"Spirits in the shape of hawks and eagles flew ever to and from his halls; and their eyes could see to the depths of the seas, and pierce the hidden caverns beneath the world."
Ah thank you, Imp. I was wondering about some of the covers and trying to reconcile them with lady Sherlock! The fantasy one seems to be fine, so far. YA, though. Still, a fun read till now.
'You just said "your getting shorter": you've obviously been drinking too much ent-draught and not enough Prim's.' - Jude
I just finished all of Deanna Rayburn’s Julia Grey series and Veronica Speedwell series. She is obviously inspired by Amelia Peabody, and not *as* good, but they were still fun to read. And well written - I’ll forgive a lot for that attribute.
So, what should I read next?
'You just said "your getting shorter": you've obviously been drinking too much ent-draught and not enough Prim's.' - Jude
The free Tor ebook today is The Calculating Stars by Mary Robinette Kowal.
"Aargragaah. It mean lit’rally der time when you see dem little pebbles and you jus’ know dere’s gonna be a great big landslide on toppa you and it already too late to run. Dat moment, dat’s aagragaah.”
Terry Pratchett, Jingo
I picked up the first three Murderbot Dairies books from their previous free ebook event. Despite the name, they are not at all gory, and approach the entire "cybernetic entity acquiring personhood" from a novel perspective of not equating personhood with humanity. The world building is cool, and the protagonist has a dry sense of humor that I enjoyed.
"Aargragaah. It mean lit’rally der time when you see dem little pebbles and you jus’ know dere’s gonna be a great big landslide on toppa you and it already too late to run. Dat moment, dat’s aagragaah.”
Terry Pratchett, Jingo
Inanna wrote:That’s awesome- I love the murderbot diaries. I own and have read them all. And Have pre-ordered the next one.
I feel validated.
"Aargragaah. It mean lit’rally der time when you see dem little pebbles and you jus’ know dere’s gonna be a great big landslide on toppa you and it already too late to run. Dat moment, dat’s aagragaah.”
Terry Pratchett, Jingo
Inanna wrote:BTW, if you liked Murderbot, then you will looove the Imperial Radch trilogy by Ann Leckie: Ancillary Justice, Ancillary Sword and Ancillary Mercy.
So noted.
I need to get the last published Murderbot. I think I'll splurge for a paper version from a local store. I can always leave it at one of the lovely tiny libraries around here.
"Aargragaah. It mean lit’rally der time when you see dem little pebbles and you jus’ know dere’s gonna be a great big landslide on toppa you and it already too late to run. Dat moment, dat’s aagragaah.”
Terry Pratchett, Jingo
Brandon Sanderson has written quite a lot of books loosely connected in a multiverse called the Cosmere.
I've read the Mistborn series which is excellent, and the Stormlight Archives which are very, VERY good. "The Way of Kings" is the first one in the Stormlight series while "The Final Empire" is the first in the Mistborn series. I've also read several stand-alone novels by Sanderson and haven't found one yet that I don't like. The Stormlight series is best, in my opinion.