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On 11/26/25 9:55 AM, Tony Nance wrote:

On 11/25/25 9:11 AM, James Nicoll wrote:

Aristoi by Walter Jon Williams

A utopia (of sorts) is endangered by a discontented, powerful,
malcontent.

https://jamesdavisnicoll.com/review/even-the-genius

Serendipity! In an effort to shake myself out of my reading slump, I
grabbed this very book to re-read. It's going well (again) so far, but
it's early.[1]

It was the first WJW book I read, and it is still my favorite of his,
though the Drake Maijstral books are close.

Tony
[1] So, still slumping.

I did successfully finish this, though it took me nearly a month. It was excellent again - so many ideas, in such a neat setting.

Tony
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