Thursday Next is a literary detective (SO-27). In this alternate universe, the Crimean War is still going on (she’s a veteran), and some stories aren’t what we would expect them to be. (Jane Eyre goes to India with her cousin at the end of her book.) When Charles Dickens’ Martin Chuzzlewit is stolen, Thursday gets […]
The Eyre Affair – Jasper Fforde Read More »
This is a book about manufactured materials, framed around a picture of the author drinking tea on his patio in London, with a view of the Shard in the background. It’s a really great way to a frame a book – you get an incredible number of materials out of that picture, from concrete to
Stuff Matters – Mark Miodownik Read More »
The young widow Perle has donated the house where she had lived happily with her husband to the Abbey of Saint Peter and Saint Paul. She had no need of it – she was also the heiress to one of the foremost weaving families in Shrewsbury, and could live in her family home, away from
The Rose Rent – Ellis Peters Read More »
This novella is set in the world of The Curse of Chalion, where there are five gods. The fifth god – the Bastard – rules over the demons, who can ride along (and sometimes overtake) people. If those people can control the demon, they’re considered sorcerers. Young Penric is on his way to his betrothal
Penric’s Demon – Lois McMaster Bujold Read More »
Mags and Amily are both settling into their new roles, and the King has decided to use their wedding as the kind of party where they can have a lot of diplomatic goings on behind the scenes. Mags and Amily don’t really care – so long as the people that are important to them show
Closer to the Heart – Mercedes Lackey Read More »
Mags is now officially a Herald, which means he can truly begin his work becoming a Herald-Spy. He’s got some ideas around that, which includes rescuing a troop of boys that have been coerced into being thieves and putting them to better use as his eyes and ears around Haven. Where things get a little
Closer to Home – Mercedes Lackey Read More »
