sorry to hear that An Earthly Knight isn't exciting. maybe I'll find it in the library.
I've read the Thief and The Queen of Attolia, but haven't yet read The King of Attolia (just bought it). loved them loved them! when I first read the Thief a few months back, I sat there punching things in my frustration over not having read these before now. (a somewhat pointless viewpoint, really. *roll*)
- The Throme of the Erril of Sherill by Patricia McKillip. *cries* And, and, and! Why are her early books so much more memorable than her recent ones?
I feel this way to a certain extent, too. I first glomped onto Patricia McKillip in '96, so read The Book of Atrix Wolfe and most of the ones written before that in a short period of time. (as opposed to when they came out.) the later ones enspell me, too, and I like them and enjoy reading them, but they don't have as much wham, if you know what I mean. I think my favorite recent one is The Alphabet of Thorn.
you finally read Sorcery and Cecilia! (for the first time). that was written in '88, and I first read it in the mid-90s, fell headover in love with it, and almost stole it from a library before coming to college and discovering the internet. *g* (and then of course it got reprinted, *roll*) I don't think The Grand Tour is as good, either, but partly that's because I have adored S&C for such a long time that the sequel was bound to be Not The Same. and ever so many sequels suffer the curse of the sequels. what other Pat Wrede books, and Caroline Stevemer books, have you read? you've prolly told me before, but dashed if I can remember.
Trickster's Choice!! I LOVE this book and it's sequel, Trickster's Queen! go and get TQ right now. ^_^ yeah, I remember the last time I picked up one of the Alanna books I was pretty amused myself. they were her first books, written in the early 80s, and I read them in the early 90s. (so yeah, age = perfect.) have you read anything else by Tammy? I've read all of the books set in Tortall, and 3 of the 10 Circle books. the Daine books are tied with the Aly books for favorite series, but this may change as her latest, Terrier, was awesome.
I have several Josephine Tey books, but I don't think I've read them yet. *blush* it's a disease, I tell you! hoarding books isn't a choice, really...
goblins, eh? I read one by Hilari Bell called The Goblin Wood, which I enjoyed although I can't remember much about it... nothing else is coming to mind at the moment.
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Date: 2007-11-18 11:16 pm (UTC)I've read the Thief and The Queen of Attolia, but haven't yet read The King of Attolia (just bought it). loved them loved them! when I first read the Thief a few months back, I sat there punching things in my frustration over not having read these before now. (a somewhat pointless viewpoint, really. *roll*)
- The Throme of the Erril of Sherill by Patricia McKillip. *cries* And, and, and! Why are her early books so much more memorable than her recent ones?
I feel this way to a certain extent, too. I first glomped onto Patricia McKillip in '96, so read The Book of Atrix Wolfe and most of the ones written before that in a short period of time. (as opposed to when they came out.) the later ones enspell me, too, and I like them and enjoy reading them, but they don't have as much wham, if you know what I mean. I think my favorite recent one is The Alphabet of Thorn.
you finally read Sorcery and Cecilia! (for the first time). that was written in '88, and I first read it in the mid-90s, fell headover in love with it, and almost stole it from a library before coming to college and discovering the internet. *g* (and then of course it got reprinted, *roll*) I don't think The Grand Tour is as good, either, but partly that's because I have adored S&C for such a long time that the sequel was bound to be Not The Same. and ever so many sequels suffer the curse of the sequels. what other Pat Wrede books, and Caroline Stevemer books, have you read? you've prolly told me before, but dashed if I can remember.
Trickster's Choice!! I LOVE this book and it's sequel, Trickster's Queen! go and get TQ right now. ^_^ yeah, I remember the last time I picked up one of the Alanna books I was pretty amused myself. they were her first books, written in the early 80s, and I read them in the early 90s. (so yeah, age = perfect.) have you read anything else by Tammy? I've read all of the books set in Tortall, and 3 of the 10 Circle books. the Daine books are tied with the Aly books for favorite series, but this may change as her latest, Terrier, was awesome.
I have several Josephine Tey books, but I don't think I've read them yet. *blush* it's a disease, I tell you! hoarding books isn't a choice, really...
goblins, eh? I read one by Hilari Bell called The Goblin Wood, which I enjoyed although I can't remember much about it... nothing else is coming to mind at the moment.