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Sheila Jean

@aliehsn.bsky.social
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Bookworm. Loves a view. Reluctantly adulting. She/Her.

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Sheila Jean @aliehsn.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
Finished, audio edition: Ancestral Night by @matociquala.bsky.social, narrated by Nneka Okoye
Cover for Ancestral Night. Spacey, spirily art. By Elizabeth Bear
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Sheila Jean @aliehsn.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
Finished, audio editions: Gods of Jade and Shadow by @silviamg.bsky.social, narrated by Yetta Gottesman This Kingdom Will Not Kill Me by @ilonaandrews.bsky.social, narrated by Kristen Sieh
Screenshot from Goodreads showing thumbnail cover images for Gods of Jade and Shadow by Silvia Moreno-Garcia and This Kingdom Will Not Kill Me by Ilona Andrews
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Sheila Jean @aliehsn.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
Finished, audio edition: A Trade of Blood by @robertjbennett.bsky.social, narrated by Andrew Fallaize
Cover for A Trade of Blood by Robert Jackson Bennett. Red/mauve toned background with depections of a mushroom and human head and nervous system in white. Entire image fringed by fungle stalks in gold.
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Sheila Jean @aliehsn.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
Finished three more audio books: The Tusks of Extinction by Ray Nayler, narrated by Gabrielle de Cuir Sublimation by Isabel Kim, narrated by Major Curda and Michelle H. Lee A Midnight Pastry Shop Called Hwawoldang by Lee Onhwa narrated by Sofia Jin and Slin Jung
The Tusks of Extinction by Ray Nayler,

