Recently Read - book reviews from The Incomparable

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Recently Read - book reviews from The Incomparable episodes:

08.17.2023
67: "Witch King" by Martha Wells
Scott read Wells’ latest and thinks you should too! Now we await the eventual Murderbot/Witch King crossover....
08.10.2023
66: "Blood, Sweat, and Pixels" by Jason Schreier
Antony recommends a book that (finally) accurately explains how videogames are made, and the struggles involved....
08.22.2022
65: "The Cruel Stars" by John Birmingham
Antony reads the first in a rip-roaring space opera series in which humanity is faced with an existential threat, and comes away impressed....
06.19.2021
64: "The Man on the Street" by Trevor Wood
Antony recommends a crime novel that’s already won multiple awards, and which he considers one of the most accomplished debuts he’s read....
06.07.2021
63: "Blade Reforged" by Kelly McCullough
Erika continues enjoying her reread of the Fallen Blade series. And Blade Reforged is a good jumping-on point!...
06.07.2021
62: The Nightshades Series by Melissa F. Olson
Sometimes entertaining escapism means three short, bloody books about vampires....
06.05.2021
61: "Fireheart Tiger" by Aliette de Bodard
A beautifully written, complicated queer romance … plus politics … plus a fire elemental....
06.05.2021
60: "Tea and Sympathetic Magic" by Tansy Rayner Roberts
Who would want to jockey against a sea of debutantes to win a marriage to a Duke when there’s a library full of books to be read and plenty of good tea to drink?...
06.05.2021
59: "Brightfall" by Jaime Lee Moyer
A post-myth Robin Hood tale that is at turns sad, dark, frightening, and eventually hopeful. With fae and dragons!...
06.03.2021
58: "The Galaxy, and the Ground Within" by Becky Chambers
It’s a book in which nothing much happens, just a bunch of aliens sitting around waiting for the sky to clear. And yet Becky Chambers works her magic on it, and makes it memorable and moving. What a magic trick....
06.03.2021
57: "Slow Horses" by Mick Herron
In anticipation of the upcoming Apple TV+ show, Antony recommends a spy series quite unlike any other....
11.05.2020
56: "Broken Blade" by Kelly McCullough
Erika revisits an old favourite and discovers it’s even better the second time!...
11.05.2020
55: "Guns of the Dawn" by Adrian Tchaikovsky
Erika enjoyed a regency-style fantasy novel about war! Who woulda thunk it?...
09.27.2020
54: "Beneath the Rising" by Premee Mohamed
This book is (partially) set in Edmonton, which is exciting for Erika. It’s about monsters and friendship and what monsters can do to friendship....
08.11.2020
53: "Stasiland" by Anna Funder
A compelling book on a difficult subject, telling the stories of people who lived behind the Berlin Wall and lived in fear of the Stasi....
08.09.2020
52: "Or What You Will" by Jo Walton
Do you like meta-fictional meditations on the nature of storytelling and Italy? Has Scott got the book for you!...
07.23.2020
51: "Plague Land" by S D Sykes
Scott hasn’t left his apartment in 4 months, so he decided to read a book about fictional people who had it even worse....
07.18.2020
50: "Interior Chinatown" by Charles Yu
Charles Yu has been working in television for awhile, and it isn’t hard to see that (obvious) influence on this novel....
06.30.2020
49: "Working" by Robert Caro
Scott finally finished a book by Robert Caro (no, not that one)....
05.18.2020
48: "The City We Became" by N.K. Jemisin
Need a book to restore your readerly habits? This one worked for Scott!...
12.27.2019
47: "Famous Men Who Never Lived" by K. Chess
People from an alternate timeline live as refugees in our New York City. It’s full of grief, sadness, frustration, and coincidences....
09.27.2019
46: "Underground Airlines" by Ben H. Winters
Nathan reviews Ben H. Winters’s Underground Airlines, a gripping thriller set in an alternate history that feels too close to our own....
09.26.2019
45: "Six Stories" by Matt Wesolowski
Antony discusses SIX STORIES by Matt Wesolowski, a book tailor-made for podcast listeners....
09.25.2019
44: "How To Do Nothing" by Jenny Odell
How hard is it to do nothing, anyway?...
09.05.2019
43: "The Long Lavender Look" by John D. McDonald
Re-reading the Travis McGee adventure novels of the 60’s and 70’s in the twenty-first century....
