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. Scott McNulty.

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

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

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

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

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

In anticipation of the upcoming Apple TV+ show, Antony recommends a spy series quite unlike any other. Antony Johnston.

Erika revisits an old favourite and discovers it’s even better the second time! Erika Ensign.

Erika enjoyed a regency-style fantasy novel about war! Who woulda thunk it? Erika Ensign.

This book is (partially) set in Edmonton, which is exciting for Erika. It’s about monsters and friendship and what monsters can do to friendship. Erika Ensign.

A compelling book on a difficult subject, telling the stories of people who lived behind the Berlin Wall and lived in fear of the Stasi. Antony Johnston.

Do you like meta-fictional meditations on the nature of storytelling and Italy? Has Scott got the book for you! Scott McNulty.

Scott hasn’t left his apartment in 4 months, so he decided to read a book about fictional people who had it even worse. Scott McNulty.

Charles Yu has been working in television for awhile, and it isn’t hard to see that (obvious) influence on this novel. Scott McNulty.

Scott finally finished a book by Robert Caro (no, not that one). Scott McNulty.

Need a book to restore your readerly habits? This one worked for Scott! Scott McNulty.

People from an alternate timeline live as refugees in our New York City. It’s full of grief, sadness, frustration, and coincidences. Jason Snell.

Nathan reviews Ben H. Winters’s Underground Airlines, a gripping thriller set in an alternate history that feels too close to our own. Nathan Alderman.

Antony discusses SIX STORIES by Matt Wesolowski, a book tailor-made for podcast listeners. Antony Johnston.

How hard is it to do nothing, anyway? Quinn Rose.

Re-reading the Travis McGee adventure novels of the 60’s and 70’s in the twenty-first century. John McCoy.