Friday, March 14th, 2008
Dingo, by Charles de Lint
Charles de Lint has written over 50 books, and he’s one of my favorite authors. Lately he’s taken to writing YA fantasy. I certainly don’t have a problem with that; previously I reviewed Little (Grrl) Lost and quite enjoyed it. This latest volume is a novella, 213 smaller-sized pages of an urban fantasy tale. It [...]
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Monday, January 14th, 2008
Throne of Jade (Temeraire, Book 2), by Naomi Novik
I also reviewed the first book in this series, His Majesty’s Dragon by Naomi Novik, here. This is book two out of at least four; book 4 came out recently, and apparently there is no end in sight for the series. While I love Novik’s world, I’m a little leery of unending series. However, book [...]
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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 [...]