An autobiography of a Chinese gentleman who lived around the beginning of the 19th century.
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David Eddings' slightly wordy and derivative but still fun high fantasy series gets started.
read more'Feet of Clay' - Book Review
The 19th Discworld novel: brings us golems, and the City Watch trying to deal with the unusual problems of golems (and coats of arms).
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A review of The Sculptor by Scott McCloud.
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A review of Maskerade, the 18th Discworld novel - a parody of opera in which Granny and Nanny follow Agnes/Perdita to Ankh Morpork.
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One of the genuine classics of the genre, re-reading Larry Niven's very famous book.
read more'Men at Arms' - Book Review
A review of the 15th Discworld novel, which features the men (and women, trolls, dwarves, and werewolves) of the Ankh-Morpork Night Watch as they hunt a murderer.
read more'Hector and the Search for Happiness' - Movie Review
I discovered the (wonderful) book because of the movie trailer, and now I've finally seen the movie ...
read more'Ancillary Justice' - Book Review
A thick space opera that won both the Hugo and the Nebula, but didn't win me.
read more'Lords and Ladies' - Book Review
A review of Terry Pratchett's Lords and Ladies, another book starring the witch trio of Granny Weatherwax, Nanny Ogg, and Magrat Garlick.
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