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A tofu fuelled sci-fi reading machine. The original autodidact and polymath. An amalgamation of intellectual and linguistic anomalies.

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Epic Sci-Fi and Fantasy Series
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Hyperion (Hyperion Cantos, #1)
The Player of Games (Culture, #2)
Ubik
Burning Chrome (Sprawl, #0)
Empire of Silence (Sun Eater, #1)
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Baptism of Fire (The Witcher #5)
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The Doors of Perception
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Exodus: The Archimedes Engine (Archimedes Engine, #1)
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The Big Book of Cyberpunk Vol. I
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  • The Colour Out of Space
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    Jun 13, 2026
    The Colour Out of Space
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    Enjoyment: 3.0Quality: 4.0Characters: 2.0Plot: 3.0
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    Another thing from space causing everything to go haywire.

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  • Thrawn (Star Wars: Thrawn, #1)
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    May 31, 2026
    Thrawn (Star Wars: Thrawn, #1)
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    Enjoyment: 3.0Quality: 3.0Characters: 5.0Plot: 4.0

    “One may learn a great deal of a people by the stories they tell of others.”

    I liked the character in Star Wars: Rebels. If you haven’t seen it, you don’t need to. All you need to know is he’s a tactical genius which this book makes very obvious. And this is a prequel anyway. The story is told from the empire's perspective. They land on a remote planet and someone in the forest takes out a squadron of stormtroopers single-handedly. The blue skinned and red eyed Mitth’raw’nuruodo (Thrawn) eventually surrenders but the emperor is impressed with him and sends him to a military academy.

    A lot of the book is told from Eli Vanto's point of view. He acts as Thrawn’s translator and assistant. Which he hates because there is little chance of promotion while Thrawn rises through the ranks quicker than anyone. There’s also Arihnda Pryce, who I personally didn’t find as interesting.

    Overall this was a good story, though a little dry and predictable. It’s got space battles, pirates and all that. And every chapter starts with a quote that sounds like it was ripped from Machiavelli. Would recommend it to Star Wars fans.

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