38-40

Mar. 30th, 2010 06:19 am
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38. Elantris by Brandon Sanderson
Adult, Fantasy, 615 pages

I really enjoy this book; the characters have depth, the plots intertwine convincingly, and the resolutions are satisfying on all levels.

39. *A Wizard of Mars by Diane Duane
Young Wizards series, book 9
Young Adult, Fantasy, 550 pages

A Wizard of Mars is a fantastic addition to the Young Wizards series. The story is tight, the characters are wonderful as always, and it's just a great read.

A more complete review will have to wait until I've reread it.

40. *A Girl's Guide to Guns and Monsters edited by Martin H. Greenberg and Kerrie Hughes
includes Vicki Nelson story by Tanya Huff
Adult, Science Fiction/Fantasy, Short Stories, 299 pages

This book has a great title, doesn't it? It does. Unfortunately, the title is the best part of the book. I love good short stories, but these stories are mostly on the mediocre side.


40 / 160 books. 25% done!

21 / 80 *new books. 26% done!

3 / 7 ^non-fiction. 43% done!

11158 / 48000 pages. 23% done!

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Jan. 10th, 2009 10:12 am
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3. *Sirius, the dog star by Martin H. Greenberg and Alexander Potter (eds) (310) A/SF

A collection of SF short stories with dogs. The introduction says that cats have their claws firmly in fantasy but there aren't many stories about dogs. Reading that made me think of the fantasy books I've read that do have dogs - Dogsbody by Diana Wynne Jones, A Night in the Lonesome October by Roger Zelazny, Deerskin and Spindle's End and various other books by Robin McKinley.

I enjoyed many of these stories, especially the one about the color-changing puppies.

4. *Uncharted Territory by Connie Willis (149) A/SF

One of my SantaThing gifts. I've heard of the author, but never read her before.

It was an enjoyable SF book. Some humans are exploring an alien world with a native guide. There are various disasters and discoveries and miscommunications and nobody quite knows what's going on. I don't know if it's part of a series, but it reads like it is, like there are things I'm missing from before this book and more exciting adventures to come in later books.


4 / 150 total books. 3% done!

2 / 75 *new books. 3% done!

0 / 10 ^non-fiction. 0% done!

1262 / 45000 pages. 3% done!

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