Someday I will make an RL post about something nice

[rallamajoop]

Perth's Supanova was last weekend so I have a pretty substantial con report on my to-do list right now, but before I get to that there's some upcoming real-life stuff that needs covering a little more urgently. On Thursday this week I'm going to be in surgery having both my legs cut open.

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[etrangere]

Best of luck with the surgery.

Book rec : the Miles Vorkosigan series by Lois McMaster Bujold. It's space opera / military sf with a lot of adventure, humour, intrigue, heart, social sf, and awesomeness.

[noctaval]

Yikes! Here's hoping the surgery goes well and you recover quickly.

[inheavenlygrass]

Oh no! I hope your surgery goes well and you have a speedy recovery. If you'd like I can draw you some cable/deadpool naughtiness to distract you. ;) I recommend 'Memoirs of a Geisha' by Arthur Golden it's an amazing look inside a really facinating area of Japanese culture. Also, 'Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell' by Sussana Clark, the book looks intimidatingly huge but it's incredibly easy to read. It's about magic in Regency England, but rather than being heavily fantasy it's approached with a no-nonsense deadpan british humor that makes it incredibly fun to read.

[rallamajoop]

If you'd like I can draw you some cable/deadpool naughtiness to distract you. ;)

Ooh, yes I would indeed like that very much! :3

I can think of few books I've read in recent years that I loved so much as 'Jonathon Stange and Mr Norrell' - just wonderful worldbuilding, characterisation, plot, the whole works. So not so much use as a rec when I'd prefer to find something new to read but I can certainly compliment you on your excellent taste.

[cheloya]

Good luck with your surgery, love. I hope everything goes according to plan and you recover quickly. <3

As for books, anything by Sarah Monette or Joe Abercrombie. I'm reading Stephen King's Dark Tower series for the first time at the moment, and it's well worth it. Robin Hobb's Farseer, Liveship Traders and Tawny Man trilogies remain some of my favourite books ever. Ender's Game and its sequels are fantastic. I'm sure I can think of more if you give me a minute, but idk how many you think you'll need, or how fast you read. ;)

[rallamajoop]

Thanks - doing okay so far, hopefully that's a good sign for the weeks to come.

I always did mean to get around to checking out Stephan King but wasn't sure where to start - checked the first of the Dark Tower series out of the library on Wednesday. (I have heard similar good things about Ender's Game for years but I worry I have also heard too much about the author's attitudes to be able to read it without cringing internally :/ )

[velithya]

I have a substantial fantasy bookcase; anything you have heard of but haven't had a chance to read?

some of my favourites include
Black Jewels Trilogy by Anne Bishop
Mistwraith series by Janny Wurts
Graceling
Kylie Chan books (White tiger etc)
Lynn Flewelling books (luck in the shadows)
Dresden Files