tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2660089177097719300.post4508373598689437341..comments2024-03-29T04:15:38.341-07:00Comments on Writing About Writing (And Occasionally Some Writing): Best Standalone Fantasy Novel (NOTpoll)Chris Brecheenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07819138776404280633noreply@blogger.comBlogger46125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2660089177097719300.post-76076695863768672632020-12-18T15:57:30.518-08:002020-12-18T15:57:30.518-08:00I saw it recommended on writingwithcolor tumbler b...I saw it recommended on writingwithcolor tumbler blog and loved it so much! I usually tend towards the sf end of sf&f but this was special.<br />Akcipitrokulohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935515409759907878noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2660089177097719300.post-52138832445361292592020-12-17T06:15:01.203-08:002020-12-17T06:15:01.203-08:00If seconding takes into account number of times re...If seconding takes into account number of times re-read, this ones going stratospheric <br /><br />This is my favourite book<br /><br />I buy spare copies to give away to people who have not read it. <br /><br />I think there are currently 4 or 5 copies in my house. <br /><br />Also has one of the best screen adaptations of I book I’ve seenSimonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11752609371731388388noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2660089177097719300.post-47221486462344644872020-12-17T06:12:14.207-08:002020-12-17T06:12:14.207-08:00Oh, ya. Afterworlds was really interesting. It may...Oh, ya. Afterworlds was really interesting. It may be better from a technical execution standpoint than from a gripping yarn standpoint. But even merely decent Scott Westfield is good reading Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11752609371731388388noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2660089177097719300.post-11849541013871866302020-12-17T01:32:06.492-08:002020-12-17T01:32:06.492-08:00Seconded - It was an absolute delight 🥰Seconded - It was an absolute delight 🥰Nikkihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12687557691240731012noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2660089177097719300.post-63861394165806414022020-12-17T01:31:03.566-08:002020-12-17T01:31:03.566-08:00Also seconding War for the Oaks ❤Also seconding War for the Oaks ❤Nikkihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12687557691240731012noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2660089177097719300.post-9042738000248064472020-12-17T01:28:46.059-08:002020-12-17T01:28:46.059-08:00Absolutely seconded! This is one of my favorite bo...Absolutely seconded! This is one of my favorite books 😊Nikkihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12687557691240731012noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2660089177097719300.post-64818073299227772862020-12-17T01:27:18.867-08:002020-12-17T01:27:18.867-08:00Seconded American Gods!Seconded American Gods!Nikkihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12687557691240731012noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2660089177097719300.post-28548521907833839172020-12-17T01:26:11.243-08:002020-12-17T01:26:11.243-08:00Seconded - It was everything I wanted it to be 🥰Seconded - It was everything I wanted it to be 🥰Nikkihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12687557691240731012noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2660089177097719300.post-28016329792237661322020-12-17T01:25:28.740-08:002020-12-17T01:25:28.740-08:00Seconded the Night Circus ❤Seconded the Night Circus ❤Nikkihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12687557691240731012noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2660089177097719300.post-45228328492979154332020-12-17T00:17:43.122-08:002020-12-17T00:17:43.122-08:00I nominate Good Omens by Gaiman and Pratchett. It&...I nominate Good Omens by Gaiman and Pratchett. It's satirical sci/fantasy detailing the circumstances leading up to the Biblical Apocalypse, featuring the 4 Horsemen and 4 Bikers of the Apocalypse, The Them, a witch, a wanna-be computer whiz, an Archangel, a Serpent, some demons, a demon dog, and lots of fish. The final battle between Good and Evil is nigh and takes unexpected turns. Well worth reading and re-reading due to the incredible amount of detail, quick-paced dialogue, and multiple pop culture references. Maggots make a cameo appearance.Debrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09693278685784829083noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2660089177097719300.post-7884121046567406962020-12-17T00:17:36.863-08:002020-12-17T00:17:36.863-08:00I nominate Good Omens by Gaiman and Pratchett. It&...I nominate Good Omens by Gaiman and Pratchett. It's satirical sci/fantasy detailing the circumstances leading up to the Biblical Apocalypse, featuring the 4 Horsemen and 4 Bikers of the Apocalypse, The Them, a witch, a wanna-be computer whiz, an Archangel, a Serpent, some demons, a demon dog, and lots of fish. The final battle between Good and Evil is nigh and takes unexpected turns. Well worth reading and re-reading due to the incredible amount of detail, quick-paced dialogue, and multiple pop culture references. Maggots make a cameo appearance.Debrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09693278685784829083noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2660089177097719300.post-70125604098514374182020-12-16T19:56:59.229-08:002020-12-16T19:56:59.229-08:00Undersung Hero: Afterworlds by Scott Westerfeld. T...Undersung Hero: Afterworlds by Scott Westerfeld. This is one of those books I'm constantly rereading. It alternates chapters between a realist queer romance about a girl who got her NaNo novel accepted for publication and moved to NYC to work on the revisions and write the sequel, and the book she nominally wrote, a paranormal romance about a girl who becomes a psychopomp (the magic is much like Greywalker) after a near-death experience. Deserves some kind of award for "Writer Protagonist Who Spends The Most Actual Time Writing" and the interplay between the two kinds of chapters manages to build stakes around technical execution - we're told the first draft of her novel has a really tragic ending, which