And then I went back to Dresden Land.
In this particular adventure, something is attacking some of Harry's friends in their dreams, in the guise of a demon they all beat the snot out of some time previously. Also, vampires, who are probably up to no good.
I think my favorite part of this one was Harry spending about half the book with most of his magic gone. (Also, CHARITY CARPENTER IS KIND OF AWESOME.) but for now, I'm out of Dresden books, so I'm off to other writerly pastures.
I might be back, though.
12 October 2010
book the sixth (sort of): One Step Beyond
In between Fool Moon and Grave Peril, I picked up One Step Beyond: Rocking Tales of the Fantastical to finish off the last story I hadn't read in it.
I admit I'm a little biased about this particular anthology; one of the stories in it is mine. The anthology is a collection of short stories that took rock and roll and gave it a sci-fi or fantasy twist. There's time travel, there's ghosts, there's dimension-hopping with Special Guest Stars John Lennon and Syd Barrett - it's fun times for the whole family!
Sadly, the press folded a few months after the book was published; given that, I'm not sure if the book is still listed on Amazon. If it is, though, I highly recommend checking it out.
I admit I'm a little biased about this particular anthology; one of the stories in it is mine. The anthology is a collection of short stories that took rock and roll and gave it a sci-fi or fantasy twist. There's time travel, there's ghosts, there's dimension-hopping with Special Guest Stars John Lennon and Syd Barrett - it's fun times for the whole family!
Sadly, the press folded a few months after the book was published; given that, I'm not sure if the book is still listed on Amazon. If it is, though, I highly recommend checking it out.
book the fourth: Fool Moon
Goodness, but I've fallen behind on this thing. And I haven't even covered the Jim Butcher reading I did!
Anyway: I read Storm Front a couple years ago, and liked it well enough to continue with Harry Dresden's adventures, at least for a while. Fool Moon was a lot of fun; I think my favorite bit was the fact that there's more than the one kind of werewolf in this 'verse.
I also love - and I can't say much more than this without getting into spoilerific territory - that Butcher isn't afraid to make Harry an incredibly unreliable narrator when the plot calls for it.
Anyway: I read Storm Front a couple years ago, and liked it well enough to continue with Harry Dresden's adventures, at least for a while. Fool Moon was a lot of fun; I think my favorite bit was the fact that there's more than the one kind of werewolf in this 'verse.
I also love - and I can't say much more than this without getting into spoilerific territory - that Butcher isn't afraid to make Harry an incredibly unreliable narrator when the plot calls for it.
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