Recs--one fic, one book
First, a link to the Lymond recs I did on crack_van.
And--I haven't read much HP lately at all, but this is gorgeous, and exactly the way things should end: Debatable Fiction, by tryfanstone. Various pairings. "Snape is unfaithful to his wife between two and four on Tuesday afternoons." It's understated, very British, funny and clever and kinder than you'd expect in describing the future.
I've also started in on my Christmas books. Top of the pile was Blood and Iron, by Elizabeth Bear, which I picked mostly because truepenny plugged it so wholeheartedly. This is an interesting take on the Faerie Courts; Bear draws from Arthurian legend and Milton as much as Spencer and the Childe ballads--and there's a B plot dealing with the conflict between magic and technology that unfortunately never quite gets developed. It's well-written, and I like the characters, but I think it was a tiny bit too ambitious. Still, it's the first in a trilogy, and I'll definitely read the second one.
And--I haven't read much HP lately at all, but this is gorgeous, and exactly the way things should end: Debatable Fiction, by tryfanstone. Various pairings. "Snape is unfaithful to his wife between two and four on Tuesday afternoons." It's understated, very British, funny and clever and kinder than you'd expect in describing the future.
I've also started in on my Christmas books. Top of the pile was Blood and Iron, by Elizabeth Bear, which I picked mostly because truepenny plugged it so wholeheartedly. This is an interesting take on the Faerie Courts; Bear draws from Arthurian legend and Milton as much as Spencer and the Childe ballads--and there's a B plot dealing with the conflict between magic and technology that unfortunately never quite gets developed. It's well-written, and I like the characters, but I think it was a tiny bit too ambitious. Still, it's the first in a trilogy, and I'll definitely read the second one.