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Diana Wynne Jones: Castle in the air (1991, Greenwillow Books) 4 stars

Having long indulged himself in daydreams more exciting than his mundane life as a carpet …

5 / 5 stars

A wonderful second book in the series. Abdullah's story slowly builds and reveals his character and wit. When characters from the first Bill finally started appearing I was fully invested in Abdullah's story. It was good to have them but they were incidental to me. #Bookstodon

Greg Egan: Morphotropic (EBook, 2024) 5 stars

In a world where the cells that make up our bodies are not committed to …

Another engaging exploration of a different reality from Greg Egan

5 stars

Engaging exploration of a world where cells are more generic and called cytes. The cytes can survive on their own as unicellular organisms, group together in multicultural organisms and even be exchanged between different people or animals. #Bookstodon

reviewed Bone Silence by Alastair Reynolds (Revenger series)

Alastair Reynolds: Bone Silence (Paperback, 2020, Orion Publishing Group, Limited) 4 stars

Sequel to Shadow Captain.

Sweeping continuation of the Ness sisters' story

4 stars

Alistair Reynolds delivers a sweeping continuation of the Ness sisters' story in Bone Silence. Old foes reappear, new allies are made and lots of stunning revelations.

In the acknowledgements Alistair writes that he is setting the Ness sisters aside "for a while". I look forward to reading more about them and/or the Congregation. #Bookstodon