Reading Material

So I've been a bit starved for reading material lately, and was wondering if anyone had any recommendations? I'm not too picky with genres or anything.

If you're into crime, I'd recommend 'blood never lies'. It is a series and I think it gets even better as it progresses.
It is about a hunt for a serial killer in a (made up) human colony, the characters are multi-species, so it's not too human centred.
The author, Reena Tayn also is around on this board from time to time.

I currently read a great novel that is set at the time of the first discovery of the citadel - 'radiosilence'. A team is crawling through all the dark places and haunted by a few 'ghosts of the past' - completely fictional of course but still good horror.

Other than that I have just bought a copy of 'laced', a history of human burlesque wardrobe and specifically corsetts. Dunno if this is anything you might want to know about... Being a human you might as well do anyway. At least for me this is an interesting read and I pick up a few things about human social development on the way.

I read this horror book about a synthetic that was being experimented on reactivating some time after a station had been ravaged by a bioweapon that killed or mutated all the organic inhabitants, it was pretty good, though I'd recommend having a strong stomach as some of the descriptions can get pretty...ew.

gremlin, a title may help her....;)

I think it was called 'These Optics Will Know Terror' or something.

This one would be delighted to offer suggestions. It humbly inquires as to whether the other has read the works of Syacindil? Many of the older treatises are greatly inspirational; this one has previously mentioned Broken Fragments of the Coral Shelf with the Passing of the Fifty-Year Tempest, and once again recommends it with great enthusiasm! When swells of fear and confusion threatened to tear it from its moorings, this one found great reassurance in the work's argument for these ones' spiritual potentials. This one holds the eloquent words of the Most Revered Syacindil in highest esteem, and considers it a most suitable piece of literature for the inquiring being in the aftermath of our recent upheavals!

Should the other prefer less philosophically rewarding fare, this one respectfully submits that Blinding Rays of the Archipelago Morning Sun has gained a larger following since the Darkening. Its publications are admittedly controversial - this one shares the common belief that it is written to intentionally shock the sensibilities of some of the more established sects - but such disruption to established structure has been argued by some as being fitting at present, given the revelations that have been forced upon these ones, and the rest of the galaxy. Those issues which did not meet with Censorship may be found with relative ease.

This one quite enjoyed the article implying comparison between the Office of Doctrine and Rakhanan drakgnats - if the other will excuse this one's boldness in saying so! It hasn't been comfortable sharing this with its fellows aboard ship, but it believes the satire was expressed in a highly innovative and intriguing fashion, even if the standards of etiquette are appalling low. If the other can endure the crudity, it might find the piece rewarding.

Please enjoy “COMMAND SUITE AND TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE FOR 76 SERIES 164/205/256P ONBOARD PULSED WELDER WITH PLASMA CUTTER” by Programs 64107-6, 64107-11, 64107-12, 64107-15, 64109-1, 64109-5, 64109-11, 64109-22, 64109-26, 64109-37, 64110-2, 64110-4, 64110-8, 64110-11, 64110-67, 64110-69, and 64111-1. It is a seminal work whose documentation introduces the functionality of Rotary Integration Circuit #84F23B to the servos in Platform Model 289’s index manipulation digit, thus correcting a significant parsing error.

So a faulty finger digit led to a parsing error?

If you like violence and alternate histories, I'd say that you should read 'Turian Rebellions in the Krogan Empire'. It's a speculative fiction book about what would happen if the Krogans reached the galactic stage early, and established an empire, forcing the Salarians, who also reached space early, to uplift Turians and force them to rebel against the krogan.

Not that I read of course. Nope. Do not. DEFINITELY not.

It's a little dated, but I would recommend Memoirs of the Silent Step. It's an account of the early days of the Krogan Rebellions by an STG operative who became one of the first SPECTREs. The frogs only got around to declassifying it in the 1800s.

I suggest "The Slave Who Killed," by Varrok Ohollovech. It's a pretty gripping read of a slave caste who viciously murders his master, runs away, and tries to get other slaves he meets on his side, and how this villain is brought down by Goronok Shustovok, investigator-marshall of the planet's Slave Tracking Bureau. One hell of a story; hear they're trying to make a movie of it!

Heroic Titles by Weiss is always a classic, if you enjoy high fantasy. It can be rather on the descriptive side, which is a rather nice change of pace from the writing styles of most of that era. I always found the political intrigue of the plot to be cunningly done, and the action sequences well-paced. The romance between Adia and Maliv was subtle, yet engaging, and the character development of the fire-child was realistic and heartwrenching.

