Gossamer Axe, Enigma Score, Souls and When it Changed

[black_samvara]

• Gossamer Axe by Gael Baudino. Re-reading. Musical feminist fantasy, sweet.
• After Long silence or The Enigma Score by Sheri Tepper. Re-reading. Alien first contact… it takes a while because the humans get shunned for years on account of not being truthful. I am very fond of this bit: “…sang of greed and pride, things that the viggies understood to

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[arcadiagt5]

Gossamer Axe is fun, it's been a while since I last read it.

The Dragonsword trilogy is a much more confronting read, possibly too much so for some readers.

I also enjoyed her Strands of Starlight series (although I'll admit the fabulous Thomas Canty covers certainly didn't hurt...)

[black_samvara]

I liked the Strands series more than Dragonsword. I thought the latter was heavyhanded,

[arcadiagt5]

Agreed. In retrospect Dragonsword would have worked better as a standalone, the politics of the sequels were somewhat strident.

[black_samvara]

*g* I like a good insert real world person into fantasy world setting story, but it's hard to do it well.

[ariaflame]

My copy of the Enigma Score vanished. :( I still have to figure a way of getting Fledgling to you. If you're in tomorrow evening then that's a possibility.

[black_samvara]

My copy is around if you want to borrow :)

Tomorrow evening - I'm in!

[ariaflame]

I'll bear that in mind if I get in the mood for it. Currently not lacking in things to read/see/do.

Will try to drop by tomorrow evening with Fledgling then.

[black_samvara]

*worships*