Arg, I'm a bad LJler. It has been so long since I had posted about anything culture related. But somehow, there was so much going on with the job, the baby and everything, that I didn't have the peace of mind ( Read more... )

Just finished the last Temeraire book and it went down like butter."Tongues of Serpents" was ok, but at times it dragged and I felt right after the amazing "Victory of Eagles" there was too little happening for my taste.

Serves to say that "Crucible of Gold" makes up for everything. I could not put it down and was hooked from the first to the last ( Read more... )

On a greatly cherished rec by deird1  I got myself the first book of the series "His Majesty's Dragon" and shortly after that first my boyfriend and then I got completely addicted to them. I've read the first five novels (the 6th has just come out in hardcover) now and since my friends can attest that I talk of little else literary wise these days I ( Read more... )

On deird1 's recomendation I'm currently reading naominovik 's Temeraire series. I just finished book four and am completely enchanted (as well as terrified) by the series.
I love these books! It's so rare to find a fantasy series where the whole picture is perfect (rather than just one aspect) but that is the case here.

I had to google a little around in my squee ( Read more... )