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maribouThe Mudrooroo novel was very good. A bit 'stuffy' perhaps, but interesting enough to make up for it. Set during the early days of Australian conquest, and mostly told from the perspective of an aboriginal Tasmanian Islander.
(80/200)
The Companions, by Sheri Tepper, was quite good, but I suspect it of having fallen prey to the common sf disease of reach-exceeding-grasp-itis. However, what it grasped was still damn fine, and the parts of the story that are narrow in focus are absolutely wonderful. I just can't help but think it would've been better off with fewer subplots to mesh together at the end, no matter how well the meshing was eventually done.
(81/200)
The Year's Best Fantasy Stories 13, edited by Arthur Saha. This is a book I was reading in the tub because it was falling apart and thus if I dropped it in I would feel no guilt. The stories were really quite good, but the ones I best remember are not the ones I liked best. So I won't go into it.
(82/200)
The Book of Enchantments by Patricia Wrede. Patricia Wrede's stories charm me. They're light, but not stupid, and they make me laugh. Gold star.
(83/200)
Legends Walking, by Jane Lindskold. This is the sequel to Changer, previously reviewed here, and it was every bit as compelling; it didn't have that extra 'ooh, what a cool new spin on urban mythic fiction' edge anymore, since it was a familiar setting now, but the story was better in some other ways, so everything worked out. If you happen across this in a bookstore, please ignore the ridiculous blurb on the back and try the first couple of pages instead, they're much more indicative of its quality.
(84/200)
(80/200)
The Companions, by Sheri Tepper, was quite good, but I suspect it of having fallen prey to the common sf disease of reach-exceeding-grasp-itis. However, what it grasped was still damn fine, and the parts of the story that are narrow in focus are absolutely wonderful. I just can't help but think it would've been better off with fewer subplots to mesh together at the end, no matter how well the meshing was eventually done.
(81/200)
The Year's Best Fantasy Stories 13, edited by Arthur Saha. This is a book I was reading in the tub because it was falling apart and thus if I dropped it in I would feel no guilt. The stories were really quite good, but the ones I best remember are not the ones I liked best. So I won't go into it.
(82/200)
The Book of Enchantments by Patricia Wrede. Patricia Wrede's stories charm me. They're light, but not stupid, and they make me laugh. Gold star.
(83/200)
Legends Walking, by Jane Lindskold. This is the sequel to Changer, previously reviewed here, and it was every bit as compelling; it didn't have that extra 'ooh, what a cool new spin on urban mythic fiction' edge anymore, since it was a familiar setting now, but the story was better in some other ways, so everything worked out. If you happen across this in a bookstore, please ignore the ridiculous blurb on the back and try the first couple of pages instead, they're much more indicative of its quality.
(84/200)
