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"This is seriously like The Culture on steroids. The scale of this is hard to wrap my brain around." — Jan 04, 2026 03:02AM
"This is seriously like The Culture on steroids. The scale of this is hard to wrap my brain around." — Jan 04, 2026 03:02AM
In the first six months of 1892 the city experienced nearly eight hundred violent deaths. Four a day.
“A sense of humor...is superior to any religion so far devised.”
― Jitterbug Perfume
― Jitterbug Perfume
“All God does is watch us and kill us when we get boring. We must never, ever be boring.”
― Invisible Monsters
― Invisible Monsters
“I must not fear. Fear is the mind-killer. Fear is the little-death that brings total obliteration. I will face my fear. I will permit it to pass over me and through me. And when it has gone past I will turn the inner eye to see its path. Where the fear has gone there will be nothing. Only I will remain.”
― Dune
― Dune
“I'm trying to undermine the basis of Christian belief... I'm not in the business of offending people. I find the books upholding certain values that I think are important, such as life is immensely valuable and this world is an extraordinarily beautiful place. We should do what we can to increase the amount of wisdom in the world.
[Washington Post interview, 19 February 2001]”
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[Washington Post interview, 19 February 2001]”
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“People, generally, suck.”
― The Stupidest Angel: A Heartwarming Tale of Christmas Terror
― The Stupidest Angel: A Heartwarming Tale of Christmas Terror
Fantasy Book Club
— 2261 members
— last activity Jan 04, 2026 11:45PM
For readers of Fantasy, monthly book discussions and other fun stuff! We hold nominations on the first Saturday of the month, the poll opens the fo ...more
Gentleman Bastards
— 176 members
— last activity Feb 14, 2019 07:14AM
For anyone who has read or plans to read The Gentleman Bastards series by Scott Lynch
blaster books
— 353 members
— last activity Dec 31, 2023 12:22AM
Blaster books is an independent and conservative e-publisher specializing in Science Fiction. My favorite authors are David Weber and John Ringo. I lo ...more
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