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Aaron

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finished reading Edges by Linda Nagata (Inverted Frontier, #1)

Linda Nagata: Edges (Paperback, 2019, Mythic Island Press LLC) 5 stars

Deception Well is a world on the edge, home to an isolated remnant surviving at …

Still a great time. Having read the previous books adds a bit more context, but it wasn't as big a deal as I first though.

I'll still recommend this as a starting point, though Deception Well and Vast are good for people who are willing to commit.

commented on Mirka Andolfo's Mercy by Mirka Andolfo (Mirka Andolfo's Mercy)

Mirka Andolfo: Mirka Andolfo's Mercy (GraphicNovel, Image Comics) No rating

Washington State, late nineteenth century. During the frenzied historical era commonly known as the Klondike …

Dialogue is a bit clunky with exposition, but that seems to be a universal in comics. I guess it's a side effect of having to be so economical with words.

Cory Doctorow: The Internet Con (Hardcover, 2023, Verso) 3 stars

When the tech platforms promised a future of "connection," they were lying. They said their …

A little undercooked

3 stars

I guess expecting the Anarchist's Cookbook of Adversarial Interoperability would be a bit much, but I did feel like it was lacking any real practical solutions to Big Tech's rampant monopolization.

wants to read Blade by Linda Nagata (Inverted Frontier, #4)

Linda Nagata: Blade (EBook) No rating

The starship Dragon, accompanied by its fleet of outriders, is faring ever deeper into that …

So I have two books to re-read and then two more to catch up on before this drops in March...

I'm maybe not up to this task!