I recently finished The Serpent by Claire North, first novella in the Gameshouse trilogy. I really like stories following competitors in weird, unrealistic games as they try to out-mindgame their opponents (and the game itself), so this was right up my alley. Overall, I found it satisfying, and the next one is definitely on my TBR shortlist.
Caveats: unusual narrator style, fantasy elements are peripheral
Try if you like: political maneuvering, historical fiction, shadowy organizations
Currently, I’m 3 chapters into Heavy Time by C.J. Cherryh. First time reading the author, but I’ve heard good things. Not sure about it so far, though–the first chapter was great and reminded me a bit of The Expanse, but chapters 2 and 3 were super repetitive. Does anyone know if it picks up?
I recently finished The Serpent by Claire North, first novella in the Gameshouse trilogy. I really like stories following competitors in weird, unrealistic games as they try to out-mindgame their opponents (and the game itself), so this was right up my alley. Overall, I found it satisfying, and the next one is definitely on my TBR shortlist.
Currently, I’m 3 chapters into Heavy Time by C.J. Cherryh. First time reading the author, but I’ve heard good things. Not sure about it so far, though–the first chapter was great and reminded me a bit of The Expanse, but chapters 2 and 3 were super repetitive. Does anyone know if it picks up?