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What books are you reading at the moment?

I'm currently reading the Wool omnibus by Hugh Howey. It's pretty decent I've been making very rapid progress as it's been too hot to sleep here recently now the summer has arrived.

I haven't seen the Apple show, but maybe I'll watch it in the future when I've finished all the books (I had Shift and Dust as well).

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  • Based on the posts in this thread, I see a lot of overlap between urban fantasy fans and science fiction fans. With the exception of Lord of the Rings, I've never cared much for high fantasy, but I've really enjoyed the urban fantasy series I've read. If anyone is interested, I've enjoyed...

    1. The Laundry Files by Charles Stross
    2. The City We Became and The World We Make by MK Jemisin
    3. The Dresden Files by Jim Butcher
    4. The Sandman Slim series by Richard Kadrey
    5. The Rivers of London series by Ben Aaronovitch
    6. The Stranger Times series by C.K. McDonnell
    • Seconding both recommendations for the Dresden Files and Rivers of London.

      I know Butcher gets a lot of flack for the Dresden Files and how he writes Harry, which always baffles me - it’s meant to be a (old-school and chauvinistic) hard-boiled detective noir series. I’ve quite enjoyed watching Harry grow up and develop as a more nuanced and complete character through the series.

      (And I’ll have to check out that Jamison title - I loved her Broken Earth novels).

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