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⌈ Secret Post #4023 ⌋

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Book Recs

[(Anonymous)]

Change topic according to Genre!

Fae

[(Anonymous)]

I've been on a Fae binge over the last few months since reading Wintersong. I've just finished Crimson Bound, An Enchantment of Ravens, gonna read the Hollow Crown (or Prince? by holly black).

Does anyone have any favorites featuring Fae/fae princes (or not princes), etc.? Or any recs featuring female protagonists over 17? I'm enjoying these books, but I'd like older protagonists (after all, the far themselves are like millennia anyway)/Fae in a not YA context.

Romance is cool, fantasy is cool, basically I just want non-YA Fae/human interactions. Bonus points for series, lol.

Thanks, F!S!!!

Re: Fae

[(Anonymous)]

I really enjoyed the Fever series by Karen Marie Moning.

Re: Fae

[(Anonymous)]

Thank you! The author's name appears familiar, I've probably passed over it on searches. Will definitely check it out!

Scifi with a fantasy feel

[philstar22]

Does anyone have any recs for good scifi books that feel like more fantasy rather than scifi? I guess things that are sort of like Star Wars or Doctor Who? I don't know. I just want to read about aliens and planets without reading a whole lot of technobabble.

Re: Scifi with a fantasy feel

[(Anonymous)]

Lois McMaster Bujold, definitely. Great world building without boring techobabble. Maybe John Scalzi's "Agent to the Stars" if you don't mind sci-fi with a humorous angle. It's free online:

http://www.scalzi.com/agent/

Re: Scifi with a fantasy feel

[(Anonymous)]

Mary Gentle, Golden Witchbreed. Envoy from Earth visits a planet near the galaxy's core, encounters the indigenous people who are surprisingly alien, goes on a great journey. There are relics of the Ancients, and lots of plotting. Ignore the sequel unless you like dark fiction.

Ursula LeGuin, The Left Hand of Darkness. Same basic premise but better-written, minus the Ancients, on a planet in the middle of an Ice Age. Keep the tissues handy.

Same author, Rocannon's World. Draws on a lot of earth-based myths. One of her earlier books, but very good for all that.

Re: Scifi with a fantasy feel

[(Anonymous)]

Probably an obvious rec, but Anne McCaffrey does more fantasy flavored scifi. I like her Brainship, Freedom, and Peytabee series.

History

[(Anonymous)]

Thanks to whoever it was on this comm who recommended Radium Girls, by Kate Moore. I was up until 1:30 a.m. last night reading it. Not finished, but it is a great, compelling read, although it's breaking my heart a bit (okay, a lot).

Anyone else have any recommendations for non-fiction/history novels?

Re: History

[(Anonymous)]

I'll have to check out Radium Girls!

Uhmm...this one's a memoir, and the main reason I recommend it is because it's incredibly...arresting? I was wrapped up in the story very much:
-Hellfire: The Jerry Lee Lewis Story by Nick Tosches
I didn't know who the guy was, but now I do lol.
-Eastern Europe!: Everything You Need to Know About the History (and More) of a Region that Shaped Our World and Still Does by Tomek E. Jankowski >> SO MUCH INFORMATION and written in a way that keeps you engaged. Very interesting,e specially if you have little to no knowledge on the subject.

Nonfiction:
-Mary Roach is a great author, I've read Stiff, book on the history and our relationship with dead bodies
-Pox: An American History is also very interesitng, if you're into medical history/public health, etc.

I couldn't resist, if you wanted to venture into a sort of historical fiction: Boy, Snow, Bird by Helen Oyeyemi; it takes place between the 1940s to 1960s in the American Northeast, and touches on many themes and...I almost want to say it looks in on the interpersonal relationships people have, how they are affected by society's views on things like race, sex, etc. , and how things change within all these contexts...

Hope you find something to fill your fancy.

Re: History

[(Anonymous)]

I've read Pox, and it is a great read! I didn't intend to read the book, but I picked it up and read the prologue and was immediately hooked. Really liked the mix of accessible stories and the more in-depth medical info.

I will definitely check out Stiff - sounds like it's up my alley, and the others sound good too. Thanks again!