Varys Targaryen
@varystargaryen.bsky.social
SFF, Books, Cricket ... to begin with.
Book 9/60 in 2025. Rating 3.5/5
Dune meets The Gladiator meets Star Wars. Has its moments, which piques my curiousity a bit for the latter volumes in the series. But not that much to jump immediately into them.
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Dune meets The Gladiator meets Star Wars. Has its moments, which piques my curiousity a bit for the latter volumes in the series. But not that much to jump immediately into them.
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February 21, 2025 at 7:58 AM
Book 9/60 in 2025. Rating 3.5/5
Dune meets The Gladiator meets Star Wars. Has its moments, which piques my curiousity a bit for the latter volumes in the series. But not that much to jump immediately into them.
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Dune meets The Gladiator meets Star Wars. Has its moments, which piques my curiousity a bit for the latter volumes in the series. But not that much to jump immediately into them.
#booksky 📚 💙 🪐
Book 8/60 in 2025. Rating 3/5.
Full of great ideas. Over-indulgent and laboured execution leading to a tepid ending. Not holding my breath for rest of the series. Was expecting a lot more from the author who wowed me with Baru Cormorant.
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Full of great ideas. Over-indulgent and laboured execution leading to a tepid ending. Not holding my breath for rest of the series. Was expecting a lot more from the author who wowed me with Baru Cormorant.
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February 13, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Book 8/60 in 2025. Rating 3/5.
Full of great ideas. Over-indulgent and laboured execution leading to a tepid ending. Not holding my breath for rest of the series. Was expecting a lot more from the author who wowed me with Baru Cormorant.
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Full of great ideas. Over-indulgent and laboured execution leading to a tepid ending. Not holding my breath for rest of the series. Was expecting a lot more from the author who wowed me with Baru Cormorant.
#booksky 📚 💙 🪐
5 great animated series' I have caught in recent times -
Castlevania - Dracula with a "delicious" twist
Arcane - Utterly gorgeous steampunk spectacle
Pantheon - Pitch perfect adaptation of Ken Liu's mindbenders
Twilight of the Gods - Norse myth in uncharted waters
Blue Eye Samurai - Stylish as hell
Castlevania - Dracula with a "delicious" twist
Arcane - Utterly gorgeous steampunk spectacle
Pantheon - Pitch perfect adaptation of Ken Liu's mindbenders
Twilight of the Gods - Norse myth in uncharted waters
Blue Eye Samurai - Stylish as hell
February 3, 2025 at 6:07 PM
5 great animated series' I have caught in recent times -
Castlevania - Dracula with a "delicious" twist
Arcane - Utterly gorgeous steampunk spectacle
Pantheon - Pitch perfect adaptation of Ken Liu's mindbenders
Twilight of the Gods - Norse myth in uncharted waters
Blue Eye Samurai - Stylish as hell
Castlevania - Dracula with a "delicious" twist
Arcane - Utterly gorgeous steampunk spectacle
Pantheon - Pitch perfect adaptation of Ken Liu's mindbenders
Twilight of the Gods - Norse myth in uncharted waters
Blue Eye Samurai - Stylish as hell
Book 6/60 in 2025. Rating 4/5
As comfort reads go, there are precious few to beat Wayward Children. Every book in the series is somewhat similar, yet it feels so nice to return to them.
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As comfort reads go, there are precious few to beat Wayward Children. Every book in the series is somewhat similar, yet it feels so nice to return to them.
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January 22, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Book 6/60 in 2025. Rating 4/5
As comfort reads go, there are precious few to beat Wayward Children. Every book in the series is somewhat similar, yet it feels so nice to return to them.
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As comfort reads go, there are precious few to beat Wayward Children. Every book in the series is somewhat similar, yet it feels so nice to return to them.
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Book 5/60 in 2025. 4/5
A fascinating dissection of the frailities and insecurities we wrap ourselves in. How we continually chop and peel what we say, what we hear, what we feel, what we think we feel, what others think and what we think others think. All leading up to exactly what?
