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Charleston Lim

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in Philippines

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Science Fiction, Fiction, Science

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Charleston Lim was born on one of the 7,641 islands of the Philippines. Fortunate to have survived the island's predators, he managed to get a computer science degree and eventually marry the love of his life. He still lives on the same island with his wife and their perpetual-motion sausage dog.

Having worked various odd jobs, including writing regurgitated nonsense for news publications and peddling life insurance, he has now shifted his focus to writing about made-up worlds and people that not so long ago had only lived in his mind. He is a huge fan of science fiction. Anything involving aliens, quantum computers, and massive black holes gets his blood pumping.

He has released two science fiction books, titled "The Alcuin Rift" and "Echoes ...more

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Charleston Lim's Blog

The Realities We Create

Each moment comes into being,
with every decision we make.
The past, the present, and the future,
a collection of instances
birthed by the paths we take.

We are free to choose, to decide,
to carve ourselves into shape.
Yet this freedom bears a heavy weight,
because once it is chosen,
its finality becomes our ultimate fate.

Good or bad, right or wrong,
Choices give us form,
until we are nothing more,
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Published on January 09, 2026 01:28 • Tags: poems

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Average rating: 4.5 · 8 ratings · 6 reviews · 3 distinct works

	Echoes of Oblivion 4.60 avg rating — 5 ratings — 3 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 Alcuin Rift 4.33 avg rating — 3 ratings — 3 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
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Shards of Earth (The Final Architecture, #1)

by Adrian Tchaikovsky (Goodreads Author)

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Dark Intelligence (Transformation, #1)

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Charleston Lim rated a book liked it The Dreaming Crystal (Order of the Stone #1) by Dan Williams (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
Being hit immediately with an explanation of the languages used and a diagram of characters and timelines foreshadowed what I was about to go through. Surely enough, I needed to really lock in to understand what was happening, when it was happening, ...more
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Charleston Lim rated a book really liked it The Captivating Flames of Madness by Jeff Parsons (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
This book surprised me with how rich the world-building is. Every story feels like it could easily be expanded into a full novel. There’s a lot of detail and atmosphere packed into just a few pages. The characters are also well written and feel disti ...more
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Charleston Lim rated a book really liked it A Dead-End Job by Justin Alcala (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
I enjoyed reading this one. All the characters had their own quirks. Almost everyone in this book is sarcastic and thinks they're comedians. I appreciate the pop culture references, but I think not everyone will get the references. That being said, o ...more
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Charleston Lim rated a book really liked it Gold Squad (Earth Legions #1) by M.V. Viltch (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
Not a lot is being revealed in this first book. However, I did enjoy following Jake, this every-man's man just trying to survive in the story's uncaring universe and its bureaucracy. The author obviously wants him to be relatable by the majority, hen ...more
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Charleston Lim rated a book it was amazing Atheism - Life Without God: A Case for Reason, Morality, and Meaning Without Religion by C.S. Davidson	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 and meaty, albeit simple, insights into what it means to live without religion. This isn't for those who were born without belief, as it is difficult to understand the emptiness that comes with letting go of dogma ingrained into you since you w ...more
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