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I've finished: The Fortunate Fall by Cameron Reed
It is hard to discuss The Fortunate Fall without spoiling it.
The first half is great mid 90s Cyber Punk. With some neat ideas and much more depth than just; Maya is a camera.
I enjoyed the historical aspects of the novel, as Maya works to uncover past atrocities that the current regime is working to memory hole.
The cycle of revolution where the alternative is just another type of repression is the main theme.
The second half of the novel goes off the beaten path and I guess that's why I only heard about this novel in the 2020s.
It is definitely worth it, despite some bad writing. This is a novel that will make you think about the author's intent.
I think it's championing free will and consent.
That's why I accept the notion that The Fortunate Fall may exist in the same universe as the author's new novel (published 30 years later), What We Are Seeking.
https://app.thestorygraph.com/authors/36be4c2d-6059-4151-bc43-c87147f8aa0a
PS.
I enjoyed the Wizards vs. Lezbians episode about The Fortunate Fall.
Note that the episode is from 2021, before the author's transition. So they are still referring to her by her former name.
https://wizlez.libsyn.com/the-fortunate-fall
@bookstodon @audiofiction
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Around the Book World: Monday, August 24th, 2026
Publishing analyst Carlo Carrenho kicks off the week with a review of the headlines from across the international publishing world.
The post Around the Book World: Monday, August 24th, 2026 appeared first on Publishing Perspectives.
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Welcome back to the Okanagan Reader.
This reading is Chapter One of The Francesians. It's short and can be thought of as an introduction and a foreshadowing.
https://greencomet.org/2026/08/23/youtube-the-francesians-chapter-one/
Our hero, Elgin, is being brought up from enforced hibernation, and he's worried about his beloved, Frances. They are both being punished for not endorsing the religion based on Frances - The Francesians. What are you supposed to do when your saints are still alive and they don't agree with you?
#audiobooks #ebooks #OkanaganReader #recordings #Video #YouTube #TheFrancesians
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Stream thousands of films for free, thanks to the generous support of your public library or university.
Borrow and enjoy audiobooks, eBooks, comics, movies, TV, magazines, or music everywhere you have a screen-your computer, your phone, your car, even your TV. All you need is a library card.
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Recently got into THE WANDERING INN series, mainly because I am so fascinated by its immense scope.
To my surprise discovered that there is no official Wikipedia page!
Yep, a work that has now passed 16 million words, has 19+ commercial books/audiobooks, thousands of paying supporters, a huge community, and an official dedicated wiki containing 5,700+ pages and more than 121,000 edits is not deemed "notable" enough.
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In January 2026, a group of Hugh Cook fans began republishing his 10 book series, Chronicles of an Age of Darkness.
This is noteworthy since these novels were basically out of print and weren't available in e-book or audio. Untangling them from copyright limbo was no small feat.
In August, these fans, operating as Zenphos Press, published the first audio edition of The Wizards and the Warriors. The first novel in the series.
I was lucky enough to snag an early copy via the r/hughcook sub.
The narrator, Morgan Scott, is also a fan, and does an excellent job, you can feel that this is a labor of love for him.
Originally published from the mid 1980s to the early 90s, Chronicles of an Age of Darkness stands out as a critique of the heroic fantasy tropes so common in that era.
While other novels in the series use humor as part of this deconstruction, The Wizards and the Warriors is deadly serious. It is not Pratchett's The Color of Magic. It is more like Saving Private Rian. Working within the format of a heroic tale, exposing its dirty underbelly.
Cook takes the wizards and the warriors, two major examples of toxic masculinity and exposes the folly in their quest for power.
I originally learned of Cook's novels in the early 2010s. As a blind person I had to use a synthetic voice to listen to them.
Cook had a website on the early internet where he published the full text of, The Wordsmiths and the Warguild, the second book of the Chronicles. After reading that I had to resort to bootleg e-book versions scanned and uploaded by fans.
I'm very glad this series is finally getting a proper audiobook edition.
This is my original 2013 review:
Hugh Cook inserts some reality into his Fantasy.
While the setting is fantastic, Cook makes sure to break our expectations of a regular fantasy adventure, with his less than heroic heroes and less than clear path to ultimate goal.
My favorite scene is a battle where we first hear about the general's well laid plans and then watch them crumble in the face of reality.
So many books place a brilliant commander in charge and then you watch his brilliant plan unfold like clockwork. Hugh Cook is way beyond that kind of fantasy.https://app.thestorygraph.com/books/95351200-2bf6-40d0-86ee-83dbe316e541
@bookstodon @audiofiction #fantasy #HughCook #AudioBooks #ChroniclesOfAnAgeOfDarkness #SFF #classics #amReading #bookstodon
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Anime NYC 2026: Yen Press Announces Four Acquisitions #animenyc #manga #audiobooks
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I’ve decided that I will start another series of YouTube videos. They will be introductions to the chapters of The Francesians, the last book in the Green Comet trilogy.
