Best books to read 2017 fantasy2/20/2023 ![]() Returning to London, he falls in love with a fellow teacher. He’s traveled the world and seen extraordinary things, but he wants to live an ordinary life. Tom Hazard has a secret: he’s one of a small group of people who has a rare condition that’s allowed him to remain alive for centuries. ![]() Kirkus Reviews says that the worldbuilding in the novel is “astonishing: the human society is richly detailed, and it’s riveting to watch the colonists learn to communicate with a life-form so different from us,” and that it’s reminiscent of classics such as Larry Niven’s Ringworld. The book spans a century, with each chapter following a different character as the two species learn to live alongside each other. Upon landing, they discover that the planet is already home to a potentially sentient form of plant life, which sees the newcomers as a threat. In the 2060s, colonists leave Earth for a new world called Pax. Here’s what’s coming out that we’re excited for. Of course, I’ll be looking at what’s coming up this month, too. I’ve amassed a pretty impressive backlog of books in the last couple of years, and I think with this new practice, I’ll be able to pare it down pretty quickly, and revisit some classics that I’ve been wanting to pick up again. The results are immediate: I’ve read 10 books already this year: JY Yang’s fabulous silkpunk The Red Threads of Fortune, Zoe Quinn’s Crash Override, Maurice Broaddus’ steampunk adventure Buffalo Soldier, Mike Brooks’ latest Keiko novel Dark Run, Michael Moreci’s Black Star Renegades, the latest pair of Frontlines novels, and a couple of others. I’ll boil up a pot of tea, grab something to eat, and I’ll settle on the couch until I’ve burned through at least 50 pages. ![]() I’m setting aside an hour in the morning, usually starting around 8AM, to read. I’ve been working to balance work, life, and reading time over the last couple of years, and I’ve found that reading time is a time that I really need to carve out if I want to make sure it happens. I’m not really one for New Years resolutions, but according to my Goodreads challenge, I only read 50 books last year - three short of my intended goal.
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