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[Teresa, Plan B is in Effect]

I enjoyed rereading The Price of the Stars by Debra Doyle and John MacDonald, which is one of this month’s group reads. The second in the series failed to hold my attention, so I’ve been rereading a fantasy series as well as continuing to read Things to Make and Do in the Fourth Dimension by Matt Parker, which is nonfiction.

But next week another chapbook in the Liaden Universe will be out. I have it preordered. Yum! Shout of Honor by Sharon Lee and Steve Miller.

[Trike]

Currently listening to The Pentagon's Brain: An Uncensored History of DARPA, America's Top-Secret Military Research Agency, which is really interesting and definitely sci-fi related. Just the stuff about the hydrogen bomb is as nuts as any SF flick, what with the politics and infighting and the whole “we might set the Earth’s atmosphere on fire” angle.

I’m now firmly in the era of Vietnam and they’ve just conceived of the Internet. It is by turns fascinating and disturbing.

[Teresa, Plan B is in Effect]

Currently reading a book released on the 10th: Winterhome by Blaze Ward. This is the latest in the Jessica Keller series that started with Auberon, which was a group read a while back. Jessica is a character, but there’s a lot of bouncing around of the POV. I’m not sure of the timing between this book and Packmule which came out a month or two ago. I assume that the two story lines will merge at some point.

[Melvin]

Currently reading Talon of Scorpio, the third book in the Shadowstorm series by G.T. Almasi. Love this series. Also reading The Killer Collective by Barry Eisler. And Ship of Fools by Tucker Carlson.

[Trike]

I’ve now listened to 9 of Lois McMaster Bujold’s Vorkosigan saga books this year and am about to launch into #10. In this instance I’m glad I’m arriving to the party late, because now I get to consume the sprawling epic in great big gulps.

[Kirsten]

Trike wrote: "I’ve now listened to 9 of Lois McMaster Bujold’s Vorkosigan saga books this year and am about to launch into #10. In this instance I’m glad I’m arriving to the party late, because no..."

Those books are such fun!

[Audrey]

Trike wrote: "I’ve now listened to 9 of Lois McMaster Bujold’s Vorkosigan saga books this year and am about to launch into #10. In this instance I’m glad I’m arriving to the party late, because no..."

Great for you! I love those books. Some situations Miles gets into are laugh-out-loud funny.

[Audrey]

I am currently reading Norse Mythology by Nel Gaiman, The Four Tendencies: The Indispensable Personality Profiles That Reveal How to Make Your Life Better by Gretchen Rubin, and The Corfu Trilogy (just starting book 3) by Gerald Durrell. None of which is Space Opera. But back to that after I am finished with this batch of reading material.

[L J]

Audrey wrote: "Trike wrote: "I’ve now listened to 9 of Lois McMaster Bujold’s Vorkosigan saga books this year..."

"Great for you! I love those books. Some situations Miles gets into are laugh-out-loud funny."

I think the humor is a major part of my love for these books and characters.

[Teresa, Plan B is in Effect]

I finished Winterhome by Blaze Ward last night. Quite interesting, lots of action, but too many different POV characters and story lines. I’ve never seen a book with that many separate epilogues either. It felt like the end of the series, but it says “to be concluded”, so clearly the author has something else in mind for the wrap up.

Today I read Shout of Honor by Sharon Lee and Steve Miller. It was published yesterday. It’s a novella, and what they call a chapbook. Introduces some interesting new characters to the Liaden Universe. The main POV is an Yxtrang and it takes place around the same time as Neogenesis and Alliance of Equals, but without any of the familiar characters in the story.

Now to determine what to read next, besides continuing slowly on Things to Make and Do in the Fourth Dimension by Matt Parker.

[Jo]

Read Shout of Honor and found it entertaining and interesting

[Teresa, Plan B is in Effect]

Currently rereading Wildside by Steven Gould. Not space opera, but yes SF. Five recent high school graduates with secret access to a door that goes to an Earth in a parallel universe, where there aren’t any humans at least in Texas. Well worth rereading. A few dated items such as using a roll of quarters to make calls from a pay phone. Added bonus is that some of the places in Texas that are mentioned are places I have been to, mostly way back in the 1960s but I was old enough that I have memories of it.

[Cynthia]

I read Shout of Honor a novella by Sharon Lee and Steve Miller this week. I absolutely adore the authors and would happily read their grocery lists. This story is a short entry in their Liaden Universe series, featuring some Yxtrang characters. We met them a few stories ago and I was happy to get more of an insight into them.

Then I went on to The Price of the Stars by Debra Doyle and James D. Macdonald. It's a wonderful introduction to their MageWorlds series, and I'm tickled to "meet" these authors and their work. I enjoyed it so much that now I'm reading Starpilot's Grave by the same pair.

