The Will to Battle by Ada Palmer
Unlike winter in George R.R. Martin’s SONG OF ICE AND FIRE series, the long-dreaded war in Ada Palmer’s TERRA IGNOTA finally does show up, or appears to, at the end of Book Three, 2017’s The Will to Battle. The war starts in the final six or seven pages of the book.
This doesn’t mean nothing happens in the 344 pages leading up to the war. In The Will to Battle,
March 9th, 2018. Marion Deeds´s rating: 4 | Ada Palmer | SFF Reviews | 6 comments |
Cetaganda by Lois McMaster Bujold
Cetaganda (1996) is the ninth novel that Lois McMaster Bujold published in her popular VORKOSIGAN SAGA but, chronologically, the story takes place earlier in the sequence, between The Vor Game and Ethan of Athos. If you’re new to this series, I (and the author) recommend reading these novels in order of internal chronology which is how we have them listed here at Fantasy Literature. I read some of them out of order because of how they were presented in the Baen Omnibus editions and I regret that.
March 9th, 2018. Kat Hooper, Marion Deeds and Stuart Starosta´s rating: 3.5 | Lois McMaster Bujold | Audio | SFF Reviews | 1 comment |
I picked my copy up last week and I can't wait to finish my current book and get started! I…
Gentlemen, I concur! (Forgive me for jumping into your convo)
The cover is amazing. I love how the graphic novel (and the review!) hewed close to the theme of "good…
I've thought about picking that one up. The artwork looks perfect.
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