This is a book of four novellas, set in four larger universes the author has written about. I’ve not read any of her other books (my mother gave me this one), and I think this was a pretty good flavor of what her work is like. There was only one of the stories that I […]
Quatrain – Sharon Shinn Read More »
I was so excited to see that there was another Old Kingdom book coming out. So excited in fact, that when I bought the book, I sat on it for a full month because I was afraid I’d hyped it up too much in my mind, and I’d be disappointed. Happily, I was not. I
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Here’s another reread – this is a five book series (The Pendragon Cycle) that I had read the first three books of back in high school, and then lost track of. (It was originally a trilogy when I first read it, but he then expanded it.) I happened upon the last two used, so brought
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This is the latest Darkover book – a series I’ve been following for a long time (heck, it’s outliving the original author). In this book, Prince Gareth Elhalyn is chafing a bit at the strictured life he has to live in Thendara as the heir to the throne of the Comyn (as well as being
The Children of Kings – Marion Zimmer Bradley and Deborah J. Ross Read More »
I think I’ve hit on why I like the Alexia Tarbotti books, even though they often cross over the line of my absurdity meter: they’re just fun. I can count on them to be a palette cleanser if I feel like I’ve been reading too much of any one thing for too long. In this
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Short stories – again, great plane material. But I also enjoyed that these are a different way of looking at McKillip’s work. Most of these stories were not so much about the beautiful language I enjoy so much about her novels, but the stories are still wonderful. Some favorites: “Undine”- an unexpected, modern take on
Wonders of the Invisible World – Patricia A. McKillip Read More »
When the Epics first appeared, there were many that believed that humans with super powers would want to help everyone. But it turns out that having powers goes to a person’s head, and a massive power struggle ensued, where regular people suffered as various Epics consolidated their power. David was there when Steelheart claimed Chicago,
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This is actually a reread – I think I got this book out of a bargain bin at some point, and it’s been hanging out in my stored books since. I did a catalog of those last month, and this was the only one I really couldn’t decide if I either definitely wanted to keep
Wizards – Editted by Jack Dann and Gardner Dozois Read More »
There is something about returning to YA authors you read when you were actually a young adult – I do get a lovely nostalgic feeling when I read their work, even if it’s a series that came about after I left that demographic. Battle Magic tells the story of what is basically the invasion of
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This book of novella-sized stories rounds out the lives of the main characters of the Black Jewels books. I’ll admit – I was a little surprised and pleased to see these. One thing about these books is that most of the characters are from some long lived races (the father figure is over 50,000 years
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