Dear Ms. Myer, I first heard of your debut fantasy novel, Last Song Before Night, when it was featured on the Tor blog. Among the things that caught my attention were its attractive cover and evocative title. Since you are an author I hadn’t read before, I requested the novel ... more >
Dear Ms. Novik, Back in the day, I was a devoted reader of your Temeraire series, an alternate history fantasy series set in early 19th century England, about Captain William Laurence and his “brave but impulsive dragon,” Temeraire. I read the first…four? five? books in the series and then ... more >
Dear Mr. Aaronovitch, Foxglove Summer, the fifth book in your urban fantasy series, finds the hero of the series, police constable and wizard-in-training Peter Grant, driving out to the countryside to help investigate a missing persons case. Two eleven year old girls, Hannah Marstowe and Nicole Lacey, have disappeared from the ... more >
Dear MJ Scott, Can I just take a moment to sigh over that beautiful cover? You have definitely been blessed by the cover gods. I have your Half-Light City series on the TBR of Doom but finding time to read four books is even more daunting. So, I was pleased ... more >
Review. Dear Ginn Hale, The second part was as good as the first, if not better. The end. And now for a more detailed attempt at a review. Please note that this is the *second part* – you absolutely cannot read it without reading the first one, therefore please ... more >
Five years after abandoning the Sagrada Acedemy, Elezar Grunito has become infamous in the sanctified circles of noble dueling rings for his brutal temper and lethal blade. Men and women of all ranks gather to cheer and jeer, none of them knowing Elezar’s true purpose. But a violent death outside ... more >