I almost picked up the trade edition of J.M. McDermott's Never Knew Another yesterday when I was in BN, because it's so beautifully designed and colored. But I resisted and got it on the Kindle, which ended up being cheaper. Still, it was tempting...
This is one of the books that was stolen en route to my mailbox. I was disappointed and am still trying to get something done at the PO about it...
I can't wait to read Priest's Eden Moore books, but honestly love her Clockwork Century books so much I'm not sure if I'd be expecting too much from a different series. Still, I want to try this one because like you say: it's Cherie Priest. :)
Oh, that sucks! I'd be pissed to all hell if that happened to me! Any time I know I've got books en route, I'm super-anxious until they arrive.
See, the Eden Moore books are still my fave (though Dreadnought was freaking awesome), but I think I'm biased. If anything, remember that trilogy was Priest's debut work. :)
They seemed sympathetic and upset (for one thing, the package was not even labeled as damaged so they have no idea where it could have been tampered with), but have yet to get back to me. I may go down there this weekend and see if showing up in person does anything different.
I will definitely keep that in mind when reading. :)
I tried "Bloodshot," and it was a DNF for me. I just wasn't able to get past Raylene's voice - like you said, it did not seem to belong to a 80-year-old vampire. I was in the middle of a disappointing reading streak at the time, though, and that might have colored my opinion, so I might give it another try later, and I still plan to check out "Dreadnought" and "Boneshaker" when I get a chance.
Let me know how that works out for you. I think Dreadnought is a far better book that Bloodshot (better too that Boneshaker) so I'll look forward to your thoughts. :)
If you're not a fan of horror, I don't recommend her Subterranean Press stuff, because short of Clementine, it's all horror. Instead, maybe you should try her steampunk books. My favorite is Dreadnought, but if that doesn't work for you, then I don't think any of her other titles will either, especially since you weren't a fan of her debut (how much that debut changed from the first edition to the Tor edition is beyond me though).
I'm amused that Adrian's little sister's name, the sister who got turned into a vampire, is Bella. I'm wondering if that's intentional on Priest's part. :)
Ha, I'm sure it was! I read a bit on her blog about this book, and it sounded like she was trying to have fun with it.
What kind of prissy bitch won't lick an envelope?
My first thought was, "The kind who doesn't want to leave DNA?"
I'm actually writing a story with a Victorian-era vampire who acts more like a modern woman--but I figured she was the kind of person who would adapt to her surroundings, and she was also "ahead of her time," so to speak back when she was alive, so it's really more like society has caught up to her. I hope that's how she comes across, anyway--but it's a bit different because she isn't the first-person narrator, and the only time the story is told from her perspective is through a letter she writes to her niece.
That's actually the reason we get for why a prissy bitch wouldn't lick an envelope, because Priest's vampires don't like leaving any sort of DNA at all. :)
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I can't wait to read Priest's Eden Moore books, but honestly love her Clockwork Century books so much I'm not sure if I'd be expecting too much from a different series. Still, I want to try this one because like you say: it's Cherie Priest. :)
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See, the Eden Moore books are still my fave (though Dreadnought was freaking awesome), but I think I'm biased. If anything, remember that trilogy was Priest's debut work. :)
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I will definitely keep that in mind when reading. :)
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I keep forgetting about Fathom. That's the one Priest book I haven't yet read!
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Ha, I'm sure it was! I read a bit on her blog about this book, and it sounded like she was trying to have fun with it.
What kind of prissy bitch won't lick an envelope?
My first thought was, "The kind who doesn't want to leave DNA?"
I'm actually writing a story with a Victorian-era vampire who acts more like a modern woman--but I figured she was the kind of person who would adapt to her surroundings, and she was also "ahead of her time," so to speak back when she was alive, so it's really more like society has caught up to her. I hope that's how she comes across, anyway--but it's a bit different because she isn't the first-person narrator, and the only time the story is told from her perspective is through a letter she writes to her niece.
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That's actually the reason we get for why a prissy bitch wouldn't lick an envelope, because Priest's vampires don't like leaving any sort of DNA at all. :)
Sounds like a fun project! Good luck with it. :)
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