I think it’s more general inflation than any particular tariff or manuafacturing cost.

What does EP mean?

Also, I didn’t know they were adapting Murderbot. That should be fun.

TV show hasn’t quite caught up to the end of the first book yet, but it’s close. And I think this is actually a better end for the first season than trying to match the book.

From what I could tell the books were released somewhat piecemeal, more like a bunch of little novellas, and were compiled into the three main books later.

Humane pemmican?

Do they still have the little gum packets that open the pipes back up?

Yeah, I swear they put something in them to back your system up tight. Except for the little gum packs. We were pretty sure those had a laxative to let it all out. Also, fuck jambalaya.

It depends on what about grimdark appeals to you.

For ultraviolence: Acts of Caine by Matt Stover, especially the first book. Though this is maybe sci-fi?

For snobbery hoity toity book club cred: Shadow of the Torturer by Gene Wolfe

For ultimate chunk: The Malazan Cycle by Steven Erikson. I recommend reading with a wiki open. It’s worth the struggle, but it IS a struggle to get started.