In Unquiet Land, Sharon Shinn’s fourth book in her ELEMENTAL BLESSINGS fantasy series, the story returns to the country of Welce, the setting for the first two books in this series. Leah, who was introduced to readers in the third book, Jeweled Fire, lived in the country of Malinqua for five years, helping Darien Serlast, the ruler of Welce, by acting as a spy and, for the last few months of her stay,
December 1st, 2016. Tadiana Jones´s rating: 3.5 | Sharon Shinn | SFF Reviews | 2 comments |
Children of Earth and Sky by Guy Gavriel Kay
A new Guy Gavriel Kay novel is cause for great celebration and anticipation in our household, as he has authored some of our most beloved novels over the decades (by “our” I mean my wife, my fifteen-year-old son, and myself). A consummate storyteller and stylist (the two don’t always go hand in hand), his long-term consistency is remarkable, and his newest work, Children of Earth and Sky, finds him still at the top of his form.
One way to describe a Guy Gavriel Kay novel is that it’s a bit like peering at history as it unfolds at the bottom of a pool of water (think of the water as Kay’s artistic imagination) — you mostly recognize what you’re looking at,
December 1st, 2016. Bill Capossere and Tadiana Jones´s rating: 5 | Guy Gavriel Kay | Stand-Alone | SFF Reviews | 7 comments |
so you're saying I should read it? :)
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How did I miss this? Thanks for bringing it to my attention!
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You managed to work in your two loves; vintage fiction and films!