I'd read some of his books a good while ago - I don't have any clear memories of them. I know I liked them well enough to read more than one, but I stopped reading at some point. (Helpful, aren't I?)
Pretty cool except for the part where I was really terrified and now my knees are all dizzy.
Willow ,'Never Leave Me'
Literary Buffistas 3: Don't Parse the Blurb, Dear.
There's more to life than watching Buffy the Vampire Slayer! No. Really, there is! Honestly! Here's a place for Buffistas to come and discuss what it is they're reading, their favorite authors and poets. "Geez. Crack a book sometime."
Toddson - Jul 12, 2011 7:09:56 am PDT #15655 of 28297
Friends don't let friends read "Atlas Shrugged"
§ ita § - Jul 12, 2011 7:14:27 am PDT #15656 of 28297
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I adore Brust. His work breaks down into Jhereg and non-Jhereg, mainly. I like 'em both. Of the non-Jhereg I'd recommend To Reign In Hell. I've read almost everything he's written, so if you want more details, just ask.
sumi - Jul 12, 2011 7:14:49 am PDT #15657 of 28297
Art Crawl!!!
I read that at ComicCon, Mysterious Galaxies is going to be selling the new Dresden Files book early.
§ ita § - Jul 12, 2011 7:15:26 am PDT #15658 of 28297
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Why am I remembering Butcher was being a douche recently, but not the details?
sumi - Jul 12, 2011 7:16:56 am PDT #15659 of 28297
Art Crawl!!!
I don't know. I haven't heard anything - but then my news was from his newsletter and they are unlikely to report his douchiness.
Strega - Jul 12, 2011 7:17:21 am PDT #15660 of 28297
Are you looking for a recommendation? It depends on what you're in the mood for. Brust's To Reign in Hell is great if you like epic tales and huge casts and political intrigue and, well, Milton. The Sun, the Moon, and the Stars is great if you want... the polar opposite of all those things, really.
(If you're looking at the series, I can't help.)
§ ita § - Jul 12, 2011 7:22:42 am PDT #15661 of 28297
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
My initial reaction to To Reign In Hell was that it was a very elaborate setup to justify the line "Get thee behind me, Satan" but it was elegantly done, so I give him all the points.
The Vlad Taltos books are a long series of a snarkily self-aware probably authorial insert assassin with tarnished court intrigue and magic and humans and "elves" written in an accessible style. The Phoenix Guards are set in the same universe, but earlier, and in a much more elaborate style.
And then there's other stuff that I have to think more about to remember.
Consuela - Jul 12, 2011 7:23:07 am PDT #15662 of 28297
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
I like Brust but I admit I stopped reading the Taltos books because I couldn't keep track of what was going on. I did really enjoy The Phoenix Guards, though, for its 18th-century Dumas-ishness.
Laga - Jul 12, 2011 7:23:58 am PDT #15663 of 28297
You should know I'm a big deal in the Resistance.
I remember loving the first four Taltos books but all the details escape me.
Consuela - Jul 12, 2011 7:25:06 am PDT #15664 of 28297
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
But hey, Buffistas would appreciate that Brust wrote a Firefly novel on spec, and then couldn't sell it, so he put it on the web. It's quite good, set between the show and the movie.