What are you reading in 2025?

[Autumnal]

That’s in my queue. Glad you enjoyed it so much.

 

[gnarlygninja]

I did not know she'd written anything new, I loved The City of Brass so this is gonna be an automatic read for me.

 

[Old Fezziwig]

A very fun book and it's going to make me look up the author's previous series as well.

The Daevabad Trilogy is good fun. I'm glad to hear this was good. I think Chakraborty just turned in or wrapped up the first draft of the follow-up?

 

[Whizbang Dustyboots]

The Daevabad Trilogy is good fun. I'm glad to hear this was good. I think Chakraborty just turned in or wrapped up the first draft of the follow-up?

I saw her talking about the next book on social media, but I didn't see what the status of the book was.

 

[Old Fezziwig]

I saw her talking about the next book on social media, but I didn't see what the status of the book was.

I just did some digging -- it was in her mailing list. She said the release date is May 2026 (Harper Collins has 19 May), though I don't know if that means the book is finished or almost finished or what.

 

[overgeeked]

I just did some digging -- it was in her mailing list. She said the release date is May 2026 (Harper Collins has 19 May), though I don't know if that means the book is finished or almost finished or what.

In book publishing it’s usually about 18 months between submission of manuscript and publication date.

 

[Reynard]

This is where I plug paleontologist Peter D. Ward as an excellent science writer, too. Out Of Thin Air, Under A Green Sky, The Medea Hypothesis…a lot of very accessible fascinating work.

I will check him out!

 

[Reynard]

Just finished Perry Rhodan #3, The Radiant Bell.

Only took me 1.5 hours but far too long to get that time in. The first 2/3 of this one was “As you know, Bob…” dialogue along with catch-up description and synopsis of what’s happened so far. The story, such as it is, centered around a constant bombardment of the Third Power’s energy shield. So constant the shield distorted, changed colors, and caused the power supply to nearly fail.

Khrest, the alien with leukemia, was unconscious for most of the story. The moment he woke, all the tension dissipated because he knew exactly how to fix the problem. The united humanity invented a new kind of nuke and dropped three on the alien research vessel parked on the moon.

Next up Perry Rhodan #4, Twilight of the Gods.

My dad had a few dozen of these on the shelf, but I never read any of them.

 

[Autumnal]

I gotta take a week off for some periodic paperwork and chores - no crises, thank goodness, just stuff that will likely leave me tired and grumpy and not wanting to look at the screen or post responsibly. Happy reading, y’all.

 

[TiQuinn]

Nevermind.