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December 25, 2023
Best Sci-Fi and Fantasy Books Read in 2023 #scifi #sciencefiction #fantasy #booklove
The Best in Science Fiction and Fantasy Books!
Here’s what I read and enjoyed in 2023. There were so many great reading adventures and very few I really didn’t like. What would you add to the list?
Books that I Adored
These books made me say wow and were my absolute favorites.
System Collapse by Martha Wells
The only negative about this book is a long wait until the next. The 7th installment of Murderbot is as fabulous to get lost in as all the others. I’ll say no more because it’s so new. But it’s so, so good.
Cake Eater by Allyson Dahlin
Recommended by a friend, who gushed over it. From the blurb, it’s not something I would have ever have picked for myself. But I’m so glad I read it. I absolutely loved this book. A retelling of Marie Antoinette in the year 3070, it’s extremely creative and got me all emotional. Not many books make me weep.
Legends & Lattes by Travis Baldree
I love this book so much, I’ve read it three times and will definitely read it again. This cozy fantasy has so much charm and makes the creation of baked goods so fascinating. An escape without stress that’s hard to put down. I had to pre-order book 2.
Bookshops & Bonedust by Travis Baldree
Just as wonderful as the first book. So, so good.
Something from the Nightside by Simon R. Green
Wow was this original and creative. It has such a distinctive voice, too. It’s noir detective story meets Neverwhere. This story is full of twists and turns and kept me turning the pages. I bought more of these treats.
Noor by Nnedi Okorafor
I consumed this as an audiobook. The story unfolded in layer after layer and drew me farther and farther into the story. Original and awesome!
A Starlet’s Secret to a Sensational Afterlife by Kendale Kulper
I couldn’t resist the title. Set in Hollywood in the 1930s, the two main characters have some extraordinary abilities to help them solve the murders of so many starlets. I have book 2 in my TBR. Yay! Delicious read!
Murder for the Modern Girl by Kendale Kulper
Another delicious read! Different characters and setting than the first in the series but the combination of ingredients was just as wonderful. More, please!
Fun and Impressive Science-Fiction and Fantasy Books
These reads were impressive and a ball to read!
Chilling Effect by Valerie Valdes
Wow. This book could have been an entire series by itself. The story was huge, fascinating, and full of drama and action. Sometimes action can be boring in a book. Not in this one! I consumed this as an audiobook. I plan to read book 2.
Prime Deception by Valerie Valdes
Book 2 in this series by Valerie Valdes. Just as fun as book 1. Definitely. Will read book 3. I’m hooked.
Futuristic Violence and Fancy Suits by Jason Pargin (David Wong)
Another highly original and creative story. The voice of the main character is extraordinary and sucked me in for the ride. I will definitely read more in this series.
A Wizard’s Guide to Defensive Baking by T. Kingfisher
I love a story where the hero doesn’t believe much in herself and finds a way to become extraordinary. Not only that, but this novel takes a rather insignificant magic power and shows how something small can be made into something might. Wonderful read!
The London Seance Society by Sarah Penner
Audiobook. This story involved ghosts, the paranormal, and mystery. There were lots of twists and turns and pure fun. A very splendid book. I loved it so much, I went to see what else this author wrote. The Lost Apothocary was just as infectious. I didn’t include it solely because it wasn’t really sci-fi or fantasy.
Home: Habitat, Range, Niche, Territory by Martha Wells
Murderbot is my favorite book friend. This short story takes place between books 1 and 2 in the series. It’s told from Murderbot’s new human friends on Preservation Station but hits all the right Murderbot notes. Definitley worth reading. I love Murderbot!
Outpost by W. Michael Gear
Space! Yay! An abandoned colony on another planet. When a supply ship finally arrives, it finds a previous supply ship in orbit. No one is on board and the colonists were never notified of it’s arrival. There are creepy alien critters, fascinating residents – some lovable, some not, and a huge mystery. Drama, drama everywhere. Book 2 is in my TBR.
