Unbound, by Jim Hines

[rowyn]

Unbound is the third book in Hines's Libriomancer series

Comments

[tuftears]

I will have to figure out if I want to read the 4th book enough to buy it at its initial hardcover-lite price or I want to wait for paperback/corresponding cheapening. :)

[rowyn]

Normally I'd plan to check it out from the library, but it goes on sale on the same day Further Arrangements does, so I'm tempted to buy it. But I might get it from the library anyway, because my inner grinch is so cheap. c_c

[terrycloth]

Clever uses of magic is always good. But do I want to read through the secret magic part of the series to get to the part without it?

[rowyn]

I think you'd enjoy the series, although there is like 2.5 books of secret-magic stuff to get through. The way the narrator uses the magic system reminds me of Pip, though. I suppose it's possible you'd be put off because you could think of MUCH CLEVERER things to do! :) But I liked the first book especially.

[gavinfox]

One thing that bugged me about the Libriomancer series is the whole, 'why haven't you escalated all the way up?' That totally would've been the first thing I did with access to that sort of magic. Exalt the entire planet, ascend humanity, etc. etc. There has to be something from some of the sci-fi books I read that would enable that...