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Princess-Kingofkings

Embraced: 100 Devotions to Know God Is Holding You Close | Lysa TerKeurst

“Fullness comes when we remember to be with Him before going out to serve Him” Lysa TerKeurst

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swynn

Icehenge | Kim Stanley Robinson

(1984) It's a collection of three interconnected novellas, about a failed revolution on Mars and what happens after, set in the 23rd-27th centuries. The “icehenge“ of the title is a megalithic structure on Pluto, which may have been constructed by Martian rebels, or by aliens ancient or recent, or something else. I quite liked the premise and the epistemological themes, but found it difficult to engage with the story.

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Pedrocamacho

The Fall of Hyperion | Dan Simmons

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I was sad when this book ended. I loved all of the characters and, especially Brawne. Funny how this book was written 3 decades ago and, yet, seems apropos. I‘ll definitely continue the Hyperion Cantos by reading the next book, Endymion.

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rwmg

The Weapon Shops of Isher | A.E. Van Vogt

so-so

The weapon shops are the only recourse against the tyranny of the Isher empire although the weapons they sell can only work as self-defence for their owner.

I was a great fan of the author as a teenager - especially the Null-A books - so I must have read this before, but I had no memory of the story. I expect I enjoyed it then, mainly because I was unaware of certain controversies it seems to be playing into. Now, not so much.

rwmg @RamFans1963
#ClassicLSFBC 2w

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rwmg

The Weapon Shops of Isher | A.E. Van Vogt

#coffeeandabook

#ClassicLSFBC
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RamsFan1963

Police Patrol: 2000 A.D. | Mack Reynolds

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38/100 I love books like this, written in 1977, envisioning the world of 2000, but looking back from 2025 and seeing how off the author's vision came to be. Sadly, no hovercars or helio-jets for the police, no Universal Credit Cards to replace money, no instant purchases delivered to your home by vaccum tube. It's still a fun read, although too short for any character development. 3 ⭐⭐⭐💫 #Read2025

CSeydel I mean … we kind of have instant purchases with Amazon same day delivery. (Imagine how cumbersome a network of vacuum tubes all over the country would be! 🤣) And ApplePay or Venmo are kind of like “universal credit cards” 3w

Ruthiella Still no flying cars! 😂 3w

RamsFan1963 @CSeydel Yes those are close, but in the book, the Universal Credit Card is issued to everyone, so it's like a government supported welfare for everyone. If you had a job, you had more on your card, but even the unemployed got what was called Inalienable Basic, so no one went homeless or starved. They also had universal health care, another thing we can't seem to get right. 2w

CSeydel Oh yeah, that‘s a very different thing! 2w

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Princess-Kingofkings

Embraced: 100 Devotions to Know God Is Holding You Close | Lysa TerKeurst

free book from my recent order from Thrift Books

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majkia

Skirmishes (Diving Universe, #4) | Kristine Kathryn Rusch

Solid entry to the saga of folks who search out ancient technology to adapt it for their own use.

#Doublespin for April

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Leniverse I need to read more of these. I read Diving the Wreck, or whatever book one was called years ago and keep forgetting to return to the series. 3w

majkia @Leniverse I love the whole alien artifact genre. I enjoy her take on it. 3w

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! 3w

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RamsFan1963

The Weapon Shops of Isher | A.E. Van Vogt

Hey everybody!! I'm sorry I'm so late with this, March was not a good month for me, hopefully April will be better. I also hope everyone enjoyed Childhood's End. It's not my favorite Clarke novel, but different strokes for different folks. A reminder, April's selection is The Weapon Shops of Isher by A.E. Van Vogt. Hope everyone enjoys. #ClassicLSFBC
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