Discover new books on Goodreads
Meet your next favorite book
Solace (Mark)
https://www.goodreads.com/markbrannan
And here we could talk about the Plato’s Cave thing for a while—the Veg-O-Matic of metaphors—it slices! it dices!”
Allegory of the cave
“AIDS II was a human plague disease back long before the Hegira,” said Johnny. “It disabled the immune system. This … virus … works the same with an AI.”
― Hyperion
― Hyperion
“Hard work is a prison sentence only if it does not have meaning. Once it does, it becomes the kind of thing that makes you grab your wife around the waist and dance a jig.”
― Outliers: The Story of Success
― Outliers: The Story of Success
“How they must have thought their efforts and adventures over, only to have to pick up their burdens again. How often, I realized now as an adult in my standard thirties, how often that is the case in all of our lives.”
― The Rise of Endymion
― The Rise of Endymion
“Das Messer sitzt mir an der Kehle. The knife is at my throat; I am face-to-face with doom.”
― Cryptonomicon
― Cryptonomicon
“as a dozen pinpoints of fierce light expanded into ripples and shock waves of plasma explosions far out in space. “I wish we had the technology to fight God on an equal basis,” he said in low, tight tones. “To beard him in his den. To fight back for all of the injustices heaped on humanity. To allow him to alter his smug arrogance or be blown to hell.” Father”
― The Fall of Hyperion
― The Fall of Hyperion
Christian Men
— 41 members
— last activity Dec 16, 2013 10:09PM
A group for Christian men to share what books and tools have helped them in their walk, their life, their relationships and their struggles.
Tolkien's T.C.B.S
— 125 members
— last activity May 27, 2018 02:55AM
The T.C.B.S (Tea Club and Barrovian Society), founded by JRR Tolkien, Geoffrey Bache Smith, Christopher Wiseman and Robert Gilson is for "those who wo ...more
The Inklings
— 529 members
— last activity Jan 31, 2026 09:09AM
The Inklings was an informal literary discussion group associated with the University of Oxford, England, between the 1930s and the 1960s. Its most re ...more
Sci-fi and Heroic Fantasy
— 8984 members
— last activity 1 hour, 0 min ago
A place for those who walk the green forests of Middle Earth, cross the pale sands of Arrakis, sail the blue waters of Earthsea, slip among the shadow ...more
BDSM
— 6874 members
— last activity Jul 30, 2026 02:28PM
This is a group where you can share - whether you live the lifestyle, enjoy reading stories with BDSM elements, or both. We have Educational Topics, ...more
Solace (Mark)’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Solace (Mark)’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
477 books
|
118 friends
1,501 books
|
195 friends
1,661 books
|
252 friends
1,220 books
|
100 friends
2 books
|
50 friends
1,036 books
|
46 friends
373 books
|
158 friends
926 books
|
174 friends
More friends…
Favorite Genres
Polls voted on by Solace (Mark)
Lists liked by Solace (Mark)