Books Read in 2009

[rolanni]

Sabriel, Garth Nix
New Amsterdam, Elizabeth Bear
The Mirror Prince, Violette Malan
Narbonic Six, Shaenon K. Garrity
Conspirator, C.J. Cherryh
Thirteenth Child, Patricia C. Wrede
Nine Years Among the Indians, Herman Lehmann, J. Marvin Hunter, and Dale F. Giese
The True Meaning of Smekday, Adam Rex
Edison's Eve:  A Magical History of the Quest for Mechanical Life, Gaby Wood
Undone, Rachel Caine
From Dead to Worse, Charlaine Harris
Shambling Towards Hiroshima, James Morrow
Codespell, Kelly McCullough
Cybermancy, Kelly McCullough
Carousel Tides, Sharon Lee (manuscript)
Fine Prey, Scott Westerfield  (re-read)
Web Mage, Kelly McCullough
Uhura's Song, Janet Kagan

Comments

[elektra.livejournal.com]

There's another McCullough book out . . . MythOS.

[rolanni.livejournal.com]

I saw that this was so. I think I'm going to let it go, though.

Sabriel

[k-10b.livejournal.com]

Did you like Sabriel? It's been a favorite of mine. The next one is a little more angsty in the beginning, but contains one of the best libraries ever. Librarians go armed and outfitted for all sorts of travails.

Kristen

Re: Sabriel

[rolanni.livejournal.com]

Did I like Sabriel?

I liked many things about it -- the magical system, the world-building, and the general air of strangeness. I found the heroine slightly annoying and I wanted more depth to the characterizations. What I really wanted was her father's story, so perhaps I was a little disappointed in having to make do with Sabriel's instead.

So. I didn't dislike it, but I wasn't blown away, and don't feel particularly compelled to find the next one.