Worth reading
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deborahjrossSome recent reading, all highly recommended:
DARK OF THE SUN, by Chelsea Quinn Yarbro, Tor Books; the latest St. Germain vampire novel, set in the time following the explosion of Krakatoa; perhaps the most subdued one I've read so far, but strangely touching; how does one maintain one's humanity in the face of overwhelming disaster? Perhaps a lesson for our own times.
FAMILY TRADE, by Charles Stross, Tor Books, 2003; This innocent-in-crossworld-mafia-land story grabbed me and wouldn't let go. Wow, a heroine who doesn't do everything wrong!
SPIN, by Robert Charles Wilson, Tor Books, 2005; one night, the stars went out; when we sent up ships to investigate, we learn that Earth has been coccooned while the universe spins by at greatly accelerated speed, or maybe we are greatly slowed down, and in about 50 years the sun will turn into a huge red star, effectively enveloping the inner planets. Chock full of ideas, but a human story beautifully handled.
THE HOUSE OF STORMS, by Ian R. MacLeod, Ace Books, 2005. This is a sequel to THE AGE OF LIGHT, but I didn't need to read it. Opens with a Victorian-era mother trying to find a cure for her consumptive son. But magic is afoot and nothing is as it seems as England moves closer to a bloody civil war.
TOOTH AND CLAW, Jo Walton -- yes, I'm late in catching up with this Victorian dragon tale, but it was delightful.
now reading: MAMMOTH, by John Varley. We have just excavated a frozen specimen; huddled beside it is the mummified corpse of a man... wearing a wristwatch. What will happen next?
DARK OF THE SUN, by Chelsea Quinn Yarbro, Tor Books; the latest St. Germain vampire novel, set in the time following the explosion of Krakatoa; perhaps the most subdued one I've read so far, but strangely touching; how does one maintain one's humanity in the face of overwhelming disaster? Perhaps a lesson for our own times.
FAMILY TRADE, by Charles Stross, Tor Books, 2003; This innocent-in-crossworld-mafia-land story grabbed me and wouldn't let go. Wow, a heroine who doesn't do everything wrong!
SPIN, by Robert Charles Wilson, Tor Books, 2005; one night, the stars went out; when we sent up ships to investigate, we learn that Earth has been coccooned while the universe spins by at greatly accelerated speed, or maybe we are greatly slowed down, and in about 50 years the sun will turn into a huge red star, effectively enveloping the inner planets. Chock full of ideas, but a human story beautifully handled.
THE HOUSE OF STORMS, by Ian R. MacLeod, Ace Books, 2005. This is a sequel to THE AGE OF LIGHT, but I didn't need to read it. Opens with a Victorian-era mother trying to find a cure for her consumptive son. But magic is afoot and nothing is as it seems as England moves closer to a bloody civil war.
TOOTH AND CLAW, Jo Walton -- yes, I'm late in catching up with this Victorian dragon tale, but it was delightful.
now reading: MAMMOTH, by John Varley. We have just excavated a frozen specimen; huddled beside it is the mummified corpse of a man... wearing a wristwatch. What will happen next?
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Date: 2005-09-07 10:16 pm (UTC)I have reread FAMILY TRADE and THE HIDDEN FAMILY several times, now. It's good. I was surprised that I couldn't get into any of the other books by him that I've tried so far.
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Date: 2005-09-08 10:57 am (UTC)So many good books, so little time...
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Date: 2005-09-07 10:17 pm (UTC)