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On Vox: Best of 2009 and New Year's Resolution for 2010

Jan 02, 2010 19:37

I liked looking back last year at 2008 so this year I'm also looking back at 2009. I didn't make my goal of reading 100 books, but at 79 books I was above last year's number (77). Anyway, here's my Best of 2009 list, broken down in the same way I broke down books last year: The Books that Blew Me Away - This is a very small list, just three books ( Read more... )

kristin cashore, dru pagliassotti, year in review, ilona andrews, ann aguirre, julie james, anna katherine, deanna raybourn, wen spencer

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estara January 4 2010, 00:57:41 UTC

We have a pretty similar taste I find ^^. I've just posted my ordered list of my own 2009 books as well (graded, too - but not as nicely formatted as yours, heh).

I wish you would review the P.C. Hodgell fantasy saga... there's a new one coming out in March, the first time she's got a major publisher - would you be willing if I gave you the ebooks as a present? Maybe Baen Webscriptions would let me do that.

janicu January 4 2010, 15:10:47 UTC

Ummm.. I didn't realize temptation would happen so quickly after I said I should reduce the TBR. How many books are in this series?

hehe ^^ estara January 4 2010, 18:45:14 UTC

Well, there are four novels so far (and one short story collection), but the 5th will come out in March. They're very, very good epic fantasy, but because the writer only managed to be published by smaller publishers and had writer's block for some years, they fell through the cracks of most fans and haven't gotten a lot of reviews. Since last year she got a contract with BAEN, her first major publisher... but I still haven't seen much pr from said publisher (and their covers have always been hideous - although the ebooks have beautiful covers, because she's also a stained glass artist and created them herself). I've been a fan since I found the first two collected in the UK in the 80s as Chronicles of the Kencyrath ( ... )

Re: hehe ^^ estara January 4 2010, 18:58:41 UTC

Oh here's a Wiki I hadn't seen before: http://kencyr.wikia.com/wiki/Kencyr_Wiki

Re: hehe ^^ janicu January 4 2010, 19:09:52 UTC

You may be THE EVIL. SO in an effort to cling to my New Years Resolution like.. 2 days into it.. I say I will try one book because after tonight I will have read two books this year. And then we can talk later after I read it? How is that? Le sigh, I sense my resolution is *so not* going to hold up.

Re: hehe ^^ estara January 4 2010, 20:41:38 UTC

Sure ^^, but anyway the first resolution you posted was to read 100 books a year, so by sending you the first duology you can count that as two books already!!

Re: hehe ^^ estara January 4 2010, 22:16:06 UTC

sent you and LJ message with link.

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