#thetaintedcup — Public Fediverse posts
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A few days after I finished #TheTaintedCup, I'm still hyped. The translation of part 2 is coming up. I'm thinking about getting the English original. How to implement the inspirations, e.g. with the #SwordsoftheSerpentine #TTRPG? #BioPunk #Fantasy #Mystery #Thriller s rock (me). #booksky
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Wie gesagt, gerade #TheTaintedCup abgeschlossen. Was für ein mörderisches #BioPunk #Fantasy Brett! Der #Thriller knallte so, dass ich direkt #ADropofCorruption bestellen musste. I denke gerade, seit #ASoIaF (1-3) hat mich kein Genrebuch so gerockt?! Ich will wissen, wie es weitergeht! #booksky
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2026 is off to a promising start in terms of #fantasy. So far, I like #TheTaintedCup, which at first glance mixes #SherlockHolmes with #AttackonTitan. I like the strange world and the fact that the reader is taken seriously so far, so no #TheDevils or adolescent #CriticalRole nonsense. #booksky
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In the fantasy mystery THE TAINTED CUP, by Robert Jackson Bennett, a very green apprentice named Kol is assigned to help the investigator Ana Dolabra, who has a Nero Wolfe-esque set of quirks. They're investigating the murder of an army engineer, killed when plants rapidly sprouted from inside his body. The army belongs to the Empire, which builds & maintains sea walls to keep out giant kaiju that periodically try to come ashore & attack. The Empire is based upon technology that uses a wide variety of plants and potions to bioengineer their people; for example, Kol is an Engraver, able to photographically remember scenes and conversations in order to testify to them later.
This was a lot of fun: I liked the setting, which felt vividly drawn and had an underlying sense of body horror (all these modifications come with costs). Kol was a good choice as our Watson character, though Dolabra felt more like Nero Wolfe than Sherlock Holmes, and she was disappointingly unmemorable; she has quirks that are more disadvantaging than Holmes, though she will (reluctantly) travel for her investigation.
(3/5)