Shelf: fiction
James S.A. Corey - Babylon's Ashes
Another twenty hours of listening to the audiobook, another story of our solar system changed by the proto-molecule. This time we follow a story of recovery from a planet-wide terrorist attack that …
Finished 16 January 2023
James S.A. Corey - Nemesis Games
Nemesis Games will give you insight into the personal history of Rocinante’s crew. And it will also manage to kill many, many, many people in the process. The previous books I read from this …
Finished 31 December 2022
James S.A. Corey - Cibola Burn
Cibola Burn is the fourth book of The Expanse series. I can’t believe I’ve already listened to this series for eighty hours. It’s still good fun. I’ve grown to like the crew of …
Finished 20 December 2022
James S.A. Corey - Abaddon's Gate
Abaddon’s Gate is the third book of the Expanse series. A mysterious portal to another part of the universe has been opened in our solar system. Listen to this twenty-hour book to find out …
Finished 1 December 2022
James S.A. Corey - Caliban's War
Caliban’s War is the second book of the Expanse series. Another twenty hours of listening to an entertaining story from our solar system. If you haven’t read Leviathan Wakes, definitely …
Finished 14 November 2022
James S.A. Corey - Leviathan Wakes
Realistic sci-fi is the best genre of literature, right after comedy fantasy/sci-fi. I love when the rules of the universe (think gravity, space travel, technology) are close enough to our age that …
Finished 2 November 2022
Pratchett, Gaiman - Good Omens
This is pure Britishness in a book, packed with humour and funny phrasing to the brim. The only drawback for a non-native speaker is the huge vocabulary. I was lucky to listen to this book as an …
Finished 4 October 2022
Andy Weir - Martian
Andy Weir does not disappoint with his realistic sci-fi. I’ve read Project Hail Mary and I’ve seen the movie before listening to this book. My expectations were high, and Martian met them …
Finished 8 September 2022
Blake Crouch - Dark Matter
I found this book on a random book recommendation list on the internet: Cora’s Goodreads Sci-Fi list. This list contains several books I read and liked. I read Recursion from Crouch last year …
Finished 4 August 2022
Marc-Uwe Kling - Qualityland
This is a fun little novel about the near future where marketing rules the world. It is a parody on today’s attention economics and big corporations dictating the rules. The main character is a …
Finished 6 July 2022