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Just read Dawnhounds recently; it was excellent, really loved the world building

Final comments, as promised. First up, here's the whole 30 year list of queer books, 1 for each year, in 1 post.

Janky rainbow powerpoint slide saying "31 Days, 31 Years, 31 Queer Books." Graphic design is my passion.

Kicking off 31 queer SFF books, 31 years, 31 days tomorrow! Some classics, some hidden gems, some is flawed/dated stuff I still think is worth reading. All I'd give at least a high B. Will post a comment, a blurb, publication info, SFF award noms, original & recent covers, & link to buy if in print.

If the Americans do plan an attack on Canada, at least we'll see their war plans in advance with Pete Hegseth running the show.

Image of 19 book covers, one for each book read in February Cage of Dark Hours Network Effect Red Paint Mr Penumbra’s 24 hr Bookstore The Teeth of Dawn System Collapse The Darkness Outside Us Paladin’s Grace Paladin’s Strength Paladin’s Hope Paladin’s Faith Behind the Throne All Systems Red After the Crown Artificial Condition Beyond the Empire Rogue Protocol Wheel of the Infinite Exit Strategy

A bit late, but here’s February’s reads

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Up next?

Probably a reread of The Future of Another Timeline by Annalee Newitz

And recently got The Fallen Fruit by Shawntelle Madison & The Down Days by Ilze Hugo.

As well as continuing the Farian War series by K.B. Wagers

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Current reads…

Fieres - Jendra Berri

The Shadow of the Gods - John Gwynne

There Before the Chaos - K.B. Wagers

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Recent reads…

The Removed - Brandon Hobson

The Circus Infinite - Khan Wong

Waking Gods - Sylvain Neuvel

Born and Razed: Surviving the Cult Was Only Half the Battle - Beth Grange

Wheel of the Infinite - Martha Wells

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Definitely felt that earthquake.., 4.7, lasted about 15 seconds. Cats got a bit spooked too

I knead you 😻

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Are you churu? Cuz I’m crazy about chu 😻

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Up next…

Next library hold to come up likely John Gwynne’s The Shadow of the Gods

Just queued up Wheel of the Infinite by Martha Wells

And recently got the audio of Behind the Throne by KB Wagers

Will also continue my reread of the Paladin series

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Current reads…

The Death of the Author - Nnedi Okorafor (excellent)

Paladin’s Strength - T Kingfisher (delightful)

What If We Get It Right?: Visions of Climate Futures - Ayana Elizabeth Johnson (excellent)

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Book catch up, recent reads:
Paladin’s Grace - T Kingfisher
The Darkness Outside Us - Eliot Schrefer
The Teeth of Dawn - Marina Lostetter
Mr Penumbra’s 24 hour bookstore - Robin Sloan
Red Paint: The Ancestral Autobiography of a Coast Salish Punk - Sasha taqʷšəblu LaPointe

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Cozy Sunday mornings

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Excited for The Teeth of Dawn (audiobook pre-ordered)! Also keen to dive into The Death of the Author soon

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Just started a reread (listen) to Cage of Dark Hours in anticipation of The Teeth of Dawn coming February 4th. I LOVE that there’s a short recap of what happened in The Helm of Midnight (even though I just finished it earlier this evening). Such a good series!

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Collage of 21 book covers as prepared by the StoryGraph app. Titled include And the Mighty will Fall (KB Wagers), All Systems Red (Martha Wells), Chilling Effect (Valdes), Then Wood at Midwinter (Susanna Clarke), Infinty Gate (MR Carey), Artificial Condition (Martha Wells), By the Fire We Carry (Rebecca Nagle), Archangels of Funk (Andrea Hairston), Beneath the Rising (Premee Mohammed), Rogue Protocol (Martha Wells), Disciples of Chaos (MK Lobb), Exit Strategy (Martha Wells), We Lived on the Horizon (Erika Swyler), The Cautious Traveller’s Guide to the Wastelands (Sarah Brooks), Fugitive Telemetry (Martha Wells), Onyx Storm (Rebecca Yarros), Somewhere Beyond the Sea (TJ Klune), Sanaak (Mitiarjuk Nappaaluk), Dreadful (Caitlin Rozakis), and The Helm of Midnight (Marina Lostetter)

20 books to start off the year and all were fantastic. Its hard to pick a favourite, but I do highly recommend Archangels of Funk by Andrea Hairston (in part as it’s excellent & I haven’t seen it get much hype, though maybe that’s just the corner of Bluesky I’m in)

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Perfect Friday evening, curled up with Jinx, listening to The Helm of Midnight. What’s your weekend read?

