Inside GMT Flash of Steel Playing at the World Dyson’s Dodecahedron Quest for Fun! Bruce Heard and New Stories CRRPG Addict Fantasy Cafe Lynn’s Book Blog Sitrep Hex and Violence Banzai!! Dungeon Fantastic Gaming Ballistic Let’s GURPS The Collaborative Gamer Don’t Forget Your BootsGuy Gavriel Kay is an author who I really, really need to read more of. My first experience with him (Tigana) was very good, and I’ve been meaning to read more for a couple decades now. Thankfully, I was reminded[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The Children of Ynell series was originally published from 1977 to 1981, and was the first time I got involved in a series that wasn’t finished yet. In fact, I never did get the final book in a series I[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Okay, first off, this was decidedly enjoyable. The main character is intelligent and sympathetic. She’s spent her time following interests away from politics, which has bored her. But, now it’s impinging on things she cares about. There’s rebellion brewing in[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Somehow, I missed Dianna Wynne Jones during my reading heyday in the ’80s. So my first introduction to her was through Hayao Miyazaki. My second introduction was slightly later through a friend who had gotten these collected volumes of the[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I’ve finally dug through enough of my ‘haven’t read yet’ pile to start on Bujold’s novella series set in the World of Five Gods. And I will certainly be getting to the rest of the series. This hit all the[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
If you’re looking for a good historical novel, don’t look for it here. There’s a bit of history that shows up (the specific year it takes place in is specified), but that’s just some basic grounding for a story rooted[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The third (and last) Beka Cooper book is another shift in characters and tone. This time two years have passed, which is enough time for her to meet someone new, get involved, for it to go sour, and for him[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The second book of the Beka Cooper series features an almost complete changeover in cast. It’s year after the first book, and Beka is having trouble with finding a permanent patrol partner. After an introductory section, most of the previous[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
This… is pretty classic Zelazny. Well-written stories with a somewhat overpowered protagonist, and often a zany twist to them. Not to say that Dilvish has it easy. Most of the stories put him in real danger, and he gets pretty[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Patricia Wrede’s novel is basically a farce of fairy tales; this is something that’s been popular to do over the last few decades. There’s kingdoms in a land with magic, and fairy godmothers and curses and the like are part[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…