It’s been awhile since I walked into a bookstore to browse the fantasy, science fiction, and romance shelves. For the last month I have been working on putting the finishing touches on a divorce instead. Who knew that paperwork would cut into my reading time?
Well that and the fact that moving back to mom and dad’s house means that privacy has gone out the window. With a lock on the bathroom door you would think that you would get some privacy. But nope. Not even a locked bathroom door will stop those who are determined to ask if you are okay.
But my addiction to books must be fed and I’ve spent the last few days online searching for the best and the brightest. What I’ve come across are some titles that I would love to sink into, other places so much better than reality at the moment.
“On a broken ship orbiting a doomed sun, dwellers have grown complacent with their aging metal world. But when a serving girl frees a captive noblewoman, the old order is about to change....” Dust by Elizabeth Bear was released in mass market paperback in December. I don’t read a lot of science fiction, I tend to get lost in all the technical language, but this is one that I must read. Read an excerpt and check out Elizabeth Bear’s site.
One book I have bought but have yet to open is the conclusion to Libba Bray’s young adult trilogy The Sweet Far Thing. Gemma Goyle, our brave heroine, discovered in the previous volumes A Great and Terrible Beauty and Rebel Angels that she could open a portal to an enchanted world called the Realms. But this magic world has been left too long without any kind of guardian and danger lurks around every corner. In this final volume Gemma must restore the balance to the Realms, keep her friends whole, and unravel all the mysteries that surround her. Read excerpts from the books and check out the author site.
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