Best things...
Oct. 30th, 2010 12:59 pmAnyone who's hung around here for more than five minutes will realise I read a lot of books, so in a similar vein to my last post I would like to present the best of what I've read in the past couple of years:
Science fiction:
The Diamond Age: Or, A Young Lady's Illustrated Primer by Neal Stephenson - looking forward to reading the rest of his works, after this one unexpectedly grabbed my attention and wouldn't let go...
City of Pearl by Karen Traviss - hope the rest of the series lives up to this but it'll be a tough act to follow!
Remnant Population by Elizabeth Moon - shame the author has embarrassed herself in public since I read this...
Cordelia's Honor and The Warrior's Apprentice by Lois McMaster Bujold - I'd always wondered what all the fuss was about where her Vorkorsigan novels were concerned. I understand now and am piling up the rest of the series for one long Bujold binge!
Belarus by Lee Hogan - newly colonised planet is not so empty after all. It's an old idea given new legs by this author, with a distinctly Slavic turn.
The Arabesk trilogy by Jon Courtenay Grimwood - a darkly entertaining alternate history series that starts with Pashazade.
Fantasy:
Blackbringer by Laini Taylor - fairies and such, but not like you've seen them before.
Shadows of the Apt series by Adrian Tchaikovsky - so far I've read the first two (Empire in Black and Gold and Dragonfly Falling) and really enjoyed both for their world-building in particular.
Blue Diablo by Ann Aguirre - fed up with urban fantasy? Me too, but I made an exception for this book and so should you...
The series featuring Mercedes Thompson, written by Patricia Briggs - if you like your heroines self-reliant, this is a series for you (starts with Moon Called).
The Court of the Midnight King by Freda Warrington - combining the sidhe and the court of Richard III, how could this fail?
Crime:
The Gil Cunningham books, by Pat McIntosh - set in 13th century Glasgow, the series starts with The Harper's Quine and is well worth checking out!
Other fiction:
Prodigal Summer by Barbara Kingsolver - I was already a fan, Prodigal Summer reminded me why...
My Soul to Keep by Tananarive Due - it's an odd tale about immortality and its implications and is absolutely fantastic, read it now!
E.T.A. - forgot to say more detailed reviews of many of these can be found over at my book blog, which is here.
Science fiction:
The Diamond Age: Or, A Young Lady's Illustrated Primer by Neal Stephenson - looking forward to reading the rest of his works, after this one unexpectedly grabbed my attention and wouldn't let go...
City of Pearl by Karen Traviss - hope the rest of the series lives up to this but it'll be a tough act to follow!
Remnant Population by Elizabeth Moon - shame the author has embarrassed herself in public since I read this...
Cordelia's Honor and The Warrior's Apprentice by Lois McMaster Bujold - I'd always wondered what all the fuss was about where her Vorkorsigan novels were concerned. I understand now and am piling up the rest of the series for one long Bujold binge!
Belarus by Lee Hogan - newly colonised planet is not so empty after all. It's an old idea given new legs by this author, with a distinctly Slavic turn.
The Arabesk trilogy by Jon Courtenay Grimwood - a darkly entertaining alternate history series that starts with Pashazade.
Fantasy:
Blackbringer by Laini Taylor - fairies and such, but not like you've seen them before.
Shadows of the Apt series by Adrian Tchaikovsky - so far I've read the first two (Empire in Black and Gold and Dragonfly Falling) and really enjoyed both for their world-building in particular.
Blue Diablo by Ann Aguirre - fed up with urban fantasy? Me too, but I made an exception for this book and so should you...
The series featuring Mercedes Thompson, written by Patricia Briggs - if you like your heroines self-reliant, this is a series for you (starts with Moon Called).
The Court of the Midnight King by Freda Warrington - combining the sidhe and the court of Richard III, how could this fail?
Crime:
The Gil Cunningham books, by Pat McIntosh - set in 13th century Glasgow, the series starts with The Harper's Quine and is well worth checking out!
Other fiction:
Prodigal Summer by Barbara Kingsolver - I was already a fan, Prodigal Summer reminded me why...
My Soul to Keep by Tananarive Due - it's an odd tale about immortality and its implications and is absolutely fantastic, read it now!
E.T.A. - forgot to say more detailed reviews of many of these can be found over at my book blog, which is here.
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