Artemis, Andy Weir, Audible, 4. Written by the author of The Martian, Artemis is the story of organized crime, economics on the moon's first city, JazArtemis, Andy Weir, Audible, 4. Written by the author of The Martian, Artemis is the story of organized crime, economics on the moon's first city, Jaz, who is an accomplished smuggler, and her devout Moslem father, sabotage, murder, and the near-destruction of the entire lunar colony. Artemis is a clever, witty novel, told through the person of main protagonist, Jaz. Rosario Dawson's marvelous narration brings the characters of this novel into technicolor! I recommend it highly....more
The Martian, Andy Weir, Audible, 3.5. On the heels of my recent listen of Weir's Artemis, I figured I listen to his The Martian, which has been on my The Martian, Andy Weir, Audible, 3.5. On the heels of my recent listen of Weir's Artemis, I figured I listen to his The Martian, which has been on my listen list for quite some time. I'm glad I did. While it is improbable, practically impossible, for such a string of disasters to result in a gigantic triumph, the novel holds together, builds, and resolves. The characters are lively and persuasive, the setting convincing, the science believable. If you've seen the movie, by all means, read/listen to the book....more
I just finished reading/listening to Phil Rickman's The Man in the Moss. Must give this one a five. It is chilling, in parts horrifying, supernatural.I just finished reading/listening to Phil Rickman's The Man in the Moss. Must give this one a five. It is chilling, in parts horrifying, supernatural. I am tempted to call it sprawling. An overlay of Goddess Worship and Christianity shield the town of Bridelow, until a malignant person brings to bear evil forces that have been years in the making.
Rickman is more known for his Merrily Watkins mysteries, but Man is one of his stand-alone titles. It is the best novel I have read in quite a long time. If you don't shiver when the rain pounds down and the glow is over the moss, you're not doing it right....more
The Magus of Hay is the first book by Phil Rickman I have read. I must admit, the cover illustration dragged me in. This is the most recent (12th) in The Magus of Hay is the first book by Phil Rickman I have read. I must admit, the cover illustration dragged me in. This is the most recent (12th) in the Merrily Watkins series. The book features Nazis, neo-nazis, ritual murder, occultism, religious miracles, down-in-the-heel detectives, exorcism and exorcists, and a town that exists for books.
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