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blue_ant05. Windfall by Rachel Caine
This is the fourth book in a series of books called the Weather Wardens. Though the stories are about weather, the series is not in any way science fiction. It's much more along the lines of fantasy, which actually works in the books favor. There are djinns and demons and demon marks and the wardens, which are humans who can manipulate the weather (Earth, Fire, Air, etc). The books aren't great and Caine won't win any prizes, but they are extremely fun to read. As with the previous three, I throughly enjoyed Windfall. Unfortunately, I'll have to find another way to read the newer books, as none of the libraries are here seem to have them.
06. Empyre by Josh Conviser
After reading Echelon last year, I knew that Conviser and his writing was something special. He writes (surprise, surprise) science fiction, but in the cyberpunk style that I adore. While Echelon was not focused as much on the love story, it's in many ways at the heart of Empyre. The book begins, not where Echelon left off, but instead a little bit in the future. We gradually find out what's happened to our characters (Ryan, Sarah and Madda) and we meet several new characters (friend and foe) throughout the novel. It is, I'm happy to say, a perfect sequel to Echelon. The ending definitely caught me off guard and I think that Conviser managed to capture the essence of the world he'd created (and what it would become) by the events that happen at the end.
I highly recommend reading Echelon first, reading something else and then coming back and reading Empyre.
07. Lost City Radio by Daniel Alarcón
I have so much to say about this book and I will probably say none of it. Alarcón's writing is stronger than the other two authors that I've mentioned here, his character development is on par (if not better) than Conviser's (ignoring the genre for the moment). What makes Alarcón's book exceptional for me is the fact that he talks about a subject I have no desire to read about (war -- though again, science fiction and fantasy war are exceptions) and he creates a world that is like our own, while unlike anything we've ever known. In interviews, Alarcón says that he wants to create a world that was like the one he was born in (Peru), but at the same time, something that could appeal to everyone (the book has been mention in the same breath as 1984, for example).
From the first pages I read, and really, from the very first page itself, I knew I was going to like Alarcón's writing. I literally fell in love and it only grew as I read the book. His writing style is beautiful and moving and everything I want out of an author. I highly recommend this book to pretty much everyone. There is more I want to say, but I am stil processing, and if you're on my LJ flist, you know what I mean.
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7 / 80 (8.75%)
ETA: Progress meter from here
This is the fourth book in a series of books called the Weather Wardens. Though the stories are about weather, the series is not in any way science fiction. It's much more along the lines of fantasy, which actually works in the books favor. There are djinns and demons and demon marks and the wardens, which are humans who can manipulate the weather (Earth, Fire, Air, etc). The books aren't great and Caine won't win any prizes, but they are extremely fun to read. As with the previous three, I throughly enjoyed Windfall. Unfortunately, I'll have to find another way to read the newer books, as none of the libraries are here seem to have them.
06. Empyre by Josh Conviser
After reading Echelon last year, I knew that Conviser and his writing was something special. He writes (surprise, surprise) science fiction, but in the cyberpunk style that I adore. While Echelon was not focused as much on the love story, it's in many ways at the heart of Empyre. The book begins, not where Echelon left off, but instead a little bit in the future. We gradually find out what's happened to our characters (Ryan, Sarah and Madda) and we meet several new characters (friend and foe) throughout the novel. It is, I'm happy to say, a perfect sequel to Echelon. The ending definitely caught me off guard and I think that Conviser managed to capture the essence of the world he'd created (and what it would become) by the events that happen at the end.
I highly recommend reading Echelon first, reading something else and then coming back and reading Empyre.
07. Lost City Radio by Daniel Alarcón
I have so much to say about this book and I will probably say none of it. Alarcón's writing is stronger than the other two authors that I've mentioned here, his character development is on par (if not better) than Conviser's (ignoring the genre for the moment). What makes Alarcón's book exceptional for me is the fact that he talks about a subject I have no desire to read about (war -- though again, science fiction and fantasy war are exceptions) and he creates a world that is like our own, while unlike anything we've ever known. In interviews, Alarcón says that he wants to create a world that was like the one he was born in (Peru), but at the same time, something that could appeal to everyone (the book has been mention in the same breath as 1984, for example).
From the first pages I read, and really, from the very first page itself, I knew I was going to like Alarcón's writing. I literally fell in love and it only grew as I read the book. His writing style is beautiful and moving and everything I want out of an author. I highly recommend this book to pretty much everyone. There is more I want to say, but I am stil processing, and if you're on my LJ flist, you know what I mean.
7 / 80 (8.75%)
ETA: Progress meter from here