07.11.2019
42: "Children of Ruin" by Adrian Tchaikovsky
The sequel to “Children of Time” does the original one better by adding new planets, new species, and maybe even aliens?...
07.09.2019
41: "Fall; or, Dodge in Hell" by Neal Stephenson
Once again, Neal Stephenson has buried 250 great pages in a 900-page book....
07.01.2019
40: "My Book of Genesis" by Richard Macphail
Antony discusses the infamously-not-dead Genesis road manager’s story, finally told in a delightful book....
05.24.2019
39: "His Majesty's Dragon" by Naomi Novik
Erika needed some dragons. She got them. She also got a war. So, swings and roundabouts....
05.16.2019
38: "Ghosts in the Schoolyard" by Eve Ewing
Quinn talks about school closings, civil responsibility, and Eve Ewing’s sociology book “Ghosts in the Schoolyard.”...
04.26.2019
37: "Educated" by Tara Westover
One million people have read and recommended Educated, but Quinn is here to be number one million and one....
04.25.2019
36: "Places in the Darkness" by Chris Brookmyre
Antony discusses Chris Brookmyre’s sci-fi murder mystery PLACES IN THE DARKNESS....
04.03.2019
35: "Terminal Alliance" by Jim C. Hines
Do you love post-apocalyptic fiction, but for your soul’s sake you need to keep it light? Has Erika got a book for you!...
04.03.2019
34: "Spirits, Spells, and Snark" by Kelly McCullough
The sequel to Magic, Madness, and Mischief delivers more of what Erika loved about the first book....
03.04.2019
33: "Spinning Silver" by Naomi Novik
Like “Uprooted” before it, “Spinning Silver” is a more modern remix of classic fairy tale and fantasy scenarios. Royal weddings! Ice kings! Just don’t mention Rumpelstiltskin....
02.11.2019
32: "In The Company of Others" by Julie E. Czerneda
Scott doesn’t remember why he had a copy of this book, but finally got around to reading it and enjoyed it!...
02.10.2019
31: "Trail of Lightning" by Rebecca Roanhorse
Quinn got recommended a book by the Chicago Public Library, and now trusts the library completely....
02.10.2019
30: "Magic, Madness, and Mischief" by Kelly McCullough
Erika read this middle-grade fantasy both recently and not-so-recently. Turns out re-reading it is just as delightful as the first time through....
02.10.2019
29: "Hidden Sun" by Jaine Fenn
Erika went in search of a novel worthy to add to her Hugo nomination list — and she found one!...
01.12.2019
28: "The Wise Man's Fear" by Patrick Rothfuss
Monty’s a few years late, but he just got to the second book in Patrick Rothfuss’s Kingkiller Chronicles....
12.20.2018
27: "Crimson Frost" by Jim C. Hines
Merry Christmas, readers! For your holiday pleasure, Erika brings you a wacky-yet-dark Christmas mashup. It’s a shortie, so you can read it while your wine is mulling or your chestnuts are roasting....
12.20.2018
26: "Children of Time" by Adrian Tchaikovsky
Arachnophobes, steer clear. Hard sci-fi fans, pull up a chair!...
11.13.2018
25: "Salvation" by Peter F. Hamilton
Scott is a fan of Hamilton (no, not that one), but does his latest hold up?...
11.10.2018
24: "Love and Romanpunk" by Tansy Rayner Roberts
In which Erika loves “twisted history” and Tansy. Not necessarily in that order. But maybe....
11.10.2018
23: "Embers of War" by Gareth L. Powell
In which a good tweet convinces Erika to read a good book....
10.21.2018
22: "Record of a Spaceborn Few" by Becky Chambers
The third book in Becky Chambers’ “Wayfarers” universe — but there’s no need to read either of the other two before diving into this one....
10.02.2018
21: "Impostor Syndrome" by Mishell Baker
The third book in the “Arcadia Project” series is great, but start with “Borderline” if you haven’t read any of them—and if you’ve read the first two, be sure to bone up before diving in to book three....
09.10.2018
20: "The Golden Minute" by John Birmingham
A rollicking time-travel adventure featuring an 1870s lawman and a 21st century game developer, lost in time—and on the run from historical danger as well as deadly time police. It’s fun!...
08.30.2018
19: The Sam Clair Mysteries by Judith Flanders
Scott read all 4 books in the series over the course of 4 days. You will too....
08.29.2018
18: "Banana: The Fate of the Fruit That Changed the World" by Dan Koeppel
I guess you could say that this is a book that has… appeal....

