tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1203893324932668537.post1733831913095190452..comments2023-12-19T13:11:31.497-06:00Comments on TBR 313: The Cloud Roads, by Martha WellsLisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17782561487396697870noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1203893324932668537.post-72222832518147635662018-09-27T06:35:03.376-05:002018-09-27T06:35:03.376-05:00I really need to read the Murderbot books, not jus...I really need to read the Murderbot books, not just because that's what she'll be talking about at the signing, and I probably can't just fan-girl about the Raksura right in the middle of that! Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17782561487396697870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1203893324932668537.post-90691265276171979012018-09-25T17:21:13.600-05:002018-09-25T17:21:13.600-05:00Maybe I'll give this a try! I tried reading th...Maybe I'll give this a try! I tried reading the Fall of Ile-Rien books, and I liked things about them a lot, but overall I got a bit bored with them? Which made me really sad because I wanted to love them THE MOST, as I did her Murderbot books.Jenny @ Reading the Endhttp://readingtheend.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1203893324932668537.post-69115411623561553992018-09-24T06:52:21.962-05:002018-09-24T06:52:21.962-05:00I tried the Addison book but it didn't click w...I tried the Addison book but it didn't click with me. I'll look for Andrea Höst - that's a new author to me. Unfortunately our libraries don't have any of her books.Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17782561487396697870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1203893324932668537.post-80235403195334464062018-09-24T06:49:19.068-05:002018-09-24T06:49:19.068-05:00If I've read Heinlein, it's been so many y...If I've read Heinlein, it's been so many years ago now that I've forgotten, and before I started my reading log. Thanks for suggesting where to start (or start again :)Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17782561487396697870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1203893324932668537.post-46317731608870325992018-09-23T15:57:44.410-05:002018-09-23T15:57:44.410-05:00I haven't read any books by Martha Wells, but ...I haven't read any books by Martha Wells, but I'm intrigued by the ones you mention here. I'll have to give her a try. :) <br />(And have you ever read any Heinlein? His books Farmer in the Sky, Space Cadet, and Have Spacesuit Will Travel are three of my favorite science fiction books. )Lark https://www.blogger.com/profile/13777891312147377769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1203893324932668537.post-22906621647844088152018-09-22T23:31:40.720-05:002018-09-22T23:31:40.720-05:00Science fiction would be based on a background whe...Science fiction would be based on a background where technology prevails, either some extension of present technical levels or deliberately using some set of tropes which are science-related (faster-than-light travel, for instance). Fantasy generally involves some form of, basically, magic, or some fantasy tropes such as psychic powers. <br /><br />If you're looking for an interesting fantasy, I suggest adding to your TBR list <br />Katherine Addison, THE GOBLIN EMPEROR<br />Andrea K Höst. I'm partial to MEDAIR -- the heroine has a genuinely different problem and the author has some really good foreshadowing and a genuinely surprise ending. Other readers love her TOUCHSTONE series, or CHAMPION OF THE ROSE, even better. YMMVAnnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05265595595318070025noreply@blogger.com