Hardly your standard space-nomad, at the very least.

Wisdom of a Pebble is a favorite of mine - it is a text which analyzes the spiritual teachings of Aodh, a famous religious figure from the pre-space flight era. The author, Earcnan, does go into too much detail at points (especially about the riddles of Aodh, as they were meant to provoke spiritual thought and growth - the cold and detached way in which Earcnan analyzes verses does detract from the original meanin), but this is a minor criticism, at worst. This work is commonly read in elcor institutions, as it analyzes not only the most powerful belief system of the iron age, but it provides the groundwork for growth, as well. Aodh's lessons are enduring, and even the most naive student knows of his work.
In short, if you have not read this already, read it now.

This one has read the most common hanar translation of the work, but does not think it very good; it believes many of the original metaphorical undertows may have been lost. The riddles did not translate well even with Earcnan's explanations, and this one found it hard to distinguish the original voice of Aodh from the perceptions of Earcnan, frustrating its efforts to understand how the words of the former influenced the spiritual conclusions of the latter. The fault perhaps lies with this one's unfamiliarity with the source language, but it found the work difficult to follow, particularly in comparison to other translations from the same publisher. However, the potential for insight into such a high-regarded spiritual teacher, and the shifts in illumination that occur when his works are filtered through the perceptions of those removed from the original culture, was greatly appreciated. This one wishes it had gotten more out of the piece. Indeed, it would like to read further perspectives on Aodh's work, if possible. The use of sophisticated language to convey multiple currents of meaning within the confines of a single argument is the truest expression of the Light, and Aodh has often intrigued this one due to his apparent skill at such.

This one will look it up later - so many topics to take notes on! Perhaps the book stores on Zakera Ward have something; this one will check on its next agreed excursion. This one thanks the other for its contribution.

Matter-of-factly: Of course, most elcor were given only the basics.

With airquotes: Basics.

Explanatory: Which are far more detailed than the notes given to biped children as they learn their histories, or so I've observed.

Curtly: The young require a firm foundation of cultural support, and elcor young are trained to delight in consulting the words of their elders and forebears.

Wry observation: Human young, to give an example, are not.

Wearily: Schooling is very much on my mind at the moment, as I have to arrange conventional education for a young human. If only he would read the works of Aodh...

False. A discrepancy in socket behavior, caused by an improperly-manufactured logic circuit, created a dampening effect on the movement behavior in the noted digit. This created reproducible errors in movement records, creating erroneous data that differed by as much as 6.2% from actual behavior. As this data is aggregated in multiple forms throughout the standard Model 289 Platform, this resulted in multiple errors in central processing, becoming the basis for several examples of malformed judgment until diagnostic cycles discovered the problem. Before the patch fix, this had the potential to last for over four tenths of a second, causing symptoms similar to “phantom limb syndrome” in organic beings.

The document is analogous to organic studies in neuropathy, particularly in its diagnostic process and treatment. It is a useful bridge for organics in creating analogies for life whose consciousness may be wholly dissociative from their means of agency.

I do agree, to a certain extent, but something must have been lost in translation. Earcnan, while he does blunder about at times, ans sees only three meanings to "The Question of Time," is still an excellent writer. Aodh himself never wrote an autobiography, and the closest "accurate" work, The Unabridged Teachings of Aodh, is incredibly dull. Much of Aodh's wonder was his ability to stir up feelings in those around him - spiritual and literal commentaries continue his message, in a way. Earcnan has clever moments, too - in particular, his response to "The Ocean Dilemma" was very well thought out, and, in the original language, his writing echoes the rhythm of Aodh's poetry.

The farthest I've been was to the colonies, I'm afraid; I have no understanding of foreign education systems. Why are you educating a human, out of curiosity.

Hey! Spoiler alert!
Bah, I won't even read the damn thing now. I'll just wait for the holo.

This action is ill-advised, as it dismisses the methodology involved. contributor-HereToHelp.

Roughly three hundred years spent lecturing on xenoliterature gave me the opportunity to read rather a lot of books - here is the list of books I would recommend to my students, were they to ask.

It's a little light on the human contributions, but it still hasn't been long since first contact.

Two that come to mind from that list are Lazar's Compass, a book about two rather different beings - an asari matron and a turian boy - who are brought together by circumstance and must find their way in the world they find themselves one; the other is Resak Intera's famous Delusions of Reality, quite an involving exploration of how perception defines more or less everything.