The Great Libraries store the grimoires of Austermeer’s sorcerers. It’s an interesting dynamic – the librarians fear the power of the sorcerers, but everyone knows that it’s the sorcerers’ magic that keeps their country safe from enemies. Only orphans are recruited to be librarians, but even they usually only enter the service of the Libraries
Sorcery of Thorns – Margaret Rogerson Read More »
This was a nice interlude – we go back in time to when Pen had recently been forced to leave Martinsbridge. He’s at his first assignment after his disastrous try at the healing arts, and is currently serving as a court sorcerer. It’s in this capacity that he’s called to the local healing center, for
Masquerade in Lodi – Lois McMaster Bujold Read More »
I’m really enjoying this series, which is about the monk Chih, who travels through a land much like China, recording tales to bring back to their monastery. Chih hires one of the mammoth scouts to take them through a mountain pass – while on their journey, they encounter three hungry tigers. Who can also talk.
When the Tiger Came Down the Mountain – Nghi Vo Read More »
I’m really enjoying these books. And part of what I love is that they’re all different. We travel through several different worlds in this book, culminating in one of the Nonsense worlds – in this case, it’s all made of candy and baked goods. And I distinctly remember having a moment where I thought something
Beneath the Sugar Sky – Seanan McGuire Read More »
This was an interesting book about how rivers have shaped government and policy in America, from colonial times to the present. I’ve aware of more modern effects of rivers on policy (the pollution on the rivers in my state, as well as dam removal, are both things I’ve grown up aware of). What I found
The Source – Martin Doyle Read More »
Alice Proserpine has escaped the Hinterland, but she’s still drawn to the other Tales that escaped as well. When some of them are murdered, it looks very much like it could have been her. She has to find the real murderer, and also figure out what happened to Ellery Finch, who may or may not
The Night Country – Melissa Albert Read More »
This was a fun book. Susan is headed to London for art school after turning 18 in the late 80’s. And while she’s really looking forward to art school, she’s also glad to be going, because it may just mean she can finally find her father. What happens instead is she gets tangled up with
The Left-Handed Booksellers of London – Garth Nix Read More »
This book was recommended in a thread I’d stumbled across where someone wanted some feel good fantasy reading. The book happened to be available on Kindle Unlimited, so I checked it out. The subtitle is “A Novel of High Fantasy and Low Stakes”, and it really is that. Viv is an Orc, and has been
Legends and Lattes – Travis Baldree Read More »
I’m going to admit, I’m a little annoyed. I’m running out the clock on my Kindle Unlimited really cheap subscription (I am actually one of those people that’ll keep it to the introductory timeframe and not renew again until another deal comes along). So I figured I’d finish out the Mage Errant series – five
The Siege of Skyhold – John Bierce Read More »
Our mage student friends are journeying with their teachers Alustin and Artur to find the lost capital of the old Ithonian Empire. It’s been under a spell that’s actually erased all memory of it from the world, but that spell is breaking down now, because some people are able to remember that the city exists.
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