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Books Received, September 7 to September 13

14 Sep, 2024

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The Tomb of Dragons by Katherine Addison (March 2025)

In The Tomb of Dragons, Katherine Addison returns to the award-winning world of The Goblin Emperor, deftly wrapping up The Cemeteries of Amalo trilogy.

Thara Celehar has lost his ability to speak with the dead. When that title of Witness for the Dead is gone, what defines him?

While his title may be gone, his duties are not. Celehar contends with a municipal cemetery with fifty years of secrets, the damage of a revethavar he’s terrified to remember, and a group of miners who are more than willing to trade Celehar’s life for a chance at what they feel they’re owed.

Celehar does not have to face these impossible tasks alone. Joining him are his mentee Velhiro Tomasaran, still finding her footing with the investigative nature of their job; Iäna Pel-Thenhior, his beloved opera director friend and avid supporter; Anora Chanavar, his stalwart friend and fellow prelate of Ulis; and the valiant guard captain Hanu Olgarezh.

Amidst the backdrop of a murder and a brewing political uprising, Celehar must seek justice for those who cannot find it themselves under a tense political system. The repercussions of his quest are never as simple they seem, and Celehar’s own life and happiness hang in the balance. 

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September 2024 Patreon Boost

1 Sep, 2024

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How is it fall term already? Ah, the sunny optimism of incoming students, before embittered malaise sets in. That usually takes at least two weeks.

I only just now realize I forgot to mention something important in my August In Review: on August 11 I lost both the Hugo and the Aurora awards back to back. In both cases, the process was painless, even enjoyable.

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