Sublimation by Isabel Kim, 

A Midnight Pastry Shop Called Hwawoldang
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Sheila Jean @aliehsn.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
Finished two more audio books: The Martian Contingency written and narrated by @maryrobinettekowal.com And Horse by Geraldine Brooks
Snip from Goodreads showing thumbnail images of the book covers and listing the titles and authors. The Martian Contingency by Mary Robinette Kowal and Horse by Geraldine Brooks
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Sheila Jean @aliehsn.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
Finished more audio books: Everybody Wants to Rule the World Except Me by @djangowexler.bsky.social Remnant Population by Elizabeth Moon Installment Immortality by @seananmcguire.bsky.social
Screenshot from Goodreads showing thumbnail images of book covers along with titles and authors: Everybody Wants to Rule the World Except Me by Django Wexler, Remnant Population by Elizabeth Moon, Installment Immortality by Seanan McGuire
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Sheila Jean @aliehsn.bsky.social · 28/06/2026
Finished (audio edition): The Warbler by @sarahbethdurst.bsky.social
Cover for The Warbler by Sarah Beth Durst. A willow tee imposed over a background for blues at the top and yellows at the bottom.
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Sheila Jean @aliehsn.bsky.social · 28/06/2026
Finished (audio edition): Inkpot Gods by @seananmcguire.bsky.social
Cover for Inkpot Gods by Seanan McGuire. A blue running to aqua inkpot surrounded by a ring of fire on what would be the surface the inkpot is sitting on. A peacock feather is in the inkpot going from blue at the bottom to greens to a fiery looking eye at the top of the feather. All on a black background. Title and author in jauntey white text.
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Sheila Jean @aliehsn.bsky.social · 21/06/2026
Finished (audio): Martyr! by Kaveh Akbar
The cover for Martyr! by Kaveh Akbar. Black text on a yellow background. A small sketch of a rider on a horse holding a sword with a speech bubble that says "A novel" is located over the beginning of the author's name.
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Sheila Jean @aliehsn.bsky.social · 07/06/2026
Currently reading, print: Death of the Author by @nnedi.bsky.social
Photo of the naked hard back for Death of the Author by Nnedi Okorofor, Illumicrate Starbright edition. The cover shows what appears to be a robot on a bluff overlooking a body of water with a city in the distance. The title appears as Rusted Robots and the name Zelu Onyenezi-Onyedele is at the bottom.
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Sheila Jean @aliehsn.bsky.social · 07/06/2026
Currently reading, audio edition: Aftermarket Afterlife by @seananmcguire.bsky.social
Cover for Aftermarket Afterlife by Seanan McGuire.
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Sheila Jean @aliehsn.bsky.social · 07/06/2026
I'm way behind. Read a bunch of InCryptid by @seananmcguire.bsky.social, latest Murderbot by @marthawells.com, God's Junk Drawer by @peterclines.com, the latest @slhuang.com, a King Fountain book by Jeff Wheeler, Slow Gods by Claire North, athe Isle in the Silver Sea by @tashasuri.bsky.social, (1/2)
Screenshot from Goodreads showing thumbnail, title, author for 17 recently read books.
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Sheila Jean @aliehsn.bsky.social · 12/04/2026
Reading catch up post: Audio: Daughter of Crows by @marklawrenceauthor.bsky.social Children of Strife by @aptshadow.bsky.social King Sorrow by @joe-hill.bsky.social The Raven Scholar by Antonia Hodgson Print: The Gathering by @cjtudor.bsky.social Ebook: Carpe Jugulum by Terry Pratchett
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Sheila Jean @aliehsn.bsky.social · 14/03/2026
Currently reading, audio edition: Tricks for Free by @seananmcguire.bsky.social, narrated by Emily Bauer
Cover for Tricks For Free by Seanan McGuire
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Sheila Jean @aliehsn.bsky.social · 14/03/2026
Finished, audio edition: A Ghastly Catastrophe by @deannaraybourn.bsky.social, narrated by Angéle Masters Vampires and witches, and of course, murder.
Cover for A Ghastly Catastrophe by Deanna Ray our
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Sheila Jean @aliehsn.bsky.social · 14/03/2026
Finished (ebook): Maskerade by Terry Pratchett Ah, witches.
Cover art for Maskerade by Terry Pratchett
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Sheila Jean @aliehsn.bsky.social · 01/03/2026
Finished, audio edition: Among the Burning Flowers by @samanthashannon.bsky.social, narrated by Arty Froushan and Gemma Whelan
Cover for Among the Burning Flowers by Samantha Shannon
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Sheila Jean @aliehsn.bsky.social · 27/02/2026
Finished, audio editions: March 2026 Sword and Laser book pick: Automatic Noodle by @annaleen.bsky.social, narrated by Em Grosland Hierarchy #2: The Strength of the Few by James Islington, narrated by Euan Martin
Covers for The Strength of the Few by James Islington and Automatic Noodle by Annalee Newitz
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Sheila Jean @aliehsn.bsky.social · 20/02/2026
Finished, audio edition: This month's Sword and Laser bookclub pick, Someplace to Be Flying by Charles de Lint, narrated by @katereadingvo.bsky.social
Cover for Someplace to Be Flying by Charles de Lint