[Teresa, Plan B is in Effect]

Glad you liked The Price of the Stars, Cyn! If you have a moment, please post a comment about the book on the discussion thread.
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[Audrey]

I am just finishing The Empress Capsule by R.K. Thorne. It started confusing, but things picked up and I think I will read the next book. Hopefully, there will be some world building in the next one because by the end of this book, I still wasn't entirely sure of the background story.

[Teresa, Plan B is in Effect]

I enjoyed my reread of Space Deputy by Jenny Schwartz, which is our Indie Pick for June. I’m trying to hold off on Saltation (our Themed Pick for June) until at least the weekend.

Currently rereading The Cambridge Annex: The Trilogy by Peter Damon. The first book of the series deals with trying to get humans to orbit using a handwavium antigravity discovery, without some government or corporation stealing that discovery. Most of the rest of the six books in the series takes place either in orbit or out in the solar system. Lots of outwitting of various governments and corporations. Almost all of the science is pure hand waving.

[Gary]

On Basilisk Station by David Weber has been in my TBR forever. Reading it on my Kindle. Wish there were page numbers.

[L J]

Gary wrote: " On Basilisk Station by David Weber has been in my TBR forever. Reading it on my Kindle. Wish there were page numbers."

I like to have page numbers but at least this one has chapter list as well as location.

[Teresa, Plan B is in Effect]

Currently on number four in my reread of the Cambridge Annex series: Just Whose Ball Is It Anyway by Peter Damon. The books tend to be page turners, but I have to wait a couple of years between rereads so that I forget details. This book takes place about 15 years after the first one, at a time when there are hundreds of people living off Earth, on ships, stations, and on Mars. Still lots of governments, military, and corporations on Earth trying to steal the new tech or put themselves in a position to give orders to those living off planet.

[dc]

Cetaganda I'm trying to savor this series. It really has been one of my all time favorites. All they way up there with Banks.

[Trike]

Dave wrote: "Cetaganda I'm trying to savor this series. It really has been one of my all time favorites. All they way up there with Banks."

I am nearing the end of the Vorkosigan saga. This is the first time I’ve read the books and it’s been a great binge experience. It’s great to find a series that has a consistently high quality throughout.

[Audrey]

I decided to read Fledgling by Sharon Lee and Steve Miller again. Just as a lead in to Saltation (June pick), which is coming up next.

[Teresa, Plan B is in Effect]

Finished my reread of the Cambridge Annex series. Books 5 and 6 seem a bit weaker, but overall it was a good binge.

Now I’m reading the newest Liaden Universe short story collection: Liaden Universe Constellation IV by Sharon Lee and Steve Miller. I’m pretty sure I’ve read each of these stories before, but one or two were posted free on Baen for six months so this is the only way I can reread them now.

[Gary]

L J wrote: "Gary wrote: " On Basilisk Station by David Weber has been in my TBR forever. Reading it on my Kindle. Wish there were page num..."

Fortunately I grabbed a free copy off of the Baen website for my Nook. It has page numbers. I also grabbed book 2 while I was at it.

[Cynthia]

I'm actually reading something I learned about from a Facebook ad, of all things - J.S. Morin's Mission Pack 1: Missions 1-4. The books in it are Salvage Trouble, A Smuggler's Conscience,Poets and Piracy, To Err is Azrin, and Guardian of the Plundered Tomes.

It does remind me a bit of Firefly, but it's different enough that it doesn't feel like it's copying that.

[MB]

hi, currently reading hyperion by dan simmons. around halfway through. it's a lot better than i expected, i'm happy to report.

[Craig]

I just finished Wool and Shift. Howey is a superb author, but I had to take a break. The series is too damn depressing. And he writes so well, I get depressed.

[Teresa, Plan B is in Effect]

Rereading Masters of the Vortex by E.E. "Doc" Smith. It’s been several decades since I read any of the Doc Smith books and I’ve forgotten almost all of this one’s plot points. It’s extremely dated. The treatment of women is grating although there are female characters who are competent. The entire premise is a bit hard to swallow (the vortexes and governments allowing tech that has chances of accidents that create vortexes). With that said it’s keeping my attention so far, which I didn’t expect.

[C. John]

I always felt Masters was the weakest of the series, but then it is really a side story. I don't fault a story if it seems dated inasmuch as I find it ludicrous to expect someone writing decades ago to know what attitudes are going to be nowadays.

[Teresa, Plan B is in Effect]

Reading a new book (or novella? Claims to be 100 pages) Ganny Knits A Spaceship by David Gerrold. I’m about 20% in and it’s still mostly world building. I’ll report on it after I finish.

[Betsy]

Recently reread Ghost Ship and Dragon Ship, following up to our group selection Saltation. Now in the middle of Dragon in Exile and will probably continue with the remainder of the mainline Liaden series. I'm constitutionally incapable of reading a middle book in a series (assuming I like the book), then ignoring the rest of the series. Especially if I've only read them once before.

Also looking forward to the new Liaden novel, Accepting the Lance, due out in December.

[Teresa, Plan B is in Effect]

I’m eager to read Accepting the Lance, too. There’s a new book about Jethri that they are still writing as well.

