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Ashley’s 2025 Year in Books
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Tokamak Oxford
Shrove Tuesday I was at Tokamak Energy. All bundled up because it was freezing cold in Oxford. The whole machine is housed inside this huge warehouse, which has structures and cranes inside it to move machinery around the building.
We got an introductory talk about Tokamak's spherical Tokamk from the chief engineer, and one of the senior data analysts.
Here's what the boards had on them.
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"In order to even begin talking about this book, I have to talk about the publishing industry first.
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"Space romance for guys
What a naughty trick! Devon makes the reader think it’s merely a great hard sci-fi story, imagining solving “The Martian” you puzzles (with plenty of frustrated swearing!). But then the story is folded inside out into a ladies’ " Read more of this review » |
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"I read this as a beta reader before it had an ISBN. One of the best sci-fi novels I've ever read. Great characters, plot, and not insulting to the reader's intelligence (which is rare for modern sci-fi...)."
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Okay, bought on a whim after reading a recommendation. Wasn't expecting what I read, which was a grab you by the throat and shake you until you finish reading adventure. Think The Expanse meets classic Heinlein space adventure. It has a lot of the regu ...more |
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"Theft of Fire is a brutally honest blast, pulling us through the development of a relationship between people who cannot, but must, trust each other. I wasn't satisfied with the ending, and I don't think the science fiction goes far enough to disting"
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