Cover for Among the Burning Flowers by Samantha Shannon
Finished, audio edition:
Among the Burning Flowers by @samanthashannon.bsky.social, narrated by Arty Froushan and Gemma Whelan
Covers for The Strength of the Few by James Islington and Automatic Noodle by Annalee Newitz
Finished, audio editions:
March 2026 Sword and Laser book pick:
Automatic Noodle by @annaleen.bsky.social, narrated by Em Grosland
Hierarchy #2:
The Strength of the Few by James Islington, narrated by Euan Martin
Cover for Someplace to Be Flying by Charles de Lint
Finished, audio edition:
This month's Sword and Laser bookclub pick,
Someplace to Be Flying by Charles de Lint, narrated by @katereadingvo.bsky.social
Cover for Heart of the Mountain by Larry Correia
Finished the series, audio edition:
Heart of the Mountain by Larry Correia, narrated by @tgrey.bsky.social
Cersi from Czerneda's Clan Chronicles.
Cover for Twelve Months by Jim Butcher.
Finished, audio edition:
Twelve Months by Jim Butcher, narrated by James Marsters
Cover to Turns of Fate. A stone arch in a verdant setting with butterfly gates and a cemetery showing theough the arch.
Finished, audio edition:
Turns of Fate by Anne Bishop, narrated by Jesse Vilinsky
Cover for Witchlight by Susan Dennard
Just finished, audio edition:
Witchlight by Susan Dennard, narrated by Cassandra Campbell
Cover for Equal Rights by Terry Prachett
Just finished (ebook):
Equal Rites by Terry Pratchett
Cover of Graveyard of Demons by Larry Correia. Depcits a cracked demon head with part of a human man's face peering through the crack from the inside.
Just finished, audio edition:
Graveyard of Demons by Larry Correia, narrated by @tgrey.bsky.social
Screenshot from Goodreads showing thumbnail cover mages for A Tangle of Time (The Hexologists #2) by Josiah Bancroft and Lords and Ladies by Terry Pratchett
Recently finished:
The Hexologists: A Tangle of Time by Josiah Bancroft, narrated by Sara Slimani
Lords and Ladies by Terry Pratchett (ebook)
Cover for I'm Starting to Worry About This Black Box of DOOM by Jasin Pargin. art depicts a person with green sunglasses and baseball cap sitting on a road case with a radio active symbol on the side.
Just finished, audio edition:
I'm Starting to Worry About This Black Box of DOOM by @jasonkpargin.bsky.social, narrated by Ari Fliakos
This is the January 2026 Sword and Laser book club pick.
Thumbnail collage of book covers for the 74 books I finished in 2025.
Finished 74 books. Slow year, comparatively. Need to do more print/ebook reading in 2026.
You, too? I thought I was special.
Cover for How to Retire by Christine Benz. "25 lessons for a happy, successful, and wealthy retirement"
Finished (ebook):
How to Retire by Christine Benz
...I think I could handle not working....
Of course the cats want at the Churus. 🤣
When we were old enough to not care about our presents my mom took to writing silly little to/from tags that obliquely hinted at the contents.
Cover for The Incandescent by Emily Tesh. Cover depicts a firey line drawn phoenix on a black background.
Just finished, audio edition:
The Incandescent by @emilytesh.net, narrated by Zara Ramm
US Cover Falling in a Sea of Stars by Kristen Britain. Cover depcts a silvery female rider holding a glowing sword, astride a sparkly glowing dark stallion. Background is blues and greens and blues with twinkling stars everywhere.
Finished, audio edition:
Falling in a Sea of Stars by @kristenbritain.bsky.social, narrated by Ellen Archer
The cover for A Drop of Corruption by Robert Jackson Bennett.
Just finished (audio):
A Drop of Corruption by @robertjbennett.bsky.social, narrated by Andrew Fallaize
Cover for The Everlasting by Alix E. Harrow.
Just finished (audio):
The Everlasting by @alixeharrow.bsky.social, narrated by Moira Quirk and Sid Sagar
Cover for When the Moon Hits Your Eye by John Scalzi
The latest Scalzi road trip listen over Thanksgiving was:
When the Moon Hits Your Eye by @scalzi.com, narrated by @wilwheaton.net
Just about the right length (30 min left), a stand alone book, and humorous overall.
Cover for The Floating Hotel by Grace Curtis. Purple and blue space scene with a whimsical looking ship.
Finished Sword and Laser book club pick (audio):
The Floating Hotel by Grace Curtis, narrated by Braden Wright
Cover for The Librarians by Sherry Thomas.
Missed one! Finished (Audio)
The Librarians by @sherrythomas.com, narrated by Louisa Zhu
Cover art for Katabasis by R.F. Kuang.
Just finished (audio):
Katabasis by @rfkuang.bsky.social
Banner: Tribute to Philadelphia Philly Unplugged 25 Would you like to hear a story? M Because I'd really like to tell you one. Look, we love Philadelphia. It's been a fantastic home for PAX Unplugged, and we're honored to be here. It's a cit rich with the kind of history that, say, Scan only dream of. This is literally the birthplace of American democracy. The Declaration of Independence was signed here, along with the United States Constitution. I mean, you were the capital of the United States! But that's just the beginning. You've got the Liberty Bell, cheesesteaks, the Rocky statue, more murals than any other city in America, the largest landscaped urban park in the country-And we haven't even talked about Gritty yet. All this to say: when the city of Philadelphia tells us they're too good for our graffiti art style and don't want the PAX logo hanging from streetlights because, and I quote, the design conflicted with our mission to keep the downtown clean and attractive"... we kinda get it. Kinda. But also-and I don't know how else to say this-c'mon. Just... c'mon. If you were Cleveland, that'd be a whole different story. We wouldn't even ask! Seriously, why would we want our trashy graffiti-themed street signs hanging over Cleveland? We'd be humiliated! It'd be like slapping a mustache on the Mona Lisa. Which, by the way, is a real painting on display in Cleveland-and because it's Cleveland, it'sing rad. Sorry, Philadelphia, but you're no Cleveland. And you're not too good for our street signs. BOARD gAMES PAX
@stringerplz.bsky.social
Cover for The Bewitching by Silvia Moreno-Garcia.
Currently reading (audio edition):
The Bewitching by @silviamg.bsky.social, narrated by Gisela Chipe
Cover for Interview with the Vampire by Anne Rice. stylized red text on a black background.
Finished (audio edition):
Interview with the Vampire by Anne Rice, narrated by Simon Vance
October's Sword and Laser book club pick has vampire. Also with additional vampires.
Screenshot from Goodreads showing thumbnail cover images, title, and author for It Was Her House First by Cherie Priest, Queen Demon by Martha Wells, and Overgrowth by Mira Grant
Recently finished a few more reads:
It Was Her House First by @cheriepriest.com
Queen Demon by @marthawells.com
Overgrowth by Mira Grant a.k.a. @seananmcguire.bsky.social
Ugh. Sorry you're the interesting medical anecdote.
Screenshot of currently reading list from goodreads featuring thumbnails of cover art, title, and author for books listed in post.
Currently reading, audiobook edition:
Silver and Lead by @seananmcguire.bsky.social (Toby! Only ~2 hours left)
One Day, Everyone Will Have Aways Been Against This by
Omar El Akkad
(~2 hours left, AM commute read)
Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil by V.E. Schwab
(Need Spotify hrs to reset)
