The Wee Writing Lassie’s 300 Books in a Year – Book 255

Spock vs. Q by Cecilia Fannon

Goodreads Blurb: As the end of the twentieth century nears, an asteroid is hurtling toward Earth. When it hits, the impact will result in the end of all life on the planet.

Ambassador Spock travels back in time to subtly warn Earth’s inhabitants of impending doom while calling into question humanity’s priorities. However, before the truth is told, the all powerful being Q appears and reminds Spock that he is prohibited from interfering in Earth’s history. Besides, Q doesn’t see mankind as something worth saving.

This initial encounter between the two legendary characters explodes into a battle of wits as Spock cleverly befuddles Q with his own words. As barbs are exchanged, and humanity’s flaws and wonders are laid bare, Spock’s logic just may convince Q that Humans are indeed a species worthy of salvation, but will he be too late?

In Spock vs. Q, Leonard Nimoy and John de Lancie again bring their characters to glorious life in the most lively and entertaining debate since Nixon vs. Kennedy. Recorded in front of a live audience, Spock vs. Q is a stirring audio program that could only come from Alien Voices.

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Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Goodreads Review: Okay, I’m convinced now … from now on I ship Spock and Q exclusively 😁

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The Wee Writing Lassie’s 300 Books in a Year – Book 254

The Robots of Dawn by Isaac Asimov

Goodreads Blurb: A millennium into the future two advances have altered the course of human history: the colonization of the Galaxy and the creation of the positronic brain. Isaac Asimov’s Robot novels chronicle the unlikely partnership between a New York City detective and a humanoid robot who must learn to work together.

Detective Elijah Baley is called to the Spacer world Aurora to solve a bizarre case of roboticide. The prime suspect is a gifted roboticist who had the means, the motive, and the opportunity to commit the crime. There’s only one catch: Baley and his positronic partner, R. Daneel Olivaw, must prove the man innocent. For in a case of political intrigue and love between woman and robot gone tragically wrong, there’s more at stake than simple justice. This time Baley’s career, his life, and Earth’s right to pioneer the Galaxy lie in the delicate balance.

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Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Goodreads Review: And the endings just keep getting more shocking 😎💜

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The Naked Sun by Isaac Asimov

Goodreads Blurb: Like all Earthmen, detective Elijah Baley has a terror of open landscape., of the naked sun.

Reacting in fear of the technological superiority of the Outer Worlds, the people of Earth have hidden themselves in vast underground cities, nursing a hatred for Spacers. The fifty Outer Worlds of the Spacers together are home to fewer people than planet Earth. And home to many, many more robots. Earthmen hate Spacer robots, too…

But Baley doesn’t. He once had a robot partner, R. Daneel – and when the authorities of the planet Solaria request terrestrial assistance in investigating a murder, Baley is once again teamed with Daneel. He is the first Earthmen in a millennium to travel to the Outer Worlds… and he must endure the glare of a sun far more deadly than Earth’s.

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Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Goodreads Review: My God, that ending. As a whodunnit you will absolutely not see it coming, as a deeper exploration of man’s existence in the universe when earth can no longer contain him the final sentiment is almost haunting. And yes my fellow shippers, I am pleased to announce- this book is even gayer than the last one.

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Black Holes: The End of the Universe? By John G. Taylor

Goodreads Blurb: In addition to the basic information needed to understand what a black hole is, this book also explains what the existence of black holes might mean for the future of our solar system and planet. Scientists’ latest findings about the interiors of black holes and our changing understanding of the forces of nature are included in this first-time trade paperback edition. This examination of space and time asks us to contemplate the paradox of a beginning with no beginning and a future with no future.

Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Goodreads Review: A very fascinating book – but I think I could have done without that opening monologue about how we have to stop worshipping at the feet of the unknown. Not that it wasn’t thought provoking but it did come off a bit like someone’s religious parents didn’t hug them enough as a child.

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The Long Patrol by Brian Jacques

Goodreads Blurb: The Redwall series is soon to be a Netflix original movie!

The adventures of Redwall continue, as Jacques’ masterful storytelling leads readers through one of the greatest battles yet.

The murderous Rapscallion army is on the move. Dealt a humiliating defeat by Lady Cregga Rose Eyes, the Badger Lady of Salamandastron, who still pursues them, the Rapscallions are heading inland to take an even greater the peaceful Abbey of Redwall. The elite fighting unit of hares, the Long Patrol, is called out to draw them off. At the forefront is the young hare Tammo, the lead sword in one of the most ferocious battles Redwall has ever faced.

