#calibans war

[ztmachine]

Me: Hmmm I should really read the rest of the dune or expanse books, people tell me they're really good. Anyways

*goes back to re-reading the stormlight archive for the 3rd time*

[bookbarf]

So about a month ago I read the divide by JS Dewes and then with only one book between them - I read Leviathan wakes by James a Corey now I didn’t mean to but I read them so close together that they kind of melted into one book in my mind that I had to sit down and differentiate them on paper before I read the exiled fleet (second in the divide series) I know there’s a huge expanse fandom but like is the second expanse book good? The blurb makes it sound real fucking boring and dry even though I did enjoy the first one…

[blue-survey]

Sometimes I find it hard to tell which version of myself is actually sincere.

I feel bad Chrisjen Avasarala because in her case, actually knowing sounds infinitely worse.

[sergeantmahasti]

What’s better than saying I need you ? Well. This.

“All of it. You.”

[luulapants]

They can't do this to me.

[ghost-in-your-computer]

[wanderrealms]

I think Bobbie Draper and Chrisjen Avasarala are my favorite characters in Caliban's War by James S.A Corey.

Naomi and Amos are cool too. Holden needs to be kept away from anything that can transmit data.

Bobbie and Avasarala point of view chapters are just really fun to read.

[haveyoureadthisscifibook]

vote yes if you have finished the entire book.

vote no if you have not finished the entire book.

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[lazzerot]

The Expanse has Christian lesbian moms and one of them is being used by her ¿childhood? politician friend - who is Earth's (evil, US-American-coded government) mouthpiece for the main evil Earth guy™ - to write a speech justifying the war of Earth's government.

(At least in the show, I'm not at that part in the books yet)

I don't understand why it's not more popular with the tumblr crowd... actually writing all that down to explain it to people who aren't familiar with the franchise just made me realize why: it's the politics, I think tumblr doesn't like politics. It's a shame, because it's such a good series and I'll create the fanart for it when my depression and workload lets me do it.

[remnantglow]

i'm rereading the expanse and it's absolutely wild how james essay corey can write some of the most interesting+compelling female characters in fiction and then turn around and be like 'ok now let me fetishize her for a second tho'

[kitabasis]

I really respect T. Kingfisher/Ursula Vernon for looking at Dragon Age and going “I can do better paladin/knight romances”. And then proceeding to write 7 books (and counting) on the matter.

[miminmimikyu]

I'm reading Caliban's War and god I've missed Avasarala.

[funkylittlebaldcharapoll]

FUNKY LITTLE BALD CHARACTER POLL ROUND 1, GROUP 2

these three might look a little spooky, but don't be afraid! they just want to hang out with somebody, and/or turn the lights on and off at the krusty krab in the middle of the night. whose hand in friendship will you accept?

[blue-survey]

Alex being cozy in a pile of blankets. ❤️

[quoteablebooks]

"You want my socks?' Caliban would have laid down his life for Slate, probably with a sense of relief, but a man's socks...that was asking a lot."

Caliban The Wonder Engine by T. Kingfisher

[luulapants]

Cannot emphasize enough how much of Caliban's War is Chrisjen and Bobbie trapped together on a space ship where Chrisjen's BEDROOM is the only secure/not-bugged location and every other sentence from Chrisjen's POV is about how gigantic Bobbie is. This book was written to drive gay women mad.