The Traveller
Clunky prose, stereotyped characters, and full of cliches. Nevertheless, it has a plot and some interesting things to say.
I read a lot of books, and I even try and write some too. This page contains links to books I've read and enjoyed, so I can find them again in the future (and others can read them too, if they're interested). It also houses copies of some of the short stories I've written, as well as links to download them as epub files that you can read on an e-reader such as a Kindle or Kobo.
Dates given for other people's work are the date I finished reading them; for my own work the date given is approximately when it was 'completed' - the date I first tried to submit it to a publisher.
Clunky prose, stereotyped characters, and full of cliches. Nevertheless, it has a plot and some interesting things to say.
A very average Black Library novel, but has the seeds of the things that would later make Abnett such a fun writer.
Starts out with Pratchett at his absolute best, with a somewhat more subtle, observation based approach to humour. Sadly, it is not to last and the Wizards of Unseen University soon take over.
Fewer moments of brilliance than the previous Discworld books, but no loss of direction part way through. Consistently funny and enjoyable from the beginning right the way through until the grand finale.
An okay science fiction novel that could have been exceptional if it had spent less time on human experience and instead emphasised the nature of non-human conciousness.
An excellent introduction to game development and the Rust programming language. Manages that all too rare feat of being fun and informative.
An interesting essay on state and corporate surveillance, expanded into a rather dull and unimaginative novel.
The most irreverent novel about time travel I have read. Quite possibly, also the best novel about time travel I have read.
A very weird, and rather anti-climatic ending to the series.
The most pulpy of the dune novels, but still has its moments of greatness.