tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post818053285006771540..comments2024-03-28T22:42:54.810-07:00Comments on Bitter Tea and Mystery: Annual Book Sale: My Son's BooksTracyKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-54196524291205112392019-10-23T18:38:06.262-07:002019-10-23T18:38:06.262-07:00Thanks for your thoughts on these books, Cora. Goo...Thanks for your thoughts on these books, Cora. Good to know we have some good reading ahead (as I plan to try some of his books too). I will definitely have to try something by Charles de Lint.TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-38779410223319026182019-10-23T14:35:27.645-07:002019-10-23T14:35:27.645-07:00Some really good picks there. Fortune's Pawn i...Some really good picks there. Fortune's Pawn is one of my favourite science fiction books of recent years. Word of warning, don't read this, unless you have the sequels at hand. A Darker Shade of Magic is excellent and Charles de Lint is always worth reading. I also like Charlie Huston's books quite a bit. Regarding Hard Magic, I tried to read one of the Grimnoir books, when it was up for a Hugo Award a few years ago, and it did not work for me at all. However, the author has a big fanbase. Cora Buhlerthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03868233120931184399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-79752197409786006872019-10-21T12:07:47.800-07:002019-10-21T12:07:47.800-07:00I like some of these books for their setting in ti...I like some of these books for their setting in time, Margot, which surprised me. So I will have to check some of them out.TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-68816956282211068662019-10-21T12:06:34.161-07:002019-10-21T12:06:34.161-07:00After doing a little research for this post, Nan, ...After doing a little research for this post, Nan, I decided I would try a book by de Lint. Maybe one from the Newford series.TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-3403606021111011222019-10-21T12:02:36.861-07:002019-10-21T12:02:36.861-07:00I will definitely try that Joe Pitt series by Char...I will definitely try that Joe Pitt series by Charlie Huston, Col, but I won't start with #2 in the series. There are others here I will try. TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-27339022620214413972019-10-21T08:55:32.840-07:002019-10-21T08:55:32.840-07:00Your son has a really interesting selection here, ...Your son has a really interesting selection here, Tracy. Admittedly, I'm not much of a one for fantasy, if I'm being honest. But I've heard of some of these authors, and I have always admired people who could create whole new realities like that. Margot Kinberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08599589137890528065noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-83719982938578614962019-10-21T08:48:36.745-07:002019-10-21T08:48:36.745-07:00I remember hearing about Charles de Lint years and...I remember hearing about Charles de Lint years and years ago. Canadian, I think. I'm not a fantasy reader, but there was something he wrote that made me interested enough to give it a try. Thanks for the reminder. I'll go look him up!Nanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15547916206007733970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-86443764679483223672019-10-21T02:24:27.541-07:002019-10-21T02:24:27.541-07:00Probably not my preferred genre, though I have enj...Probably not my preferred genre, though I have enjoyed Charlie Huston's work before. I probably have No Dominions on the pile. col2910https://www.blogger.com/profile/06422138069939709043noreply@blogger.com