Read for the Georgette Heyer Reading Challenge. This book of short stories was a perfect travel read. It was also fun to experience her writing in a shorter form. They’re probably even a little more mad cap than usual because she needed to pack so much into so few pages. I’m also amazed how much […]
Pistols for Two – Georgette Heyer Read More »
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 »
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
Twilight’s Dawn – Anne Bishop Read More »
This ebook is a compilation of three short stories that appear in different anthologies. Mister Fitz is an animate puppet, who was once the nursemaid to Sir Hereward, but has now become his companion as they travel to rid the world of godlets that are trying to invade from a different dimension. Since they’re just
Sir Hereward and Mister Fitz: Three Adventures – Garth Nix Read More »
So, what do you follow a deep, dark dystopian treatise on the human condition with? Soft core fantasy porn. I’ve decided that’s really the best way to characterize the Black Jewels books. They’re completely written from a women’s point of view, and are totally a guilty pleasure. It does help that they have a unique
Dreams Made Flesh – Anne Bishop Read More »
I like Valdemar, and I like that the author has opened it up to other authors in the short story anthologies she’s been publishing. Some are definitely better than others. This is one of the others. None of the stories particularly stuck out at me, but I enjoyed my read. Definitely comfort food reading if
Crossroads and Other Tales of Valdemar – ed. Mercedes Lackey Read More »
This is a novella from the 500 Kingdoms series, in which the Tradition forces people into certain paths based on fairy tale characters, sometimes to good, sometimes to bad. In this story, we’re dealing with the Greek pantheon, and it turns out that they’re half-Fae, and as soon as they have enough people that believe
A Tangled Web – Mercedes Lackey Read More »
This is a book of essays about songs that have particularly interested Hornby at various points of his life. The essays may not concern the song directly, but are sometimes about what that song may remind him of, or of feelings or events that that song is forever linked to in his mind. It’s an
Songbook – Nick Hornby Read More »
Well, I’ve finally found my first Valdemar anthology that I can’t say I universally enjoyed. Up until now, I was pretty happy with the story selection, but this is the first one where I have to say eh. In the first place, the actual Mercedes Lackey novella is just ok. It features no regular, or
Finding the Way and Other Tales of Valdemar – ed. Mercedes Lackey Read More »
Read for the Once Upon a Time VII Reading Challenge. This collection of short stories owes much to fairy tales – sometimes obviously, but other times a little less so. Some of my favorites include “The Princess, the Cat, and the Unicorn”, which has a rather amusing twist on the typical unicorn tale, “Cruel Sisters”,
Book of Enchantments – Patricia C. Wrede Read More »