Three from the circle, three from the track ‘When the Dark comes rising, six shall turn it back The chant or spell song still gives me goosebumps, 30 odd years later, Teenage protagonists fight for the Light against the rising Dark in the midst of Arthurian legends, Celtic and Norse folklore with the aid of Merlin, in ancient forest, and Welsh mountains. The award-winning and amazing but sometimes eerie Dark is Rising sequence by Susan Cooper (Over Sea, Under Stone The Dark Is Rising Greenwitch The Grey King and Silver on the Tree) A political drama with bursts of action, but it all felt somehow intimate, and personal. is a protagonist here, it’s all set in outside the Sol system, in a distantpolitical Not sciency at all. Ancillary Justice by Ann Leckie, narrated by Celeste CiullaĪn A.I. The Expanse series made me read it, but it’s not #3.ģ.

We’ve got characters that resemble Neil deGrase Tyson, Nancy Pelosi/Hillary Clinton, Malala Yousafzai, and Elon Musk/Jeff Bezos. There’s some fiction in that science, but it feels like the humanity is on the verge of getting there. The opening line is: “The moon blew up without warning and for no apparent reason.” Seveneves by Neal Stephenson, narrated by Peter Brooke Astrophysics for People in a Hurry by Neil deGrasse Tyson, read by the Author himselfĪn accessible piece for people who want to understand science in their science fiction more.

Please keep the criticism to the book and not to the person who wrote it.ġ. “The author is a greedy horrible person who only thinks about money and I hate their guts” is not. It made me feel like this…” is perfectly fine. In other words, “I was disappointed in this book because it had a cliffhanger. When discussing books, please keep in mind that the book is separate from the author. Just mentioning a title and author is fine, but not as entertaining and the discussion will get boring really fast. Please tell us a little bit about why a particular blog or book is a standout for you and why you think other people might want to check it out. Please keep the recommendations to no more than 3, otherwise it becomes very difficult to read. Don’t feel constrained to just urban fantasy or paranormal. 🙂 Rules for commentingĪll types of fiction and non fiction are welcome. What have you read this year that was amazing? Did you find something odd and interesting and off the wall? Don’t hoard the secret knowledge. I’m in a reading lull, so I would appreciate any cool recommendations for blogs by both authors and readers and books.

The Lodestar of Ys by Amy Rae Durreson