Thanks to my freshman-year Maleficaria Studies textbook, I know that our deliciousness goes up another order of magnitude every six months between thirteen and eighteen, all wrapped up inside a thin and easy-to-break sugar shell instead of the tough chewy hide of a grown wizard.

That may be all the explanation we get

Thanks for the recommendations, Cashmere.

It does have illustrations and they are even labeled in the table of contents. Hard to see while reading on my phone but pretty nice on the Kindle Fire. I’m all excited about book 2 again, whee!

I am tempted by the forthcoming Outlander book; Go Tell the Bees That I am Gone is an excellent title! I stopped reading after book 5, I think, exasperated with plot development and character choices at that point. I haven't watched the show at all, although that's more just lack of capacity to watch much of anything. Anyway, anyone have opinions on whether it would be worthwhile to just read the new book cold, or if I should pick back up at book 6, or not bother? I don't think I want to start back at the beginning although now that I say that maybe I should - I read them out of order originally and maybe I would be less irritated by everyone now (or maybe I would be more irritated, hard to predict)

anyone have opinions on whether it would be worthwhile to just read the new book cold, or if I should pick back up at book 6, or not bother?

I would not try to jump in without catching up on the intervening books - the cast and plot are BONKERS out of control at this point and Go Tell The Bees won't make any sense. (It might not anyway, DG is almost at Anne Rice levels of I Don't Want To Edit And You Can't Make Me.)

Yeah I think I’ll have to go back and reread the last couple books because I have very little memory of what happened. He was dead and then he wasn’t? She was remarried? Revolutionary war? These people are now like 70 years old?

He was dead and then he wasn’t? She was remarried? Revolutionary war? These people are now like 70 years old?

All that plus like every member of Lord John Grey's extended family now has their own storyline for some reason? And all the Brianna/Roger time travel shenanigans...

DG is almost at Anne Rice levels of I Don't Want To Edit And You Can't Make Me.

Hahahaha, I'm in a mood where this makes me want to read it more! I did read at least one random Lord John short story that was in an anthology, I think more likely a couple, but I don't recall having any kind of reaction to them so not much guidance available there

I have to admit I gave up on the Outlander books after book ... three? maybe? ... they were too long and were getting too confusing for me. I did like the first ones; I've never seen the series, although I've read some things about it (and greatly admired the actor playing Jamie).

T. Kingfisher fans, the next Paladin book is available for preorder: [link]