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A fascinating dissection of the frailities and insecurities we wrap ourselves in. How we continually chop and peel what we say, what we hear, what we feel, what we think we feel, what others think and what we think others think. All leading up to exactly what?
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January 18, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Book 5/60 in 2025. 4/5
A fascinating dissection of the frailities and insecurities we wrap ourselves in. How we continually chop and peel what we say, what we hear, what we feel, what we think we feel, what others think and what we think others think. All leading up to exactly what?
#booksky 📚💙
A fascinating dissection of the frailities and insecurities we wrap ourselves in. How we continually chop and peel what we say, what we hear, what we feel, what we think we feel, what others think and what we think others think. All leading up to exactly what?
#booksky 📚💙
Book 4/60 in 2025, Rating 3.25/5
Rankin's Inspector Rebus series comes highly recommended. However, after reading the 1st installment, you wonder what the fuss is about. The plot is predictable and the protagonist's actions amidst a severe personal crisis seem to be a bit bewildering.
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Rankin's Inspector Rebus series comes highly recommended. However, after reading the 1st installment, you wonder what the fuss is about. The plot is predictable and the protagonist's actions amidst a severe personal crisis seem to be a bit bewildering.
#booksky 📚 💙
January 16, 2025 at 9:19 AM
Book 4/60 in 2025, Rating 3.25/5
Rankin's Inspector Rebus series comes highly recommended. However, after reading the 1st installment, you wonder what the fuss is about. The plot is predictable and the protagonist's actions amidst a severe personal crisis seem to be a bit bewildering.
#booksky 📚 💙
Rankin's Inspector Rebus series comes highly recommended. However, after reading the 1st installment, you wonder what the fuss is about. The plot is predictable and the protagonist's actions amidst a severe personal crisis seem to be a bit bewildering.
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Book 3/60 in 2025
Verghese's prose (with a liberal shadow of Rushdie) is wonderful and so is the setting. The melodramatic climax manages to spoil it only a bit.
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Verghese's prose (with a liberal shadow of Rushdie) is wonderful and so is the setting. The melodramatic climax manages to spoil it only a bit.
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January 15, 2025 at 8:23 AM
Book 3/60 in 2025
Verghese's prose (with a liberal shadow of Rushdie) is wonderful and so is the setting. The melodramatic climax manages to spoil it only a bit.
#booksky 📚💙
Verghese's prose (with a liberal shadow of Rushdie) is wonderful and so is the setting. The melodramatic climax manages to spoil it only a bit.
#booksky 📚💙
A poignant end to Adrian Tchaikovsky @aptshadow.bsky.social 's masterful Tyrant Philosophers trilogy. Seriously, is there something that the man cannot do?
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January 14, 2025 at 6:14 PM
A poignant end to Adrian Tchaikovsky @aptshadow.bsky.social 's masterful Tyrant Philosophers trilogy. Seriously, is there something that the man cannot do?
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The many moods of Mount Nandadevi (the second highest Himalayan peak in India at 7817m).
The mountain is (in)famous for the difficulty in scaling it's summit.
Captured from the ski town of Auli, Uttarakhand, India.
#Nandadevi #Himalayas #Auli #Uttarakhand
The mountain is (in)famous for the difficulty in scaling it's summit.
Captured from the ski town of Auli, Uttarakhand, India.
#Nandadevi #Himalayas #Auli #Uttarakhand
January 3, 2025 at 2:41 PM
The many moods of Mount Nandadevi (the second highest Himalayan peak in India at 7817m).
The mountain is (in)famous for the difficulty in scaling it's summit.
Captured from the ski town of Auli, Uttarakhand, India.
#Nandadevi #Himalayas #Auli #Uttarakhand
The mountain is (in)famous for the difficulty in scaling it's summit.
Captured from the ski town of Auli, Uttarakhand, India.
