Cleric Chih and their bird Amazing Brilliant are back, traveling to collect stories. In this tale, they’ve ventured into the Riverlands, where they encounter two young women travelling, and decide to join forces. They’re ambushed, which is when Chih discovers that one of the young women is a martial arts master. It’s at this point […]
Into the Riverlands – Nghi Vo Read More »
I loved this story. It’s back in the jazz age, so we get a young Thomas Nightingale, which was a lot of fun. But the real hero of this story is the narrator – Augustus Berrycloth-Young. He’s a graduate of the same school as Nightingale, but was only ever going to be a middling magician.
The Masquerades of Spring – Ben Aaronovitch Read More »
This is a nice interlude kind of story in the greater universe of Mercy stories. Mercy’s half brother shows up at her house an absolute mess – he can’t speak, and barely seems to know where he is. After some investigation, they find out it’s due to some very particular not actually Fae magic. This
Winter Lost – Patricia Briggs Read More »
I suspect you’re not going to love this book if you’re not already a Penric and Desdemona fan. Not a lot happens to further any real sort of plot, but it’s a lovely little slice of life for Pen’s family. Wyn is apprenticed to his uncle, and recognizes a demon possessed ox on their worksite,
The Adventure of the Demonic Ox – Lois McMaster Bujold Read More »
I had a really hard time getting through this book, and I can’t figure out why. Our story starts with Field Marshall Tamas having just headed a coup to remove the royal family of Adro, and their cabal of magicians. Tamas is a different kind of mage – powder mage in this case, and the
Promise of Blood – Brian McClellan Read More »
This is a lovely novella. Tobias is the local wild man in the woods, having lived in a small cottage for four hundred years. When a new owner to the local manor comes across Tobias’ small cabin, he wakes up powers that have lain dormant for many years, and throws both mens’ lives into new
Silver in the Wood – Emily Tesh Read More »
I’ve been meaning to read this for a while, but finally got around to it by a combination of vacation time, and a desire to see how well it lines up to the tv show. This is a quick read – our narrator is a partially organic construct who has managed to hack its governor
All Systems Red – Martha Wells Read More »
This book is set in the world of The Goblin Emperor. Thara Celehar, who helped the titular emperor discover who had killed the old emperor, has been granted a living in Amalo. He’s in a bit of a weird place – directly reporting to the Arch-Prelate, but not really part of the local hierarchy. So
The Witness for the Dead – Katherine Addison Read More »
This book is fairly different than Carriger’s other work – it’s scifi, so there’s definitely a different vibe than her steampunk work. Phex is a refugee, working as a barista on a moon far from where he grew up. There are a number of aliens about, including a race that’s created Divinity – Pantheons of
Divinity 36: Tinkered Starsong – Gail Carriger Read More »
This is a really sweet book. Tao is far from home – brought to a new country after her father dies, and her mother remarries. She could be a Seer, but she believes that her vision killed her father, and she has no desire to use it again. Her stepfather would have had her join
The Teller of Small Fortunes – Julie Leong Read More »
