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Books 2013: 48-58
48. Martha Wells, Emilie and the Hollow World. Angry Robot/Strange Chemistry, 2013. Copy courtesy of the publishers.
A delightful YA novel from one of my favourite authors. Further details should follow at Tor.com.
49. Karen Lord, The Best of All Possible Worlds. Ballantine/Del Rey (US), Jo Fletcher (UK), 2013.
A novel interesting on multiple levels, combining literary and SFnal approaches to worldbuilding and relationships. Perhaps not entirely successful, but interesting. Review forthcoming in summer Ideomancer.
50. Martha Wells, City of Bones. Republished by the author.
An excellent book, with excellent world-building and characterisation, which I really enjoyed. Right up until the very last page, which had to go all emotionally-complicated and very true to character but was not what I wanted to read just then.
51. Barbara Ann Wright, For Want of a Fiend. Bold Strokes Books, 2013. Epub. Copy courtesy of the publisher.
Lesbian relationships as normative within a fantasy novel that, while a little rough around the edges, is not noticeably rougher than most of the midlist. I recommend this, and expect to be talking more about it on the Tor.com column.
52-53. Ankaret Wells, The Maker's Mask and The Hawkwood War. Self-published; second book epub copy courtesy of the author.
A bit rocky getting started, but in general a delightful, well-characterised romp through weird and wacky tech and politics. It has a sense of humour. Oh, god, do you know how many stories don't? Or substitute bitter snark and snappy one-liners? I will be speaking of this more later.
54. Andrea K. Höst, And All The Stars. Self-published. Epub.
A strongly enjoyable alien-invasion story, focused on a group of teenagers in Sydney. Well recommended.
55. Seanan McGuire, Midnight Blue-Light Special. DAW, 2013.
Another novel with a sense of humour. A lot of fun.
56-58. Seanan McGuire, An Artificial Knight, Late Eclipses, and One Salt Sea. DAW, various dates. Copies courtesy of the publishers.
McGuire's Toby Daye novels make a lot more sense - and are a lot more fun - when you read them as second-world fantasies that just happen to take place in the same general area as a modern US city, and not as urban fantasy. I bounced off the second a while back, but the third is like popcorn. And so are the next two.
Popcorn. With hot butter and salt. I will be speaking more on them later, probably elseweb.
48. Martha Wells, Emilie and the Hollow World. Angry Robot/Strange Chemistry, 2013. Copy courtesy of the publishers.
A delightful YA novel from one of my favourite authors. Further details should follow at Tor.com.
49. Karen Lord, The Best of All Possible Worlds. Ballantine/Del Rey (US), Jo Fletcher (UK), 2013.
A novel interesting on multiple levels, combining literary and SFnal approaches to worldbuilding and relationships. Perhaps not entirely successful, but interesting. Review forthcoming in summer Ideomancer.
50. Martha Wells, City of Bones. Republished by the author.
An excellent book, with excellent world-building and characterisation, which I really enjoyed. Right up until the very last page, which had to go all emotionally-complicated and very true to character but was not what I wanted to read just then.
51. Barbara Ann Wright, For Want of a Fiend. Bold Strokes Books, 2013. Epub. Copy courtesy of the publisher.
Lesbian relationships as normative within a fantasy novel that, while a little rough around the edges, is not noticeably rougher than most of the midlist. I recommend this, and expect to be talking more about it on the Tor.com column.
52-53. Ankaret Wells, The Maker's Mask and The Hawkwood War. Self-published; second book epub copy courtesy of the author.
A bit rocky getting started, but in general a delightful, well-characterised romp through weird and wacky tech and politics. It has a sense of humour. Oh, god, do you know how many stories don't? Or substitute bitter snark and snappy one-liners? I will be speaking of this more later.
54. Andrea K. Höst, And All The Stars. Self-published. Epub.
A strongly enjoyable alien-invasion story, focused on a group of teenagers in Sydney. Well recommended.
55. Seanan McGuire, Midnight Blue-Light Special. DAW, 2013.
Another novel with a sense of humour. A lot of fun.
56-58. Seanan McGuire, An Artificial Knight, Late Eclipses, and One Salt Sea. DAW, various dates. Copies courtesy of the publishers.
McGuire's Toby Daye novels make a lot more sense - and are a lot more fun - when you read them as second-world fantasies that just happen to take place in the same general area as a modern US city, and not as urban fantasy. I bounced off the second a while back, but the third is like popcorn. And so are the next two.
Popcorn. With hot butter and salt. I will be speaking more on them later, probably elseweb.