#Nandadevi #Himalayas #Auli #Uttarakhand
Excited to delve into the mysteries of Kithamar again with Daniel Abraham's second book in the series.
Having read both - Dagger & Coin as well as Long Price - I am constantly intrigued by how intricately wrought and realistic his worldbuilding is.
Hoping to be floored again !!
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Having read both - Dagger & Coin as well as Long Price - I am constantly intrigued by how intricately wrought and realistic his worldbuilding is.
Hoping to be floored again !!
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December 26, 2024 at 6:04 PM
Excited to delve into the mysteries of Kithamar again with Daniel Abraham's second book in the series.
Having read both - Dagger & Coin as well as Long Price - I am constantly intrigued by how intricately wrought and realistic his worldbuilding is.
Hoping to be floored again !!
📚💙🪐
Having read both - Dagger & Coin as well as Long Price - I am constantly intrigued by how intricately wrought and realistic his worldbuilding is.
Hoping to be floored again !!
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Reading wrap 2024 courtesy Fable
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December 23, 2024 at 7:42 AM
Reading wrap 2024 courtesy Fable
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In my second underrated SFF author highlight, here is the amazing Katherine Arden and her quite brilliant Winternight trilogy .. an irresistible cocktail of Russian folktale inspired fantasy + female protagonist with some serious agency.
Its a fabulous ride !!
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Its a fabulous ride !!
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December 19, 2024 at 5:33 AM
In my second underrated SFF author highlight, here is the amazing Katherine Arden and her quite brilliant Winternight trilogy .. an irresistible cocktail of Russian folktale inspired fantasy + female protagonist with some serious agency.
Its a fabulous ride !!
#booksky 📚 💙 🪐
Its a fabulous ride !!
#booksky 📚 💙 🪐
December 18, 2024 at 6:24 PM
All hail the brand new World Champ ❤️❤️❤️
Indian Grandmaster D. Gukesh became the youngest World Chess champion at 18 years after beating title-holder Ding Liren of China in the 14th and last game of a thrilling showdown in Singapore.
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December 12, 2024 at 1:39 PM
All hail the brand new World Champ ❤️❤️❤️
In my 2nd underrated SFF author highlight, here is the amazing Katherine Arden and her quite brilliant Winternight trilogy .. an irresistible cocktail of Russian folktale inspired fantasy + female protagonist with some serious agency
Also, my short review of the concluding novel of the series
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Also, my short review of the concluding novel of the series
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December 12, 2024 at 12:58 PM
In my 2nd underrated SFF author highlight, here is the amazing Katherine Arden and her quite brilliant Winternight trilogy .. an irresistible cocktail of Russian folktale inspired fantasy + female protagonist with some serious agency
Also, my short review of the concluding novel of the series
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Also, my short review of the concluding novel of the series
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Yay !!
Then, for 2026, we can look forward to a new collection from one of the modern masters of the short story, The Passing of the Dragon and Other Stories. While you wait, follow Ken for updates @kenliu.author on IG, here on Bluesky (@kyliu99.bsky.social) or his website, kenliu.name/about/
December 12, 2024 at 9:19 AM
Yay !!
New year, new TBR shelf ...
Deliberate attempt to read outside my comfort zone of SFF.
All these after I finish Wind and Truth / The Mercy of Gods, though.
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Deliberate attempt to read outside my comfort zone of SFF.
All these after I finish Wind and Truth / The Mercy of Gods, though.
#booksky 📚💙
December 11, 2024 at 1:33 PM
New year, new TBR shelf ...
Deliberate attempt to read outside my comfort zone of SFF.
All these after I finish Wind and Truth / The Mercy of Gods, though.
#booksky 📚💙
Deliberate attempt to read outside my comfort zone of SFF.
All these after I finish Wind and Truth / The Mercy of Gods, though.
