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I'm on chapter 49 now, which is around 91% of the book, and stakes are at stake now

I feel like some big stuff is coming, send help

#ScienceFiction #Books2024 #TheExpanse

It feels very reckless for Chono and Six to talk so openly, for Six to let their disguise slip so much, in "private". We know this society can do surveillance; even if you have scrambling tech, changes in body language will be noted if seen by someone.

Reckless, or more likely the author didn't think it through.

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WAYNE'S 2024 BOOKS (ADDENDUM): BOOK 21

Overcaptain
by L.E. Modesitt Jr.

I was creating my 2024 read list for a recap and realised that I'd missed reviewing this one; fortunately it followed directly after another 2024 read in the sprawling Saga of Recluse by L.E. Modesitt Jr., and I remembered I'd continued reading the exploits of Alayiakal, one of the Emperors of Cyador. From the Forest and Overcaptain (and two more unreleased novels) tell his story, and Overcaptain details his early military career.

I mentioned in my review of From the Forest that there's a sameness about each of Modesitt Jr's Recluse novels: most of them feature a young man, usually polite, whose powers with order or chaos make him a misfit or threat or outcast. The protagonist develops their powers over the course of the story, usually picks up a significant other with whom they share a largely chaste or secret romance, and concludes with mass death at the protagonist's hands using a new development, invention, or use of order/chaos magic. For their sins, the protagonist typically ends up blinded, aged, or otherwise humbled by their (mis)use of magic.

Overcaptain follows this model, aside from the eventual maiming of the hero – Alayiakal has to struggle through two more books after all! – concluding in rather lacklustre fashion with a redeployment of Alayiakal to another part of the country so he can fulfil more of the destiny alluded to in Book 10 of the Saga of Recluse: Magi’i of Cyador. The inevitable deployment of a death-weapon is foreshadowed halfway through the book, and you're left knowing and waiting to see him finally use it, even though Alayiakal has no idea that he will. Like From the Forest, this isn't a bad book, but it's workmanlike and I wouldn't recommend it to those that haven't read (and enjoyed) more of the now 24-book Saga of Recluse.

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The cover of Overcaptain by L.E. Modesitt Jr.
The cover shows a sandstone pass with a small stone fort carved into one of the rock walls. A soldier in khaki rides a horse at the bottom of the cover.

https://kjcmag.blogspot.com/2025/01/12-epic-fantasy-books-every-fantasy.html

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And here's my 2024 reading summary from Rambling Readers (BookWyrm).
Not as many graphs or analysis as the Storygraph summary, but I like the larger cover art.
https://ramblingreaders.org/user/roytoo/2024-in-the-books?key=908ccf0a32d649858a882a18b0e270ce
#Bookstodon #books2024

My 2024 Storygraph summary has arrived. Interesting that October was a very low reading month (think I was extra busy with work and life).
https://app.thestorygraph.com/wrap-up/2024/roytoo
#Bookstodon #books2024

Some of the books and series that I enjoyed last year.

The Girl Beneath the Sea by Andrew Mayne
Calico by Lee Goldberg
Mickey 7 by Edward Ashton
Mastermind by Andrew Mayne
Sharpe & Walker series by Lee Goldberg
Cork O’Connor series by William Kent Krueger
David Wolf series by Jeff Carson

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Final Count for books read in 2024 - 42.

https://dice.camp/@Faintdreams/113671386732870222

So long 👋 #Books2024 #Books2024FD
Welcome 😉 #Books2025 #Books2025FD
#Books

As last year, I've kept track of the #books I've read (and finished) over the course of the year. So, here's my #books2024 list: https://carfax.org.uk/files/books-2024.txt

Starred entries are re-reads. From this, you can fairly reliably identify the times when I've been particularly busy or stressed.

I did take the day off today, but I don’t think I can sneak in 2 more books this year, unless I purposefully go after some short ones. I guess I won't hit 150 books this year, not that I was trying, just enjoyed getting lost. #bookstodon #books #books2024

And the final set of books for 2024, ending with the 123rd read of the year, which I've just finished! Apparently my average rating for the year was 4.3, which sounds right - there's been a lot of very good to excellent books this year & only one total dud (dnf & it will remain nameless). I always round up so 3.5 is always marked as 4 etc #bookstodon #books #amreading #books2024

reviews of favorite 2024 reads:

The Saint of Bright Doors.
https://mastodon.world/@kenthompson/113215893325358096

Dead in Long Beach, California.
https://mastodon.world/@kenthompson/113646694207138861

The Known World.
https://mastodon.world/@kenthompson/112997498813815242

Never Let Me Go.
https://mastodon.world/@kenthompson/112265018311833934

The Scarlet Letter.
https://mastodon.world/@kenthompson/112027839055989518

Blackouts.
https://mastodon.world/@kenthompson/111954353407383276

BONUS:
Spadework for a Palace, by Laszlo Krasznahorkai, trans John Batki.
https://mastodon.world/@kenthompson/111744402204801025

#books #books2024 #reading #bookstodon

Meet Miral, a book-loving teenager whose quiet world takes a thrilling turn when she discovers she’s a Dream Catcher!

Join her on an unforgettable journey through the realms of dreams and nightmares as she battles dark forces, unravels family secrets, and learns what it truly means to come of age.

📖 Ready to escape into Miral’s world? Grab your copy today and let the adventure begin: https://www.kobo.com/ebook/where-dreams-reside-3

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Well, well, it looks like I have been able to successfully get into the #habit of #reading for at least 30 minutes a day this year ✅

https://ramblingreaders.org/user/gisiger/2024-in-the-books

#books2024 #books

Screenshot of a progress bar for the 2024 Reading Goal. The text reads: 'Success! You've read 64 of 30 books,' with a fully filled green progress bar indicating the goal has been exceeded.

From the 122 books I've read in 2024, here's my top 25 in no particular order. As with last year, I've added it to a thread with previous years so you have even more books to choose from! #books #bookstodon #amreading #books2024 #2024