Brooke's review of The Hexologists (The Hexologists, #1) 5/5: A quasi-Victorian Fantasy detective mystery with a a really delightful magic system! There are several branches of magic in this post-industrial society; alchemy, wizardry, hexology (which keeps ...

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I am about 30 pages into the latest #josiahbancroft novel and I would sell a kidney to write this well. Holy shit. #currentlyreadi̇ng #thehexologists #atangleoftime 📚☕️❤️🧡🖤

I have been reading the books of babel series and so far its a solid 3/5 stars for me and today I am starting The Hod King

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TIL that bombazine is a cloth made with a silk warp and a worsted wool weft. Not used nowadays, it was a heavy fabric used for skirts and jackets and found commonly in mourning wear.
Thanks to #JosiahBancroft and his book The Hod King.

#TIL that a 'tittle' is the dot over the letters 'i' and 'j.'

Many thanks to #JosiahBancroft and his most excellent novel "Arm of the Sphinx."

Book cover showing a humanoid figure in white body armor seen through the partially opened door of the roof of a underground bunker.

Book cover showing all sorts of magical items--sword, spider, lamp, knife, goat head, owl, and a long reptilian tail--emerging from a carpet bag being opened by a woman wearing what looks like a bathrobe and a stocking cap.

Book cover showing the silhouette of a man's head on top of a spider legs.

There were three #BoxesOfBooks from Subterranean Press that arrived just before Christmas. @subpress.bsky.social
- System Collapse by #MarthaWells @marthawells.com
- The Hexologists by #JosiahBancroft
- This Book Is Full of Spiders by #JasonPargin (from Midworld Press) @jasonkpargin.bsky.social

Michael Frasca's review of Senlin Ascends (The Books of Babel, #1) 5/5: The Tower of Babel; 40 levels--or maybe 52. Perhaps 60--of 'ringsdoms' that are all unique city states with different attractions, rules, and rulers. A prime tourist destination. Honeymooners Th...

#WhatIAmReading redux.
I also just finished "Senlin Ascends," the 1st book in #JosiahBancroft 's The Tower of Babel tetralogy.
This was one of favorite reads of the year and is highly recommended.
You can read my full review on Goodreads:

Book cover: “The Hexologists” by Josiah Bancroft (Orbit, 2023); audiobook read by Sarah Slimani (Hachette, 2023)

First impression: artless, and heavy with exposition. The book does improve somewhat (mostly due to the personalities of hexologists Iz and Warren Wilby). At best, however, it’s still just a time-filler, a cosy enough fantasy mystery but nothing to write home about. #TheHexologists #JosiahBancroft