On the Edge is a light, fluffy urban fantasy (rural fantasy?) from an author pair whose books rarely let me down (even if they hit a few of my red button issues). I’ve been struggling with insomnia the past few nights and this book really helped alleviate the midnight boredom when you can’t fall asleep but don’t want to get out of bed just in case you do fall asleep. Urban Fantasy is my comfort zone. Urban Fantasy that has shape-shifters is my crack, Ilona […]
I loved all these crazy birds
This is a deliciously weird book, and if people have love-it or hate-it reactions to it I could not be less surprised. There are often very pretentious and meta conversations among geeks regarding the differences that delineate (with very fluid, hazy borders) fantasy and science fiction. Sometimes, this happens because of “bad” sci-fi, that doesn’t actually explain its science very well, and gaps in the world building may as well be explained by magic. All the Birds in the Sky deliberately takes this idea and […]
Insert Clever Broom Metaphor Here
Immediately after finishing Clean Sweep, I started on this one and devoured it whole. I adore everything about this book. And what’s really awesome is that it looks like the series is adding alternate dimensions into its ‘science’ so they can add characters from their other books. (Which is what happens in this one, but they’re from a series I haven’t read yet, so I found out by reading the Goodreads reviews). It’s completely ridiculous ‘science’ and I love it. In this one, Dina is […]
Urban Fantasy with Delusions of Science Fiction. I LOVE IT
Clean Sweep is the start of a new Urban Fantasy series by Illona Andrews, the husband and wife writing team responsible another series that places pretty highly on my favorites list. This one definitely tops that one, and I look forward to many more books to come. Dina Demille is an Innkeeper, which sounds exactly like what it is. Except the clientele she draws from is a lot more intergalactic in scope. And the Inn itself has more in common with the T.A.R.D.I.S. then an earth hotel. Well, […]
A satisfying end to the series.
Gonna keep this short because I feel like I’ve already said most of what I want to say about this series in the previous four reviews I’ve written for it. It’s fluffy. It’s fun. It’s got benevolent supernatural creatures in it who faff around being supernatural and adorable. It’s got puns. It’s got dirigibles. It’s got smoochies. And this one has pyramids and mummies in it. If you liked the first four books, you will probably like this one, too, although the ending was a […]
In Conclusion, Greg van Eekhout is one to watch
Dragon Coast satisfyingly concludes the Daniel Blackland trilogy by Greg van Eekhout. Reviews for the first two books in the series are here for book 1 and here for book 2. This entire trilogy was a joy from start to finish and as a result I look forward to what Greg has to write in the future. With each book he added depth to his magic systems, detail to the world and gave his characters room to grow. While I certainly hope Daniel get’s a much deserved rest […]
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