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She’s the sweetest 😻

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And up next..

Looking forward to the upcoming release of “The Teeth of Dawn” (Marina Lostetter) & planning a re-listen of the first 2 before (gotta get on that!)

Also have “What if we get it right?” (Ayana E Johnson) on hold thru Libby coming up soon; planning to read more non-fiction this year

Current reads…

Listening to the audio of Dreadful by @caitlinrozakis.bsky.social which so far is delightful!

Also about midway through Womb City by Tlotlo Tsamaase, which is excellent. Making my way through it slowly & mixing in some lighter reads

Reading update! Catching up so my recently finished list is a wee longer than usual 😹

Disciples of Chaos, MK Lobb

We Lived on the Horizon, Erika Swyler

The Cautious Traveller’s Guide to the Wastelands, Sarah Brooks

Onyx Storm, Rebecca Yarros

Sanaaq, Mitiarjuk Nappaaluk

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Trump Dismantles Healthcare in Real-Time Science is on hold, and women are bound to suffer

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Canadian COVID Forecast for Jan 18-31, 2025 by COVID-19 Resources Canada. Canada’s forecast outlook is VERY HIGH (no change) with a COVID INDEX SCORE of 13.1 About 1 of every 61 people is infected. Estimated infections this week: 363,700-471,200 How much higher are key indicators compared to the lowest point in the COVID pandemic in Canada? Waste water, infections: VERY HIGH; 11.3X higher Long COVID estimate: VERY HIGH; 11.6X higher Hospitalizations, ICU: VERY HIGH; 13.9X higher Deaths: VERY HIGH; 13.9X higher

BC’s COVID Forecast for Jan 18-31, 2025 by COVID-19 Resources Canada. Forecast outlook is HIGH (no change) with a COVID INDEX SCORE of 8.3 About 1 in every 81 people is infected. Estimated infections this week: 37,900-49,100 How much higher are key indicators compared to the lowest point in the COVID pandemic in Canada? Waste water, infections: HIGH; 7.0X higher Long COVID estimate: VERY HIGH; 11.0X higher Hospitalizations, ICU: HIGH; 9.1X higher Deaths: HIGH; 8.8X higher

Covid rates across Canada are very high, (1 in every 61 people), similar to rates in the US (estimated as 1 in 56). Expected excess mortality is also very high: about 720 untimely deaths per week due to COVID-19 😣 Stay safe out there: ventilate, vaccinate, educate, mitigate 😷

I grew up an only child in a rural area & pretty much spent all my spare time reading. Didn’t read much through uni/grad school, except textbooks & research articles. Got introduced to audiobooks a few years back & I’m back to voraciously reading all the sci-fi & fantasy I can!

A black cat, aka mini panther, and a dilute tortie are cosily snuggled together on a golden yellow blanket on their person’s legs. A gas fireplace is lit in the background.

Caturday curled up by the fire with the Spice Cats listening to We Lived on the Horizon by Erika Swyler

Adding a few more I haven’t seen suggested yet… Andrea Hairston, Peng Shepard, Tlotlo Tsamaase, Premee Mohamed, Waubgeshig Rice, Paz Pardo, Kamilah Cole, Rebecca Roanhorse

That’s a similar take I had; I got more into it later in the book: pace picked up, other characters that I did like & ended up finishing the audiobook. I haven’t started the 2nd book yet, mostly bc there’s other books higher on my wish list, but I’ll likely keep going.

Just 4?!! Looking forward to Automatic Noodle - Annalee Newitz, The Folded Sky - Elizabeth Bear, Death of the Author - Nnedi Okorafor, Queen Demon - Martha Wells, A Drop of Corruption - Robert Jackson, Disciples of Chaos - MK Lobb, The Teeth of Dawn - Marina Lostetter… and so many more!