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I'm working my way through a bunch of Alien books at the moment for some reason. And as I really enjoyed the audio drama version of the first book in this loosely connected series, I thought I'd try it again with book 2.

Decent so far but not great.

This book is a meandering masterclass in world building. But it's also failing in making me feel connected to any of the characters.

Well, if Hadrian isn't the most insufferable character ever put to page, I don't know who is. I will try to soldier on, but when I find myself arguing with the book multiple times per chapter, it is not a good sign.

Fairly tough going so far. It's definitely interesting and the world building on display is excellent, it really feels like a living, breathing world. But I'm just over 200 pages in and... nothing has really happened. Still, I'm interested enough to keep on.

I'd almost forgotten how bloody damn good this series is. The graphic audio version is pretty cool, too.

My next physical read. I know nothing about this one going in except that a lot of folk say it's weird and amazing. One chapter in and there's already a guy banging a bug-lady... yup, weird.

This really is such a great series. You never feel like any of the characters are safe, but they're painted in such vivid detail, you just want to wrap them up in cotton and keep them pristine.

Technically a re-read, but I'm checking out the Graphic Audio full cast version of the book.

I have a history with Warhammer and 40k, and I've always been a guardsman at heart. So it's time to read about one of the biggest moments in 40k Imp Guard lore.

Cadia Stands!

My next audiobook. I'm a sucker for Mesopotamia and Gilgamesh stories.

As I'm starting to explore some of Crichton's works, I figured I should try the book 13th Warrior was adapted from.

I decided I've started too many new series of late, so instead of picking up another new one, I'm going to work on one I started reading last year.

My next audiobook. I've heard so much about this series over the past year. It's already giving me heavy Dune vibes.

A very interesting world concept and an intriguing noir style story. I'm enjoying it so far.

This world is a ton of fun to read about, and the character voices are FIRE!

What is it with 1st person magic academy stories and hyper-competent sociopathic main characters?

My current audiobook. Let's see what the hype is about. :D

*Rolls eyes*

*Rolls them really hard*

*Rolls eyes so hard he peers into the back of his own mind and remembers he left the oven on back in his old family home. Which wasn't such a bad home, now he thought of it. Good sturdy walls, nice comfy couch, large basement. No, can't talk about the basement. Nobody ever went down in the basement. Not since Peter. Poor Peter.*

*Waits a paragraph. Rolls eyes again.*

My current audiobook. So far it feels like Abercrombie writing as Pratchett.

This is a re-read. I felt like some old school epic fantasy, and this is the book that made me want to give the whole writing thing a go.

There's a lot going on in this one. Not of all it good.

Figured I'd roll right through the series.

My current audiobook. Not far in, but so far... Katniss definitely has a bit more personality than the film version.

This one is going slow. It's not quite capturing me like Mark's books usually do.

Definitely getting some Discworld vibes going on with this one. With a healthy dose of progression fantasy, too.

Slow going because I'm not finding a lot of time to read at the moment, but I'm finally starting Mark Lawrence's latest series!

My current audiobook. I'm racing through this series.

Despite myself, I really enjoy these audiobooks. On to #3!