Was it The Grace of Kings by Ken Liu? I'm on my phone so I can't post a link.
That's what I was thinking too. Definitely recommended. My review is in the latest Lightspeed.
Faith: A kid. Angel's got a kid. Wesley: Connor. Faith: A teenage kid born last year. Wesley: I told you, he grew up in a hell dimension. Faith: Right. And what, Cordelia spent her last summer as… Wesley: A divine being. Faith: Uh-huh. Can I just ask--What the hell are you people doing?
'Why We Fight'
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."
Polter-Cow - Aug 03, 2015 1:25:26 pm PDT #23463 of 28597
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
Mogget - Aug 04, 2015 6:54:25 pm PDT #23464 of 28597
Was it The Three-Body Problem by Cixin Liu?
Susan W. - Aug 05, 2015 7:28:24 pm PDT #23465 of 28597
Good Trouble and Righteous Fights
A librarian friend of mine is working on a panel for Geek Girl Con where they'll be recommending authors to various fandoms--i.e. if you like Buffy/Doctor Who/SPN etc. you should read so-and-so--and when we were chatting at the information desk last weekend she asked if I had any ideas. I immediately said Seanan McGuire hit my Buffy and Sleepy Hollow spots, and that I'm always looking for places to recommend Lois McMaster Bujold but wasn't sure which fandom I thought she'd best mesh with. Librarian friend suggested Firefly, which...maybe? My favorite Vorkosigan books are the later ones with more Barrayar and romantic elements rather than the Miles-the-space-mercenary ones.
Anyway, I thought this would be a perfect place to ask for ideas. Help me maintain my reputation as a good amateur reader advisor!
Consuela - Aug 06, 2015 3:51:33 am PDT #23466 of 28597
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
Susan, I might have mentioned it here before, but Becky Chambers' The Long Way to a Small Angry Planet scratches a lot of the Firefly itches: a small crew in a big complicated universe, just trying to get along. Plus some cool aliens, and sex.
I also think The Martian (the book) might work for Buffy fans, because it's fast-moving and has a lot of humor. (You can skim the mathy bits.)
sumi - Aug 06, 2015 4:15:27 am PDT #23467 of 28597
Art Crawl!!!
Maybe the Expanse novels: also a small crew of a ship with space adventues. (James S.A. Corey.)
sumi - Aug 06, 2015 4:18:27 am PDT #23468 of 28597
Art Crawl!!!
Mogget- it was fantasy not science fiction but the 3-Body Problem looks interesting and will now go on my tbr list. (i.e, Thank you!)
Steph L. - Aug 06, 2015 4:25:12 am PDT #23469 of 28597
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
Buffy fans might like Julie Kenner's Carpe Demon series. Or the Harry Dresden books, but I assume those are already on the list.
Ginger - Aug 06, 2015 5:13:35 am PDT #23470 of 28597
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
Buffy/SPN/Sleepy Hollow -- Kat Richardson's Greywalker series, Kim Harrison's The Hollows series
Sophia Brooks - Aug 06, 2015 5:28:27 am PDT #23471 of 28597
Cats to become a rabbit should gather immediately now here
I think Buffy people would also like Amy's Cold Kiss.
I was just thinking about Firefly last night and how I generally don't like space or westerns, but I like Firefly, and when I try to think of something like it I come up with nothing. I think people in general would think of recommending other space-type things.
Jesse - Aug 06, 2015 6:33:21 am PDT #23472 of 28597
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
I'm always looking for places to recommend Lois McMaster Bujold but wasn't sure which fandom I thought she'd best mesh with. Librarian friend suggested Firefly, which...maybe?
Star Trek?