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reviewed Halcyon Drift by Brian Stableford (Adventures of Star-Pilot Grainger/ Hooded Swan, #1)

Brian Stableford: Halcyon Drift (EBook, 2018, Wildside Press)

"Threads of the plot, of course, are much longer than the weave of the cloth." (p. 168)

I like stories like this one: slow, no haste, almost no action, not a lot of suspense, no universe shattering stakes (depending on your viewpoint at least), just a story progressing in a normal, I want to say natural, pace. It sounds really dull for some people, but for me this is wonderful. With ca. 170 pages (on my reader at least) this book is also perfect in length. It's long enough for a good story, but short enough to read it quickly. Giving Grainger the "wind" to live with is interesting, as is the way the pilot almost becomes the Hooded Swan when jacked in. I hope to see more of both in the other books.

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reviewed Judgement Dave by Si Clarke (Starship Teapot, #2)

Si Clarke: Judgement Dave (AudiobookFormat)

Lem is adapting to her new home aboard a strange spaceship in an even stranger …

Ruuude!

Like in the first book communication is central in this story. Here, it gets a new dimension, or expression, and I liked that. The Plenties (sp?) are indeed a lot. I hated them. LOL And Spock is the bestest.

This book is just as funny, silly, comfy and cozy, and plain fun as the first in the series. It has no space battles, no romance, and no infighting. That is very refreshing. There is still a dilemma, drama, and earnest topics to be discussed, so it is not boring at all. But it delivers all that in a way that is not anxiety inducing. I love that and I want so much more of it. The world needs more of it.

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