Books 2017: updating the log

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Books 2017: 190-209


190. Ada Palmer, The Will to Battle. Tor, 2017.

For review. Meh.


191. Charles Stross, Dark State. Tor/Orbit, 2018.

For review. Middle book of thriller trilogy. Definitely not meh.


192. Django Wexler, The Infernal Battalion. Ace, 2018.

For review. Final book in series. Great conclusion.


193. S.A. Chakraborty, City of Brass. Harper Voyager, 2017.

Debut. For column/later long review for Strange Horizons. Interesting, but a bit muddled.


194. Tessa Gratton, The Lost Sun. ?, 2015.

For column. Fun.


195. Michelle Sagara, Grave. DAW, 2017.

For column. Trilogy conclusion. Good.


196. Adrian Tchaikovsky, Ironclads. Solaris, 2017.

For review. Interesting.


197. Gun Brooke, Arrivals. Bold Strokes Books, 2017.

For Patreon review. Terrible f/f science fiction romance.


198. Tansy Rayner Roberts, Girl Reporter. Book Smugglers, 2017.

For column. Amazing novella.


199. N.K. Jemisin and Mac Walters, Mass Effect: Initiation. Titan, 2017.

For review. Good space espionage action.


200. T. Kingfisher, Clockwork Boys. Red Wombat Studio, 2017.

For column. Really good.


201. M.C.A. Hogarth, Dreamhearth. Ebook, 2017.

For column. Gentle and really good science fiction about therapists.


202. Myke Cole, The Armored Saint. Tor.com Publishing, 2018.

For review. Okay.


203. Molly Tanzer, Creatures of Will and Temper. A John Joseph Adams Book, 2017.

For review. Really good.


204. Jenn Gott, The Private Life of Jane Maxwell. Ebook, 2017.

Recommendation of Charlie Stross. Good, if somewhat baffling.


205-209. M.C.A. Hogarth, Alysha's Fall, Family, Second, Who Is Willing and Either Side of the Strand. Ebooks, various.

Science fiction. Entertaining space opera with dark bits and angst. Sometimes lacks a good through-line.