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What book(s) are you currently reading or listening? June 04 (discuss.online)

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Finished Sunreach by Brandon Sanderson and Janci Patterson. It's first of three novellas written between book 2 and 3 of Cytoverse series.

Finished ReDawn, the next novella after Sunreach, by same authors.

Before reading these novellas, I considered them side stories, which may help expand the universe and give background info about other characters, but nothing big in main scheme of things, but the way story has progressed in these, anyone who miss these will missing out on a lot.

Of course, I have yet to read the next novel, so maybe it will cover some of the important bits, let's see.

After the novellas, I have started Proven Guilty by Jim Butcher, book 8 of Dresden Files. These novels keep getting longer, if I recall correctly, the first few were around 300 or so pages, this one is over 550 pages. Not that I am complaining, they are a fun read, but just an observation.

What about all of you? What have you been reading or listening to lately?

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Never heard of Simon R Green for some reason, but he looks pretty prolific writer, will look up some details...

What kind of books are Buy Mort? They are labelled as Shopocalypse Saga, and that has intrigued me.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I was introduced to Green with the Deathstalker series of books which were really good so I can highly recommend them! I'm not sure if Gideon Sable will be for me but due to liking Deathstalker and it sounding a bit like The Stainless Steel Rat (which I love) I'm going to give it a go. I love a good space opera!

Buy Mort is a satire based around an all encompassing shop front that basically takes over the universe. Earth wakes up one day to find that everyone (people and animals alike) have had this shop front implanted into their head that gives them the ability to both buy anything you could imagine and sell anything around them, as well as having incredibly intrusive adverts beamed directly into their minds/vision.

It is described as a "lit/RPG" and has very heavy tones of being written as if it were a sort of sci fi role playing game, using the kinds of terminology you'd find in role playing games. From there I guess it is a kind of social commentary / satire on the way this world is going with corporations like amazon taken to the extreme where buy Mort takes over in the universe and destroys civilisations as well as planets as it spreads throughout the universe.

I went in blind knowing only the title pretty much but have absolutely loved it so far and would highly recommend it if what I said sounds appealing at all to you.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago

Sounds interesting, will check it out.