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Russ Colson Author Of The Arasmith Certainty Principle

From Russ' 3 favorite reads in 2025.

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Russ' 3 favorite reads in 2025

Russ Colson Why Russ loves this book

Thoughtful Science Fiction! Ok, this book might get shelved as fantasy, but the fantastical elements are so well constrained by logical systems, and the underlying causes and behaviors of seemingly-magical events explored with such an investigative and scientific vigor, that I must call it science fiction! Woven throughout this adventure story of Tress’s search for her kidnapped love are funny and philosophical insights into the foibles of human nature and society. Tress in Wonderland perhaps? Tress’s Travels?

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Aggressor by FX Holden,

It is April 1st, 2038. Day 60 of China's blockade of the rebel island of Taiwan.

The US government has agreed to provide Taiwan with a weapons system so advanced that it can disrupt the balance of power in the region. But what pilot would be crazy enough to run…

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J.A. Barron

From J.A.'s 3 favorite reads in 2025.

Unknown Author Why J.A. loves this book

Islington did something new, fresh and still relatable, likable, with a solid plot and great characters, in a whole new world with so many elements to arrange in the context for a compelling plot and such an intriguing development of the acts in this book.

By James Islington ,

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28 authors picked The Will of the Many as one of their favorite books, and they share why you should read it.

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At the elite Catenan Academy, where students are prepared as the future leaders of the Hierarchy empire, the curriculum reveals a layered set of mysteries which turn murderous in this new fantasy by bestselling author of The Licanius Trilogy, James Islington.

Vis, the adopted son of Magnus Quintus Ulcisor, a prominent senator within the Hierarchy, is trained to enter the famed Catenan Academy to help Ulciscor learn what the hidden agenda is of the remote island academy. Secretly, he also wants Vis to discover what happed to his brother who died at the academy. He's sure the current Principalis of…


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