Normally I do a long post discussing my favorite books and publishers of the year, but I’m going to pass on that. Besides the thought of writing that kind of post simply making me tired, there were too many things I missed. I’ll mention a few favorites, but that’s all I’m going to do. Mostly this will be a recap of the year’s highlights and set some goals for next year. Continue reading
The Aeronaut’s Windlass
Jim Butcher
Roc
Hardcover $27.95 630 pgs.
ebook $13.99
Before I get started, I’d like to thank Roc books for providing me with the review copy.
Now, in three words, my reaction upon turning the last page of The Aeronaut’s Windlass:
I want moar!
The Aeronaut’s Windlass is the first volume in Jim Butcher’s new series, The Cinder Spires. It’s got airship battles. It’s got bravery and derring-do. It’s got nefarious sneak attacks and villains you’ll love to hate. It’s got dueling. I like dueling. (I think we should bring it back. One way or another, there would be fewer a******* wandering about mucking up the place.)
In short, it was a whole heck of a lot of fun. Here’s the setup. Continue reading
So it’s that time of year when the dry grass kinda crunches under foot, the Sun sets earlier, and the evenings are cooler less hot. Classes have started. Things begin to settle into a routine. Orange decorations start to appear.
And my reading matter starts to produce more of a chill.
I’m not planning on doing a heavy Halloween related reading project this year, although there will be a few seasonal blog posts scattered among the things I put up here. One of them will probably be about Tom Reamy’s Blind Voices. It’s been years since I read it, but it’s one of those rare books that I can remember numerous details about years later. Continue reading