This spate of books included some that I have been waiting for, like Tool of War by Paolo Bacigalupi and his book, The Doubt Factory. The former was a sequel to his Ship Breaker series, a Dystopian Future, that we seem to be heading toward, although, I don't know if our future will be as rosey as his very dark depiction. The later, was a Conspracy Theory novel, which was dark enough and believable enough to be true, and at us worrisome for a book to be that believable. Let's just say that I would, if I could, limit who reads this book, lest they become true believers about the content.
There was also Andy Weir's new book, Artemis. If you don't know who Andy Weir is, it is because you don't read the book and just watch the movie. The movie was: The Martian, starring Matt Damon. I suspect that you can wait for the movie, because one movie means two movies. It was a good book. And the characters will be whitewashed for the movie, because who would go to watch a movie whose main character is a genius, Saudi woman. I mean really, they will cast Jennifer Lawrence. And they will have special effects gallore. Mostly because 1/6 gravity. But the book will be better, because the book does flash backs better. And the flashbacks are all too colourful for movies. You know really edited down. I was surprised how much they kept the science in the Martian though, so who knows.
I got to read a book that I have been waiting for, for more than five years. A slow writing Megan Whalen-Turner churned out episode 5 in the Queen's Thief series. It had less of its charm that the other books had, but it was a deeper novel this time around. And she provided a world map which I enjoyed. But then I turned it on its side and I recognized the Mediterranean, slightly changed, all the names changed, but definitely based around Greece. Still a nice read.
The Mountain of Kept Memory was a nice book. A little predictable, but it was a nice one shot book. Rachel Neumeier paints a post apocalyptic world where all the gods have been dead for millennia, but the artifacts have been left lying around for any Tom, Dick and Harry to grasp hold of and build an empire out of the world, or more likely afflict the world with a debilitating plague that turns people's skins inside out after a brief fever. Yeah. Post-Apocalyptic is really an understatement. What happens when the janitor created to clean up the mess left by the gods starts to die. The result is right here.
The Hallowed Hunt I just finished yesterday. Written about a decade ago, it is a story of a nation with a past, whose past has not actually died, just defeated and wants revenge. Twists and turns that leave you guessing, but whose plot actually makes sense. Interesting
I did mention earlier that I finished the Third Book of the Stormlight Archive? I remember when Lord of the Rings was thought to be a huge undertaking. 1070 pages split into three books because the publishers did not think people could handle it all at once. Not now. Oathbringer, was the third book of the series and now the series tops out at close to 3500 pages, with another 4 or so books to come. It is big, it is involved, it is really quite good.
Late last year I read: All Those Explosions Were Someone Else's Fault. I keep thinking about it. I want to read it again maybe. I want a sequel or another book in that universe. Based in Canada, superheroes and darkthings. So awesome!
#PaoloBacigalupi
#AndyWeir
#MeganWhalenTurner
#RachelNeumeier
#BrandonSanderson
#TheDoubtFactory
#ToolofWar
#Oathbringer
#PatrickRothfass
That last one is because I am waiting for you to finish your trilogy. Because the first book was the best book I have ever read. Really. The best. The Best.
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