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julesG
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#NetGalley #ARC #MountARC

Expected publication: 27 March 2025

I'm shamelessly quoting from the Afterword and Acknowledgements of the review copy I was generously granted: this is "a book about the moon turning to cheese, [...] each chapter represent[s] a day in the lunar cycle, each chapter with mostly different characters in mostly different places in the United States, reacting to it in ways specific [to] them alone"

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julesG What more can I tell you about the book? The title of the book gave me an earworm, but not in a bad way. Each chapter is different, first of all because each chapter has it's own main character(s), who might show up in one of the other 27 chapters again; but also because the style of each chapter is different, one of the chapters is a chat-log, for example.

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julesG Kudos to Mr Scalzi for casually throwing in a historical detail from the 12th century that happened in a city near where I grew up. That's some weird pub-quiz trivia to include in a story about cheese or the moon.

If you have read Scalzi's work before, you will certainly like it. If you haven't read his work before, what are you waiting for?
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LeeRHarry I reading this one atm 😊 1w
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julesG @LeeRHarry Which is also very good! 1w
mariaku21 I'm just thinking of the song now!! And I had just watched 'Moonstruck' the other night 😂 1w
julesG @mariaku21 it's hard not to get an earworm 1w
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julesG
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"... I have a briefing with the president in exactly half an hour, and because we all know he doesn't bother to read the daily intelligence briefing, it will fall to me to explain what the hell is going on. So explain it to me. Use small words on me so I can use smaller words on him...."

Mr Scalzi, you scare me. This book is supposed to be published next spring. Means you wrote it last year(?).

sarahbarnes 😳 1mo
Suet624 Ugh 1mo
DogMomIrene I love him so much. I‘ve seen him 3x, maybe 4. Not recently, but those engagements were probably within 3-4 years of one another. What impressed me the most was how he told completely different stories at each event. No stump speeches for him, which I so appreciate. 1mo
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julesG
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Opened my #NetGalley account to check the pub day of a different #ARC and finding this new addition to #MountARC ???

"One day, suddenly and without explanation, the moon turns into a ball of cheese.
For some, it‘s an opportunity. For others, it‘s time to question their life choices. How can the world stay the same in the face of such absurdity and uncertainty?"

Pub Day for UK is 27 March 2025

Bookwomble 🌕🎯👁️🍕👉❤️ 😁 1mo
julesG @Bookwomble I had/have the earworm too 1mo
DogMomIrene I was just thinking of Scalzi and how he must have another book close to publication. Looking forward to hearing your thoughts on this one.👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼 1mo
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Bookwomble
The Alien Way | Gordon R. Dickson
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Two books I bought today judged solely by their covers.

The Alien Way has a cover by my favourite sci fi artist, Bruce Pennington, so the contents are secondary, but for what it's worth, it's an alien invasion story which sounds like it could be pretty good.
A Book of the Sea beguiled me with that sailing ship, but the contents are not short stories, which I'd assumed, but extracts from longer works, which I tend not to like, but 🤷‍♂️

Leftcoastzen Great old covers ! 2mo
LeahBergen Very cool! 1mo
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The_Book_Ninja
2010: Odyssey Two | Arthur Charles Clarke
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As we know, 2001 as a novel/movie was a collaboration between Clarke and Kubrick. Without being similarly handcuffed for the sequel, we get a much more exciting story. Clarke loves to write about the pioneering spirit and endeavour of the human race but he simultaneously captures the sense of wonder and how small and insignificant we are within the vastness of space and time. Clarke is the speculative Galactus of sci-fi writing. Superb book.

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majkia
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When a scientist claims to have invented a machine that will create wormholes at the touch of a button, three different political systems send operatives to retrieve the device and the scientist. Mayhem, betrayals, unexpected alliances and murder happens as they vie to control this incredible device.

Interesting and fun, with lots of humor amidst the mayhem.

#Doublespin @TheAromaofBooks

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! 2mo
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sebrittainclark
Gravity Lost: A Novel | L. M. Sagas
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I technically rated How to Talk so Little Kids Will Listen higher than Gravity Lost, but since this has ended up being an entirely fiction board, I think I'll stick with that theme (and maybe create a second non-fiction bracket for myself)

#readingbracket2024 #bookbracket2024 @CSeydel

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RamsFan1963
The Fractured Dark | Megan E. O'Keefe
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93/150 Sequels are rarely better than the first book, but as much as I loved The Blighted Stars, I think this one was even better. The war against the canus goes on, with people switching sides and switching bodies. I think the author made a mistake by "killing" the main antagonist in this chapter. He was clever and dangerous, a perfect foil for Naira and Tarquin. There is an unusually upbeat and optimistic conclusion ⬇️

RamsFan1963 to this volume, which I assume means something horrible is going to happen at the beginning of book 3 to tear our lovers apart again. For those who found the romance in the first book overwhelming, there's less in book 2 mainly because Naira and Tarquin spend quite a bit of time separated. Still a 5 🌟 read and highly recommended. 3mo
DieAReader 🥳Fantastic!! 3mo
julesG I've postponed reading book 3 for that particular reason. I fear something horrible is on the horizon. And yes I know they'll resolve it, but still. 😁 3mo
RamsFan1963 @julesG I read the blurb for book 3 on Audible, and yes it's the end of the world unless Naira and Targuin can find a way to stop it. In other words, more of the same lol 3mo
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RamsFan1963
The Fractured Dark | Megan E. O'Keefe
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I really enjoyed the audiobook version of The Blighted Stars, and I couldn't wait to dive into the sequel. I'm only 2 hours into it, but I'm happy to say, so far, it has been as good as the first book.

julesG I finished the second book yesterday. Just in case you'd like to talk about the book 😉 4mo
RamsFan1963 @julesG I've enjoyed this one as much as the first book. I didn't mind the romance in the first book, but I'm glad it was toned down in this one. 4mo
julesG Glad the romance wasn't the main focus. The different POVs were interesting, some very sick minds. Now I just hope the last book is tieing up the story nicely. 4mo
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sebrittainclark
Gravity Lost: A Novel | L. M. Sagas
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4.5/5

The ambit crew is back and has been blackmailed to jail-break the man they just took into custody.

This is quickly becoming a favorite sci-fi series for me. It has found family, high stakes space battles, an AI ship captain, and a very fun collection of characters.