Yuletide Recs
Another set from the yuletide_daily feed.
A House Well Built - Mythology - Egyptian, by RubyNye. I barely remember anything about Egyptian mythos, but I don't think you need much to enjoy this gem of a story - full of sense detail and well-sketched characters, and with a theme that will, I think, appeal to most bibolophiles.
Waking Rose- Fairy Tales (trad) by Dreaming_Trees. It's a different version of Sleeping Beauty, with a twist that is not exactly modern, but will, I think, amuse many a fangirl. I almost didn't finish this one, but I'm glad I did.
The Boy in the Belfry - Batman Begins,
by Kittydesade. Capturing Alfred's voice, this story begins with it's narrator's stiff upper lip and slowly disolves into a more frank rendering of an guardian's concern for his charge - all the more appealing for the way the charge is as dangerous as the villians he faces. (NYR 2008)
Two Man Con, Neil Gaiman - American Gods
by Karanguni. Best read as a prequel to both American Gods and Anansi Boys, this is a harsh and brutal, beautiful and lush story that could have been a chapter in AG, it captures the rhythm and manner of Gaiman's voice that well. Highly Recommended. (NYR 2008)
The Testimony of Batsheba - Bible - Hebrew Bible or Old Testament, by Mojave Dragonfly. I wish this story had filled in more of the tale told here - too much of it, imo, went beyond Biblical terseness and into a sort of glossing over the events. But what is told is an intriguing interweaving of history and the various religious faiths of the ancient middle east with the lives and passions of characters who felt real.
Dearer for its mystery - Lois McMaster Bujold - Curse of Chalion series by Petra LeMaitre. Excellent Ista and Bastard voices, with a gripping sense of tension. I wish the plot - or the resolution of the tension - had been a bit better handled, but the voices are *solid*.
Anify's Accord - CJ Cherryh - Chanur series by Memoriam. It's been too long since I read the books, and I know I'm missing something of the undercurrents in this post-script to Homecoming. But it absolutely captures the voice and tone of the novels, and includes a telling moment between the Chanur cousins.
A House Well Built - Mythology - Egyptian, by RubyNye. I barely remember anything about Egyptian mythos, but I don't think you need much to enjoy this gem of a story - full of sense detail and well-sketched characters, and with a theme that will, I think, appeal to most bibolophiles.
Waking Rose- Fairy Tales (trad) by Dreaming_Trees. It's a different version of Sleeping Beauty, with a twist that is not exactly modern, but will, I think, amuse many a fangirl. I almost didn't finish this one, but I'm glad I did.
The Boy in the Belfry - Batman Begins,
by Kittydesade. Capturing Alfred's voice, this story begins with it's narrator's stiff upper lip and slowly disolves into a more frank rendering of an guardian's concern for his charge - all the more appealing for the way the charge is as dangerous as the villians he faces. (NYR 2008)
Two Man Con, Neil Gaiman - American Gods
by Karanguni. Best read as a prequel to both American Gods and Anansi Boys, this is a harsh and brutal, beautiful and lush story that could have been a chapter in AG, it captures the rhythm and manner of Gaiman's voice that well. Highly Recommended. (NYR 2008)
The Testimony of Batsheba - Bible - Hebrew Bible or Old Testament, by Mojave Dragonfly. I wish this story had filled in more of the tale told here - too much of it, imo, went beyond Biblical terseness and into a sort of glossing over the events. But what is told is an intriguing interweaving of history and the various religious faiths of the ancient middle east with the lives and passions of characters who felt real.
Dearer for its mystery - Lois McMaster Bujold - Curse of Chalion series by Petra LeMaitre. Excellent Ista and Bastard voices, with a gripping sense of tension. I wish the plot - or the resolution of the tension - had been a bit better handled, but the voices are *solid*.
Anify's Accord - CJ Cherryh - Chanur series by Memoriam. It's been too long since I read the books, and I know I'm missing something of the undercurrents in this post-script to Homecoming. But it absolutely captures the voice and tone of the novels, and includes a telling moment between the Chanur cousins.