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Sheila Jean @aliehsn.bsky.social · 20/02/2026
Finished the series, audio edition: Heart of the Mountain by Larry Correia, narrated by @tgrey.bsky.social
Cover for Heart of the Mountain by Larry Correia
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Sheila Jean @aliehsn.bsky.social · 03/02/2026
Finished, audio edition: Twelve Months by Jim Butcher, narrated by James Marsters
Cover for Twelve Months by Jim Butcher.
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Sheila Jean @aliehsn.bsky.social · 31/01/2026
Finished, audio edition: Turns of Fate by Anne Bishop, narrated by Jesse Vilinsky
Cover to Turns of Fate. A stone arch in a verdant setting with butterfly gates and a cemetery showing theough the arch.
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Sheila Jean @aliehsn.bsky.social · 25/01/2026
Just finished, audio edition: Witchlight by Susan Dennard, narrated by Cassandra Campbell
Cover for Witchlight by Susan Dennard
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Sheila Jean @aliehsn.bsky.social · 17/01/2026
Just finished (ebook): Equal Rites by Terry Pratchett
Cover for Equal Rights by Terry Prachett
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Sheila Jean @aliehsn.bsky.social · 16/01/2026
Just finished, audio edition: Graveyard of Demons by Larry Correia, narrated by @tgrey.bsky.social
Cover of Graveyard of Demons by Larry Correia. Depcits a cracked demon head with part of a human man's face peering through the crack from the inside.
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Sheila Jean @aliehsn.bsky.social · 11/01/2026
Recently finished: The Hexologists: A Tangle of Time by Josiah Bancroft, narrated by Sara Slimani Lords and Ladies by Terry Pratchett (ebook)
Screenshot from Goodreads showing thumbnail cover mages for A Tangle of Time (The Hexologists #2) by Josiah Bancroft and Lords and Ladies by Terry Pratchett
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Sheila Jean @aliehsn.bsky.social · 01/01/2026
Just finished, audio edition: I'm Starting to Worry About This Black Box of DOOM by @jasonkpargin.bsky.social, narrated by Ari Fliakos This is the January 2026 Sword and Laser book club pick.
Cover for I'm Starting to Worry About This Black Box of DOOM by Jasin Pargin. art depicts a person with green sunglasses and baseball cap sitting on a road case with a radio active symbol on the side.
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Sheila Jean @aliehsn.bsky.social · 01/01/2026
Finished 74 books. Slow year, comparatively. Need to do more print/ebook reading in 2026.
Thumbnail collage of book covers for the 74 books I finished in 2025.
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Sheila Jean @aliehsn.bsky.social · 24/12/2025
Finished (ebook): How to Retire by Christine Benz ...I think I could handle not working....
Cover for How to Retire by Christine Benz. "25 lessons for a happy, successful, and wealthy retirement"
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Sheila Jean @aliehsn.bsky.social · 20/12/2025
Just finished, audio edition: The Incandescent by @emilytesh.net, narrated by Zara Ramm
Cover for The Incandescent by Emily Tesh. Cover depicts a firey line drawn phoenix on a black background.
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Sheila Jean @aliehsn.bsky.social · 16/12/2025
Finished, audio edition: Falling in a Sea of Stars by @kristenbritain.bsky.social, narrated by Ellen Archer
US Cover Falling in a Sea of Stars by Kristen Britain. Cover depcts a silvery female rider holding a glowing sword, astride a sparkly glowing dark stallion. Background is blues and greens and blues with twinkling stars everywhere.
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Sheila Jean @aliehsn.bsky.social · 07/12/2025
Just finished (audio): A Drop of Corruption by @robertjbennett.bsky.social, narrated by Andrew Fallaize
The cover for A Drop of Corruption by Robert Jackson Bennett.
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Sheila Jean @aliehsn.bsky.social · 05/12/2025
Just finished (audio): The Everlasting by @alixeharrow.bsky.social, narrated by Moira Quirk and Sid Sagar
Cover for The Everlasting by Alix E. Harrow.
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Sheila Jean @aliehsn.bsky.social · 30/11/2025
The latest Scalzi road trip listen over Thanksgiving was: When the Moon Hits Your Eye by @scalzi.com, narrated by @wilwheaton.net Just about the right length (30 min left), a stand alone book, and humorous overall.
Cover for When the Moon Hits Your Eye by John Scalzi
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Sheila Jean @aliehsn.bsky.social · 28/11/2025
Finished Sword and Laser book club pick (audio): The Floating Hotel by Grace Curtis, narrated by Braden Wright
Cover for The Floating Hotel by Grace Curtis.  Purple and blue space scene with a whimsical looking ship.
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Sheila Jean @aliehsn.bsky.social · 28/11/2025
Missed one! Finished (Audio) The Librarians by @sherrythomas.com, narrated by Louisa Zhu
Cover for The Librarians by Sherry Thomas.
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Sheila Jean @aliehsn.bsky.social · 22/11/2025
Just finished (audio): Katabasis by @rfkuang.bsky.social
Cover art for Katabasis by R.F. Kuang.
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Sheila Jean @aliehsn.bsky.social · 22/11/2025
@stringerplz.bsky.social
Banner: Tribute to Philadelphia
Philly Unplugged 25

