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“We should be focused on saving the Interdependency from collapse. Instead we’re playing palace intrigues. It’s pointless. It’s wasteful. And it’s going to end in our ruin.”

The Last Emperox (The Interdependency, #3) by John Scalzi

July 7, 2020 by narfna Leave a Comment

A good ending to the series. This hasn’t been my favorite of Scalzi’s series (I still hold a very fond place in my heart for Old Man’s War), but it was overall a great read. It also takes his usual smart-ass style and amps it up to a thousand. The tongue-in-cheek tone makes for a nice contrast with the serious subject matter, and makes it so that when a character is doing something serious, you feel it more than maybe you would otherwise. I’ve been […]

Filed Under: Audiobooks, Science Fiction Tagged With: #Science Fiction, john scalzi, read harder challenge 2020, sci-fi, space opera, the interdependency, The Last Emperox, wil wheaton

narfna's CBR12 Review No:65 · Genres: Audiobooks, Science Fiction · Tags: #Science Fiction, john scalzi, read harder challenge 2020, sci-fi, space opera, the interdependency, The Last Emperox, wil wheaton ·
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It’s a lot harder to write reviews than it is to read books.

Duma Key by Stephen King

The Totally Awesome Hulk (Vol. 1): Cho Time by Greg Pak

The Last Emperox by John Scalzi

July 1, 2020 by ingres77 3 Comments

Duma Key (3.5 stars) These days, most of my “reading” comes in the form of audiobooks. I can burn through stories a lot quicker that way, because it allows me to listen to them while I’m driving, or while I’m at work. But, given that I’m largely home-bound because of the coronavirus, and I’ve got two small kids to take care of, I’m not left with much time to listen to my books. So, I pulled this book off of one of my many book […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Horror, Science Fiction Tagged With: cbr12bingo, Duma Key, Greg Pak, john scalzi, Stephen King, The Incredible Hulk, the interdependency, The Last Emperox

ingres77's CBR12 Review No:29 · Genres: Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Horror, Science Fiction · Tags: cbr12bingo, Duma Key, Greg Pak, john scalzi, Stephen King, The Incredible Hulk, the interdependency, The Last Emperox ·
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