477 ratings | 340 reviews | avg rating:3.98

Robin’s Year In Books

Robin’s 2025 Year in Books

Take a look at Robin’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.

Go to Robin’s 2025 Year in Books

Robin C.M. Duncan’s Followers (16)

Robin’s Bookshelves

to-read (226)
currently-reading (8)
read (520)
did-not-finish (0)
read-in-the-past (42)

Robin’s Friends (13)

William Tracy

894 books | 64 friends

Mark Lawrence

1,054 books | 5,000 friends

David Green

345 books | 270 friends

Natalie "Curling up with a Coffee and a Kindle" Laird

6,119 books | 4,416 friends

Sara Codair

799 books | 39 friends

J.S. Fields

64 books | 10 friends

Bryce O'Connor

119 books | 3,299 friends

Rick Berry

296 books | 531 friends

More friends…

2026 Reading Challenge

2026

READING

CHALLENGE

Robin Duncan has read 23 of 48 books.

48%

Robin C.M. Duncan

Goodreads Author

Born

in Glasgow, The United Kingdom

Website

https://robincmduncan.com

Genre

Science Fiction, Fantasy

Member Since

November 2016

URL

https://www.goodreads.com/robnski

edit data

I am a Civil Engineer by profession, and have written since 1980, but seriously only since 2013. My debut novel The Mandroid Murders published in 2022, its sequel The Carborundum Conundrum in 2023, and my latest, The Rigel Redemption, in June 2024. My stories feature in Space Wizard Science Fantasy’s four Worlds Apart anthologies, and the Gallus anthology from the Glasgow SF Writers' Circle. My story The NEU Oblivion was long-listed for the 2019 James White Award. In addition to the GSFWC, I belong to Reading Excuses, the British Fantasy Society, and the British Science Fiction Association. ...more

Learn more
Ask the Author

To ask Robin C.M. Duncan questions, please sign up.

Combine Editions
Robin C.M. Duncan’s books

Average rating: 4.03 · 264 ratings · 133 reviews · 13 distinct works • Similar authors

	Distant Gardens: Ten Stories of Exploration, Biodiversity, and Found Family by J.S. Fields (Goodreads Author) (Editor, Contributor), Heather Tracy (Goodreads Author) (Editor), N.L. Bates (Goodreads Author) (Contributor) 3.90 avg rating — 89 ratings — published 2021 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Mandroid Murders (Quirk & Moth #1) 3.85 avg rating — 46 ratings — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Farther Reefs: Ten Stories of Ocean Adventure, New Relationships, and Nautical Mystery by J.S. Fields (Goodreads Author) (Editor, Contributor), Heather Tracy (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Sarah Day (Contributor) 3.71 avg rating — 35 ratings — published 2022 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Fiery Deeps: Ten Stories of Underground Caverns, Fantastic Technology, and Female Power (Worlds Apart: A Universe of Sapphic Science Fiction and Fantasy #4) by J.S. Fields (Goodreads Author), Heather Tracy (Goodreads Author) (editor), William C. Tracy (Goodreads Author) 4.24 avg rating — 25 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Lofty Mountains: Eleven Stories of Cloudy Peaks, Airship Adventure, and Sapphic Experiences by J.S. Fields (Goodreads Author) (Editor, contributor), Heather Tracy (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Seanan McGuire (Goodreads Author) (contributor) 4.04 avg rating — 23 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The World of Juno by Daniel Eavenson (Goodreads Author), Heather Tracy (Goodreads Author) (Editor), William C. Tracy (Goodreads Author) (Editor) 4.44 avg rating — 16 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Carborundum Conundrum (Quirk & Moth #2) 4.57 avg rating — 14 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Rigel Redemption: A Science Fiction Mystery (Quirk & Moth Book 3) 4.63 avg rating — 8 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Lesbians In Space: The Sapphics Strike Back by J.S. Fields (Goodreads Author), Heather Tracy (Goodreads Author), William C. Tracy (Goodreads Author) 4.67 avg rating — 6 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Carborundum Conundrum: Quirk & Moth, Book 2 by Robin C.M. Duncan (Goodreads Author), Adi Cabral (Narrator) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

More books by Robin C.M. Duncan…

0 posts
Robin C.M. Duncan's Blog

Robin C.M. Duncan hasn't written any blog posts yet.