Would you like to hear a story? M Because I'd really like to tell you one.

Look, we love Philadelphia. It's been a fantastic home for PAX Unplugged, and we're honored to be here. It's a cit rich with the kind of history that, say, Scan only dream of. This is literally the birthplace of American democracy. The Declaration of Independence was signed here, along with the United States Constitution. I mean, you were the capital of the United States!

But that's just the beginning. You've got the Liberty Bell, cheesesteaks, the Rocky statue, more murals than any other city in America, the largest landscaped urban park in the country-And we haven't even talked about Gritty yet.

All this to say: when the city of Philadelphia tells us they're too good for our graffiti art style and don't want the PAX logo hanging from streetlights because, and I quote, the design conflicted with our mission to keep the downtown clean and attractive"... we kinda get it. Kinda.

But also-and I don't know how else to say this-c'mon. Just... c'mon.

If you were Cleveland, that'd be a whole different story. We wouldn't even ask! Seriously, why would we want our trashy graffiti-themed street signs hanging over Cleveland? We'd be humiliated! It'd be like slapping a mustache on the Mona Lisa. Which, by the way, is a real painting on display in Cleveland-and because it's Cleveland, it'sing rad.

Sorry, Philadelphia, but you're no Cleveland. And you're not too good for our street signs.

BOARD
gAMES

PAX
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Sheila Jean @aliehsn.bsky.social · 31/10/2025
Currently reading (audio edition): The Bewitching by @silviamg.bsky.social, narrated by Gisela Chipe
Cover for The Bewitching by Silvia Moreno-Garcia.
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Sheila Jean @aliehsn.bsky.social · 30/10/2025
Finished (audio edition): Interview with the Vampire by Anne Rice, narrated by Simon Vance October's Sword and Laser book club pick has vampire. Also with additional vampires.
Cover for Interview with the Vampire by Anne Rice. stylized red text on a black background.
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Sheila Jean @aliehsn.bsky.social · 24/10/2025
Recently finished a few more reads: It Was Her House First by @cheriepriest.com Queen Demon by @marthawells.com Overgrowth by Mira Grant a.k.a. @seananmcguire.bsky.social
Screenshot from Goodreads showing thumbnail cover images, title, and author for It Was Her House First by Cherie Priest, Queen Demon by Martha Wells, and Overgrowth by Mira Grant
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Sheila Jean @aliehsn.bsky.social · 05/10/2025
Currently reading, audiobook edition: Silver and Lead by @seananmcguire.bsky.social (Toby! Only ~2 hours left) One Day, Everyone Will Have Aways Been Against This by Omar El Akkad (~2 hours left, AM commute read) Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil by V.E. Schwab (Need Spotify hrs to reset)
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Sheila Jean @aliehsn.bsky.social · 05/10/2025
Still ears only. Here's another audiobook catch up post: The Summer War by @naominovik.bsky.social Magic for Nothing by @seananmcguire.bsky.social What Feasts ant Night ~AND~ What Moves the Dead by @tkingfisher.com
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Sheila Jean @aliehsn.bsky.social · 14/09/2025
I've pretty much only listened to audio books in the last month+ InCryptid #2-5 by Seannan McGuire Stone and Sky by Ben Aaronovitch Sword, Cider, and Other Distractions by Brian McClellan The God is Not Willing by Steven Erikson Isles of the Emberdark by Brandon Sanderson
List of 8 booktitles with authors, each accompanied by a thumbnail pic of the cover.
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Sheila Jean @aliehsn.bsky.social · 23/07/2025
Book get! Cherie Priest writes cool stuff! At the rate I'm reading with my eyes these days I probably should have grabbed the audio instead, but I can't add that to my bookshelf.
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Sheila Jean @aliehsn.bsky.social · 20/07/2025
Currently reading, ebook: The Practice, the Horizon, and the Chain by Sofia Samatar
Cover for The Practice, the Horizon, and the Chain by Sofia Samatar. The cover depicts a black starry sky with a series of blue rings played out in the center
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Sheila Jean @aliehsn.bsky.social · 20/07/2025
Currently reading, audio edition: Once Was Willem by M.R. Carey, narrated by Joe Jameson
Cover of Once Was Willem by M.R. Carey
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Sheila Jean @aliehsn.bsky.social · 11/07/2025
Just finished, audio edition: The Book of Doors by @garethjohnbrown.bsky.social, narrated by Miranda Raison
Cover for The Book of Doors by Gareth Brown. A blue background with an open door in the middle of the book and a twisting staircase circling above and below. A figure seems to fallen into the nowhere below the door.
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Sheila Jean @aliehsn.bsky.social · 24/06/2025
Currently reading, audio edition: The Devils by @joeabercrombie.com, narrated by Steven Pacey Getting an early start on the July Sword and Laser book pick.
Cover for The Devils by Joe Abercrombie. A dark background with a red skull with candles for horms centered between the title (top) and author name (bottom).
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Sheila Jean @aliehsn.bsky.social · 24/06/2025
Just finished (print): A Change of Place by @julieczerneda.bsky.social I love the people and creatures of the edge.
Cover for A Change of Place by Julie E. Czerneda. Cover art: A woman with yellow hair and wearing a kneww-length brown dress holds out a shell necklace toward a large sea creature who has come up on the rocks. In the background, there are boats and the arches of a large bridge.
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