Books that have been #SFFBookClub reads
SFFBookClub Picks Public
Created and curated by Tak!
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Tak! says: October 2023
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The Empress of Salt and Fortune by Nghi Vo
3 stars
With the heart of an Atwood tale and the visuals of a classic Asian period drama, Nghi Vo's The Empress …
Tak! says: November 2022
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Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
From the author of Gods of Jade and Shadow comes this reimagining of the classic gothic suspense novel, a story …
Tak! says: May 2023
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Infomocracy by Malka Ann Older
3 stars
It's been twenty years and two election cycles since "Information," a powerful search engine monopoly, pioneered the switch from warring …
Tak! says: February 2023
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The Order of the Pure Moon Reflected in Water by Zen Cho
4 stars
A bandit walks into a coffeehouse, and it all goes downhill from there. Guet Imm, a young votary of the …
Tak! says: March 2023
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A Psalm for the Wild-Built by Becky Chambers
5 stars
It’s been centuries since the robots of Panga gained self-awareness and laid down their tools; centuries since they wandered, en …
Tak! says: April 2023
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City of Brass by S. A. Chakraborty
"Step into The City of Brass, the spellbinding debut from S. A. Chakraborty--an imaginative alchemy of The Golem and the …
Tak! says: June 2022
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What Moves the Dead by T. Kingfisher
4 stars
From T. Kingfisher, the award-winning author of The Twisted Ones, comes What Moves the Dead, a gripping and atmospheric retelling …
Tak! says: January 2023
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The Core of the Sun by Johanna Sinisalo, Lola Rogers
2 stars
Set in an alternative historical present, in a "eusistocracy"--An extreme welfare state -- that holds public health and social stability …
Tak! says: July 2022
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The Accidental Alchemist by Gigi Pandian
When Zoe Faust--herbalist, alchemist, and recent transplant to Portland, Oregon--begins unpacking her bags, she can't help but notice she's picked …
Tak! says: February 2022
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This Is How You Lose the Time War by Amal El-Mohtar, Max Gladstone
5 stars
Two time-traveling agents from warring futures, working their way through the past, begin to exchange letters—and fall in love in …
Tak! says: October 2022
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She Who Became the Sun by Shelley Parker-Chan
4 stars
To possess the Mandate of Heaven, the female monk Zhu will do anything
Mulan meets The Song of Achilles in …
Tak! says: September 2022
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Gideon the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir
4 stars
"The Emperor needs necromancers.
The Ninth Necromancer needs a swordswoman.
Gideon has a sword, some dirty magazines, and no more …
Tak! says: August 2022
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Junkyard Cats by Khristine Hvam, Faith Hunter
3 stars
From the author of the best-selling Jane Yellowrock and Soulwood series comes a tough new heroine who is far more …
Tak! says: September 2021
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Terminal Boredom by Izumi Suzuki
5 stars
"Born from the obsessive and highly idiosyncratic mind of a cult figure of the Japanese underground, these stories borrow themes …
Tak! says: May 2022