#audiobooks #ebooks #OkanaganReader #recordings #Video #YouTube
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When I am working, I like to *read* audiobooks. I work long hours, if I start a book when I start my work, I finish it the same day. I'm on my third audiobook since Weds. Should be finished in an hour, after I get offline again. #Books #Audiobooks
"The Housewife" by Natalie Barelli & "The Long Walk" Stephen King
I haven't been reading the volume of books I usually do, my biggest achievement was in 2023, when I read 100 Audiobooks in a year. That was more than the total of all non-audiobooks in my lifetime. I get more work done with a good book.
The best of the three this week: "Life Sentence"
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Get 60% off on the #audiobook of Something Deadly on Desert Drive!
Audiobook review: “What a wonderful book, I loved every single minute of it! The story is suspenseful, with a skillfully woven mystery, the humour is delightful, and I adore Kate and the Coffeeshop Irregulars, they are so much fun. Christina Delaine’s performance is first-class, her voice is perfect for this book.”
https://www.audiobooks.com/promotions/promotedBook/818390/something-deadly-on-desert-drive?refId=260438
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I'm almost done re-listening to the #audiobook version of An Evening with Birdy O'Day by Greg Kearney, and I love it even more the second time through.
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Starting 31 Aug, BBC Radio 4: A WORKING MOTHER, by Agnes Owens (1926–2014)
Ten years after WW2, our unreliable narrator Betty – arch, witty, clever – is married with children & feels trapped. While her husband, Adam, drinks and complains, Betty flirts with their best friend Brendan, tries to avoid the roving hands of her new employer, & plots her escape…
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0030x97
#Scottish #literature #20thcentury #womenwriters #AgnesOwens #workingclass #workingclasswriters #audiobooks
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After a short nosebleed this morning (just blowing my nose too intensely, no worries), I decided on the distance for today’s run and started off… Brilliant weather, just enough wind to cool off a little and this marvelous scenery — what else could I wish for? You guessed it: my audiobook (THE DRAWING OF THE THREE by Stephen King) #running #denmark #coros #apex4 #audiobooks #thedarktower #stephenking
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The Wizards and the Warriors by Hugh Cook is out in audiobook format for the first time.
From: r/hughcook
[Announcement] The Wizards and The Warriors by Hugh Cook audio book now live! (Audible, Google Books and Kobo)
"Hey folks!
Morgan here, the fan narrator for Chronicles of an Age of Darkness.
I am super pleased to be able to announce that the audiobooks are now live and available for purchase!
Audible, Kobo, Google Books"
I also found it on LibroFM:
https://libro.fm/audiobooks/9781963191424-the-wizards-and-the-warriors
@bookstodon @audiofiction
#HughCook #fantasy #AudioBooks #libroFM #bookstodon #SFF #ChroniclesOfAnAgeOfDarkness -
Bookwire, Dutch Distributor CB (Centraal Boekhuis) Announce ‘Strategic Partnership’
Reps said the landmark collaboration combines CB's "deep understanding of the Dutch publishing market" with Bookwire's "international technology expertise and global distribution capabilities."
The post Bookwire, Dutch Distributor CB (Centraal Boekhuis) Announce ‘Strategic Partnership’ appeared first on Publishing Perspectives.
https://publishingperspectives.com/2026/08/bookwire-dutch-distributor-cb-centraal-boekhuis-announce-strategic-partnership/#Audiobooks #Bookwire #CBCentraalBoekhuis #DigitalDistribution #Ebooks
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ETA: Signed up for librofm using a nice persona's referral code, thanks y'all!
Can someone remind me what the DRM free place to buy audiobooks? Looking to outright purchase, not on a platform like from kobo or w/e.
It was C~something? I think?
Apparently LibroFM might also work, happy to use a referral code from someone?
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Trailor Sparks – Sommerhörspiel gegen die Zivilisation
#Audiobooks #anarchist #literature #queer #radioplay #Germany
CC BY-NC-SA (#CreativeCommons Attribution Non Commercial Share Alike) #ccmusic
https://trailorsparks.bandcamp.com/album/sommerh-rspiel-gegen-die-zivilisation -
The stack that runs itself
Prowlarr feeds Radarr and Sonarr, Bazarr grabs the subtitles, Jellyfin serves the result. The legendary media autopilot, one app per beat. Save the build order.
https://selfhost.directory/media-management
#Prowlarr #Radarr #Audiobooks #Plex #Tech #Privacy #Cybersecurity #Foss #Proxmox #Degoogle
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Can authors and publishers normalize publishing existing audiobooks in a series as a giant box set? I must admit that I am a sucker for those 50 hour audiobooks and above that contain the complete series of works. It makes managing things so much easier and it makes keeping track of series so much easier. #Audiobooks #Audiobook #Publishing
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The silence is over.
For years, he couldn’t say the word. It lived in the shadows of his browser history, a secret shame that corroded his confidence, his relationships, and his view of himself. He felt trapped in a cycle of guilt and compulsion, a prisoner in his own mind. The Word He Couldn’t Speak isn't just another book about the problem; it’s a practical, step-by-step guide to the solution. Written with unflinching honesty and compassionate insight, this book will take you by the hand and lead you out […]https://dottywise.wordpress.com/2026/08/16/the-silence-is-over/
