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Tales of the Sun Eater, Vol. 4 review
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Tales of the Sun Eater, Vol. 4 is the fourth and as of yet final collection of stories set in the Sun Eater universe. It's also my favorite, primarily because it heavily features characters from the main series and also feels the most relevant to the main series.
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The Truman Show (1998) review
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The Truman Show is one of those movies that has loomed large basically all my life; I've seen it referenced countless times but had never actually seen it until now.
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The Dregs of Empire review
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The Dregs of Empire is a novella set in the Sun Eater universe, and in my opinion is the first that is truly required reading, and also the best of the non-main novels.
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Tales of the Sun Eater, Volume 3 review
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Tales of the Sun Eater, Volume 3 is the third collection of short stories set in the Sun Eater universe, meant to be read after the 5th main entry. Like the other collections, it's weaker than the main entries but has a few highlights.
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Abroad in Japan: Ten Years in the Land of the Rising Sun review
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Abroad in Japan: Ten Years in the Land of the Rising Sun is part travelogue, part memoir, and covers Chirs Broad's (of Abroad in Japan Youtube fame) first decade in Japan, from his first years as an English teacher to the eventual creation of his Youtube channel and transition to full-time video...
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Ashes of Man review
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Ashes of Man is my favorite of the Sun Eater novels so far, and in my opinion the best and first to really deserve 5 stars. It feels like the second half of the fourth book, and where that book didn't feel entirely complete, this one definitely does. It's less dark than the previous novel but...
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