„The future American Southwest is full of bandits, fascists, and queer librarian spies on horseback trying to do the right thing.“ Yeah … who could resist such a tagline? Well, I sure couldn’t and I’m absolutely glad I didn’t, because this turned out amazing! Sarah Gailey’s novella „Upright Women Wanted“ tells the story of Esther […]
Kategorie: Rezensionen
Hier findet ihr alle Rezensionen, die ich bislang auf dem Blog veröffentlicht habe!
Rezensionen, die vor dem 1.10.2017 erschienen sind, wurden ursprünglich auf meinem alten Blog Anima Libri – Buchseele gepostet. Alles ab dem 23.1.2018 ist offizieller RikeRandom-Inhalt. Und alles dazwischen? Naja, irgendwie musste ich meinen Rezensionsrückstand ja abarbeiten ?
Parasolverse Spin-Offs, Prequels, Sequels, Problems … Reticence and Defy or Defend by Gail Carriger
Parasolverse, oh Parasolverse … What should I do about you? Part of me adores the novels by Gail Carriger. Victorian London, vampires and werewolves, dirigibles and kick-ass heroines. Those of you who have read any of my other posts about the Parasolverse, however, know that all parts of this multi-series universe are filled with problems […]
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Space Gays against the Patriarchy: Hannah Templer’s Cosmoknights
In the world of „Cosmoknights“ by Hannah Templer princesses are commodities to be won by champion-gladiator-knights fighting in the arena. Unfortunately this is also where the one problem I had with this comic book becomes obvious: The lack of lore and backstory. How does this work? Why do they do this? The story is set […]
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More Magic in Edwardian Non-England: CL Polk’s Stormsong
After finishing CL Polk’s first novel, „Witchmark“, I was super excited for its sequel „Stormsong“. The second novel in „The Kingston Cycle“ features a female protagonist, Grace Singer, sister to Miles, whose love story was the centre of the first novel. Now, however, it is Grace’s time to shine and shine she does. I liked […]
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Mord und Magie in Edwardian Non-England: Witchmark von CL Polk
So, ich habe Witchmark jetzt direkt mehrfach gelesen: Erst auf Englisch, dann auf Deutsch und zum Abschluss habe ich nochmal beide nebeneinander quergelesen, weil es doch schon etwas her war und ich meine Erinnerungen nochmal auffrischen wollte.
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Fairy Tale Fun in Space: How Rory Thorne Destroyed the Multiverse by K. Eason
“How Rory Thorne Destroyed the Multiverse” by K. Eason is a space opera with a few classical fairy tale elements and a lot of science fantasy fun.
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Carry on, Simon Snow … Rainbow Rowell’s Wayward Son
Okay, this just wasn’t what I expected. I actually kinda liked Rainbow Rowell’s “Carry On”. It read like a pretty bad Harry Potter fanfic but it didn’t take itself very seriously and was fun and fluffy and utterly trashy while playing with all the elements that made it so bad, which somehow made it almost good again. I expected more of that utter ridiculousness in “Wayward Son”
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Matriarchy in Space: „Escaping Exodus“ by Nicky Drayden
I picked up Nicky Drayden’s novel “Escaping Exodus” for three reasons: The stunning cover, the fact that I adore space stuff like living ships, and because #WirLesenFrauen inspired me to add more (B)WoC to my reading list.
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Adventures in New Atlantis: The Last Sun and The Hanged Man by KD Edwards
I’ve been meaning to write a raving review about KD Edwards’ “The Last Sun” ever since I read the Urban Fantasy novel last year. Now the sequel “The Hanged Man” is about to be released and I got to read and eARC, so what better time to write this long overdue review than right now?!
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Jack and Jill are back in Seanan McGuire’s 5th Wayward Children novella, „Come Tumbling Down“
Aaaaah, Jack and Jill return! Well, Jack returns, or rather is returned, to Eleanor West’s School for Wayward Children, which means Seanan McGuire continues the pattern of previous Wayward Children Novellas: “Come Tumbling Down” is a direct sequel to “Beneath the Sugar Sky”, while also expanding on Jack and Jill’s personal story.
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Murderbot vs. Killerbot: Martha Wells‘ Novellen und ihre Übersetzung
Murderbot 🖤 Ich bin Elena so dankbar, dass sie mir „All Systems Red“ von Martha Wells zum Geburtstag geschenkt hat. Ich war immer etwas abgeschreckt vom Preis und der Tatsache, dass die ersten vier Murderbot Bücher ‚nur‘ kurze Novellen sind (2020 erscheint der erste Murderbot Roman 😍) aber nachdem ich den ersten Band erstmal hier […]
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From Gunrunner to Space Empress: The Indranan War by KB Wagers
Those of you who followed #RikeRants on Twitter know that I’m a sucker for all things space princess. So when I first stumbled over KB Wagers Indranan War triology, I was immediately fascinated by the idea of a gunrunner turned unwilling empress of an galactic empire.
