Category: Fantasy
Keeping it Real — Justina Robson
March 18th, 2012, 1 Comment
Keeping it Real Justina Robson 279 pages published in 2006 Justina Robson is one of those writers I’ve known about for years, but have never read anything by so far. One of the new breed of British science fiction writers who popped up around the turn of the millennium, her first couple of novels found [...]
The King’s Name — Jo Walton
January 11th, 2012, No Comments
The King’s Name Jo Walton 320 pages published in 2001 “The first I knew about the civil war was when my sister Aurien poisoned me.” As opening sentences go, the one that opens The King’s Name is great, starting off the sequel to Jo Walton’s The King’s Peace with a bang. It’s been five years [...]
The King’s Peace — Jo Walton
January 5th, 2012, No Comments
The King’s Peace Jo Walton 416 pages published in 2000 When I put together the list of science fiction and fantasy books I’d planned to read for my Year of Reading Women project last year, I’d knew I’d want something familiar and enjoyable to close out the year, as a reward. Looking over my bookshelves [...]
A Christmas Carol — Charles Dickens
December 25th, 2011, No Comments
A Christmas Carol Charles Dickens 100 pages published in 1843 Sandra always loved Dickens more than any other Victorean novelist and she always tried to convince me to try him but never succeeded. So I thought that it would be nice to try a couple of his novels next year in her honour and to [...]
Procession of the Dead — D. B. Shan
December 13th, 2011, No Comments
Procession of the Dead D. B. Shan 312 pages published in 2008 Never heard of D. B. Shan before I found this in the library, but the book looked interesting and that’s what libraries are for, aren’t they; discovering new authors. Judging from the back cover blurb this seemed to be a crime thriller with [...]
