Due to a botched attempt on his mother’s life while she was pregnant, Miles Vorkosigan was born with severely weakened bones and unable to walk without extensive surgeries. He’s also born as a member of a warrior caste on a planet that’s just emerged from isolation, and only a generation ago would have exposed Miles […]
Young Miles – Lois McMaster Bujold Read More »
In this book, Britain has been divided into four separate countries, based on the old theory of body humors and the personalities associated with them – sanguine, melancholic, choleric and phlegmatic. There is no interaction between the new countries – you’re considered contaminated if you do. When the country is divided, every single person is
Divided Kingdom – Rupert Thomson Read More »
Ok. I totally get why these books are the next big thing. There’s a love triangle, but it actually makes sense, so you’re not finding yourself rooting for the guy you know will lose. (Honestly, I don’t know who to root for.) There’s a revolution starting, and that also makes sense. And the heroine is
Catching Fire – Suzanne Collins Read More »
So, as I’ve probably mentioned any other time I’ve written up a McKillip book, is how she will throw you into the middle of a fully built up world, and you’ll just be along for the ride, picking up clues to what the heck’s going on as you go along. What makes this book different
Fool’s Run – Patricia A. McKillip Read More »
The is the final book in the series that began with The Cold Minds, in a universe where humanity has had to flee Earth after it was taken over in an alien invasion. They found refuge in the Hidden Worlds, but in the last book, the Cold Minds have found them there. Also in the
The Dark Reaches – Kristin Landon Read More »
A little background on this one: back when I was in middle school, my older brother got this book for Christmas (I’m guessing when it was new, and probably on display in the bookstore so it caught someone’s eye). It was still laying out later that day, and I read the first couple of chapters.
Charon’s Ark – Rick Gauger Read More »
Fifteen year old Daisy is sent from New York to the English countryside to live with her cousins, who she’s never met. She’s just settling into her life there when an Enemy attacks Britain, and the kids are cut off by themselves in their country home. At first, their life is exciting, but then the
How I Live Now – Meg Rosoff Read More »
I can knock another one off my I really need to track this down and read it list. I’ve had this on my radar because my friend B loves these books. This omnibus is the story of how Cordelia Naismaith meets Aral Vorkosigan, who starts out as her enemy, and later marries him. I love
Cordelia’s Honor – Lois McMaster Bujold Read More »
This is the third book of the Obernewtyn Chronicles, and finds Elspeth Gordie journeying to the capital city of Sutrium, to see if the rebels there will ally themselves with the Misfits of Obernewtyn. Unfortunately, this alliance is not as easy as the Misfits had hoped, and leads to a trip to Sador, where they
Ashling – Isobelle Carmody Read More »
This is the final book of the Dying Earth books, and is as beautifully written as the ones before it. Rhialto is a magician, and though he and his fellow magicians are not as great as those that came before them, they still manage some pretty impressive feats. The story is split into three distinct
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