Hugh of Emblin is shipped off to the mage school at Skyhold as soon as his powers manifest – Emblin is rather proud of its reputation for no magic, and everyone there wants him gone as soon as he displays powers. The trouble is, once at Skyhold, no one can seem to teach him to […]
Into the Labyrinth – John Bierce Read More »
I’ve been really enjoying this series – it’s got some decent politics to it, and some nice romances, but none of it is particularly fraught – you know everything will turn out alright in the end. Princess Jalissa of the Elves and Prince Edmund of Escarland grew “close” during the captivity of Jalissa’s brother Farendel
Pretense – Tara Grayce Read More »
This book picks up at the end of The Lord of Stariel, with Hetta now confirmed as the Lord, and her relationship with Wyn on a new footing. This book is mostly told from Wyn’s point of view, and it’s an interesting one. Since he’s a prince of the Fae, we get a greater view
The Prince of Secrets – A.J. Lancaster Read More »
This the fourth of the Alpha and Omega books, and I’m still back a bit from where I’m up to the Mercy Thompson books. Here, the Fae have newly retreated to their reservations, and it seems that some of them are not happy to have had to this. They’re unleashing some of their worst against
Dead Heat – Patricia Briggs Read More »
Thorn is a retelling of the “Goose Girl” fairy tale. Here, we have Princess Alyrra, who has absolutely no value to her own family, slated to marry into the family of the powerful kingdom they border. Alyrra’s not really sure why – her own kingdom is small, and she’s not sure what she can bring
Thorn and Brambles – Intisar Khanani Read More »
Taryn is an archaeologist working in the ruins of the elves, who vanished from their kingdom thousands of years ago. Problem is, you need a patron to work on the digs, and hers keep dying. So she’s also working as a bounty hunter, and her latest bounty manages to drag her into a wild adventure.
The Glass Gargoyle – Marie Andreas Read More »
I’m so happy for another Old Kingdom book, and this one is about Sabriel’s parents, and how they met. At the very beginning, Terciel is a young boy in an orphanage, when his great-great-aunt, the current Abhorsen, comes to find him. You actually find out that his sister, who he barely remembers, had been the
Terciel & Elinor – Garth Nix Read More »
October Daye is a changeling, with a human father and fae mother. She’s actually done fairly well for herself, becoming a knight in one of the courts local to San Francisco. Knights are generally pure bloods, so it’s a hard won honor. At the very beginning of the book, she’s investigating the disappearance of her
Rosemary and Rue – Seanan McGuire Read More »
This is a compilation of the Herald Jors stories that Huff wrote in the Valdemar short story compilations. It’s nothing you’re going to read if you’re not a Valdemar fan, but if you are a fan, they’re worth reading. Jors and his Companion Gervais are fun to follow along, and the author has a good
The Demon’s Den and Other Tales of Valdemar – Tanya Huff Read More »
This is a book of short stories, with at least a little overlap from the other collection of the author’s that I have. I definitely like the fairy tales the best of these – there are a couple more literary tales that aren’t bad, but are a bit too literary for my tastes. There are
In the Forest of Forgetting – Theodora Goss Read More »
