So I recently finished a couple anthologies. As mentioned before, it seemed like a low-investment break as far as reading, plus it gives a chance to be exposed to more writers. Of course, as far as any "review" they're also something of a mixed bag. Fairly little struck me as outstanding in either direction.

Blackguards is pretty much just rogue ( Read more... )

I feel sort of floaty, adrift, aimless ( Read more... )

I do so hate it when I manage to blow my mood on a Saturday (or Friday night) and leave myself mopey through the rest of the weekend. Ah well. So it goes ( Read more... )

The Honor Harrington series by David Weber was one I never got drawn into back when it was new (1993 was the first publish date, I believe). I'm sure I've seen some of the covers over the years. It seems to come up repeatedly in discussions on IO9, however, especially for topics like "What scifi novel should be brought to the big screen?" And since ( Read more... )

Well... hmm... I have to put American Gods down as one of the oddest reading experiences I've had.

First, I'll get this out of the way: it is well-written. There's a certain care and skill on display which makes me think perhaps Neil Gaiman's reputation is fully justified. There are lush descriptions, certainly. What I think stands out most, ( Read more... )

Terry Pratchett is one of those big names in sci-fi/fantasy books even before he passed away this year. For all that, I'm not actually sure I'd read any of his work. Certainly the Discworld series never really caught my eye. But thanks to a recent article, I finally looked through the list and picked one to try out, anyway ( Read more... )

I went through something like four books last week. That's... kinda surprising, really... Time to start getting a few remarks on them in.

Hmm. Did I miss posting about the last volume or did I just not tag it properly. Ah well. Darkened Blade continues to follow Aral and his group of ex-divinely-sanctioned assassins. Steps are finally taken to ( Read more... )

Hmm. It might be time to start looking for new reading material, as I just went through Sworn in Steel over the last few days. Sequel to Among Thieves it continues the tale of Drothe, information-dealer-turned-thief-group-leader after his unplanned rise in status in the first book ( Read more... )

I recently finished The Providence of Fire, sequel to The Emperor's Blades. In this second book, things fly off the rails all the more. Heh. The biggest thing that comes to mind is it makes the series into a shining example of unreliable narration (something I sort of like to see, opposed to the fantasy prophecy trope, but it sure makes things ( Read more... )

Reading Fire in the Blood it struck me how potent the ability to see someone's "soul" can really be ( Read more... )