Yep, I know it's April but still, here's my top 5 books that I desperately want to read (with the assistance of either my local library system, or what little spare cash I can rustle out of the back of the sofa):
1. Ancillary Mercy by Ann Leckie - no surprises there, as Ann finishes off the Imperial Radch trilogy, even if I have to wait till October 8th.
2. The Goblin Emperor by Katherine Addison - I have heard such good things about this book, so I think it will hit all my buttons. It's now out in paperback and my library hasn't bought it, alas...
3. Sorceror to the Crown by Zen Cho - this isn't out till October, so there's still time for the library to pick this up. I was hooked the moment I read this: In Regency London, Zacharias Wythe is England's first African Sorcerer Royal. *falls over*
4. The Just City by Jo Walton - out in paperback in July, but my local library has bought it! \o/
5.The Grace of Kings by Ken Liu - this was on my wishlist pretty much the moment I heard about it. First of a trilogy, described by some as a 'wu xia take on Game of Thrones', it's out in hardback in the UK next week but again will have to wait for a bit...
Honourable mentions go to City of Stairs by Robert Jackson Bennett (waiting for the call from the library!) and The House of Shattered Wings by Aliette de Bodard (alternate history, Paris and magic), which isn't out till August.
So, dear flist, anything in terms of SFF you think I ought to add?
1. Ancillary Mercy by Ann Leckie - no surprises there, as Ann finishes off the Imperial Radch trilogy, even if I have to wait till October 8th.
2. The Goblin Emperor by Katherine Addison - I have heard such good things about this book, so I think it will hit all my buttons. It's now out in paperback and my library hasn't bought it, alas...
3. Sorceror to the Crown by Zen Cho - this isn't out till October, so there's still time for the library to pick this up. I was hooked the moment I read this: In Regency London, Zacharias Wythe is England's first African Sorcerer Royal. *falls over*
4. The Just City by Jo Walton - out in paperback in July, but my local library has bought it! \o/
5.The Grace of Kings by Ken Liu - this was on my wishlist pretty much the moment I heard about it. First of a trilogy, described by some as a 'wu xia take on Game of Thrones', it's out in hardback in the UK next week but again will have to wait for a bit...
Honourable mentions go to City of Stairs by Robert Jackson Bennett (waiting for the call from the library!) and The House of Shattered Wings by Aliette de Bodard (alternate history, Paris and magic), which isn't out till August.
So, dear flist, anything in terms of SFF you think I ought to add?
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