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A very belated clarification about something:
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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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Bundle of Holding: Pirate Borg
Sep. 14th, 2026 02:09 pm
Set sail for adventure with this new Pirate Borg Bundle featuring Pirate Borg, the standalone tabletop roleplaying game about greedy scoundrels from Limithron.
Bundle of Holding: Pirate Borg
No books received this week
Sep. 12th, 2026 09:01 amNot because there weren't arcs available, just none I particularly wanted to feel vaguely guilty about downloading and then forgetting.
From oceanic research to supernatural sea creatures to eccentric geniuses with fancy submarines...
Five Speculative Stories Exploring Life Under the Sea
Our Cut of Salt by Deena Helm
Sep. 11th, 2026 08:03 am
A Palestinian-American woman returns to the city from which her grand-mother fled decades before.
Our Cut of Salt by Deena Helm
I don't think they're going to thrive
Sep. 10th, 2026 09:03 amA particular theatre organization has a plaque directly across from the front of house office. I spend a lot of time in the office doorway, listening for problems during shows. Last shift, I noticed someone had affixed a poster to the plaque. On closer examination, it was a recruiting poster for an upcoming show from that organization.
It's not generally a place posters are allowed but policing posters in a shared hallway isn't my responsibility. In any case, here is the poster in all its glory.
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It's not generally a place posters are allowed but policing posters in a shared hallway isn't my responsibility. In any case, here is the poster in all its glory.
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Having belatedly discovered the true nature of the society in which she lives, a young shapeshifter flees towards what she thinks is safety.
The Song of Mavin Manyshaped (The Chronicles of Mavin Manyshaped, volume 1) by Sheri S. Tepper
Bundle of Holding: Trinity Continuum Æon
Sep. 9th, 2026 02:03 pm
Trinity Continuum Æon Bundle, the second of two offers featuring Trinity Continuum, the Storypath System tabletop roleplaying game from Onyx Path Publishing.
Bundle of Holding: Trinity Continuum Æon
Tremble, World, for demon girl Yuko Yoshida has come into her infernal powers!
Such as they are.
The Demon Girl Next Door, volume 1 by Izumo Ito (Translated by Jenny McKeon)
Not entirely ideal
Sep. 8th, 2026 08:40 pm
(the second seems to be a poorly phrased automated response but there's no excuse for a backstage to be inaccessible)
Yesteryear by Caro Claire Burke
Sep. 8th, 2026 07:52 am
Why is it so hard for the world to live up to Natalie Heller Mills' exacting standards?
Yesteryear by Caro Claire Burke
Bundle of Holding: Trinity Continuum Core
Sep. 7th, 2026 01:57 pm
This all-new Trinity Continuum Core Bundle presents Trinity Continuum, the Storypath System tabletop roleplaying game from Onyx Path Publishing about action heroes around the world and beyond.
Bundle of Holding: Trinity Continuum Core
Books Received, August 30 — September 4
Sep. 5th, 2026 08:09 amEight books new to me. Six fantasy. One SF. One horror. At least three are series books.
Books Received, August 30 — September 4
Books Received, August 30 — September 4
Poll #35019 Books Received, August 30 — September 4
Open to: Registered Users, detailed results viewable to: All, participants: 40
Which of these look interesting?
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Queen of Foxes by Jennifer Estep (March 2027)
10 (25.0%)
The Two of Us at the End of the World by C. A. Fletcher (August 2026)
6 (15.0%)
Quaint Folk by Bitter Karella (October 2026)
17 (42.5%)
The Book of Lost Chances by Jennifer Lundquist (March 2027)
15 (37.5%)
Voidwalker by S. A. Maclean (August 2025)
4 (10.0%)
Sunsplitter by S. A. MacLean (August 2026)
3 (7.5%)
The Faerie Handmaid by Louisa Morgan (September 2026)
6 (15.0%)
The Wrath Gods Reap by Abigail Owen (November 2026)
6 (15.0%)
Some other option (see comments)
0 (0.0%)
Cats!
37 (92.5%)
Sweetside Motel by E. L. Chen
Sep. 4th, 2026 08:33 am
Can happiness be found in Pandemic-era small-town Ontario? Of course not.
Sweetside Motel by E. L. Chen
So it's good that I don't seem to have broken my collar bone when I tripped into the edge of a bookcase.
By tripping over an Ikea book shelf waiting to be assembled. There is a theme here.
By tripping over an Ikea book shelf waiting to be assembled. There is a theme here.
Short stories are but a small fraction of Cherryh's work but a small fraction of a very large body of work equals a massive tome.
The Collected Short Fiction of C.J. Cherryh by C J Cherryh
Pursuing foolish ideas can be very, very good for plot.
Five SFF Stories Featuring Dubious Schemes and Terrible Ideas
Emma and Aleksander bond over endless conversations about this and that.
Temperature of Orange (Veil, volume 1) by Kotteri
September 2026 Patreon Boost!
Sep. 1st, 2026 09:02 am
You too can contribute to my progress towards an infinite number of reviews.
September 2026 Patreon Boost!
