Reading roundup

[hamsterwoman]

59. T.A.Pratt, Poison Sleep -- book 2 of the Marla Mason chronicles, that I picked up on a whim (and without reading book 1). If it were better written, it might have been exactly what I've been looking for. As it is, it's not a bad series to tide me over between The Dresden Files books.

Comments

[g0newiththesin9]

i have a series to recommend you. The apprentice adept series by Piers Anthony, the first book in it is called Split Infinity.

[hamsterwoman]

Thanks -- I always welcome recs! :) Any particular reason why you like these books (and think I would)?

I don't think I've ever seen any of these books -- all the Anthony books I've encountered have been the Xanth books, which I didn't pick up (and, I think, something about Vikings, maybe... which I read but wasn't overly impressed with -- that was in Russian translation, though, and a rather hacky one, so the fault may well have been the translator's.) But I'll definitely keep an eye open for the Apprentice Adept books.

[g0newiththesin9]

They're combination sci fi/fantasy. They're about two worlds and one is science and one is magical, and a lot of how it's written is reminscent of how the amber series is. My dad and I both read the amber series and both like the apprentice adept series, so I think you may too.

The Xanth books aren't bad. They're just full of weird characters and a lot of bad puns. I've read some of them for fun.

[g0newiththesin9]

this is the first one:

http://www.amazon.com/Split-Infinity-Apprentice-Adept-Anthony/dp/0345354915/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1227670544&sr=8-1

[hamsterwoman]

a lot of how it's written is reminscent of how the amber series is.

Ah, that makes sense! I wasn't getting the Amber-likeness from the Wikipedia summary. Thanks, will keep an eye out for these!