BL: Blood and Iron (Bear, Elizabeth)
Elizabeth Bear, Blood and Iron
Roc (2006) ISBN: 0-451-46092-8
Score: 1.5
First novel of the Promethean Age, an urban fantasy about Faerie and Arthurian legends. I liked the story, but didn't understand how things stood at the end (it would have been nice if the author gave details on what the treaties and deals were about). And it didn't help that many of the supporting characters had multiple names (most of them unpronounceable), or that one character's POV sections switched to first person near the end (I eventually figured out that it was because she technically didn't have a name anymore, but... her name was still used in the other POV sections).
Next Book: Patricia Wrede and Caroline Stevermer, The Mislaid Magician
Roc (2006) ISBN: 0-451-46092-8
Score: 1.5
First novel of the Promethean Age, an urban fantasy about Faerie and Arthurian legends. I liked the story, but didn't understand how things stood at the end (it would have been nice if the author gave details on what the treaties and deals were about). And it didn't help that many of the supporting characters had multiple names (most of them unpronounceable), or that one character's POV sections switched to first person near the end (I eventually figured out that it was because she technically didn't have a name anymore, but... her name was still used in the other POV sections).
Next Book: Patricia Wrede and Caroline Stevermer, The Mislaid Magician