The Psychology of Time Travel by Kate Mascarenhas
This is about four women who invent time travel. Then it becomes about a mysterious murder and how time travel affects the travelers. Totally engrossing!
Blight of the Necromancer by C. Rains
I fell in love with this series and wasn’t disappointed by the last book. It was wonderful to return to this world that I enjoy spending time in. My only complaint is it’s the last book.
Saturn Run by John Sandford and Ctien
This book is written in such an engaging way. It caught my interest and held it from the very beginning. It’s a little heavy on the description of engines and propulsion but the rest was just that good.
Other Books I Enjoyed Reading in 2023
This is the full list of books I read this year. Not all of them are sci-fi and fantasy. I like reading a wide range of genres. I’m a mood reader and pick up whatever I’m in the mood to read.
Jade City by Fonda Lee is another great sci-fi read. The characters are addicting.
In thrillers, I loved The Writing Retreat by Julia Bartz. I couldn’t resist the title and was in the mood for spooky in October. This was a wild and very fun ride.
I fell in love with the writing of new-to-me author, Barbara Pym. She scratches an Austenesque type itch. So far I read Excellent Women and No Found Return of Love.
I also fell in love with Sarah Penner’s writing. The Lost Apothecary was phenonmenal. Waiting for her next book…
Wild Sargasso Sea by Jean Rhys. This tells the story of Mr. Rochester’s (Jane Eyre) wife. Gothic and poetice, this was a completely engrossing novel.
Agents of Light and Darkness by Simon R. Green. Book 2 in the Nightside Series. It was just as fun as the first. A very creative take on angels and the Holy Grail.
Buried Giant by Kazuo Ishtguru. Audiobook. This is set in a time of Bretons, Saxons, Knights and Dragons. Wonderful story.
Klara and the Sun by Kazuo Ishtguru. Audiobook. Poetic, beautiful, and emotional telling of the life of a robot companion.
The Bookwoman of Troublesome Creek by Kim Michele Richardson. Set in rural Kentucky in the 1930s, this is a mesmerizing story of a blue-skinned woman who is a library delivery service. Emotional, touching, and beautifully written. Audiobook. I will look into whether this author has written anything else.
Stranger Diaries by Elly Griffiths. A very fun who dunnit.
The Sea-Ringed World by Maria Garcia Esperon. A collection of stories from indigenous peoples of the Americas. Wonderful. Audiobook.
The Underground Girls of Kabul by Jenny Nordberg. Not pictured but this was a really great nonfiction about gender and culture in Afghanistan. The insights apply to any culture. Truly enlightening and worthwhile.
Prime Deceptions by Valerie Valdes – the fun and wild sequel to Chilling Effect.
Saturn Run by John Sanford and Ctien – a space race set not so far in the future to get to Saturn. Very enjoyable and a juicy mystery.
The Woman in Me by Britney Spears – a moving account of Britney’s life. So much of it is disturbing and sad.
For Santa’s Sake, Harlow by Gwen Gardner – a very fun cozy mystery with lots of good feels.
A very Secret Society of Irregular Witches by Sangu Mandanna – a cozy fantasy with magical realism. Found family and lots of good feels.
Book of Sketches by Jack Kerouac – literary sketches of places Jack visited.
Murder for the Modern Girl by Kendall Kulper – supernatural mystery with some love. Loved it!
Other Wondrous Reads
These were other books I enjoyed reading during the year. There’s science fiction, fantasy, poetry, Jane Austen, and literature.
Mintari by Daniel Arenson. One of the better dinosaur novels I’ve read. I love my dinos! Set on another world in space, this was a great adventure. I’ll pick up the second book in this series eventually.
All Fools Day by Edmund Cooper. A dysptopian set in the future of 1981. It’s not the 80s as I remember them but this is a fun and wacky look at the end of civization as we know it. The sun puts out a new sort of energy that causes people to kill themselves, leaving only the divergent and the animals. Very original.
