'The Message'
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."
New Penric novella
Oh, yes, that! I read it last week, and, well, it may be a bit too on the nose given the current state of affairs? OTOH, it is nice to see medicine and epidemiology managed sensibly by well-meaning professionals. (Apparently the subject matter of this story is a complete coincidence...)
I love the Penric stories ... the first one, where he's pleading for the demon's continued existence (can't say life) made me sniffly.
Just a quick link.
I was wondering about the timing, Consuela. I couldn't imagine she could have written it that fast to be so timely on purpose!
It was like Fallen London had come to Sherlock Holmes.
Y'all have read Who Killed Sherlock Holmes, right?
I mean, that's a whole different conversation, but speaking of Fallen London
In between stories I forget how much I like Penric, a little. The World of the Five Gods (or whatever it's called) is probably my favorite Bujold 'verse, but I have it in my head that I like Curse of Chalion and, um, the other one with her better. Which I might! But Penric is also great and the bite-sized novellas have their own special appeal (although every time I finish one I am seized with the urge to read the older ones because of how much I have forgottten...)
I'm pretty sure the Curse of Chalion is the first of her books in the World of the Five Gods.
Yes, first published anyway
I slightly prefer The Paladin of Souls, which does follow The Curse of Chalion. The third in the series - which I believe is supposed to take place well before that time - I don't like much. But it's Bujold, so ....
I just reread all the Chalion novels, including The Hallowed Hunt, which isn't set in Chalion, and didn't do as well. I admit that the characters in HH aren't as lovable, although I would happily read a book about Learned Hallana's adventures, and maybe another one about Prince Jokol and his icebear Fafa.
Toddson, GMTA.
Thank you, Toddson, Paladin of Souls was the title I couldn't think of
Agreed on Hallowed Hunt - although I liked it better when I re-read it in the last couple of years than I remember liking it the first time. Would love more Learned Hallana!
I really like the I guess subgenre of fantasy that's about made up religions, and the 5 gods are an excellent example. Other favorites that spring to mind are The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms (I think the series has a different name but I forget what it is) and Raven Tower. Stuff like that is catnip for me