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[snugglekitty]

Last week, I reread Crown of Slaves by David Weber and Eric Flint. I love these two writing together. Flint contributes sexiness and humor to Weber's writing which was really missing before now. It makes me happy. The book is mildly kinky, in a nice and playful way. Four stars, again, and I can't wait for them to do another one - it seems there will be a third, at least.

I also finished Illumination Night by Alice Hoffman. (I don't think I've written about her here before, but she's one of my favorite contemporary writers of non-genre fiction. Some of her books have aspects of magical realism, such as her best-known book, Practical Magic. The movie was terrible but the book was really good, so please don't judge it on the basis of the movie.) I liked Illumination Night fine, but was a little disappointed with the ending. I'd give it three stars, and that was book 36 for the year.

Comments

[coraline]

so crown of slaves is the first, and there is a second out?

having jsut read "at all costs" and "shadow of saganami" i feel like missing the ruth/torch story is a big piece of plot i'm missing. i assume that's what they are?

glad to hear they don't suck :)

[lady-anemone.livejournal.com]

Crown of Slaves is the second. I can't remember what the first one was, and the Internet isn't telling me. Yes, Ruth and Torch are in Crown of Slaves, not to mention a whole bunch of Erewhonese politicking...

[coraline]

the internet is strangely unhelpful on this subject. you'd think with a series so loved by geeks, it would be easier to search...

[coraline]

hm.
wikipedia implies that crown of slaves is the first...
perhaps the previous one is one of the anthologies?

for some reason all his titles blur togetehr and i canNOT keep straight which books in the series i've read. very irritating.

[aillecat.livejournal.com]

Yeah theres a Novella in one of the Antholgies featuring Berry and Helen and such, as well as the story of Ruth and such...

[coraline]

i don't suppose you know which one? :)

[aillecat.livejournal.com]

I'm reading Crown of Slaves now. I just finished 1632 and 1633 as well as the newest Honor book....