Sandman Slim, Book 12
by Richard Kadrey
Recommended by Patrick Rothfuss
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Ballistic Kiss lands as a fast, violent chapter in Richard Kadrey’s Sandman Slim saga, written in a snarky, hard-boiled voice and built around action set pieces and streetwise L.A. lore. Its useful part is the breakneck pacing and vivid, often grisly scenes that reward readers who enjoy wicked humor and morally messy antiheroes. Limitation: it leans heavily on prior-series context and sometimes pauses for chunky exposition or repetitive escalation, so newcomers and readers seeking subtlety or restraint may find parts wearing.
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Sandman Slim is back in Los Angeles and kicking more supernatural ass in this inventive, highoctane pageturner?the next to last volume in the popular and acclaimed fantasy adventure series from New York Times bestselling author Richard Kadrey.As the battle between warring angels continues, James Stark is focused on seemingly simpler matters now t...
Difficulty:hard
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Recommended by 2 sources and appears in Most Recommended Books, Fantasy, and Fiction.
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Patrick Rothfuss
“I don't know if I feel very attacked or very seen by @Richard_Kadrey's most recent book. Either way, I do know I enjoyed the hell out of it. If you haven't tried Sandman Slim yet, you might want to consider taking a look at the series...”
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Consider The Republic by Plato. Recommended by 13 sources.
“Plato stages an extended Socratic conversation that moves from concrete questions about justice into broad proposals about an ideal city, the structure of the soul, and what counts as reality and knowledge. Reading alternates brisk question-and-answer snippets with long, cumulative demonstrations that reward careful attention and annotation. Main value: a wealth of thought experiments for testing political and ethical intuitions. Main limitation: repetitive refutations, long policy sketches and dense metaphysical passages can feel abstruse and slow; patience and some philosophical background help.”
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