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Daniel O'Malley: The rook (2012, Little, Brown and Co.) 4 stars

The Rook is the 2012 debut novel of Australian author Daniel O'Malley. It follows protagonist …

Review of 'The rook' on 'Goodreads'

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I actually bought this back in 2012 and, somehow, every time I started another book, I overlooked this one. Now that I've read it, I wish I had done so sooner. It very much exceeded expectations. Makes me wish there was a sequel.

Paolo Bacigalupi: The Water Knife (2015, Alfred A. Knopf) 4 stars

In a future hammered by climate change and drought, mountain snows have turned to rain, …

Review of 'The Water Knife' on 'Goodreads'

4 stars

I liked this much better than his previous book, largely because I found it more plausible. While it probably will play out differently than he writes, there's clearly some sort of reckoning coming for the long-term use of water to make the SW United States a hospitable place for millions of people to live.

Kevin Hearne: Hounded (2011, Del Rey Books) 4 stars

Hounded is the first novel in Kevin Hearne's urban fantasy series, The Iron Druid Chronicles. …

Review of 'Hounded' on 'Goodreads'

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I enjoyed the synopsis enough to buy it. Then, a chapter into it, I nearly abandoned it. In the end, I enjoyed it as the bit of light-hearted entertainment it is.