Archive for January, 2008
Thursday, January 3rd, 2008
The Left Hand of Darkness, by Ursula K. LeGuin
I have to admit – this was the first full-length novel by Ursula K. LeGuin that I’ve ever read, although I’ve read two volumes of her short stories. I’m not entirely sure I can do a proper review of it at this point, since it is one of those books that needs to sit on [...]
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Wednesday, January 2nd, 2008
The Naming (or The Gift in the UK), by Alison Croggon
Some very interesting books are coming out of Australia these days, as you’d know if you’ve read the rest of my reviews (hint, hint). This was actually one of the first that I read, and it’s quite amazing, really. Part of that may be because Alison Croggon is primarily a poet, but it might also [...]
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Tuesday, January 1st, 2008
The Ranger’s Apprentice series, books 1-3, by John Flanagan
The titles are as follows: The Ruins of Gorlan, The Burning Bridge, and The Icebound Land. These books were a recommendation from Ben (still my boyfriend, still the web guru), and they’re sort of an entry into a world of Australian f/sf that’s being written now. The series is nowhere near finished; as a matter [...]