she is asked to change to something happier, and we get to the point in her story where she rewrites it before we actually get to *read* it. <br /><br />Best: Dragon Pearl by Yoon Ha Lee. Yes it's absolutely *also* science fiction, but there's magic all over the place too. Draws from Korean mythology. Protagonist ends up solving things through cleverness and compassion, which is always nice. Has a nonbinary goblin. The Gumiho choose their genders! Evan Adamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15598664823772896141noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2660089177097719300.post-75297288377385198252020-12-16T19:42:47.886-08:002020-12-16T19:42:47.886-08:00Third WftO. Third WftO. Evan Adamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15598664823772896141noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2660089177097719300.post-28420482164864417362020-12-16T19:40:39.407-08:002020-12-16T19:40:39.407-08:00I have such complicated feelings about Elantris, b...I have such complicated feelings about Elantris, because it's legitimately the best writing-based magic system I've ever encountered, but the handling of the one autistic character was...uncomfortable. Evan Adamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15598664823772896141noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2660089177097719300.post-37240187986602325822020-12-16T15:56:55.955-08:002020-12-16T15:56:55.955-08:00Second Night Circus. One of the only fantasy/sci-f...Second Night Circus. One of the only fantasy/sci-fi books I have re-read in my adulthood. Caitlin C.https://www.blogger.com/profile/04685575227956606024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2660089177097719300.post-5265561269325157402020-12-15T11:16:50.536-08:002020-12-15T11:16:50.536-08:00Seconded. It’s lots of fun. Seconded. It’s lots of fun. NJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12272883832597129576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2660089177097719300.post-61413731398120343212020-12-12T09:49:32.923-08:002020-12-12T09:49:32.923-08:00Seconding WftO.
Seconding WftO.<br />Miahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00229442910790517849noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2660089177097719300.post-60076995983238908802020-12-11T22:18:50.516-08:002020-12-11T22:18:50.516-08:00War for the Oaks, by Emma Bull
Whimsical urban fan...War for the Oaks, by Emma Bull<br />Whimsical urban fantasy set in MSP, with characters you can't help but love.<br /><br />Kindred, by Octavia Butler<br />...It's hard to put this novel into any category, but fantasy is where it's usually shelved in libraries. It's a time travel story that deals with complex real world issues.<br /><br />--Seo-HyunUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10900001329810927994noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2660089177097719300.post-35916329875782492372020-12-11T22:18:00.997-08:002020-12-11T22:18:00.997-08:00This comment has been removed by the author.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10900001329810927994noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2660089177097719300.post-62164260746423872962020-12-11T15:17:22.662-08:002020-12-11T15:17:22.662-08:00Well, I haven't read either of those, but I am...Well, I haven't read either of those, but I am very excited to see this pair of books pop up together along with The Ten Thousand Doors of January. I just finished that and loved it. (so much catharsis!) I already had Night Circus on hold at the SFPL and now I have another title to add to my TBR! So thank-you! Natashahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11409055840884039644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2660089177097719300.post-65599126825245258772020-12-11T09:45:32.787-08:002020-12-11T09:45:32.787-08:00I read Neverwhere ages ago and liked it, but I sho...I read Neverwhere ages ago and liked it, but I should really read it again (after I get through my insurmountable tbr pile). You'd probably enjoy the series Rivers of London. Caitlinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06394222583256858826noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2660089177097719300.post-33894143188176765492020-12-11T09:43:37.318-08:002020-12-11T09:43:37.318-08:00I looked up Daughters of Nri, and it's on Kind...I looked up Daughters of Nri, and it's on Kindle Unlimited, yay! Not my library, though. Caitlinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06394222583256858826noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2660089177097719300.post-71153610730067435252020-12-11T01:03:23.847-08:002020-12-11T01:03:23.847-08:00(Sorry - this one shoild be disregarded for poll)(Sorry - this one shoild be disregarded for poll)Akcipitrokulohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935515409759907878noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2660089177097719300.post-16360693241760919882020-12-11T00:57:42.573-08:002020-12-11T00:57:42.573-08:00(Glasgow Fairytale would be undersung hero)(Glasgow Fairytale would be undersung hero)Akcipitrokulohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935515409759907878noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2660089177097719300.post-87141324795025466292020-12-11T00:56:24.301-08:002020-12-11T00:56:24.301-08:00Glasgow Fairytale by Alastair D McIver.
Re-imagin...Glasgow Fairytale by Alastair D McIver.<br /><br />Re-imagining of classic fairytales in modern day Glasgow. It's very funny and more than a little political - Rapunzel is an asylum seeker being held at Dungavel detention centre (yes, it used to be an actual castle, and yes, people are actually locked up there) while her daughter Ella is with wicked foster-mother ans foster-sisters.<br /><br />Jack and Jill are main characters - Jack is in love with Rapunzel, and gets magic beans which he tosses into the Clyde. Snowy White is a top footballer whose life is in danger. And, of course, there's the Big Bad Wolf who is a property developer trying to force the three little pigs out of their homes, and also has plot with Wee Red Hoodie.<br /><br />Worth having a listen to the skyscraper wean song if you haven't before ;) Akcipitrokulohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935515409759907878noreply@blogger.com