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  Good Morning Mastodon! Hope you’re all ok? Today I’m currently reading the gritty historical fantasy Black Doe by Cleland Smith. What are you reading at the moment?

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  Good morning Mastodon! Today I’m currently reading the last few chapters of This Is Where The Future Bleeds by Mike Brooks and it is an excellent smart and funny fantasy. What are you reading at the moment? Replies may be delayed as at the beach this morning - I suffer deep down

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  If you want some ideas for great books from the first half of the year to read I have you covered! https://www.runalongtheshelves.net/blog/2026/7/5/halfway-through

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  Good Morning Mastodon! Hope you’re all ok? Today I’m currently reading and hugely enjoying Harbour of Hungry Ghosts by Eliza Chan. What are you reading at the moment? I’m also soon going to the movies so reposts may be some time this morning as it’s a long movie!

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  Good Morning Mastodon ! Hope you’re all ok? Today I’m currently reading the very good Luminous by Sylvia Park for final Clarke reading. What are you reading at the moment?

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  Good Morning Mastodon! Hope you’re all ok? Today I’m currently reading The Next Enemy Shall Be The Last by Stewart Hotston for some Cold War set SF. What are you reading at the moment?

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  Good Morning Mastodon! Hope you’re all ok? Today I’m currently reading The Knight Watch by Thomas D Lee. What are you reading at the moment?

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  Coming soon to the blog - nuns, evil, gods, forests, police and a referendum

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  New Review - looking at the last (?) book in one of my favorite crime series Blind Sight by Carol O’Connell https://www.runalongtheshelves.net/blog/2026/4/28/blind-sight-by-carol-oconnell

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  New Review - today for SF adventure I highly recommend new novella The Last Jager by S Naomi Scott out now! https://www.runalongtheshelves.net/blog/2026/4/30/the-last-jager-by-s-naomi-scott

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  I looked at one of my favourite series’ latest (or last) novel Blind Sight by Carol O’Connell https://www.runalongtheshelves.net/blog/2026/4/28/blind-sight-by-carol-oconnell

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  I had a lot of fun with an SF adventure take The Last Jager by S Naomi Scott https://www.runalongtheshelves.net/blog/2026/4/30/the-last-jager-by-s-naomi-scott

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  Good Morning Mastodon? Hope you’re all ok? Today I’m currently reading and hugely enjoying The Killing Spell by Shay Kauwe for an adventurous fantasy novel. What are you reading at the moment?

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  New Review - I strongly recommend The Killing Spell by Shay Kauwe - a very smart fantasy story of magic, language and culture - out now! https://www.runalongtheshelves.net/blog/2026/5/5/they-killing-spell-by-shay-kauwe #Books

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  New Review - I absolutely loved this thoughtful, unusual and timely space opera - Slow Gods by Claire North was a beautiful read I strongly recommend - https://www.runalongtheshelves.net/blog/2026/5/6/slow-gods-by-claire-north #Books

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  On the blog this week Steve Toase talked about their new great novella Crawl Space https://www.runalongtheshelves.net/interviews/2026/4/26/interviewing-steven-toase

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  It’s the weekend! Yes you deserve it and here is the latest Wombling Along for you with reviews and other things I saw while online (which was a bit limited this week!) but a lot to enjoy! https://www.runalongtheshelves.net/blog/2026/5/2/wombling-along

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  New Review - a fascinating story that is definitely not quite what it seems - I highly recommend The Sword Garden by Peadar O Guilin out now https://www.runalongtheshelves.net/blog/2026/4/15/the-sword-garden-by-peadar-o-guilin #Books

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  New Author Interview - today we welcome Jeremy Szal back to the blog to discuss their new novel Wolfskin, space opera and more! https://www.runalongtheshelves.net/interviews/2026/3/31/interviewing-jeremy-szal

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  To the Awards! Today on the blog I have a look at The British Science Fiction Association’s Best Novel shortlist! https://www.runalongtheshelves.net/blog/2026/3/31/run-along-the-awards-shelf-the-bsfa-best-novel-shortlist

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  Good Morning Mastodon! Hope you’re all ok and in the Uk adjusting to the time change! Today I’m currently reading the fascinating The People’s Republic of Love by Heather Child. What are you reading at the moment?

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  New Review - there is a lot to admire in the writing of A Granite Silence by Nina Allan but ultimately it leaves an unpleasant feeling for me after reading it that I don’t really warm to it at all https://www.runalongtheshelves.net/blog/2026/3/29/a-granite-silence-by-nina-allan

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  On the blog this week - food and science fiction crest wonders in Intergalactic Feast by Lavanya Lakshminarayan https://www.runalongtheshelves.net/blog/2026/3/23/intergalactic

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  A great set of stories were found in the latest Fiyah https://www.runalongtheshelves.net/blog/2026/3/25/runalong-the-short-shelves-fiyah-magazine-37

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  A fine SF series reached an epic action packed ending Wolfskin by Jeremy Szal https://www.runalongtheshelves.net/blog/2026/3/26/wolfskin-by-jeremy-szal

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  I was not impressed by Edge of Oblivion by Kirk Weddell https://www.runalongtheshelves.net/blog/2026/3/27/edge-of-oblivion-by-kirk-weddell

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  The weekend means it’s time for Wombling Along to relax to with reviews and more things I saw online! https://www.runalongtheshelves.net/blog/2026/3/27/wombling-along

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  Coming soon to the blog - reality stars, memory, referendums, nuns, witches and more

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  New Review - keep your eyes peeled for this prescient thriller that explores the dark side of influencing - The People’s Republic of Love by Heather Child is out tomorrow! https://www.runalongtheshelves.net/blog/2026/3/30/the-peoples-republic-of-love-by-heather-child #books

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  The Short Shelves listened to February’s Pseudopods and much fun/horror was had https://www.runalongtheshelves.net/blog/2026/3/17/runalong-the-short-shelves-pseudopod