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jedibuttercupBooks Read So Far in 2007:
1. "One Good Knight", by Mercedes Lackey. Paperback, 400pp. Second "Tale of the Five Hundred Kingdoms". Wry, fun fantasy, spinning old fairy tale favorites in new ways; for me, escapism of the very best kind.
2. "Insurrection", by David Weber and Steve White. Paperback, 416pp. First novel of the Terran Federation. A bit drier and built more on a space-opera scale than the military sci-fi I tend to favor, but an interesting read. The Civil War writ on a galactic scale, complete with economic and cultural causes, understandable and likeable personalities on all sides, and technology that doesn't feel like a retread of sci-fi television.
3. "Crusade", by David Weber and Steve White. Paperback, 432pp. Second novel of the Terran Federation. More interesting space-opera. This installment was a bit more disturbing, however, considering that it was written around the time of the previous US military intervention in Iraq and features the Terran Federation being pounded by and then pounding in turn a radical, militant, theistic alien culture.
4. "In Death Ground", by David Weber and Steve White. Paperback, 640pp. Third novel of the Terran Federation. Yet more of the exploits of the Terran Federation's Navy. This time, up against a race that views humanity as a food source. The story features more of the Terrans' interesting alien allies, as well.
Currently Reading:
5. "The Shiva Option", by David Weber and Steve White. Paperback, 768pp. Fourth novel of the Terran Federation, and a direct continuation of "In Death Ground". Still good, but I think I've about had my fill of space opera for awhile. Too many characters, not enough time with the ones I like, the action is proceeding at a glacial pace overall due to the many battle fronts, &etc. Don't think I'll be picking up book five, which just came out in hardcover, for the same reason I never got past book seven of Robert Jordan's "The Wheel of Time"-- I've reached the point of diminishing returns.
Up Next in the Queue:
6. "Aerie", by Mercedes Lackey. Hardcover, 352pp. Book Four of "The Dragon Jousters". I squealed, literally, when this book appeared on the shelf at Borders; I'm deeply in love with the series. It has dragons, but the magic-having cultures the hero's people and their enemies come from are very Egyptian, nothing like the traditional Western (modern or medieval) or Asian cultures I've typically found dragon tales based in. It's refreshing and fun, and while it's nowhere near as weighty as (for example) Melanie Rawn's "Dragon Prince" universe it's still compelling; I'm looking forward to this installment.
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1. "One Good Knight", by Mercedes Lackey. Paperback, 400pp. Second "Tale of the Five Hundred Kingdoms". Wry, fun fantasy, spinning old fairy tale favorites in new ways; for me, escapism of the very best kind.
2. "Insurrection", by David Weber and Steve White. Paperback, 416pp. First novel of the Terran Federation. A bit drier and built more on a space-opera scale than the military sci-fi I tend to favor, but an interesting read. The Civil War writ on a galactic scale, complete with economic and cultural causes, understandable and likeable personalities on all sides, and technology that doesn't feel like a retread of sci-fi television.
3. "Crusade", by David Weber and Steve White. Paperback, 432pp. Second novel of the Terran Federation. More interesting space-opera. This installment was a bit more disturbing, however, considering that it was written around the time of the previous US military intervention in Iraq and features the Terran Federation being pounded by and then pounding in turn a radical, militant, theistic alien culture.
4. "In Death Ground", by David Weber and Steve White. Paperback, 640pp. Third novel of the Terran Federation. Yet more of the exploits of the Terran Federation's Navy. This time, up against a race that views humanity as a food source. The story features more of the Terrans' interesting alien allies, as well.
Currently Reading:
5. "The Shiva Option", by David Weber and Steve White. Paperback, 768pp. Fourth novel of the Terran Federation, and a direct continuation of "In Death Ground". Still good, but I think I've about had my fill of space opera for awhile. Too many characters, not enough time with the ones I like, the action is proceeding at a glacial pace overall due to the many battle fronts, &etc. Don't think I'll be picking up book five, which just came out in hardcover, for the same reason I never got past book seven of Robert Jordan's "The Wheel of Time"-- I've reached the point of diminishing returns.
Up Next in the Queue:
6. "Aerie", by Mercedes Lackey. Hardcover, 352pp. Book Four of "The Dragon Jousters". I squealed, literally, when this book appeared on the shelf at Borders; I'm deeply in love with the series. It has dragons, but the magic-having cultures the hero's people and their enemies come from are very Egyptian, nothing like the traditional Western (modern or medieval) or Asian cultures I've typically found dragon tales based in. It's refreshing and fun, and while it's nowhere near as weighty as (for example) Melanie Rawn's "Dragon Prince" universe it's still compelling; I'm looking forward to this installment.
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Aerie
Date: 2007-01-11 08:21 pm (UTC)