I am also a huge Murderbot fan and motivated to check out Sarah King's work too, thank you!
Martha Wells (the Murderbot author) also wrote a book called Witch King which I am in the middle of, but I am highly likely to recommend it when I've finished. Some other books I haven't seen yet in this thread, which I read and particularly enjoyed this year, with minimal blurbs because otherwise writing this would take me several days, in no particular order but separated into fiction/nonfiction: Fiction: * Every Anxious Wave by Mo Daviau — fun time-travel * Rouge by Mona Awad — creepy/horror that I found quite unpleasant to read but pleasingly imaginative * a bunch of books by Alastair Reynolds in his Revelation Space series — fun semi-utopian, generally more or less detective stories with weird settings * Titanium Noir by Nick Harkaway — SF detective story (hard to follow up Gnomon, also worth reading!) Cockroach by Rawi Hage — another difficult/unpleasant to read, but quite fun in its way * I also re-read all of William Gibson's solo novels, as I have started to appreciate his prose even more. (I have read The Peripheral three times since it came out!) Nonfiction: * The Case Against Reality by Donald Hoffmann — makes a pretty convincing case that our senses are actually optimized *not* to perceive objective reality (though has some annoying problems, still worth reading imo) * Playing the Bass with Three Left Hands by Will Caruthers — memoir from Spacemen 3's bassist * Trejo by Danny Trejo — memoir * Maneuver Warfare Handbook by William S. Lind — strategy for ground combat Oops, there's a baby waking up and I have to send this now or never! Jeremy On Mon, 2023-12-04 at 17:11 +0530, Ameya Nagarajan via Silklist wrote: > > OMG you might be my hero because there just aren't enough Murderbot > books. So now I can check out Sarah King! > > > Cordially, > Ameya Nagarajan > (she/her) > > > > > > > > On Mon, 4 Dec 2023 at 16:32, Huda Masood via Silklist > <[email protected]> wrote: > > I started reading the Murderbot series - such fun!! It also reminds > > me of a little known author Sarah King and her Forging Zero series > > which I also really enjoyed. But then I’m a sucker for post > > apocalyptic sci-fi interplanetary genres 😁😁 > > > > On Wed, 14 Dec 2022 at 00:49, Thaths via Silklist > > <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Hey Folks, > > > > > > Now that Silklist is back online, it is time to revive our > > > almost-annual tradition of sharing our annual book > > > recommendations. I would love to hear your recommendations. > > > > > > Here are the best books I read in 2022: > > > > > > 1. The Sound of a Wild Snail Eating by Elisabeth Tova Bailey: A > > > very meditative book. Loved it. A great pandemic read. > > > > > > 2. West with the Night by Beryl Markham: Not a new book, but a > > > classic. Beryl's description of growing up in Kenya and becoming > > > a bush pilot is beautifully written. I was lucky enough to live > > > in Kenya much later, and had the chance to experience some of > > > what she describes (though with more modern planes). > > > > > > 3. Moon Witch, Spider King by Marlon James: Part 2 of the 3-part > > > trilogy. Imagine Lord of the Rings / Game of Thrones set in > > > Africa. > > > > > > 4. In This Corner of the World by Fumiyo Kouno: The story (in > > > manga format) of a young woman's coming of age in a suburb of > > > Hiroshima during the war. Despite being prime material for war > > > and suffering depictions, the book was actually quite beautiful > > > and touching. > > > > > > 5. Fears of a Setting Sun: The Disillusionment of America's > > > Founders > > > by Dennis C. Rasmussen: Hmmm... I wonder what was in the air that > > > made me want to read about the disillusioned final years of the > > > Founding Father. > > > > > > 6. Masala Lab : The Science of Indian Cooking by Krish Ashok: Not > > > much new for someone like me who reads Harold McGee as bedtime > > > reading, or steeps in Serious Eats during the day, but he has a > > > knack of customizing food science to Indian cuisine (in all its > > > complexity). > > > > > > 7. Bending Adversity: Japan and the Art of Survival by David > > > Pilling: A book that combines the micro (stories of a handful of > > > people impacted by the Tohuku Tsunami and Fukushima nuclear > > > disaster) and the macro (Japan's history in the recent past). > > > Superbly sourced and cited. And the level of depth and clarity > > > that I would expect from someone working at the FT. > > > > > > 8. Invisible Empire: The Natural History of Viruses by Pranay > > > Lal: I loved Pranay's first book - Indica - and went into this > > > book (Invisible Empire) also with high expectations. My > > > expectations were met, and surpassed. Pranay weaves together > > > history and natural history to paint a biography of viruses, and > > > the roles they have played (and continue to play as I write this > > > in the midst of the COVID19 pandemic) in history. > > > > > > Thaths > > > -- > > > Homer: Hey, what does this job pay? > > > Carl: Nuthin'. > > > Homer: D'oh! > > > Carl: Unless you're crooked. > > > Homer: Woo-hoo! > > > -- > > > Silklist mailing list > > > [email protected] > > > https://mailman.panix.com/listinfo.cgi/silklist
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