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Nice wrapup to the series. I'll miss Julius, Marcie and Bob and his pigeon.

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Way too scary given currently conditions. A journalist experiences the buildup to war in Hitler's Berlin.

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I really enjoyed this story of a Repo man after a stolen starship, and his encounters with other humans and aliens and of course bad guys. Eager to read more.

This is a re-read/listen so I can finish off the trilogy. Enjoyable and surprisingly violent.

Hard SciFi focused on a doublet planet system which is going into a once in several thousand year close approach. What will happen? Especially with the alien atrifact that ties the two planets together?

Interesting and enjoyable, with focus on the planetary science.

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A Gen Ship, populated by clones, goes on a many centuries expedition to locate a construct far out in space. The story is told in Vignettes as the years pass. Interesting and well written novel.

Chaotic for sure, with aliens galore, murders and old friends refinding each other. The aliens are mostly a hoot.

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Wow. Funny and yet poignant and touching at times. First Contact done right!

Wasn't that enamored of this book. It might have been the audio reader, but whatever the reason I just wasn't drawn into the story the way I like to be.

Still, worth the read.

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Currently reading Chaos Terminal, so hopefully can get to more of them also!

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Hopefully I can get to all of them. We'll see!

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I've already started Persephone Station for #1. So YAY!

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Such a Terrific series!

Janny is so very good at painting a scene and then delving into a characters deepest thoughts and fears. I really enjoyed this and will be eager to get to the next in the trilogy.

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Beautifully written but I didn't really enjoy it that much, sadly.

Sneaky spies! A quick read, just a novella.

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Not at all what I expected but interesting for sure. Who exactly are they, leading Earthers to the stars? Reliving the rise of the space program felt very personal.

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Space opera with lots of Space battles. Fast paced, quick read.

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Bad guys reveling in being bad guys. Gore and murder aplenty. Lots of grim humor and I loved Tierenach and the Vampire Lord.

Havers gets herself into so much trouble - okay, as usual. Lynely does his best to help but since Barbara's friends are involved she's far off the rails.

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Seiously fun, with puns and crazyness galore. I especially loved Braxton Hicks. But there could have been more dodos!

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A strong entry to the series. Pendergast is always a treat. Complex and interesting as usual.

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Such an impressive series. This is my least favorite book because so little is in it about the wall, but I enjoyed it throughly this time round again. Thanks for the readalong!

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Not as good as the Sigma Force sereis, but interesting nonetheless.

Not sure I'll get to all of them, but I'll give it a try!

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Good selections! Thanks as always for the challenge @TheAromaofBooks

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A good mix of my fav genres.

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Hmm. I wasn't really drawn into this one as I like to be. And I got a bit confused with all the variants of the characters.

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Peter Watts always creates complex worlds. This is no exception. I think another read through is required.

There's no formal training for battlefield salvage. You just have to pick things up as you go along. Swords, armour, arrows - and the bodies, of course.
So the series begins. But just who is Saevus Corax really?
I love love love Parker's black humor and his deeply flawed and twisty characters. Things are never quite what they seem in his books. So be ready for a surpising ride.

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Brad is a f-ckup. He blames himself for killing 500 people in ship he fired on, and is dealing with the grief and guilt by drowning himself in alcohol. That his court martial didn't find him guilty makes it worse for him. He hasn't been thrown out of the Navy, instead he's sent to the worst ship in the fleet stationed on the furthest planet. He's fine with that. But things go from bad to worse. He accidentally does the right thing.

I put up with the awfulness of tense. Often, in the same sentence he'd use present tense and past tense. But when the women began throwing themselves at his hero, I hated it. Yet I kept on because I was interested in the ideas, but when even the intelligent women became helpless I'd had enough. Too bad because the sci fi aspects were intriguing.

welp, it certainly was all action and tension, but it was hard to believe someone could take that many wounds and survive never mind manage to save his friends.

Still, I'll probably read more in the series.
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A bit too romancy for my tastes. Otherwise a good start to a series. But I won't be continuing it.

Interesting start to a series. Pilots searching for lost tech and ancient artifacts. Beware of what you wish for.

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Crazy thriller as man tries to find out what happened to his wife who has disappeared. Lots of action, many twists and turns, and trying to figure out who the bad guys are gets complicated.

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I just never really connected with this book. It's okay, and no doubt some will really enjoy it. Just not me.

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I'm really enjoying the series. Well written, fascinating characters, particularly Lamb, and lots of excitement with twists and turns.

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Hard SciFi which actually forced me to look up some science stuff I wasn't really conversant with. I love when that happens!

Quite interesting ideas, involving physics and earth science and sociology. I'm looking forward to more in the series.

Complex, futuristic world filled with interacting characters whose motives are hard to understand. The narrator is admitedly unreliable. A tiny bit of magic, the rest is futuristic and surprising. No nations left, religion rejected, morality left to self-chosen groups who all have differing ideas. A hard read, but a deeply intriguing one.

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I do enjoy this series. Quick reads with lots of twists and turns. Just a touch of horror.

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