I knew it had been a long time since I posted, but really! The move to dreamwidth derailed me, and I never seem to have the energy to put together even my lackadaisical post on what I've been reading.

I'm not going to bother to really write up stuff now, but just list what I can remember. If anyone wants more information (hollow laughter), feel ( Read more... )

I went on a spending spree both series of Mage (The Hero Discovered and The Hero Defined) by Matt Wagner as ebooks. Not so fun reading them on a phone, but I managed. Matt Wagner does a Arthur Pendragon reincarnated series, although we're not sure about that immediately. It was a lovely, atmospheric series when it was released. In parts, it's wordy ( Read more... )

After a big purchase of books on "Buy from Tor" day, plus illness, busyness at work, I haven't been in the book to read a new author.

Instead I reread Patricia Wrede's Frontier Magic series which is comprised of:

• Thirteenth Child
• Across the Great Barrier
• The Far West

Set in the 1800s, it's an alternative Earth complete with magic and a lot of ( Read more... )

I managed to read two new novels and a collection while on vacation. I also reread one book: Megan  Whalen Turner's The King of Attolia. The first book was Uncertain Allies by Mark del Franco. It's one of the Connor Grey series. Grey used to be a high-powered operative for the Guild. He's a mage in a world where the Faerie realms ended up in our ( Read more... )

Like when I'm traveling, I end up re-reading books when I'm ill. The 'flu is finally well over, except for some asthmatic coughing, although it's only this week that I stopped crashing mid-evening.

I did continue on and read The Hallowed Hunt by Lois McMaster Bujold. I think this might be the second or third time I've read it which is very unusual ( Read more... )