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I finished this second Laundry Files book because the entire series was nominated for a Hugo award, and I'm working through the nominees. This one is a mix of Lovecraftian horror and James Bond spy thriller. It's a decent story but the humour is not really my cup of tea, so I don't think I'll be continuing the series, at least not for now.

#hugoawards #hugo2024

The_Book_Ninja I bailed on this book a few years ago. It was so boring and unfunny 2w

kwmg40 @The_Book_Ninja A friend had enthusiastically recommended this series to me, and that was the main reason I hadn't bailed myself. 2w

The_Book_Ninja @kwmg40 well you‘re a good friend and you had a go! 2w

kwmg40 @The_Book_Ninja But not enough of a good friend to continue the series. 😂 2w

The_Book_Ninja @kwmg40 🤣 2w

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Some Desperate Glory | Emily Tesh

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Excellent space opera, with an interesting array of characters and a lot of unexpected twists in the plot. Nice to see that the book received a Hugo Best Novel nomination this year. #hugoawards #hugo2024

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#gottacatchemall @PuddleJumper (prompt 32, Perrserker: Warrior or soldier character)

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PuddleJumper Oo interesting! I love a good space opera 2mo

Hooked_on_books Good choice! I liked this one, too. 2mo

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Ruthiella Agree! This was a great read. 👍 2mo

Librarybelle Hooray!! 2mo

Andrew65 Excellent 👏👏👏 Love good Science Fiction. 2mo

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! 2mo

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Starter Villain | John Scalzi

The Hugo nominees were announced yesterday and these are the Best Novel nominees. The full list of nominees can be found at https://locusmag.com/2024/03/2024-hugo-astounding-and-lodestar-awards-finalists/.

I've read Starter Villain and Some Desperate Glory and liked both very much. Is anyone else planning to read the Hugo nominees?

#hugoawards #hugo2024

kwmg40 Starter Villain was one of the recent #LitsySciFiBookClub selections. It'll be interesting to see how it places in the Hugo voting. @TheSpineView 2mo

TheSpineView I liked Starter Villian. I want to read a few of the nominations but doubt I will get all of them. 2mo

Ruthiella I‘m stunned that I have actually read two! I enjoyed both Starter Villain and

Some Desperate Glory

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willaful I enjoyed Tesh's other books, so that's on my TBR. And probably the Wells at some point. 2mo

RamsFan1963 I really enjoyed Starter Villain, but Leckie's Translation State was amazing!! 2mo

kwmg40 @TheSpineView @Ruthiella @willaful @RamsFan1963 I'll be very interested in seeing your reviews if/when you read any others from this list. I'm especially looking forward to Leckie's book but there's a long wait at the library. 2mo

peanutnine I really loved the Witch King. Starter Villain and the Adventures of Amina are both on my TBR, I might push them up the list now 2mo

kwmg40 @peanutnine Glad to hear you loved the Witch King. I've liked all of Martha Wells's works that I've read so far, so I expect I'll like this one too. 2mo

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