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The Grim Company by Luke Scull

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adventurous dark tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Blackwing by Ed McDonald

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adventurous dark tense medium-paced

3.0

Snafu: An Anthology of Military Horror by Greig Beck, Jonathan Maberry, James A. Moore

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dark tense fast-paced

2.0

Artificial Condition by Martha Wells

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adventurous funny reflective slow-paced

2.0

I had a lot of issues with the first book (lack of originality, lame plot, lack of proper scifi-ness) but they were offset by the great humor and excelllently done MC, so I still loved it. This time, all these lacks are still here, and all even lamer/more unoriginal, but I also got bored and the humor is in way less quantity. Plus the MC hacking everything every few pages is really unplausible and rather ridiculous. Plus the psychology is replaced with very basic philosophy and that was uninteresting too. Will not read the rest of the series and cannot recommend. Martha Wells may have good humor and excellent EQ, but a scifi writer should definitely also have imagination and stories - one book lacking them I could understand, but a second one is too much for my money (and time).

Grimdark Magazine Issue #13 by Nicholas Eames, Adrian Collins, Richard A. Knaak, S. Andrew Swann, Anna Stephens, Deborah A. Wolf, Mike Myers, David M. Hoenig

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dark tense medium-paced

1.0

The Electric Church by Jeff Somers

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adventurous dark funny fast-paced

2.0

Good fast writing, ok setup and background, (too) shallow plot. Would have worked much better as a graphic novel.

Thin Air by Richard K. Morgan

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challenging dark tense fast-paced