What are you reading?

'Homo Deus: A Brief History of Tomorrow ' by Yuval Noah Harari

A sequel to 'Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind'.

Both interesting reads, though I don't fully concur with his assessments of it all. Looking forward to his next book '21 lessons for the 21st Century', which is due out at the end of the month,

Martin Österdahl: Tio svenskar måste dö' (Ten Swedes must die) (2017)

Originally posted by @ponderable
Ah ein Brecht Liebhaber. Ein sehr starkes Buch, nicht wahr?

I read Frank Schätzing: Limit (german). Another Science Fiction, written in 2009 and playig out in 2024. So I have a lot of things which I can test against reality 😉

Are his books and especially Limit, available in English?

Originally posted by @sonhouse
Are his books and especially Limit, available in English?

Yes. Limit is called in English surprise: Limit 😉

For People not liking to carry a big tome around (1300 pages in the German Edition) there is an ebook available.

Originally posted by @ponderable
Yes. Limit is called in English surprise: Limit 😉

For People not liking to carry a big tome around (1300 pages in the German Edition) there is an ebook available.

Can you give a synopsis?

Originally posted by @sonhouse
Can you give a synopsis?

Yes.

Generally there is a big thrilling Story which Begins in a lot of separate threads. One is a tour the owner of the spacelift is giving a Group of superrich People he wants to invest in his Company.
One is an english Born cyber-detective in Shanghai
One is the adventures of a Shanghai Girl who works as investigative activist (or whatever)
One is about someone who seems like a secret Agent.
The Story crystallizes about why all those People and threads and a few more which come later are connected and what is the big Thing.

Apart from that a lot of side stories about the development of the space lift, the Helium-3-extraction from moon regolith, space faring attempts from other nations, Computersystems, developmenet of holography, and and and
It is thrilling and also from a scientific/technological view nicely done, though a lot of things foretold for 2025 will not happen...

Run, Hide, Repeat by Pauline Dakin

The Rise And Fall Of D.O.D.O.
Neal Stephenson and Nicole Galland

Miller: A canticle for Leibowitz (3rd time I read that and still superb)

Miller: Saint Leibowitz and the Wild Horse Woman

I realized taht there was a Sequel.

This is set in the same universe but with quite different tone

Just picked up two books at the library

Hilary Mantel: A Place of Greater Safety, about the French revolution
Sarah Perry: The Essex Serpent (London 1893)

this post.

can i expect it to be a bestseller on the new york times list soon ?

Sarah Perry: Ormen i Essex (The Essex Serpent ), 2016

Jane Gardam: Old Filth (2004)


(Filth refers to 'Failed In London Try Hong Kong' )

Originally posted by @ponderable
Miller: Saint Leibowitz and the Wild Horse Woman

I realized that there was a Sequel.

This is set in the same universe but with quite different tone

Wow this took a long time...

Now rereading Good Omens by Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett