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fiveforsilver:
101. Forty Signs of Rain* by Kim Stanley Robinson (432)
I love KSR's SF - the Mars trilogy is (are?) some of my favorite books, and I liked Antarctica, which is similar in many ways to the Mars books. Forty Signs of Rain, though it is evidently the first book in a series, reminds me most of Blue Mars, the final book in that trilogy. Both books include more politics than what is generally thought of as SF. Apparently I should give Blue Mars another try - I haven't yet been able to finish it - because I found this book much more interesting than I would have a few years ago.
Oh, the plot? Global warming, of course.
102. Sorcery and Cecelia or The Enchanted Chocolate Pot* by Patricia C. Wrede and Caroline Stevermer (320)
Written as letters between two young ladies in the early 1800s, in a world where magic is real. Not sure if it's exactly the same AU as Mairelon the Magician, though there are similarities. Kate and Cecy are likable, amusing characters who get caught up in a magical feud of sorts. Cute, fun, a bit stressful at times. I liked it.
Wow! 30 new books this year. I never would've done it if not for this challenge, since I don't read that many new books in the general way of things. I'm more of a re-reader myself.
Currently reading:
The Left Hand of Darkness* by Ursula K. Le Guin
fiveforsilver:101. Forty Signs of Rain* by Kim Stanley Robinson (432)
I love KSR's SF - the Mars trilogy is (are?) some of my favorite books, and I liked Antarctica, which is similar in many ways to the Mars books. Forty Signs of Rain, though it is evidently the first book in a series, reminds me most of Blue Mars, the final book in that trilogy. Both books include more politics than what is generally thought of as SF. Apparently I should give Blue Mars another try - I haven't yet been able to finish it - because I found this book much more interesting than I would have a few years ago.
Oh, the plot? Global warming, of course.
102. Sorcery and Cecelia or The Enchanted Chocolate Pot* by Patricia C. Wrede and Caroline Stevermer (320)
Written as letters between two young ladies in the early 1800s, in a world where magic is real. Not sure if it's exactly the same AU as Mairelon the Magician, though there are similarities. Kate and Cecy are likable, amusing characters who get caught up in a magical feud of sorts. Cute, fun, a bit stressful at times. I liked it.
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Wow! 30 new books this year. I never would've done it if not for this challenge, since I don't read that many new books in the general way of things. I'm more of a re-reader myself.
Currently reading:
The Left Hand of Darkness* by Ursula K. Le Guin
