'Ariel'
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."
That's actually explained pretty well in Captain Vorpatril's Alliance. By, of all people, Ivan.
I just figured that Prince Serge was too much of a dick to bother following cultural naming practices.
I hadn't thought of that. I didn't have the impression that Serg was allowed to have much say in anything to do with Gregor. All I could figure was that it's different for Emperors for some reason, but he's also a Count, so I don't find that really satisfactory.
That's actually explained pretty well in Captain Vorpatril's Alliance. By, of all people, Ivan.
Oh! Then I'll finally get there this week.
I just finished the fourth Thursday Next book and I've got to say that was a pretty satisfying arc.
I reread Captain Vorpatril's Alliance recently, and I'd forgotten what a great book it is.
I really enjoyed it! Ivan PoV was a nice change.
I love this series and the wyverary especially and this is a wonderful review: [link]
Anyone read the Rivers of London series by Aaronovich? (I know him from having written some of the best New Adventures Doctor Who books; the New Adventure books were my introduction to Doctor Who long before I saw any episodes on TV. But have not read any of his Rivers of London series nor his Night Witch Graphic novels set in the same univerwse.)
Anyone read the Rivers of London series by Aaronovich?
I adore them and am getting very impatient waiting for the next book in the series to come out. The world-building (both the magical part and the complexity of modern London) is exquisitely done.
I'll admit that I'm getting more than a little tired of snarky, clever narrators in contemporary fantasy, but it doesn't feel forced in this case, probably because it's made to deliberately fall flat from time to time. The narrator's observations on the cultural mix/clashes in London (his mother is from Sierra Leone) are fabulous.
Methinks it's time for a re-read.
Love those!
If I had lots of money, I'd hire someone to go through this thread and make a list of all the books that have been recommended so I had one convenient list to start on.