#booksky 📚💙
Let's take it up a notch - SFF authors I've read 8 or more books by:
Arthur C Clarke
Issac Asimov
G RR Martin
Guy Gaveiel Kay
Steven Erikson
Robin Hobb
Joe Abercrombie
Tad Williams
Ursula K Le Guin
Adrian Tchaikovsky
Martha Wells
James SA Corey
Pierce Brown
Max Gladstone
Douglas Adams
Neil Gaiman
Arthur C Clarke
Issac Asimov
G RR Martin
Guy Gaveiel Kay
Steven Erikson
Robin Hobb
Joe Abercrombie
Tad Williams
Ursula K Le Guin
Adrian Tchaikovsky
Martha Wells
James SA Corey
Pierce Brown
Max Gladstone
Douglas Adams
Neil Gaiman
Let's take it up a notch - fiction authors I've read 8 or more books by:
George RR Martin
Bernard Cornwell
Diana Gabaldon
Robert Jordan
James SA Corey
Steven Erikson
Seanan McGuire
Kim Harrison
Jim Butcher
Sherrilyn Kenyon
If there's one you don't recognize, ask me about them!
Reply with yours!
George RR Martin
Bernard Cornwell
Diana Gabaldon
Robert Jordan
James SA Corey
Steven Erikson
Seanan McGuire
Kim Harrison
Jim Butcher
Sherrilyn Kenyon
If there's one you don't recognize, ask me about them!
Reply with yours!
Let's take it up a notch - fiction authors I've read *8* or more books by:
GRRM
Bernard Cornwell
Tad Williams
Robert Jordan
James SA Corey
Anderzej Sapkowski
Brandon Sanderson
Sharon Kay Penman
Mary Renault
Timothy Zahn
If there's one you don't recognize, ask me about them!
Reply with yours!
GRRM
Bernard Cornwell
Tad Williams
Robert Jordan
James SA Corey
Anderzej Sapkowski
Brandon Sanderson
Sharon Kay Penman
Mary Renault
Timothy Zahn
If there's one you don't recognize, ask me about them!
Reply with yours!
December 10, 2024 at 3:21 PM
Let's take it up a notch - SFF authors I've read 8 or more books by:
Arthur C Clarke
Issac Asimov
G RR Martin
Guy Gaveiel Kay
Steven Erikson
Robin Hobb
Joe Abercrombie
Tad Williams
Ursula K Le Guin
Adrian Tchaikovsky
Martha Wells
James SA Corey
Pierce Brown
Max Gladstone
Douglas Adams
Neil Gaiman
Arthur C Clarke
Issac Asimov
G RR Martin
Guy Gaveiel Kay
Steven Erikson
Robin Hobb
Joe Abercrombie
Tad Williams
Ursula K Le Guin
Adrian Tchaikovsky
Martha Wells
James SA Corey
Pierce Brown
Max Gladstone
Douglas Adams
Neil Gaiman
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December 9, 2024 at 4:34 PM
Perfect 10/10 for me. Some great books there as well as the "just fell short" list .... 📚 💙 🪐
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Readers Pick the Most Iconic Speculative Fiction Books of the 21st Century - Reactor
We asked, you answered! Here are the most iconic books of the century so far—as chosen by you, the readers!
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December 9, 2024 at 4:29 PM
Perfect 10/10 for me. Some great books there as well as the "just fell short" list .... 📚 💙 🪐
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you.
One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order.
No explanations, no reviews, just covers. Day 20
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One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order.
No explanations, no reviews, just covers. Day 20
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December 8, 2024 at 12:24 PM
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you.
One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order.
No explanations, no reviews, just covers. Day 20
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One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order.
No explanations, no reviews, just covers. Day 20
#booksky 💙📚🪐
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you.
One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order.
No explanations, no reviews, just covers. Day 19
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One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order.
No explanations, no reviews, just covers. Day 19
#booksky 💙📚🪐
December 7, 2024 at 1:15 PM
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you.
One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order.
No explanations, no reviews, just covers. Day 19
#booksky 💙📚🪐
One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order.
No explanations, no reviews, just covers. Day 19
#booksky 💙📚🪐