Cannonball Read 17

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time

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I'm trying to catch up with my reading And my writing And my everything, really. Not actually a platypus (Learn more about this Cannonballer: LittlePlat's Quick Questions interview.)

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Corruption and Colonization (And Kaiju)

A Drop of Corruption by Robert Jackson Bennett

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Yes, Robert Jackson Bennett is back! I am an unabashed fan of most of his writing, and was massively impressed when I first read The Tainted Cup, about a year ago. It was delightfully weird and just a little bit creepy; a Holmes and Watson style investigation in a Roman-style setting, topped off with some mycology-based body horror. In The Tainted Cup, the greatest threat the Empire of Khanum faced was not just the murders, but the Leviathans—kaiju-like creatures that emerge from the sea to wreak […]

Not Without My Dice.

A Conventional Boy by Charles Stross

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I’ve been a fan of Charlie Stross’ Laundry Files for over a decade now. This has given me plenty of time to watch the series evolve. Like many other works that began as satire aimed at government bureaucracy, it has grown increasingly cynical as real life has become harder and harder to parody.  In particular, there was a rough trilogy linked to the original Laundry Files stories under the title of Tales of the New Management that hit me as painfully cynical, to the point that it […]

What Do We Call This Genre? Backwoods Fantasy?

The Dragon Kings of Oklahoma by Ferrett Steinmetz

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I have to thank RouletteGirl and their review for putting The Dragon Kings of Oklahoma on my radar! The review alone really sold me on it, but I also have to give some credit to the cover –  which is amazing and tells you exactly what you are in for.* What happens when dragons turn up in small town Oklahoma? Tyler “Daisy” Collins isn’t your typical fantasy protagonist. In his own words, he’s “a six-two shithouse of aging muscle, a fine mullet planted beneath an […]

Perang Kemerdekaan Indonesia.

Revolusi: Indonesia and the Birth of the Modern World by David van Reybrouck

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After making Majaphait one of the last reads of last years Cannonball Read, I decided to keep with my South East Asian history roll with Revolusi: Indonesia and the Birth of the Modern World by David van Reybrouck. As you can see, I’m also continuing with my long standard interest in Australia’s immediate northern neighbor. It just boggles the mind that such a large, diverse country has such a small impact on the public consciousness. I think a lot of this has to do with […]

Holiday Book Exchange

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Oooh, one last post I need to make before the year ends! Thanks you so much for you chosen book, KatSings! I missed voting for the Hugo awards the year. This went up, so I’m completely missed it. Now I have the opportunity to tackle it in the new year!      

Ignore the Marketing on This One—This Is a Different Kind of Dragon-Novel

The Sky on Fire by Jenn Lyons

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Jenn Lyons is back on the dragons again, it would seem. Is she also back with her complexity addiction? Let’s find out! Despite already having a fantasy series tied to dragons, this new book has no link back to that story whatsoever. This is its own new thing; a new kind of story with a new set of dragons. And just what kind of story is The Sky on Fire? Rather than a sprawling fantasy epic, this time we’re dealing with heist! We are also dealing […]



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