Current reading
Nov. 23rd, 2007 11:26 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
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papersky's Ha'penny and enjoying it very much. I started with her book Farthing a month ago, and liked it; the NYPL had her older work, so I read her Sulien books, greatly enjoyed them, and bought copies to keep on hand and lend to other people. It's time to expand the 'W' section in my bookshelf.
I liked the Sulien books because it's Arthurian fantasy that has strong female characters without going all feminist-out-of-time or mystical like the Avalon books. It's gritty, the religions work well and are explainable, and the magic (accelerated healing, powers of the land) fits the storyline.
The Farthing and Ha'penny books are bleak, but appropriately so - believable dystopian. The policing part of the books remind me somewhat of Len Deighton's SS-GB, but that's unavoidable - and I should note SS-GB is one of my favorite books.
I am looking forward to my copy of Tooth and Claw, which should arrive next week. Following that, I'll have to wait for further books - it's a pity her backlist isn't longer.
papersky's Ha'penny and enjoying it very much. I started with her book Farthing a month ago, and liked it; the NYPL had her older work, so I read her Sulien books, greatly enjoyed them, and bought copies to keep on hand and lend to other people. It's time to expand the 'W' section in my bookshelf.I liked the Sulien books because it's Arthurian fantasy that has strong female characters without going all feminist-out-of-time or mystical like the Avalon books. It's gritty, the religions work well and are explainable, and the magic (accelerated healing, powers of the land) fits the storyline.
The Farthing and Ha'penny books are bleak, but appropriately so - believable dystopian. The policing part of the books remind me somewhat of Len Deighton's SS-GB, but that's unavoidable - and I should note SS-GB is one of my favorite books.
I am looking forward to my copy of Tooth and Claw, which should arrive next week. Following that, I'll have to wait for further books - it's a pity her backlist isn't longer.
