Rooster

Rooster’s Bookshelves

to-read‎ (0)
currently-reading‎ (0)
read‎ (639)
fantasy‎ (357)
science-fiction‎ (203)
epic-fantasy‎ (97)
historical-fiction‎ (74)
read-in-2011‎ (64)
read-in-2012‎ (53)
read-in-2013‎ (43)

read-in-2015‎ (31)
short-story-collection‎ (30)
manga‎ (28)
historical-fantasy‎ (27)
space-opera‎ (25)
read-in-2014‎ (23)
science-fantasy‎ (21)
favourite-series‎ (16)
sword-and-sorcery‎ (14)
favourite-novel‎ (11)

humour‎ (10)
first-contact‎ (9)
crossing-over‎ (8)
coming-of-age‎ (7)
favourite-collection‎ (7)
alternate-history‎ (6)
cover-art-gold‎ (3)
post-apocalyptic‎ (3)
colonization‎ (2)
dark-fantasy‎ (2)

during-apocalyptic‎ (2)
dystopia‎ (2)
read-in-2016‎ (2)
urban-fantasy‎ (2)
favourite-series-kind-of-basically‎ (1)
military-fantasy‎ (1)
mystery‎ (1)
non-fiction‎ (1)
novella‎ (1)
time-travel‎ (1)

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Rooster’s Quotes

“Basic fact of life: no matter how far you run, you always take yourself with you.”
― K.J. Parker, The Hammer

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“It was a BuSab axiom that all power blocs tended toward aristocratic forms, that the descendants of decision makers dominated the power niches.”
― Frank Herbert, The Dosadi Experiment

tags: politics

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“Does a population have informed consent when that population is not taught the inner workings of its monetary system, and then is drawn, all unknowing, into economic adventures?”
― Frank Herbert, The Dosadi Experiment

tags: economics, finance, financial-mishap, government, ignorance, investing

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“A wise man once said that any human being is capable of infinite achievement, so long as it’s not the work they’re supposed to be doing.”
― K.J. Parker, Blue and Gold

tags: fantasy, humor

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