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Eric Wagoner πŸ“š

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Joined 1Β year, 11Β months ago

Eclectic and (sometimes aspirationally) avid reader. Currently on a sci-fi kick. Tolkien is my first literary love.

I'm a software developer and whimsical costume maker in Athens, GA. he/him

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Eric Wagoner πŸ“š's books

To Read (View all 63)

Elizabeth Gilbert: The signature of all things (2013)
Tom Cox: The Good, The Bad and The Furry: Life with the World's Most Melancholy Cat and Other Whiskery Friends (2013, Sphere)
Tom Cox: Close Encounters of the Furred Kind (2015, Little, Brown Book Group)

Currently Reading (View all 5)

Jenny Lawson: Furiously Happy (Paperback, 2015, Flatiron Books)
Andy Weir: Project Hail Mary (Hardcover, 2021, Ballantine Books)
Leigh Brackett: The Long Tomorrow

Read (View all 104)

Dan Moren: The Caledonian Gambit (Paperback, 2017, Talos Press/Skyhorse Publishing)
Emily St. John Mandel: Station Eleven (2014)
Martha Wells: Fugitive Telemetry (2021)

2024 Reading Goal

16% complete! Eric Wagoner πŸ“š has read 2 of 12 books.

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reviewed The Caledonian Gambit by Dan Moren

Dan Moren: The Caledonian Gambit (Paperback, 2017, Talos Press/Skyhorse Publishing) 4 stars

The galaxy is mired in a cold war between two superpowers, the Illyrican Empire and …

Review of 'The Caledonian Gambit' on 'Goodreads'

4 stars

For a first book by Dan, I can’t find any faults. Maybe, if anything, some of the conversation and setting descriptions are a bit cheesy but not distractingly so. The characters are literal world building are compelling and I’m diving right into the next one. I’m only giving this one four stars to give me room for five stars for the rest of the series.

reviewed Redshirts by John Scalzi

John Scalzi: Redshirts (2012, Tor) 4 stars

Ensign Andrew Dahl has just been assigned to the Universal Union Capital Ship Intrepid, flagship …

Review of 'Redshirts' on 'Goodreads'

5 stars

Such a fun and clever story. Even when it was clear where he was going with this, he kept it entertaining and worth reading. The three codas were an unexpected joy, and added greatly to the story's impact. Well done!