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LibraryThing member James_Knupp

Book tastes

Really into science fiction (working my way through all the Hugo and Nebula winners for best novel), especially space operas. I really enjoy sci fi that deals with geopolitics, lost colonies/worlds, ships, etc. "The Expanse" is my favorite series of all time. I'm also into non-fiction historical books. I like critical history books, especially biographies where the biographer does a good job of not praising a historical figure (Ex: Robert Caro's books on LBJ). I also love to cook and am very into NFL football (Packers fan).

Don't get this!

Any Young Adult oriented sci fi. Nothing again the genre, it just doesn't appeal to me personally.

Secret Santa

James_Knupp's Secret Santa was katster!

Purchasing Details

Store: Powell's (http://www.powells.com)

Gift Amount: $50 (USD)

Comments/suggestions

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katemcangus: ordered (Dec 11, 2023, 3:09pm)
jburlinson: By my calculation there is 8.02 remaining.

Cetaganda by Lois M Bujold. 9780671877446. $7.99 (Dec 5, 2023, 3:56am)
Yells: My husband just discovered David Weber, particularly the Honor Harrington series. Per Amazon 'Honor--the heroine of this fast-paced, addictive space opera--is a polished, plucky bulldog of a naval officer, part Horatio Hornblower, part Miles Vorkosigan, part Captain Janeway, and with a razor-clawed telepathic cat thrown over her shoulder for good measure.' What's not to love? (Dec 4, 2023, 8:23pm)
HuberK: The Lost Fleet series by Jack Campbell (Dec 4, 2023, 4:13pm)
HuberK: B.L. Craig: AfterLife; AfterDeath; and AfterAll. (Dec 4, 2023, 4:11pm)
LibraryPerilous: Some sci-fi:

Way Station (Simak) [galactic inn; conflicts w/ contact]

This Is How You Lose the Time War (el-Mohtar and Gladstone)

Generation Ship (Mammay) [generation ship, alien contact]

The Clockwork Rocket (Egan) [science-y, generation ship]

Beyond the Burn Line (McAuley)

Under Fortunate Stars (Hutchings)

Quietus (Palmgren)

Rick Perlstein might be a good Caro-like readalike

(Dec 3, 2023, 2:11pm)
MDGentleReader: I really enjoyed Half Share, a space opera with an emphasis on ships. (Dec 1, 2023, 8:52pm)
fulner: Probability Broach by L. Neil Smith hits a lot of these https://www.powells.com/book/the-probability-broach-9780765301536 (Dec 1, 2023, 5:26pm)
bigcurlyloz: Iain M Banks Culture novels? (The Player of Games or Use of Weapons perhaps) (Nov 29, 2023, 2:33pm)
Nica6: Infinity Gate by M.R. Carey definitely deals with geopolitics and is riveting (and not YA)! (Nov 28, 2023, 9:16pm)
KeithChaffee: Julie Phillips’s biography of James Tiptree Jr./Alice Sheldon might be good; Sheldon’s life was like a study in the changing roles of women in the 20th century, and Phillips doesn’t shy away from the controversies in her life. (Nov 28, 2023, 8:47pm)
EerierIdyllMeme: - Ancillary Justice

- You might like the Vorkosigan Saga, although you might find it has too much YA aspect to it. (Nov 28, 2023, 7:07pm)