SF, horror & fantasy
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eviltammyStorm From the Shadows by David Weber - newest entry in the Honorverse. Main character is Mike (Michelle) Henke, Honor's old friend, who starts off the book by becoming a prisoner of Haven and, after offering her parole to be a messenger to Manticore's queen, gets sent off to a different front to protect Manticore's newly expanded empire. Some action on the homefront with Honor and the queen, but mostly in the newly annexed areas. Lots of military action, lots of sneaky villains. Bit slower than usual - and all the military tech goes straight over my head - but good characters.
The Strain by Guillermo del Toro and Chuck Hogan - got this from LibraryThing's Early Reviewers program. Here's the review from there: Brutal and inventive. A horror thriller invoking the threat of biological terror and giving the vampire story a new twist. Gory, but not too much. Good characters. Nice melding of del Toro's vision and Hogan's writing. Want parts 2 & 3 NOW!
The Warded Man by Peter Brett - Stealing from above - brutal and inventive. Three different storylines converge near the end in a world beset by demons, where humans have lost many of the wards of magic that kept the demons at bay. Arlen, who loses his mother due to another's cowardice, becomes a messenger and a seeker of ruins to find old wards, and almost loses himself in his hatred and determination to destroy demons. Leesha, scorned by her village after her bethrothed claims he deflowered her, becomes an herb gatherer/medical worker and leaves her small town for a much larger city. Rojer, the son of innkeepers, loses his parents and becomes the apprentice of a jongleur/traveling entertainer, and discovers his music has more power than he believes. Excellent.
Queen's Own by Mercedes Lackey - Okay, how the hell have I gone so long without knowing about the Valemar books? This is an omnibus: Arrows of the Queen, Arrow's Flight, Arrow's Fall. Read her newest one - Foundation - and really liked it. Finally got me to read this. Want more! (A to Z title)
Minerva Wakes by Holly Lisle - wasn't much impressed. Which depressed me as I usually like Lisle's books.
The Strain by Guillermo del Toro and Chuck Hogan - got this from LibraryThing's Early Reviewers program. Here's the review from there: Brutal and inventive. A horror thriller invoking the threat of biological terror and giving the vampire story a new twist. Gory, but not too much. Good characters. Nice melding of del Toro's vision and Hogan's writing. Want parts 2 & 3 NOW!
The Warded Man by Peter Brett - Stealing from above - brutal and inventive. Three different storylines converge near the end in a world beset by demons, where humans have lost many of the wards of magic that kept the demons at bay. Arlen, who loses his mother due to another's cowardice, becomes a messenger and a seeker of ruins to find old wards, and almost loses himself in his hatred and determination to destroy demons. Leesha, scorned by her village after her bethrothed claims he deflowered her, becomes an herb gatherer/medical worker and leaves her small town for a much larger city. Rojer, the son of innkeepers, loses his parents and becomes the apprentice of a jongleur/traveling entertainer, and discovers his music has more power than he believes. Excellent.
Queen's Own by Mercedes Lackey - Okay, how the hell have I gone so long without knowing about the Valemar books? This is an omnibus: Arrows of the Queen, Arrow's Flight, Arrow's Fall. Read her newest one - Foundation - and really liked it. Finally got me to read this. Want more! (A to Z title)
Minerva Wakes by Holly Lisle - wasn't much impressed. Which depressed me as I usually like Lisle's books.