The Book Eaters by Sunyi Dean. This is a haunting read that gives you things to think about. I really liked it. Very original
Binti Trilogy by Nnedi Okorafor. This was a great continuation of Binti’s story. I really like Okorafor’s stories. I’ll be reading more.
Parasite and Symbiont by Mira Grant. This would have been one of my outstanding reads but the book description ruins the story. So if you read this, don’t read the book description. It was a fun and original read anyway but would have been more fun if the book description hadn’t of ruined the twists and turns.
Polar Curse by Julie Flanders. The author has a very addictive way of writing. The story was hard to put down. I’ve read everything she’s written. Waiting for more…
The Invisible Library by Genevieve Cogman. I find it hard to resist any book with ‘book’, library’, ‘bookshop’, etc… in the title. This is a great and original fantasy series with a sentient library that sends agents out into different universes to collect the books it wants. I’ll read more of this series. It’s very enjoyable.
Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir. This novel has echos of The Martian. I liked it best when the alien joins the story.
Aurora Rising by Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff. Exciting space adventure. I thought it read a little young, but otherwise enjoyed it.
Gay Pride & Prejudice by Jane Austen and Kate Christie. Using the original novel (which I never get tired of reading), Kate Christie mixes things up by making some of the star characters gay. It was a fun variation.
The Mayfair Bookshop by Eliza Knight. The story goes back and forth between a modern day fan of Nancy Mitford and the Life of Nancy Mitford. The switch in times mostly works, but Nancy’s story was way more compelling.
Miss Austen by Gill Hornby. Another audiobook. It told the fictionalized story of Jane Austen’s sister interspersed with memories of times with Jane.
Junkyard Ghost Revival. A book of modern poetry by Derrick Brown, Anis Mojgani, Buddy Wakefield, Robbie Q, Sonya Renee, Andrea Gibson, and Cristin O’keefe Aptowicz. Poetry is fodder for the soul.
The Seasons of the Soul. Poetry by Hermann Hesse. Hesse remains one of my favorite authors. I enjoyed getting to know him better through his poems.
Books that were Okay
Appleseed by Matt Bell. Audiobook. Fantasy. This was a rich and well written book. Very original. There’s a lot to like about it and it had a fabulous start. It was a very dense read and a bit verbose.
Emperor Mollusk Versus the Sinister Brain by A. Lee Martinez. Creative and orignial I loved the beginning of this book. Then, I felt it became a bit one note.
In the Lives of Puppets by TJ Klune. Dystopian. This book also started great for me, too. Then I felt like Klune lost his way a bit and some of the logic didn’t track for me – unresolved threads and the like. It has its charms but I didn’t like it as much as The House on the Cerulean Sea. It became very predictable.
The Pursuit of Love by Nancy Mitford. After reading The Mayfair Bookshop, I thought I should try a Nancy Mitford novel. The writing is completely engaging but I felt the POV (the main character’s cousin) kept me too distant from the MC. Thus, I felt very little for her. I would try another Mitford novel, though.
UnderwhelmedStation Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel. I like the parts where the author took us into her dystopian world. I did not like the part, which was a majority of the book, where we find out how it became the dystopian world. I skimmed through those chapters, waiting for the story to start again. There was too little of the dystopian world part. Other folks seem to like it a lot. Shrug.
Chimera by Mira Grant. The 3rd in the Parasite series. I enjoyed the first two, but this one was just the same coversations and thoughts over and over. And challenges were met by doing the same things as before. There was nothing interesting about this third installment other than it concluded the series.
A Convenient Marriage by Georgett Heyer. My love of Jane Austen had me trying this author. She even uses Austen character names in the novel. Parts of it were enjoyable, but then she’d prattle on too long going into a plot that she already revealed the outcome of through another character’s POV. I just skipped through those chapters. When I’m next in the mood for some regency, I’ll try another of her books.
The Atlantis Code by Charles Brokaw. Antoher great start. It had lots of elements of the DiVinci Code and Indiana Jones. Fun! Then the characters devolved into immature and trite. What happened? I skipped through a lot of the last third of the book.