Rating:⭐️⭐️⭐️

Goodreads Review: I think the main issue is it didn’t really seem to have much of a cohesive plot.

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The Caves of Steel by Isaac Asimov

Goodreads Blurb: A millennium into the future two advancements have altered the course of human history: the colonization of the galaxy and the creation of the positronic brain. Isaac Asimov’s Robot novels chronicle the unlikely partnership between a New York City detective and a humanoid robot who must learn to work together. Like most people left behind on an over-populated Earth, New York City police detective Elijah Baley had little love for either the arrogant Spacers or their robotic companions. But when a prominent Spacer is murdered under mysterious circumstances, Baley is ordered to the Outer Worlds to help track down the killer. The relationship between Life and his Spacer superiors, who distrusted all Earthmen, was strained from the start. Then he learned that they had assigned him a partner: R. Daneel Olivaw. Worst of all was that the “R” stood for robot–and his positronic partner was made in the image and likeness of the murder victim!

Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Goodreads Review: The Question one asked themselves upon first picking up the Caves of Steel is just how gay is this robot buddy cop mystery? The answer: very. Slightly less than I remember it being but probably more than Isaac Asimov intended.

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Only Human by Sylvain Neuvel

Goodreads Blurb: In her childhood, Rose Franklin accidentally discovered a giant metal hand buried beneath the ground outside Deadwood, South Dakota. As an adult, Dr. Rose Franklin led the team that uncovered the rest of the body parts which together form Themis: a powerful robot of mysterious alien origin. She, along with linguist Vincent, pilot Kara, and the unnamed Interviewer, protected the Earth from geopolitical conflict and alien invasion alike. Now, after nearly ten years on another world, Rose returns to find her old alliances forfeit and the planet in shambles. And she must pick up the pieces of the Earth Defense Corps as her own friends turn against each other.

Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Goodreads Review: Man, that ending was far more unsettling than I think it was supposed to be.

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Howl’s Moving Castle by Diana Wynne Jones

Goodreads Blurb: Sophie has the great misfortune of being the eldest of three daughters, destined to fail miserably should she ever leave home to seek her fate. But when she unwittingly attracts the ire of the Witch of the Waste, Sophie finds herself under a horrid spell that transforms her into an old lady. Her only chance at breaking it lies in the ever-moving castle in the hills: the Wizard Howl’s castle. To untangle the enchantment, Sophie must handle the heartless Howl, strike a bargain with a fire demon, and meet the Witch of the Waste head-on. Along the way, she discovers that there’s far more to Howl—and herself—than first meets the eye.

Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Goodreads Review: I enjoyed that more than the film, and I really liked the film.

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Little, Big by John Crowley

Goodreads Blurb: John Crowley’s masterful Little, Big is the epic story of Smoky Barnable, an anonymous young man who travels by foot from the City to a place called Edgewood—not found on any map—to marry Daily Alice Drinkwater, as was prophesied. It is the story of four generations of a singular family, living in a house that is many houses on the magical border of an otherworld. It is a story of fantastic love and heartrending loss; of impossible things and unshakable destinies; and of the great Tale that envelops us all. It is a wonder.

Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Goodreads Review: An excellent characterisation of oddness. It reminds me somewhat of A Hundred Years of Solitude in the unabashed strangeness of its characters. Having said that it had an unpleasant atmosphere, which given its content might have been intentional, that I didn’t care for. I’m glad I read it but I don’t think I’ll do so again.

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Piranesi by Susanna Clarke

Goodreads Blurb: Piranesi’s house is no ordinary building: its rooms are infinite, its corridors endless, its walls are lined with thousands upon thousands of statues, each one different from all the others. Within the labyrinth of halls an ocean is imprisoned; waves thunder up staircases, rooms are flooded in an instant. But Piranesi is not afraid; he understands the tides as he understands the pattern of the labyrinth itself. He lives to explore the house.

There is one other person in the house—a man called The Other, who visits Piranesi twice a week and asks for help with research into A Great and Secret Knowledge. But as Piranesi explores, evidence emerges of another person, and a terrible truth begins to unravel, revealing a world beyond the one Piranesi has always known.

Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Goodreads Review: This book was an experience – but I can’t really tell you about it, without taking that experience away from you. So go out and buy this book now, and don’t look to the end, just enjoy the journey getting there😁

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