Series by Robin C.M. Duncan

Quirk & Moth (2 books)
by

Robin C.M. Duncan (Goodreads Author)

4.02 avg rating — 60 ratings

Robin is Currently Reading

Robin Duncan is currently reading

Strikebreaker

by Isaac Asimov

bookshelves: currently-reading

Rate this book

Clear rating

1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

May 17, 2026 02:06AM

Robin Duncan is currently reading

What I Ate in One Year - and Related Thoughts

by Stanley Tucci

bookshelves: currently-reading

Rate this book

Clear rating

1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

Feb 15, 2026 03:00AM

Robin Duncan is currently reading

Gallus: A Glasgow SF Writers' Circle Anthology

by Neil Williamson (Goodreads Author)

bookshelves: currently-reading

Rate this book

Clear rating

1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

Dec 30, 2025 03:37AM

rss
Robin’s Recent Updates

Robin Duncan rated a book it was amazing Insurgence (The Corporation Wars, #2) by Ken MacLeod	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Another helping of sharp, incisive, politically-aware Science Fiction. Picking up immediately from the end of Book 1, the author propels us once more unto the breach as humans, robots, AIs, and corporations take up arms against with and each other. A ...more
May 25, 2026 08:12AM · like · see review
Robin Duncan rated a book it was amazing The Unmagical Life of Briar Jones by Lex Croucher (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
For me, this novel is exceptional. I've read some dark academia before; I don't seek it out, but I've enjoyed what I've read. This work completely transcends the sub-genre, if not the very genre of Fantasy itself. In an industry in which the best pro ...more
May 20, 2026 04:15AM · like · see review
Robin Duncan wants to read Enshittification: Why Everything Suddenly Got Worse and What to Do About It by Cory Doctorow (Goodreads Author) Goodreads Choice Awards Nominee in Readers' Favorite Nonfiction	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
May 17, 2026 02:40AM · like · preview book See a Problem? We’d love your help. Let us know what’s wrong with this preview of Enshittification by Cory Doctorow. Problem: Details (if other): Thanks for telling us about the problem. Not the book you’re looking for? Preview — Enshittification by Cory Doctorow <iframe sandbox id="wrongBookKindlePreviewScreen">
Robin Duncan is currently reading Strikebreaker by Isaac Asimov	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
May 17, 2026 02:06AM · like
Robin Duncan is currently reading Insurgence (The Corporation Wars, #2) by Ken MacLeod	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
May 10, 2026 01:06PM · like
Robin Duncan rated a book it was amazing Dissidence (The Corporation Wars #1) by Ken MacLeod	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Great stuff; very much in the vein of The Culture books, to the extent that this could be a prequel story to that universe. Add in though to Banks's sprawling far future aesthetic this author's keen observation of social and political issues at a hum ...more
May 10, 2026 12:59PM · like · see review
Robin Duncan is 56% done with The Unmagical Life of Briar Jones The Unmagical Life of Briar Jones by Lex Croucher (Goodreads Author) progress:	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
May 01, 2026 09:35AM · like · see status
Robin Duncan is currently reading Dissidence (The Corporation Wars #1) by Ken MacLeod	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
May 01, 2026 09:34AM · like
Robin Duncan rated a book really liked it The Devils (The Devils, #1) by Joe Abercrombie	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
4-and-a-half. Terrific stuff; voice out the wazoo, tremendous battles that are so much more than endless hacking and slashing, delicious alternate history setting, and a couple (or three) very satisfying inevitable-yet-surprising plot twists. This is ...more
May 01, 2026 09:26AM · like · see review
Robin Duncan is currently reading The Unmagical Life of Briar Jones by Lex Croucher (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Apr 17, 2026 01:38AM · like

More of Robin's books…

Robin’s Quotes

“Three Rings for the Elven-kings under the sky,
Seven for the Dwarf-lords in their halls of stone,
Nine for Mortal Men, doomed to die,
One for the Dark Lord on his dark throne
In the Land of Mordor where the Shadows lie.
One Ring to rule them all, One Ring to find them,
One Ring to bring them all and in the darkness bind them.
In the Land of Mordor where the Shadows lie.”
― J.R.R. Tolkien

4321 likes