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December 22, 2023
The Wonder of Winter: Bend Oregon #LandscapePhotography #NaturePhotography #NatureBeauty
A View of Pilot Butte
In the hush of winter’s breath, whispers of celestial wonder descend from the heavens above. Snowflakes, delicate and pure, pirouette in the crisp air, each a crystalline masterpiece crafted by nature’s artistry.
They blanket the world in a soft embrace, draping landscapes in a quilt of glistening white. With each gentle touch, they weave a tapestry of serenity, adorning branches and rooftops alike, transforming the mundane into a scene of ethereal enchantment.
Silent and serene, they dance their way to the earth, creating a symphony of tranquility as they settle, painting a portrait of silent elegance across the horizon. A tranquil stillness envelops the world, as if time itself pauses to marvel at this breathtaking spectacle.
The snow, a tender reminder of nature’s grace, bestows upon the world a quiet magic, inviting us to see beauty in simplicity and find solace in the peaceful embrace of winter’s embrace.
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December 21, 2023
Blight of the Necromancer: #LitRPG Worth Reading #BookReview #fantasy #booklover
Blight of the Necromancer: Khthonia Book 3 by C. Rains.
The problem with this book is that it’s the last in the series. It was a pleasure getting lost in this fantasy world for the third time and as pleasurable as the first two times. What makes this stand out from other LitRPGs is that it’s a well-rounded and well-crafted novel. Many are just a series of battles, which isn’t my favorite kind of story. This one has a lot of character and emotion in it that keeps the story moving forward and pulls the reader farther into this made-up world.
Khthonia is familiar and new, which is an irresistible combination. Part of this made me very sad. Not many books get emotion out of me, so that’s a good thing. And I took something away at the end, about the true love. Maybe it’s not what the author meant, but I took it to mean something other than another person.
If you enjoy getting lost in a fantasy world, this is a fantastic bunch of characters to do it with.Here’s the official description of Blight of the Necromancer:When offered a choice between tedious research or fighting a dragon, the players always choose the dragon. Even when they’re dangerously outmatched.
No one rational ever wants to play a bard, but Nora Quinn believed she could use her class’ skills of perception to her advantage as an investigator. As Essaerae the elven bard, she regrets picking the role now that the players are trapped in the dark realm of Khthonia. She desperately desires to go home, but her friends want to stay in the fantasy world, causing a rift in the party. To lift the Specter Plague curse from the land and win the game, the heroes must defeat the conniving necromancer. Yet he’s shadowing them with death the entire way.
Seeking the tools they need, Nora and her friends must survive perilous side quests and hordes of undead. The answer to how to slay the villain lies in the western ruins, but Nora is certain he is the only one who can get her home. And for that, he needs to stay alive.
Nora must choose between killing the necromancer and lifting the curse or siding with him and going home. Neither choice feels like a victory.
A fantasy LitRPG/GameLit for fans of table-top role-playing games.
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December 15, 2023
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December 12, 2023
Dune (2021): #SciFi #MovieReview #sciencefiction
Swept away to another world…
Of all the attempts to make Dune into a movie, this is the best one. Narrowing the scope of the story had to be done, and this one did a good job of paring down the story into something understandable and exciting. Dune remains one of my all-time favorites. I read every book written by Frank and spent years lost in his epic, vast universe. It’s not an easy story to whittle down small enough for a movie, so I give those who wrote the screenplay credit for doing a good job of it.
It’s a stunning movie that is beautiful to look at and very well acted. There’s a good amount of action and tension. We spend some time with the bad guys and get a taste of the politics at work in the galaxy. The politics drive the story and what happens. Honestly, I was prepared to dislike this movie, because the scope of the novel is so vast, but I didn’t hate it. I quite liked it. A lot. Color me surprised.
In this installment, the Atreides are assigned to take over Arrakis and the spice production. Spice is integral to interstellar travel. The previous manager of Arrrakis, Baron Vladimir Harkonnen, wants the planet and spice trade back. His ruthlessness and plots drive the story into the desert of Arrakis where Paul Atreides will discover his destiny.
