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Waybound review
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Cradle is one of my favorite popcorn reads, having maintained a level of quality (and a rapid release scheduled) over 12 books that's really admirable. It's not deep literature by any means, just breezy Western cultivation novels, novelized comics. That said, they're really fun. They're a good way...
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The Life and Suffering of Sir Brante review
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Last month I played through a bit of Sir Brante, and over the past week I've finished it. I really enjoyed the game and it's one of the better interactive fiction games I've played, but it's not without a few issues.
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Grim Dawn review
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A few months ago I gave my thoughts on Grim Dawn after briefly revisiting it following the Diablo 4 Open Beta. I've now finally gone and finished it, and I'm still impressed.
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Walking to Aldebaran review
| Reading time: ~1 minute
Walking to Aldebaran is a short scifi novel from the prolific Adrian Tchaikovsky, and it starts off simple enough: an anomaly is discovered, a team is sent to explore it, and bad things happen. A good chunk of the book is rather predictable; our protagonist gets separated from the crew and is left...
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Black Powder War review
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Black Powder War is the 3rd in the Temeraire series, and continues Laurence's adventures in the Napoleonic Wars. Like the first two novels, it's a fun, easy read, just the right length. It's not without its issues, and is somewhat slower than the other books, and there's a real lack of action.
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The Word for World is Forest review
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Unashamedly anti-colonial and anti-war, The Word for World is Forest is a fine novella written as a clear reaction to Vietnam, and while it's not among Le Guin's best or most well-written works, it's certainly worth a read over a few afternoons.
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