[Teresa, Plan B is in Effect]

Ganny Knits a Spaceship was interesting but more on the nuts and bolts of how to DIY, told in first person by a teenager. Readable but not one I’m likely to reread regularly. I did find some very funny lines though.

Currently reading Tracking by David R. Palmer. This is the sequel to Emergence and finally available as ebook. My very vague memories of it say that it’s not nearly as good as Emergence, but that it’s readable.

[James]

Bouncing back and forth between Xenocide by Card and The Farthest Shore by LeGuin.

[lupine]

I thought I'd chime in! I'm reading On A Sunbeam: A Webcomic right now, and I am in love with it! The main character is a young woman that joins a space construction crew. She learns to fit in with her new crew and eventually opens up to them, at which point they go on an adventure (not that they weren't adventuring the whole time, but...). The timeline skips back and forth between the present and her time at school. It's a very sweet story with strong lgbt themes, and free at onasunbeam.com !

[Marc]

I’ve been enjoying much of everyone’s reviews and thought I would add to the list, just finished Recursion by Blake Crouch who many will know from his book (Dark Matter). Recursion is a techno thriller dealing with time, the present past and future and the what if’s, Crouch blends crime noir with scientific elements into a believable landscape of his own style genre of science tech thriller.

[Audrey]

I just started Sword of Mars by Glynn Stewart. This has been a good series so far.

[Teresa, Plan B is in Effect]

I’m reading a new book: Longshot Hypothesis by Blaze Ward. Too soon to tell how good it is but this author often has books that I reread. This is the first in a new series.

[Brandon]

E.C., there is a podcast called Dune Cast that has explored the stories of the first five Dune novels and the first half of the sixth, and they find lots of interesting nuggets in all of the stories to think about.

[Teresa, Plan B is in Effect]

Longshot Hypothesis by Blaze Ward was a fun read. Space opera with a few Easter egg references to Star Wars that were fun to spot. I’m looking forward to more in this series.

I’m currently reading Tasmanian SFG: Welcome to Hell by C.R. Daems. This one is military SF, with focus on fighting on planets and an extremely talented female main character forcing her way into a formerly all male organization.

[Kirsten]

Has anyone tried Aftershocks by Marko Kloos? OMG! I just picked it up on Kindle and read the first 1/4 just at dinner!

[L J]

Kirsten "I wonder what airplane food was like in the 18th century?" wrote: "Has anyone tried Aftershocks by Marko Kloos? OMG! I just picked it up on Kindle and read the first 1/4 just at dinner!"

I just noticed your name change. I love it enough I'm going to check on the book and author.

[Trike]

I finished A Big Ship at the Edge of the Universe and it really makes me wonder about the people who are giving it 5 stars. Have you not heard these exact sentences before? Do you not see that it’s just a big Mary Sue convention? Guh.

My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Teresa, Plan B is in Effect]

Just finished Special Forces 01 by Honor Raconteur, who is one of my favorite YA fantasy authors. This book is YA SF. What happens to teens who have been in the military since they were 8yo, after the war ends?

Next I’ll be reading Veklocks by S. H. Jucha. This is the latest book in the series that starts with Empaths so I’m sure I’ll enjoy it.

[Betsy]

Just started Tears of Abraham. It's not space opera. Not even space. But it is speculative fiction about a new civil war in the U.S. in the near future. The writing seems good so far, but normally this would not be my thing. I don't like dystopian or post-apocalyptic. However, this was recommended multiple times by David Brin, one of my favorite futurists, so I decided to give it a try.

[L J]

Betsy wrote: "Just started Tears of Abraham. It's not space opera. Not even space. But it is speculative fiction about a new civil war in the U.S. in the near future. The writing seems good so fa..."

Look forward to seeing what you think of it.
Despite me no longer reading much dystopian or post apocalyptic fiction I looked at his books because of recommendations. They sounded similar to James Axler, W.W. Johnstone, etc. and I've mostly moved on from that but I will reconsider if you think it's great.

[Betsy]

I'll be sure to let you know.

[Betsy]

I finished Tears of Abraham. It was very gripping, and frightening, but had some problems. Here is my review.

[L J]

Betsy wrote: "I finished Tears of Abraham. It was very gripping, and frightening, but had some problems. Here is my review."

Thanks for the informative review.

[Teresa, Plan B is in Effect]

I enjoyed reading Veklocks by S.H. Jucha, although the last chapter or so felt as if half a book worth of tidying up threads was summarized there. The next book in the series will merge with the series that starts with The Silver Ships. 400 years after Veklocks, but shortly after the most recent Silver Ships book. Characters from the Silver Ships books meet descendants of characters from the Pyreans series.

Now I’m reading the free preview of In Fury Born by David Weber. This is a lengthy free preview to a very long book. My Kindle estimates I have an hour left and I’ve already read enough that I’m considering buying the book. This is not in the Honorverse.