Weaveworld
by Clive Barker · first published 1987
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2017–2026first – last mentioned
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Fiction: The Master and Margarita - Mikhail Bulgakov The Steerswoman - Rosemary Kirstein The Carpet Makers - Andreas Eschbach Nine Hundred Grandmothers - R.A. Lafferty Weaveworld - Clive Barker A Small Death in Lisbon - Robert Wilson Bones of the Earth - Michael Swanwick Enough Rope - Lawrence Block The Anubis Gates - Tim Powers Her Smoke Rose Up Forever - James Tiptree…
on “Ask HN: What books should I read this summer?” ↗The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich, by William L. Shirer. my 5th+ read Weaveworld, by Clive Barker. my 2nd read Surface Detail, by Ian M. Banks devtest reads of my WIP book on computer performance
on “Ask HN: What are you reading?” ↗…well. [1] Its been indispensable for me, gives me much better recommendations than friends/Amazon/Goodreads give me. I've found Library at Mount Char and Hard Magic because I wanted something similar to Weaveworld [2] and both those have been perfect. I'm only two months into using it, but I feel like I have a never-ending reading list now! I look forward to trying yours when it is back online (service was disrupted…
on “Show HN: Kooba, an interactive graph for finding new books” ↗…Bacigalupi - compassion and redemption, set in a terrifyingly plausible near future where the oil and tech companies have been replaced by gene and agro conglomerates. Calories or joules, it’s just energy. Weaveworld by Clive Barker - a dark, fantastical yarn of vivid (sometimes grotesque) imagery, spinning a new take on the oldest tale, that of good vs. evil.
on “Ask HN: What are the best books you've ever read?” ↗…a system around either choice. This is actually a fun activity to do, e.g. try to see if whatever definition of God you use imposes limits on the entity, e.g. "Can God create an equal" (if you've read Weaveworld this is how Shadwell tempts the The Scourge, but I digress) I don't think the above approach clashes with science, many scientists have held religious beliefs. However, organized religion is quite a…
on “Ask HN: How can one be educated, smart, and believe in God?” ↗I made this to find a book similar to Weaveworld by Clive Barker. [1] Basically, I was motivated from frustration with book suggestions services that inevitably included suggestions with unrelated genres, multiple books from the same author, or sequels.…
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