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Mary Robinette’s 2022 Year in Books
Take a look at Mary Robinette’s Year in Books. The long, the short—it’s all here.
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Mary Robinette Kowal
Goodreads Author
Born
in The United States
Website
Twitter
Genre
Influences
Member Since
October 2009
URL
https://www.goodreads.com/maryrobinette
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The Calculating Stars (Lady Astronaut Universe, #1)
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2018
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31 editions
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Shades of Milk and Honey (Glamourist Histories, #1)
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2010
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23 editions
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The Fated Sky (Lady Astronaut Universe, #2)
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2018
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23 editions
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The Relentless Moon (Lady Astronaut Universe, #3)
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2020
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13 editions
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The Lady Astronaut of Mars
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2012
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2 editions
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Glamour in Glass (Glamourist Histories, #2)
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2012
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17 editions
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Ghost Talkers
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2016
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Without a Summer (Glamourist Histories, #3)
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2013
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18 editions
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The Spare Man
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2022
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12 editions
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Valour and Vanity (Glamourist Histories, #4)
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2014
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2 editions
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My Favorite Bit: Brandon Crilly Talks About CATALYST
Brandon Crilly is joining us today to talk about his novel, Catalyst. Here’s the publisher’s description:
Street magician Mavrin Leed doesn’t believe in what he can’t see or prove. His performances are mere tricks; the only true magic in Aelda comes from the benevolent, god-like Aspects circling it. As long as They keep the Lifesphere intact, he stays out of Their way.
Labeled a heretic, Eyasu Temer
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Mary Robinette’s Recent Updates
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My pain is not chronic, but I had a back injury when I was doing puppetry full time. As long as I remember to do my physical therapy, it is not a problem.
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| If you are interested in Mars and the way people have thought about Mars, this is an engaging read. It's obviously dated, but that's part of the appeal in some ways because it offers a snapshot of what one of the Apollo astronauts, and the head of th ...more | |
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| This is a tightly plotted murder mystery in the noir tradition. It feels like a book written by Dashiell Hammet and is also gloriously gay. I love books that do two things at once. This one does three. It's a murder mystery. It's a coming out story. ...more | |
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| When former child detective Charlotte Illes stepped onto the page, I felt this immediate deep love for her. She's clever, she's depressed and she has no idea that she's depressed. The friend group that loves her makes me remember the camaraderie of N ...more | |
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| The Deep Sky is a beautiful tightly-wound mystery. It is both an intimate character portrait and a thriller. The space geek in me loves the way the voyage feels like a completely plausible extension of our current billionaire-fueled space race. | |
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| So, I realize that reviewing my own work is weird and also... I just read this for the first time since I narrated the audiobook in 2018. Right now, I'm working on the fourth book in the series, The Martian Contingency, and rereading seemed like a go ...more | |
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| A prohibition era, Black Washington heist novel with ghosts. I loooooooved this book. I love a good heist novel and this one was delightful. I also really enjoyed the interstitials that gave us backstory about the various team members without slowing ...more | |
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| Iron Widow is really compelling and the voice is incredibly vivid. The giant mecha battlebot armor things were very cool and I very much liked the world-building that went into how they worked and why they existed. My only problem was that I just wan ...more | |
“One must not put trust in novelists, Beth; they create worlds to fit their own needs and drive their characters mad in doing it.”
― Shades of Milk and Honey
― Shades of Milk and Honey
“It's not about adding diversity for the sake of diversity, it's about subtracting homogeneity for the sake of realism.”
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Polls
Nominate a book for the 2023 January Monthly Group Read!
JANUARY #3 A book about a vacation
A New Year! But I already feel as if I need a vacation!
If you do not see the title you would like to nominate, please write it in.
Only books that have NOT been discussed within the past two years (2021-2022) are eligible. Please remember to consult the listing of these books that are NOT eligible for this month HERE before nominating! :) There is an alphabetized listing by title as well as a chronological listing.
NOTE: This is the NOMINATION round, which is step one. We will select the top results from this round to create a new poll for a Final Vote to choose ONE book for the January 2023 group read.
A special thank you to all who help select these books and especially to those who participate in and/or facilitate the discussions!
Nadine & Lynn
JANUARY #3 A book about a vacation
A New Year! But I already feel as if I need a vacation!
If you do not see the title you would like to nominate, please write it in.
Only books that have NOT been discussed within the past two years (2021-2022) are eligible. Please remember to consult the listing of these books that are NOT eligible for this month HERE before nominating! :) There is an alphabetized listing by title as well as a chronological listing.
NOTE: This is the NOMINATION round, which is step one. We will select the top results from this round to create a new poll for a Final Vote to choose ONE book for the January 2023 group read.
A special thank you to all who help select these books and especially to those who participate in and/or facilitate the discussions!
Nadine & Lynn
Without Reservations: The Travels of an Independent Woman
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Beach Read by Emily Henry
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people we meet on vacation
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The Villa by Rachel Hawkins
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The Club
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A Rule Against Murder by Louise Penny
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This One Summer by Mariko Tamaki
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Florence Adler Swims Forever
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41 total votes
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“There is a vitality, a life force, an energy, a quickening that is translated through you into action, and because there is only one of you in all of time, this expression is unique. And if you block it, it will never exist through any other medium and it will be lost. The world will not have it. It is not your business to determine how good it is nor how valuable nor how it compares with other expressions. It is your business to keep it yours clearly and directly, to keep the channel open. You do not even have to believe in yourself or your work. You have to keep yourself open and aware to the urges that motivate you. Keep the channel open. ... No artist is pleased. [There is] no satisfaction whatever at any time. There is only a queer divine dissatisfaction, a blessed unrest that keeps us marching and makes us more alive than the others”
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“The process by which the inanimate becomes animate seems to the audience to be a real miracle.”
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“Every time I see an adult on a bicycle, I no longer despair for the future of the human race.”
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“Beauty is in the eye of the beholder and it may be necessary from time to time to give a stupid or misinformed beholder a black eye.”
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Q&A with Mary Robinette Kowal
— 11 members
— last activity Sep 06, 2010 08:02PM
From August 25, 2010 to September 24, 2010 the author of Shades of Milk and Honey will be on hand to answer questions as well as ask a few of her own.
SciFi and Fantasy Book Club
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Letter Writers Alliance Book Club
— 482 members
— last activity Sep 06, 2022 04:32AM
A reading group for letter writers and mail lovers. We will focus on books that have to do with mail, letters, typewriters, fountain pens, and other p ...more
Romance Readers Discussion Group
— 50 members
— last activity Oct 17, 2019 01:39AM
If you love a great HEA, this is the place for you! We'll discuss old favorites, new heartthrobs, genres trends, and more! All sub-genres welcome. All ...more
ORD Campers
— 69 members
— last activity Nov 30, 2018 12:29PM
Book recommendations and discussions from people who have attended ORD Camp in any year.
Characters Welcome
— 60 members
— last activity Jan 04, 2016 08:42AM
A group for readers who pick books based on amazing characters rather than genre.
Ruins Q&A with Dan Wells
— 151 members
— last activity Oct 21, 2017 09:34PM
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THRONE OF THE CRESCENT MOON Q&A / Discussion Group
— 61 members
— last activity May 06, 2020 03:46AM
I'll be using this group to answer readers' questions and encourage discussion about my debut fantasy novel, THRONE OF THE CRESCENT MOON. So please, a ...more
Q&A with Christine Amsden
— 46 members
— last activity Jan 09, 2014 05:10AM
This is a place to discuss books by Christine Amsden, award-winning author of The Immortality Virus, Touch of Fate, and Cassie Scot: ParaNormal Detect ...more
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