The priest of the lay parish attached to the Abbey has died, and when the Abbot returns from a meeting of the English church fathers, he brings a replacement with him. Father Ailnoth brings with him a housekeeper and her nephew, a young lad who’s quickly volunteered for help for Brother Cadfael. The old priest, […]
The Raven in the Foregate – Ellis Peters Read More »
This book starts a new series in Valdemar, in a different timeframe than’s been covered before, when the Herald’s Collegium was developed, because there were so many new Heralds that the old mentorship system of training them is starting to fall apart. Mags has lived all his life in the gem mines, and simply cannot
Foundation – Mercedes Lackey Read More »
Mercy Thompson and Adam Hauptman are finally married (a surprise arranged by Adam’s daughter and Mercy’s mother when it became clear that Mercy was going to freak out if she had to plan the wedding herself). So they’re off to their honeymoon – all by themselves in a campsite on the Columbia River Gorge. Of
River Marked – Patricia Briggs Read More »
There’s long been a belief that the period of time between the Roman Empire and the Renaissance in Europe was a dark period in time – it’s often called the Dark Ages. When I was still in school, history textbooks had a dim view of that time – there were other cultures making significant discoveries,
The Edge of the World – Michael Pye Read More »
Lady Pruduce Maccon Akeldama has grown up in the shadow of her three parents – her birth parents, Lord and Lady Maccon – a werewolf and prenatural, and Lord Akeldama, a vampire. When Lord Akeldama asks her to captain a brand new dirigible on a spy mission to India (he wants in on some exclusive
Prudence – Gail Carriger Read More »
This short story collection is meant to draw from fairy traditions around the world, and is therefore surprisingly grounded in real life, with interesting twists. And it is global, with stories from Australian, Native American and Asian traditions, as well as the European traditions you’d expect when the word “fairy” is used. I think my
The Faery Reel – ed. Ellen Datlow and Terri Windling Read More »
Here’s the third book of the second Mistborn trilogy, and I will first say that I was very interested to read the forward, because the author noted he’s only about halfway through was he has planned for this world, which is pretty cool. And also a good thing to read up front, because if you
The Bands of Mourning – Brandon Sanderson Read More »
Natalie’s in college, struggling to make ends meet, and make her tuition payments, while also sending money home to help her family. When she’s offered a job by one of the theater professors, it seems like a dream come true – a steady job that can pay her tuition. It turns out that the professor
Gateway to Fourline – Pam Brondos Read More »
I have to admit, half the reason I probably liked this book so much is that it’s talking about the forests of Maine, admittedly a little further from the coast from my usual haunts, but close to where my mother grew up, so I’m very familiar. This book is basically a love story to a
The Trees in My Forest – Bernd Heinrich Read More »
In the second book of the Innkeeper Chronicles series, Dina’s had an offer to host a peace summit between three warring factions at her inn. It’s immediately clear that everyone else has turned them down, because this is the most unlikely peace summit in some time. But the Gertrude Hunt is still fairly new, and
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