building reminded me of Guy Gavriel Kay (setting it up so every piece has its counter), but with teeth. And the immersiveness reminded me of New Crobuzon. The first time I read China Mieville’s The Scar, I would be surprised when I looked up from the page and didn’t see ocean. But this is all Adrian’s own, and has his wonderful stamp all over […]

Filed Under: Fantasy Tagged With: Adrian Tchaikovsky, portals to elsewhere, revolution, world-building

Bothari43's CBR15 Review No:11 · Genres: Fantasy · Tags: Adrian Tchaikovsky, portals to elsewhere, revolution, world-building ·
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An enjoyment of sci-fi was awakened by Leviathan Wakes

Leviathan Wakes by James S. A. Corey

May 19, 2020 by Mobius_Walker 2 Comments

I will start by saying that I typically do not enjoy sci-fi, but I found it hard to put this book down. Leviathan Wakes primarily follows the Jim Holden, former military officer turned private captain of water transport ship, and Joe Miller, washed-up detective who doesn’t know he’s past his prime. Holden and his ragtag crew members start an interplanetary war after his ship is attacked. Miller investigates a missing persons case across multiple planets at the center of said war . Together, they discover a […]

Filed Under: Science Fiction Tagged With: james s.a. corey, sci-fi, Series, world-building

Mobius_Walker's CBR12 Review No:7 · Genres: Science Fiction · Tags: james s.a. corey, sci-fi, Series, world-building ·
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Getting to know some new authors in a familiar setting

March 31, 2018 by thewheelbarrow Leave a Comment

There won’t be any spoilers for Star Wars in this review.  This book also contains no spoilers for the movies.   Canto Bight is a new location to the Star Wars universe.  It is a planet that is relevant only because on it rests the city of Canto Bight.  Canto Bight, the place, is Las Vegas and Dubai but more extravagant.  Canto Bight, the book, is a collection of short stories follows a several minor characters, heretofore unknown to the greater Star Wars universe. So, […]

Filed Under: Science Fiction Tagged With: #John Jackson Miller, Mira Grant, rae carson, Saladin Ahmed, star wars, world-building

thewheelbarrow's CBR10 Review No:15 · Genres: Science Fiction · Tags: #John Jackson Miller, Mira Grant, rae carson, Saladin Ahmed, star wars, world-building ·
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History is Written By the Literate: The World of Ice & Fire

January 15, 2015 by Fredo 4 Comments

Like many people today, I’m a big fan of George R.R. Martin’s “A Song of Ice & Fire” series.  The books are both a delight and a terror as Martin builds a tremendously brutal, violent and uncaring landscape upon which he populates his characters.  Like the best of the fantasy genre, a great deal of the work goes into building that landscape – the cities and nations of Westeros and Essos, the history that colors the various points of views and pressures that each of […]

Filed Under: Fantasy Tagged With: A Song of Ice & Fire, fantasy, game of thrones, george r.r. martin, Westeros, world-building

Fredo's CBR7 Review No:2 · Genres: Fantasy · Tags: A Song of Ice & Fire, fantasy, game of thrones, george r.r. martin, Westeros, world-building ·
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