Book #291 of 2020: Star Wars: From a Certain Point of View: The Empire Strikes Back edited by Elizabeth Schaefer To commemorate the 40th anniversary of the second Star Wars movie, this collection presents 40 new stories revisiting its timeline, in the form of either familiar scenes from the perspective of minor film characters or …
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Book Review: The Kingdom of Copper by S.A. Chakraborty
Book #37 of 2019: The Kingdom of Copper by S.A. Chakraborty (The Daevabad Trilogy #2) As with its predecessor The City of Brass, this sequel displays super-immersive fantasy worldbuilding inspired by #ownvoices Islamic folklore, but not much of an overall plot. There’s a whole lot of political intrigue in Daevabad, but much of it feels …
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Book Review: The City of Brass by S.A. Chakraborty
Book #168 of 2018: The City of Brass by S.A. Chakraborty (The Daevabad Trilogy #1) This fantasy novel goes far on the strength of its worldbuilding, which depicts a gorgeous Middle Eastern setting inspired by Islamic folklore that’s markedly different from the Eurocentric genre norm. While I sometimes had trouble keeping track of all the …
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