LittlePlat – Page 29 – Cannonball Read 17

Life is Beautiful, and Life is Stupid

Space Opera by Catherynne M. Valente

August 18, 2019 by LittlePlat 2 Comments

‘Everything in the universe has rhythm. Everything pulses to a beat laid down by the Big Bang. Everything feels the drumline of creation from star to sex to song.’ How do you determine if a species is sentient? Do you go running and hiding behind René Descartes when asked? Rig-up some kind of ad-hoc test to see if they are capable of a subjective, private point of view? Or are you of the mind that if critters have feelings, that should be good […]

An Unexpected Take on a Classic

The Tea Master and the Detective by Aliette de Bodard

July 29, 2019 by LittlePlat 3 Comments

With my last review, of Pierce Brown’s Red Rising, I spent a bit of time musing on what might helps you decide whether or not to start new book series, and what compels you to continue. In the case of Aliette de Bodard’s The Tea Master and The Detective, I didn’t so much choose to start a new series as much as I stumbled into one. Thankfully, most of the books in the Xuya Universe can be read as stand alones, because as it […]

“I would have lived in peace. But my enemies brought me war.”

Red Rising by Pierce Brown

July 28, 2019 by LittlePlat 2 Comments

How do you decide whether or not to take the plunge and start on a multi-book series? Are you a completist who won’t even touch an unfinished series, lest you find yourself caught in a George R R Martin-style vortex, unable to escape? Or do you have the patience of a saint? And if you do decide to embark on a new multi-book series, do you have the fortitude to cut and run if the quality tumbles downhill? Or are you a sucker for […]

Come the Hod King

The Hod King by Josiah Bancroft

July 1, 2019 by LittlePlat Leave a Comment

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 […]

An Impressive But Grim Debut Fantasy Novel

The Poppy War by R. F. Kuang

June 10, 2019 by LittlePlat Leave a Comment

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’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

April 29, 2019 by LittlePlat Leave a Comment

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 […]

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