I have The Tainted Cup waiting on my Kindle after several people raved about it.
Book: I believe I just... I think I'm on the wrong ship. Inara: Maybe. Or maybe you're exactly where you ought to be.
'Serenity'
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 - Apr 12, 2025 4:59:07 pm PDT #28252 of 28258
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
-t - Apr 12, 2025 6:39:14 pm PDT #28253 of 28258
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Same as Dana. Hugo finalist, yes?
bennett - Apr 12, 2025 6:48:57 pm PDT #28254 of 28258
I loved The Tainted Cup - the characters, the world building, the Sherlock/Watson riffs. And it is nominated for both an Edgar (which I associate with pretty traditional mysteries) as well as the Hugo. And deservedly so. I have not read his Founders trilogy but they're on my TBR pile.
-t - Apr 12, 2025 7:12:28 pm PDT #28255 of 28258
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Ooh, dual Edgar and Hugo is pretty cool!
I’ve had it sitting on the kindle for over a year, maybe I should bump it to the front of the queue
I think I’ve also heard good things about City of Stairs but I might be conflating titles
So many books, so little time
Kate P. - Apr 12, 2025 8:27:27 pm PDT #28256 of 28258
That's the pain / That cuts a straight line down through the heart / We call it love
I read Foundryside a couple of years ago and really enjoyed it. Glad to see this one getting a lot of high praise! I just added it to my library wish list.
JenP - Apr 12, 2025 8:30:20 pm PDT #28257 of 28258
Consuela - Apr 13, 2025 12:26:29 pm PDT #28258 of 28258
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
I Loved RJB's Divine Cities trilogy, starting with City of Stairs. Really cool setting, felt very post-Soviet, with lots of politics and magic in the ruins of empire, when the oppressed classes gain power and what does that look like. Great great characters too. Recommended!