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So my rant-like list of questions was somewhat out of context, but I'm pretty certain I -AM- missing a book, because I've only got 8. But I don't know what one because a) I don't have them here; and b) it might (likely) be that I read one but don't own it (library? GF?). Appreciate the info...

Got Rimrunners & Amongst Our Weapons from Amazon, only to realize I've read Amongst Our Weapons...which brings up a whole set of questions.* Ditched The Terraformers. Read Rimrunners. Tt fills in some really big gaps that only get glanced on elsewhere, but it's not one of her best works, and if...

Murderbot refers to itself as I or Murderbot or SecUnit. It is never "he" or "she". I don't think it outright "states a preference", although I might be wrong. I think the second book makes clearer how absolutely gross Murderbot finds biological functions, and people, and people's biological...

I took a break from CJ Cherryh to read The Terraformers by Annalee Newitz and I'm desperately regretting it. For a science writer, the author appears to be totally unaware of even the most BASIC features of how a river works (which kinda matters) or the vocabulary. A river does not meet the sea...

Murderbot is an it/they. They have no genitalia, no reproductive organs, and no overt (/useless) sexual characteristics. Murderbot also thinks sex is gross, touching is gross, and double triple eww the leaking. Also, they've cast a guy as Murderbot so that's gonna mess with your headcanon. No...

I'm reading those two back to back and after I finish the main run for a reason. Got through 'em once though, and remember enjoying them, so fingers crossed. I desperately want to map out the Alliance-Union area somewhat properly, and work out a proper timeline, but it'd mean very nearly...

I meant to read more Dee since now I have more Dee (thank you!), but I'm still stuck on Cherryh. Tripoint, Voyager in Night, and currently Finity's End. ViN is the odd one out; technically Alliance-Union but only by the barest margins. I've still got to get Rimrunners (again), then I'll move...

Pass.

How many books are you related too?

I forgot to get more Cherryh from my apartment (which is currently mostly storage) or any Dee, so while briefly forced to contemplate other authors, the universe does provide, in the form of Alliance Rising which I forgot my gf had ordered (along with some books for herself) and arrived...

I really really like Martha Wells, and her love of Very Large Ruins. She's been underappreciated, and I'm glad to see Murderbot bringing her mainstream attention, although casting a human in the role of Murderbot seems like a misstep for the series. They're so...leaky.

Not being able to sleep is getting to be a real pain. On the other hand, Merchanter's Luck was a fast read and lighter than most of Cherryh's stuff. (For those following along, I think the mill foundation was boulders & stones found near the site. A lot of granite there showed more cracking...

Ugh. Couldn't sleep, finished Downbelow Station last night at 3:30am. (liked it, no surprise) Was supposed to pick up an auger this AM, but got there too late apparently. Dude has not called me back. Feel exhausted. 3 hours sleep, yay. :/ Calling it a day; my head is all scattered. Might go...

I'm partial to the Moist books myself, but the earliest books were definitely not a hit for me.

I"ll check and see what I'm missing tomorrow, thank you. Not much, but a couple.

I was willing to ignore it until a protagonist commented on how it was a really nice day and another storm wasn't due for a day or two, and then offhanded how "flying craft weren't suited to Pell's stormy weather so they didn't have any". It clearly rains a LOT (flooding is a major issue), but...

Partway through Downbelow Station. I might take a break after this to (re)read some Judge Dee (and get the next books in order), because gf & I are very much enjoying the series on netflix (no one Ma Rongs like Ma Rong Ma Rongs!) and the first time I read them I thought they were ripe for...

Hellburner flows more like a conventional novel than Heavy Time did. Good read. Cherryh's strength is "real people"; I don't see her often among hard sf lists but the science is absolutely real as it can be, the focus is just on "hard" psychology. And ramifications; I think all of her books have...

By Wells? I really like her stuff. Be prepared for more ruined mega-structures. She loves them.

The SFBC STILL EXISTS!!! It was SO AMAZING back then. All these books I'd never even heard of! And I forgot to send that thing back a LOT. Anyway, Cherryh is a...demanding writer. She's very good. Very very VERY good. But the story goes at her pace, in her way, and sometimes that's slow. And...