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I went on a kick of reading "competency porn" (think Project Hail Mary/The Martian but not necessarily solving engineering problems). On top of PHM, I read Sixt
by Rebelgecko 4y ago
I went on a kick of reading "competency porn" (think Project Hail Mary/The Martian but not necessarily solving engineering problems). On top of PHM, I read Sixteen Ways to Defend A Walled City (great dark satire despite the shit ending) and The Goblin Emperor (more on the social engineering side of things, so better characterization than something like The Martian)
- asicsp 4y agoI'd recommend "The Hands of the Emperor" by Victoria Goddard - as one reviewer put it, "power of a ruthlessly honest and kind bureaucrat"
- morelisp 4y agoThe Goblin Emperor is incredible. I read it when it came out and I can't believe how little I see it mentioned.
- therealdrag0 4y ago“Incredible” feels like a stretch. I think “cozy” is the most distinctive description for me.
- bergie 4y agoThe other two books in the Siege trilogy are also fun, though maybe not equal to the “sixteen ways”. All of them have quire abrupt endings.