What are you reading in 2026?

[Ralif Redhammer]

I finished reading Sterling's The Artificial Kid. Liked it more than Schismatrix, but my favorite of his novels so far is still Islands in the Net.

Now I'm reading Victor Milan's The Cybernetic Shogun. I can say so far that the covers to this series (see also The Cybernetic Samurai) deliver stylish 80s cheese vibes.

 

[jian]

Read The Inugami Curse by Seishi Yokomizo, which was both somewhat better than the previous book of his I read (The Honjin Murders) and easier to solve. Koto playing is prominent in this one too.

It is very genre aware - pointing out obvious guesses almost as soon as you make them - and I must say it features the most brutal last will and testament ever, clearly aimed at causing mass murder as soon as it is read out. I’d love to run this in a RPG.