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I started listening to the first audio-book in the series of six, yesterday. So far, it seems like it has real potential.

FYI: I picked this version in the BookWyrm search because it has a picture, but clearly the number of pages is song, unless that count cones from book 1. The other entry says 2184 pages, which send more likely for the entire series on one eBook.

I've downloaded both the eBook and the podcast / audio-books.

The only reason I made a comment the other day was because I stated reading this book, so I'm really annoyed that BookWyrm did not change the state to "Reading", which is what I was trying to do 🤬

Nice cover. I hope the rest lives up to it 😉

John Scalzi @scalzi@mastodon.social does a great job with comedy. "Starter Villain" books.mxhdr.net/book/70144/s/starter-villain was lots of fun. Hopefully this will be too.

Not as action packed as "Red Team Blues" books.mxhdr.net/book/57183 , but definitely better than "The Bezzle" books.mxhdr.net/book/84803 , "Picks and Shovels" rounds out the "Martin Hench" series, nicely wrapping up his back story with plenty of nostalgia and more harrowing examples of financial, and other, malfeasance.

The story does kind of drag on the buildup to the climax, which is kind of the opposite of what I normally expect in a climax, but at least it didn't tire me out with a long litany of indignities like "The Bezzle". Also in standard Cory Doctorow fashion, nothing is ever pat, so don't expect too much of a cheap vicarious righteous indignation high. Cory don't play that game. Realism has a price 😉

The best book I ever bought on Kickstarter 😋

More of a slog than I expected. I set it aside at 90% to start "Do You Dream of Terra-Two?" books.mxhdr.net/book/32858 and later start to reread "Permutation City" books.mxhdr.net/book/3735 before resuming and finishing.

Re-reading a favorite.

I bought this book by mistake. I really wanted the next one on the search results, but once I realized my mistake, I figured I may as well give it a chance.

This is one or the most imaginative stories I've ever read in a genre known for imagination. It's also over the top and a wild ride. There's nothing formulaic here and it will keep you guessing.

As a big fan of hard science fiction, this doesn't explain any of the time travel, or technology, which is somewhat disappointing.

On the other hand it has a very different style and a frantic energy. I'm not a fan of romance, but it has a sincerity that makes me really root for them.

Wild read.

A nice, short, first contact story with interesting characters who are different because it's the future, discovering just how different aliens can be.