Tag Archives: Ada Palmer

Ada Palmer – Perhaps the Stars (2021) review

Posted on March 7, 2022 by Jeroen Admiraal

9.5/10 Also in this series: Too Like the Lightning (2016) Seven Surrenders (2017) The Will to Battle (2017) After the first three books of the Terra Ignota series got published in quick succession in 2016 and 2017, fans had to … Continue reading →

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My TBR List For 2022

Posted on December 11, 2021 by Jeroen Admiraal

2021 is almost over. Looking ahead at 2022, here are the books that are at the top of my list to read in the year to come. Finishing up series I made a vow to finish a bunch of series … Continue reading →

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Ada Palmer – The Will To Battle (2017) Review

Posted on March 24, 2019 by Jeroen Admiraal

Also in this series: Too Like the Lightning (2016) Seven Surrenders (2017) How did the murder of Archduke Franz Ferdinand lead to the cataclysm of the First World War? Fat history books have been written to explain the lead up … Continue reading →

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Ada Palmer – Seven Surrenders (2017) Review

Posted on January 21, 2019 by Jeroen Admiraal

Also in this series: Too Like the Lightning (2016) Seven Surrenders. Not so much the sequel to Too Like the Lightning (2016) but the second half of it. Some writers really know how to start a story and expertly lead … Continue reading →

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Ada Palmer – Too Like the Lightning (2016) Review. French Enlightenment in the 25th Century

Posted on January 2, 2019 by Jeroen Admiraal

The moment of opening Ada Palmer’s Too Like The Lightning is being submerged in a totally alien social structure. There is so much going on and so much to learn to understand this future society, that this is quite a … Continue reading →

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