The movie shows Fremen riding sandworms. Very cool. In the desert is where the story really comes to life.
More sand worms! I look forward to part two in March. Dune can only be done correctly in parts, IMO.
This movie earns the coveted ‘beer is optional’ rating.
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December 9, 2023
The Psychology of Time Travel: #SciFi Worth Reading #BookReview #sciencefiction #booklover
The Psychology of Time Travel by Kate Mascarenhas.
The story begins with four women, who invent time travel. The human trials are done by the scientists. They take all the risk as to whether it is safe. Everything goes fantastic until they do an interview for a worldwide broadcast and one of their fellow travelers has a bit of a breakdown. This is the little grain of sand that sends the novel spinning.
There is a thoughtful exploration of how time travel affects different travelers and how the woman in charge tries to prevent any further embarrassments. By trying to prevent any further mental issues, the preventions appear to cause more of them. Then there is the murder. Ooo! This mystery keeps driving the plot forward even as we sometimes jump back in time.
The author caught my attention early on and held it. Besides showing the effects of time travel through various perspectives, there’s also the murder mystery wrapped up in it all. The first question that has to be answered is, who is the body?
Well-written with interesting characters and cleverly plotted, this novel is well worth reading. The almost entirely female cast was a pleasant surprise as well. I enjoyed this book immensely and highly recommend it.
Here’s the official description for the Psychology of Time Travel:
In 1967, four female scientists worked together to build the world’s first time machine. But just as they are about to debut their creation, one of them suffers a breakdown, putting the whole project—and future of time travel—in jeopardy. To protect their invention, one member is exiled from the team—erasing her contributions from history.
Fifty years later, time travel is a big business. Twenty-something Ruby Rebello knows her beloved grandmother, Granny Bee, was one of the pioneers, though no one will tell her more. But when Bee receives a mysterious newspaper clipping from the future reporting the murder of an unidentified woman, Ruby becomes obsessed: could it be Bee? Who would want her dead? And most importantly of all: can her murder be stopped?
Traversing the decades and told from alternating perspectives, The Psychology of Time Travel introduces a fabulous new voice in fiction and a new must-read for fans of speculative fiction and women’s fiction alike.
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December 5, 2023
December has Epic Deals on Sci-Fi & Fantasy Reads! #scifi #sciencefiction #fantasy #ebooks
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November 30, 2023
Holiday Sale! Prices Slashed on All Boxed Sets! #scifi #sciencefiction #fantasy #ebooks
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November 28, 2023
The trees stand as storytellers, each leaf a page in a grand saga of life and transition. #LandscapePhotography #NaturePhotography #NatureBeauty
Deep in the Umpqua Forest in the Casdades…
In the heart of the Umpqua National Forest, autumn unfolds like a vivid tapestry painted by the hand of time. Here, the trees stand as storytellers, each leaf a page in a grand saga of life and transition.
Amidst the emerald guardians, the forest becomes a living cathedral, where sunlight weaves through the branches, dappling the earth below in a mosaic of gold and amber. The crisp air hums with the whispers of transformation, as the trees, adorned in their vibrant attire, prepare for their seasonal ballet.
Maples, like flames in the forest’s cathedral, ignite in shades of fiery reds and oranges, illuminating the woodland stage with their fervent passion. Birch trees stand in elegant contrast, donning robes of buttery yellows that sway in the gentle autumnal breeze.
Every leaf, a tiny vessel of life, pirouettes and descends, performing a graceful waltz to the forest floor. There, a new chapter begins as they form a vibrant tapestry, creating a mosaic carpet beneath the giants that birthed them.
The world lives on these trees, in the stories etched upon their bark, the whispers carried by the wind through their branches, and the symphony of colors they orchestrate. Life here is a cycle, a dance of seasons that paints the landscape in hues of nostalgia and anticipation, reminding us of the beauty in letting go and the promise of renewal.
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