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Sticky: New Policy: DO NOT UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCE POST A NAKED URL HERE.
Oct. 11th, 2025 11:26 amDO NOT UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCE POST A NAKED URL HERE.
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DO NOT UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCE POST A NAKED URL HERE.
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Ring Around the Sun by Clifford D. Simak
Mar. 22nd, 2026 08:48 am
One determined man struggles to save humanity from the mutant scheme to avert doomsday.
Ring Around the Sun by Clifford D. Simak
Books Received, March 14 — March 20
Mar. 21st, 2026 08:56 am
13 books new to me, and save for one mystery, all fantasy. Man, fantasy is just eating SF's lunch. Not that that will be reflected in what I actually review.
Books Received, March 14 — March 20
Poll #34393 Books Received, March 14 — March 20
Open to: Registered Users, detailed results viewable to: All, participants: 36
Which of these look interesting?
View Answers
The Siren by Tomi Adeyemi (October 2026)
8 (22.2%)
Twined Fates: Tangled Hearts, Book Three by K. Bromberg (October 2026)
0 (0.0%)
Light of the Song by Joyce Ch’Ng (September 2025)
8 (22.2%)
The First Flame by Lily Berlin Dodd (November 2026)
1 (2.8%)
A Destiny So Cruel by Amanda Foody & C. L. Herman (November 2026)
1 (2.8%)
Find Me Where It Ends by Cassandra Khaw (October 2026)
11 (30.6%)
Bad Company by Sara Paretsky (November 2026)
7 (19.4%)
The Kings’ List by Jade Presley (May 2026)
2 (5.6%)
My Unfamiliar by Mara Rutherford (December 2026)
8 (22.2%)
Ghosted by Talia Tucker (November 2026)
3 (8.3%)
The Mystic and the Missing Girl by Vikki Vansickle (September 2026)
6 (16.7%)
The Scarlet Ball by Nghi Vo (October 2026)
12 (33.3%)
Chosen Son by Adrienne Young (November 2026)
2 (5.6%)
Some other option (see comments)
0 (0.0%)
Cats!
29 (80.6%)
Four New Superhero RPGs to Watch Out For
Mar. 20th, 2026 10:22 am
If you love dice-rolling and superheroes, you're in for a treat...
Four New Superhero RPGs to Watch Out For
What We Are Seeking by Cameron Reed
Mar. 19th, 2026 09:05 am
John Maraintha wanted to rebuild his life. Instead, he was marooned on a backwater world in the middle of a first contact crisis.
What We Are Seeking by Cameron Reed
Would it be possible to "Wrongfully Attributed" added to my entry?
The Proposal by Myung-Hoon Bae
Mar. 18th, 2026 08:51 am
Nobody is sure who the enemy is, where they come from, or what their goals are. Still, they are the enemy and it’s up to the United Earth Surface and the Allied Orbital Forces Command to show the enemy what’s what.
The Proposal by Myung-Hoon Bae
Bundle of Holding: Trail of Cthulhu MEGA
Mar. 16th, 2026 01:58 pm
A monstrously large horde of rulebooks, supplements, and sourcebooks for Trail of Cthulhu, the tabletop roleplaying game of eldritch Cthulhu Mythos investigations using the GUMSHOE System from Pelgrane Press.
Bundle of Holding: Trail of Cthulhu MEGA
Paul R. Ehrlich is dead
Mar. 15th, 2026 10:31 pmFinally.
Interestingly, although he died a couple of days ago, I couldn't find a news article to which I felt comfortable linking.
Interestingly, although he died a couple of days ago, I couldn't find a news article to which I felt comfortable linking.
Bring the Jubilee by Ward Moore
Mar. 15th, 2026 08:50 am
Hodge would like nothing better than to study American history. Be careful what you wish for.
Bring the Jubilee by Ward Moore
Books Received, March 7 — March 13
Mar. 14th, 2026 12:21 pm
Seven books new to me: four fantasies, one science fantasy, one science fiction, and I am not sure how to categorize the Shepard. At least three are series books.
Books Received, March 7 — March 13
Poll #34364 Books Received, March 7 — March 13
Open to: Registered Users, detailed results viewable to: All, participants: 43
Which of these look interesting?
View Answers
The Lion and the Deathless Dark by Carissa Broadbent (July 2026)
5 (11.6%)
Teach Me to Prey by Jenni Howell (December 2026)
0 (0.0%)
Heart of Thieves by Jessica S. Olson (September 2026)
0 (0.0%)
The Dagger in Vichy by Alastair Reynolds (October 2025)
18 (41.9%)
Crows and Silences by Lucius Shepard (December 2024)
16 (37.2%)
Engines of Reason by Adrian Tchaikovsky (September 2026)
23 (53.5%)
The Heart of the Reproach by Adrian Tchaikovsky (July 2025)
17 (39.5%)
Some other option (see comments)
1 (2.3%)
Cats!
27 (62.8%)
Is the current location of our Solar System the reason no one's coming to visit?
One More Reason the Aliens Might Be Avoiding Us
The Language of Liars by S L Huang
Mar. 13th, 2026 09:08 am
A linguist goes undercover to unravel a xenological puzzle whose answer is in plain view.
The Language of Liars by S L Huang
