City of Bones

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My favorite book in October was City of Bones, a wonderfully inventive and intriguing fantasy from Martha Wells (of Murderbot fame). One of her earlier works it nonetheless displays all the things I like her books for—great characters, snappy dialog, exceptional world building and a story that always entertains and surprises. Reading this makes me want to revisit more of her backlist.

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Soubhiville I really need to try one of her fantasy books. Do you have a favorite? 2w

TracyReadsBooks @Soubhiville I really like this one—it was a five star read for me. I read Witch King which I really liked (4 stars) as well as The Cloud Roads (which I also gave 4 stars) which is the first in a series I haven‘t finished yet. If you like her writing, any of them are probably a good place to start. She has a lot of other fantasy I‘m hoping to read this year. Definitely feel like I‘m just getting started! 2w

Soubhiville Added to my TBR, thank you! 2w

Andrew65 I must get to this author this year. 2w

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ImperfectCJ

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Although the plot is different, the tone of this novel reminds me of Six of Crows. Wells's skill at worldbuilding and creating three-dimensional characters is evident. Occasionally I found the action difficult to follow, especially with some of the more out-there locations, but overall it was an engrossing read.

CatLass007 I love Murderbot and I look forward to reading more of her work. Thanks for the review. 2mo

Bookwormjillk Love your mug 2mo

ImperfectCJ @Bookwormjillk Thanks! My MIL got it for me several years ago. I tend to prefer more subtlety in my mugs, but I have to admit, it's apt. :-) 2mo

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ImperfectCJ @CatLass007 As I understand it, this book first came out in the mid-1990s and then went out of print, but then was reissued after the success of Murderbot. It's very different from Murderbot, but still quite skillful. Wells makes it look easy! 2mo

CatLass007 I think if an author writes well, I want to read everything they write, in any genre. 2mo

CatLass007 The mug is great. I have a sign that says “Yes I really do need all these cats!” Maybe a mug that says both would be what I need. 2mo

ImperfectCJ @CatLass007 Agreed. I have a few must-read authors, and Wells is quickly becoming one of them. I really like how the success of Murderbot helped bring this one back into print! 2mo

DogMomIrene Love Murderbot. Need to read more of her books. Glad her out-of-print books are back in style👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼 2mo

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TracyReadsBooks

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Excellent. One of the most imaginative, compelling, fascinating fictional worlds I‘ve come across…ever. Academia, relic hunting, thievery, banditry, ghosts, mysterious technology, a knight-like order that isn‘t all that it seems, social stratification, non-humanoid main character, & the fate of the world hanging in the balance…loved every page. Would absolutely read more stories set in this world although I don‘t expect we‘ll see them. Fantastic.

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TracyReadsBooks

City of Bones | Martha Wells

First published in 1995, this book went out of print & the rights eventually returned to Wells at which time she republished it as a print-on-demand book. Fast forward to the massive success of Murderbot & once again a publisher picks up this book for which I‘m very thankful. I started it yesterday & this “post-magical-apocalypse-ecological-disaster…fantasy on the edge of science fiction” is impossible to put down. Wells knows how to tell a story.

Riveted_Reader_Melissa Good to know, I‘ve been thinking about picking it up. 4mo

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wanderinglynn

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Martha Wells is an incredible writer.

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Ruthiella I‘ve got to read her non-Murderbot books! 8mo

RamsFan1963 @Ruthiella This is a great book, also The Death of the Necromancer is another excellent non-Murderbot book. 8mo

wanderinglynn @Ruthiella I also enjoyed her

Witch King

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wanderinglynn @RamsFan1963 that one is on my TBR! 8mo

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Chittavrtti

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HeyT

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I originally started this in audio but since I haven't mastered the art of comprehension at higher than 1x speed I switched to eBook because I was impatient to find out what would happen next and eye reading is always faster to me. I liked this world with an apocalyptical wasteland whose now generationally removed survivors have built an economy on learning about the past. Totally worth the time investment.

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TheSpineView

City of Bones | Martha Wells

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Sunraven

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#colormepretty Day 6, #warmcolors: My first Martha Wells novel and still one of my favorites, probably reinforced by the delicious cover art.

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Sweetkokoro I really like this cover, I haven‘t read this one yet but I do love some of her other work. I will be adding this to my TBR! 6y

Sunraven @Sweetkokoro: Yay! I think that‘s the first time someone has stacked a book from one of my posts. 😁 6y

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BookFreakOut

City of Bones | Martha Wells

Best part of a recent conversation was the fantasy-centric wives' book club trying to help the more cerebral husbands' book club figure out which City of Bones book they were wanting to read. All the gals were like, "Uhhh we have copies of the Cassandra Clare one if you want to borrow them but we're pretty sure that's not what you're talking about..." I'm super intrigued by the Martha Wells one now!

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