The Sword and Laser discussion

Our October pick will be Finder by Suzanne Palmer.

One cool thing to note is that if you're an Audible subscriber this book appears to be included in their new collection of stuff you can borrow at no additional charge.

In a first a book I’ve already read and just recently! Had checked it out of the library just before the Pandemic and only managed to read it 6 months later.

But really good pick!

Really liked this one, enough that I think I'll read it over again.

Nice cover.

I've just read it and liked it a lot, looking forward to hearing what you guys think about it! Btw, it's also available on Storytel if you have that.

Rob wrote: "One cool thing to note is that if you're an Audible subscriber this book appears to be included in their new collection of stuff you can borrow at no additional charge."

Sweet!

Available as an audio book on Hoopla!

Rob wrote: "Our October pick will be Finder by Suzanne Palmer.

One cool thing to note is that if you're an Audible subscriber this book appears to be included in their new col..."

These new Audible perks haven't reached the UK yet, but I don't mind spending a credit to give this a try.

Not available as an eBook in Australia, but we all should know by now how to get it from the US Kindle store 😎

Fun Fact: This the 100th book we've read by a US author

Tassie Dave wrote: "

Fun Fact: This the 100th book we've read by a US author"

Which is a weird coincidence, because the book is exactly 100 pages long. (Plus 297 pages.)

I found it available on Hoopla at my library.

Not going to read this one...

Because I already did. Fun book. Look forward to the discussion.

Yay!

Rob wrote: "Our October pick will be Finder by Suzanne Palmer.

One cool thing to note is that if you're an Audible subscriber this book appears to be included in their new col..."

I saw that I could just play it but it doesn't label itself like "You have access to this, congratulations" so I was confused. I've never heard of this so I'm looking forward to it.

If you're on the fence, here's a review (with some spoilers) of Finder published in Locus Magazine

https://locusmag.com/2019/05/paul-di-...

I read it shortly after Silvana suggested it in Tom's book thread and got a kick out of it. I'll be reading the next book in the series soon.

"Palmer tells a fluid, funny, thrilling tale with no longueurs."

Good word, lol.

lon·gueur
/lôNGˈɡər/
noun
plural noun: longueurs
a tedious passage in a book or other work.
"its brilliant comedy passages do not cancel out the occasional longueurs"
Definitions from Oxford Languages
("length" in French)

Me: "The longueur makes the book feel longer."

I quite liked Finder. Spaceship repoman!

Here’s the delightful map of the system where most of the book takes place:

Here's my #map of Cernekan, a space settlement consisting of various habitations connected by cables for the awesome book 'Finder' by @zanzjan Suzanne Palmer (#DAWBooks #PenguinRandomHouse)
I'm really enjoying drawing sci-fi maps :)https://t.co/fW59pvnkWH pic.twitter.com/DmsK5Qleah

— ⚜️Fʀᴀɴᴄᴇsᴄᴀ Bᴀᴇʀᴀʟᴅ⚔️ (@FBaerald) April 8, 2019

Just finished Finder and much enjoyed. Hope the second book is just as good. 🤓

About 10% of the way in and it's pretty funny. There's a serious plot but the whole concept is silly. I may have to start playing the Repo Man soundtrack. And is there a trunk with mysterious golden glow in the vehicle to be repo'd?

John (Taloni) wrote: "About 10% of the way in and it's pretty funny. There's a serious plot but the whole concept is silly. I may have to start playing the Repo Man soundtrack. And is there a trunk with mysterious golde..."

I need to watch that movie. I wonder if any of the many streaming services we're paying for has it.

Looks like it's only on Starz: https://reelgood.com/movie/repo-man-1984

Jon' wrote: "Just finished Finder and much enjoyed. Hope the second book is just as good. 🤓"
The second one is a bit different. But there is a cat!
And I’m waiting for the third one.

Rob wrote: "Looks like it's only on Starz: https://reelgood.com/movie/repo-man-1984"

Damnit! I gave up Starz when I switched to Spectrum Streaming.
I do plan on getting it again when American Gods comes back.

LARD BUT? Took me a minute.

Just to clarify: this book has nothing to do with that movie. ;-)

Rob wrote: "Our October pick will be Finder by Suzanne Palmer.

One cool thing to note is that if you're an Audible subscriber this book appears to be included in their new col..."

Thank you! I hadn’t even noticed it was in there!
I had checked it out of my local library but now I can return it so someone else can get it.

LA Public Library now has two copies available. I felt a little bad a week ago when I picked up the only available copy only to have two people behind me reserve it within hours, so I returned the book right away when done. For whatever reason there's now copies available, so anyone with an LAPL Overdrive can get it.

I finished Finder, it was great!

The month has begun. Go forth and read and discuss.