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Recently Read - book reviews from The Incomparable episodes:

67: "Witch King" by Martha Wells

66: "Blood, Sweat, and Pixels" by Jason Schreier

65: "The Cruel Stars" by John Birmingham

64: "The Man on the Street" by Trevor Wood

63: "Blade Reforged" by Kelly McCullough

62: The Nightshades Series by Melissa F. Olson

61: "Fireheart Tiger" by Aliette de Bodard

60: "Tea and Sympathetic Magic" by Tansy Rayner Roberts

59: "Brightfall" by Jaime Lee Moyer

58: "The Galaxy, and the Ground Within" by Becky Chambers

57: "Slow Horses" by Mick Herron

56: "Broken Blade" by Kelly McCullough

55: "Guns of the Dawn" by Adrian Tchaikovsky

54: "Beneath the Rising" by Premee Mohamed

53: "Stasiland" by Anna Funder

52: "Or What You Will" by Jo Walton

51: "Plague Land" by S D Sykes

50: "Interior Chinatown" by Charles Yu

49: "Working" by Robert Caro

48: "The City We Became" by N.K. Jemisin

47: "Famous Men Who Never Lived" by K. Chess

46: "Underground Airlines" by Ben H. Winters

45: "Six Stories" by Matt Wesolowski

44: "How To Do Nothing" by Jenny Odell

43: "The Long Lavender Look" by John D. McDonald

42: "Children of Ruin" by Adrian Tchaikovsky

41: "Fall; or, Dodge in Hell" by Neal Stephenson

40: "My Book of Genesis" by Richard Macphail

39: "His Majesty's Dragon" by Naomi Novik

38: "Ghosts in the Schoolyard" by Eve Ewing

37: "Educated" by Tara Westover

36: "Places in the Darkness" by Chris Brookmyre

35: "Terminal Alliance" by Jim C. Hines

34: "Spirits, Spells, and Snark" by Kelly McCullough

33: "Spinning Silver" by Naomi Novik

32: "In The Company of Others" by Julie E. Czerneda

31: "Trail of Lightning" by Rebecca Roanhorse

30: "Magic, Madness, and Mischief" by Kelly McCullough

29: "Hidden Sun" by Jaine Fenn

28: "The Wise Man's Fear" by Patrick Rothfuss

27: "Crimson Frost" by Jim C. Hines

26: "Children of Time" by Adrian Tchaikovsky

25: "Salvation" by Peter F. Hamilton

24: "Love and Romanpunk" by Tansy Rayner Roberts

23: "Embers of War" by Gareth L. Powell

22: "Record of a Spaceborn Few" by Becky Chambers

21: "Impostor Syndrome" by Mishell Baker

20: "The Golden Minute" by John Birmingham

19: The Sam Clair Mysteries by Judith Flanders

18: "Banana: The Fate of the Fruit That Changed the World" by Dan Koeppel