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Our reads in March 2026.
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dustydigger
Posted 2026-02-28 4:47 PM (#34585)
Subject: Our reads in March 2026.



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Location: UK		Another month another pile of books. Hope you great books to read this month.

Dusty's TBR for MarchSF/Fantasy reads
Emily Tesh - Some Desperate Glory
Poul Anderson - Tau Zero
Nnedi Okorafor - Binti The Night Masquerade
C S Lewis - The Last Battle
Thomas Burnett Swan - Day of the Minotaur

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daxxh
Posted 2026-03-01 9:13 AM (#34586 - in reply to #34585)
Subject: Re: Our reads in March 2026.



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Location: Great Lakes, USA		Can't believe it's March already! I read a lot of nonfiction last month, so a lot of SF on my February list are on my March list. The library delivered Remarkably Bright Creatures which I finished last night. It was the perfect book to counter the heavy themes of the nonfiction. I liked it more than I thought I would and recommend it, especially to people who aren't into SF/F/H. How can anyone not like an octopus as a main character?

March 2026 Books (dependent on what library holds I get)

Star Trek Strange New Worlds Toward the Night - James Swallow
Martian Time Slip - Philip K. Dick
The Widowmaker -Mike Resnick
Halcyon Years - Alastair Reynolds
Pluto - Ben Bova and Les Johnson
Dragonsblood -Todd McCaffrey
The Lost Fleet Dauntless -Jack Campbell
Pendergast The Beginning - Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child



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dustydigger
Posted 2026-03-31 3:51 PM (#34645 - in reply to #34585)
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I had a rather short TBR in March.. I read several golden age vintage crime and a couple of children's books for group challenges on non SF sites,but had a very hard month taking care of my husband.so reading as a whole was sporadic at best. So very few reads for this challenge group.

Nnedi Okorafor - Night Masquerade- Final volume of the Binti trilogy. I found the second book the best,lots of interesting plot developments,but I was less enthused with this final story. It seemed a bit incoherent sometimes dragged and didnt pull me into the story at all. She seemed rather whiney and downbeat for my tastes and I found the plot somewhat complicated but in a bit of a boring way that never grabbed me.

S Lewis - The Last Battle. A reread of the Narnia series title . Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe showed us the birth of Narnia,this one the end of it,and of Earth,as we witness the new heavens and new earth. Much more preachy than the earlier books,and darker in tone,more complex. But I read it first as a 8 year old child. I hadnt a clue about any christian apologia being in progress. Later rereads of course couldnt miss the barely concealed religious themes but as a child none of that came to mind at all.It was just a thrilling if somewhat dark tale. Lewis may have decided it was a bit heavy to finish the series so,because he then wrapped up the series with The Magician's Nephew,my personal favourite in the series.


-Thomas Burnett Swann - Day of the Minotaur.Bit of an oddity this one. It is set in ancient Crete near Knossos.In the ancient forests live centaurs dryads and the Minotaur. Two human sibings escaping from invading Achaeans land in the forest and soon this brings humans into their quiet life. Extremely lush flowery prose ,a bit too lush for my tastes,but I enjoy retellings of mythology so it was an enjoyable enough read.This was a a Hugo nominee for 1967 which seems a bit odd to me but it didnt stand a chance when up against winner The Moon is a Harsh Mistress and runners up Babel-17 and Flowers for Algernon! lol.

John Scalzi - Head On. a pleasant enough read In the standalone follow-up to Lock In, chilling near-future SF is combined with the thrill of a gritty cop procedural, snappy dialogue and technological speculation on the future world of sports..

And that was it for March.. Visitor from USA arriving soon for easter so a somewhat short TBR for then but some un reads among them.

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