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The Old World Character Generation

More details later but it seems the group is essentially Don Quixote in the form of a Brettonian knight's bastard who has completely bought into chivalric ideals despite the fact no true knight considers him worthy to have such ideals, and an assortment of hangers-on who see him as a meal ticket.

Which is to say, the group is centred on someone who will seek out adventure.
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The Integral Trees (Integral Trees, volume 1) by Larry Niven



Climate change provides a tribal leader a pretext to dispatch his least favourite tribe members on an ill-fated expedition from which none will return.


The Integral Trees (Integral Trees, volume 1) by Larry Niven
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Bundle of Holding: Fight With Spirit



Fight With Spirit, the sports drama tabletop roleplaying game from Storybrewers Roleplaying (Good Society).

Bundle of Holding: Fight With Spirit
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Blue Eye of Horus, volume 2 by Chie Inudou



With her brother/husband Seti off crushing Egypt's enemies, future Pharaoh Hatshepsut expands her power at home by freeing slaves, alienating priests, and inconveniencing a homicidal concubine. Results are mixed.

Blue Eye of Horus, volume 2 by Chie Inudou
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james_davis_nicoll ([personal profile] james_davis_nicoll) wrote2025-08-04 06:48 pm
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Happy Civil Holiday!

Living as I do in Ontario, a province run for and by assholes, the Civic Holiday is an "optional" holiday that employers may either observe or spend beating their employees with a stick no thicker than Andre the Giant's thumb.
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james_davis_nicoll ([personal profile] james_davis_nicoll) wrote2025-08-04 09:42 am
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Clarke Award Finalists 2008

2008: Norovirus is a smash hit with three million-plus Britons, an avoidable market collapse relieves boredom, and Boris Johnson’s election as mayor of London surely is not a harbinger of dark days to come.

Poll #33463 Clarke Award Finalists 2008
Open to: Registered Users, detailed results viewable to: All, participants: 23

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Which 2008 Clarke Award Finalists Have You Read?

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Black Man by Richard Morgan
10 (43.5%)

The Carhullan Army by Sarah Hall
7 (30.4%)

The Execution Channel by Ken MacLeod
10 (43.5%)

The H-Bomb Girl by Stephen Baxter
0 (0.0%)

The Raw Shark Texts by Steven Hall
4 (17.4%)

The Red Men by Matthew De Abaitua
1 (4.3%)



Bold for have read, italic for intend to read, underline for never heard of it.

Which 2008 Clarke Award Finalists Have You Read?
Black Man by Richard Morgan
The Carhullan Army by Sarah Hall
The Execution Channel by Ken MacLeod
The H-Bomb Girl by Stephen Baxter
The Raw Shark Texts by Steven Hall
The Red Men by Matthew De Abaitua
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Books Received, July 26 to July 31 belated poll

Poll #33455 Books Received, July 26 to July 31
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Which of these look interesting?

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The Laundry Roleplaying Game: Operative’s Handbook by by David F Chapman, Calum Collins, Christopher Colston, Alister Davison, Michael Duxbury, Warren Frey, Gareth Hanrahan, and Elaine Lithgow et al (Q4, 2025)
22 (44.0%)

The Laundry Roleplaying Game: Supervisor’s Guide by Anthony Boyd, Greg Buchanan, David F Chapman, Calum Collins, Christopher Colston, Alister Davison, Michael Duxbury, Warren Frey, Gareth Hanrahan, Derek Johnston, and Elaine Lithgow et al (Q4, 2025)
22 (44.0%)

You do know at least one person in the group needs both books, right?
26 (52.0%)

Some other option (see comments)
2 (4.0%)

Cats!
44 (88.0%)

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Books Received, July 26 to July 31



Just two items this week (although maybe two halves of one thing). Both cosmic horror, both part of (or related to) a series.


Books Received, July 26 to July 31
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Empath by Hoa Pham



Many people spend their lives wondering if there's a point to their existence. Vuong and her clone sisters have a purpose. With a little investigation, they might find out what it is.

Empath by Hoa Pham
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Five Books About Sending the Kids to Camp



...or at least, sending them away. Sometimes for good.

Five Books About Sending the Kids to Camp
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July 2025 in Review



23 works reviewed. 12 by women (52%), 10 by men (43%),1 by non-binary authors (4%), 0 by authors whose gender is unknown (0%), and 11 by POC (48%).

July 2025 in Review
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