My first thought was Naomi Novik's Temeraire series, though that might be a bit long on politics.
Tad Williams' Memory, Sorrow, and Thorn series is an epic series with monsters, elves, and occasional dragons.
I think what my daughter's trying to say is: nyah nyah nyah nyah.
Joyce ,'Same Time, Same Place'
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."
Dana - Dec 16, 2013 6:15:52 am PST #21758 of 28370
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
Polgara - Dec 16, 2013 9:01:25 am PST #21759 of 28370
Karma is a cat, sleeping in my lap cuz it loves me. ~TS
Fantasy: Jim Butcher's Furies of Calderon series. David Eddings' Belgariad series. Anne McCaffrey's Dragonriders of Pern series. Joel Rosenberg's Guardians of the Flame series.
megan walker - Dec 16, 2013 9:12:32 am PST #21760 of 28370
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
Thank you for the ideas. I will check those out.
He is the hardest one to buy things for and usually gives me no help on his annual questionnaire (I make my family fill out a modified version of the Buffista gift database form to get ideas). But this time he actually put something for "favorite section of the bookstore" so I don't want to waste the opportunity!
Amy - Dec 16, 2013 4:56:52 pm PST #21761 of 28370
Because books.
Kat - Dec 16, 2013 5:00:05 pm PST #21762 of 28370
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo
Sox,
is it the part where Hild notices the weft of the trade routes and how to maintain power in order to control trade? I love how she uses the weaving as an analogy. So beautiful.
hippocampus - Dec 16, 2013 8:05:54 pm PST #21763 of 28370
not your mom's socks.
YES
hippocampus - Dec 17, 2013 7:27:06 am PST #21764 of 28370
not your mom's socks.
Also, Kat, there is more goodness of that vein ahead.
At the risk of being labeled a dirty spammer who spams, I wanted to tell you guys specially that Ann Leckie has made tea blends to go with Ancillary Justice. Even better? I'm giving some away [link]
Kat - Dec 17, 2013 4:07:02 pm PST #21765 of 28370
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo
I really loved Hild. I loved the description, early on, of the different languages.
Amy - Dec 18, 2013 6:57:16 am PST #21766 of 28370
Because books.
Polter-Cow - Dec 18, 2013 6:59:13 am PST #21767 of 28370
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
It's not the best, but I like it.