Yay, ita. I really enjoyed them, although I was less interested in the Spirit World than many people. I do really enjoy Elliott's world-building, and her interest in how societies change.
If you like these, I really encourage you to pick up the Crossroads trilogy--they start with The Spirit Gate, and are fantastic epic fantasy with gods, magic, multiple cultures, war, death, and giant eagles that carry our heroes around. They're really good and excellently plotted. [deleted rant about why Jordan & Martin get all the attention while women epic fantasists like Elliott, Wells, & Sherwood Smith are ignored]
I was enjoying Elliott until my favorite character got kicked in the teeth one too many times. I know this stuff happens in epics, but I reserve the right to be petty and shallow about my pleasure reading.
Looks like Kate Elliott is embroiled in a Twitter conversation about worldbuilding and privilege, and it's really interesting. I'm going to have to add her to my to-read list. The
Crossroads
trilogy seems more up my alley than
Cold Magic.
well me too. Loved that and plan to read her books now.
Thanks for discussing the books here. I'm going to go buy some.
Vicky Blitz could sometimes be very very funny, at her best as funny as Peabody.
Thanks for discussing the books here. I'm going to go buy some.
Yay! And if y'all trust my judgment, do go find Martha Well's Cloud Roads, which has a deadly-but-woobiefyable lead, incredible world-building, bizarre but oddly endearing alien cultural structures, and a matriarchal society--oh, and nearly everyone is a flying shapeshifter.
So. Cool.
Also, the lead, Moon, is basically John Sheppard, but with wings. If you like the laconic loner who underneath it all just really wants a family.
ETA: you can get the whole Raksura trilogy on Kindle for $20...
Knut's Gooseberry Bluff Community etc. etc. on sale for Kindle today.
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Martha Well's Cloud Roads
YES
And Cold Magic too.
In short: TRUST CONSUELA.
I was sad to hear about Barbara Mertz. I found her books years ago and, after catching up on her backlist, had to WAIT as new ones came out. In one review, they commented that the librarians had to keep her books in a locked cabinet so people waiting for them wouldn't lose their place in the queue.
And, speaking of librarians, the romance novel idea was for (librarian) Jacqueline Kirby in "Die for Love" (which takes place at a romance writer convention). She writes it, is successful, and there's a follow-up novel, called "Naked Once More" or some such.
And they made a movie out of "Ammmie Come Home" with, I think, Barbara Stanwyck in it.
Don't ever change, Gwyneth: [link]
