Recently Read - book reviews from The Incomparable

Scott read Wells’ latest and thinks you should too! Now we await the eventual Murderbot/Witch King crossover. Host Scott McNulty.

Antony recommends a book that (finally) accurately explains how videogames are made, and the struggles involved. Host Antony Johnston.

Antony reads the first in a rip-roaring space opera series in which humanity is faced with an existential threat, and comes away impressed. Host Antony Johnston.

Antony recommends a crime novel that’s already won multiple awards, and which he considers one of the most accomplished debuts he’s read. Host Antony Johnston.

Erika continues enjoying her reread of the Fallen Blade series. And Blade Reforged is a good jumping-on point! Host Erika Ensign.

Sometimes entertaining escapism means three short, bloody books about vampires. Host Erika Ensign.

A beautifully written, complicated queer romance … plus politics … plus a fire elemental. Host Erika Ensign.

Who would want to jockey against a sea of debutantes to win a marriage to a Duke when there’s a library full of books to be read and plenty of good tea to drink? Host Erika Ensign.

A post-myth Robin Hood tale that is at turns sad, dark, frightening, and eventually hopeful. With fae and dragons! Host Erika Ensign.

It’s a book in which nothing much happens, just a bunch of aliens sitting around waiting for the sky to clear. And yet Becky Chambers works her magic on it, and makes it memorable and moving. What a magic trick. Host Jason Snell.