India Black
I finished India Black
India Black is a Victorian madame, blackmailed by agents of Prime Minister Disraeli into helping retrieve damaging evidence of British military weakness that has fallen into the hands of the Russians. She begins this work reluctantly, but over time becomes more and more involved for the sake of the thrill. This is the first in an on-going series that shows some promise.
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The Reluctant Widow
I finished rereading The Reluctant Widow
My original review gave it 3.85 stars out of 5, and I think that's about right. It's more of a spy story, and developing the espionage angle detracts from Heyer's normally first-rate character development.
I Am Half-Sick of Shadows
I finished I Am Half-Sick of Shadows
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The Unkown Ajax
I started re-reading The Unknown Ajax
Here is my original review.
Ivan is done!
Ivan is done!
...In bus draft, that is.
"Bus draft" is my personal shorthand for "If I got run over by a bus, you could print this." I try to hand in submission drafts as clean as I can make them, to save work later. (I'm always in favor of saving work later -- it's like time in the bank.)
via Ivan is done! by Lois Bujold
The Litigators
I started reading The Litigators
This one is more about the journey than the ultimate destination, but I found it quite satisfying.
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The Curse of Chalion
I re-read The Curse of Chalion
The first time I read The Curse of Chalion I was so caught up in the story that I missed some of the great little turns-of-phrase Bujold uses to such great effect. It was fun to be able to immerse myself in her fantastically detailed alternate world.
See my original write-up here.
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Regency Buck
I re-read Heyer's novel Regency Buck
Here's my original write-up.
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The Grand Sophy
I re-read Grand Sophy
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The Affair
I started reading The Affair
This is a good, solid entry in the series, and answers one of my big criticisms of the first book, which had too big of a coincidence to be believable. This is an immediate prequel to that book, and clears up everything quite nicely.
Interview: Lois McMaster Bujold in Lightspeed Magazine
Lois McMaster Bujold is running out of things to win. She’s won the Hugo Award for best novel many times over. She’s won the Nebula Award twice, the Mythopoeic Award for adult novel, and three Locus Awards. She’s won the Edward E. Smith Memorial Award (Skylark Award), which is awarded to writers not only for their contributions to science fiction as a genre, but also for their embodiment of the qualities of “Doc” Smith that were admired by his family and friends. (This was a man who was described by Robert Heinlein as a “Superman,” so emulating him is no small feat.)
via Feature Interview: Lois McMaster Bujold by Jeff Lester | Lightspeed Magazine.
Devil’s Cub
I re-read The Devil's Cub by Georgette Heyer, starting on Sunday and finishing today at lunch. Again, one of my all-time favorites.
Click here for my original review.
Venetia
I re-read Venetia by Georgette Heyer from the beginning, starting on Wednesday anf finishing up this evening. Still one of my favorites.
Click here for my original review.
The Masqueraders
I re-read The Masqueraders
It was even better than I remembered. See my original review here.
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False Colours
While I wait for my hard-copy of Have His Carcase to arrive, I started reading False Colours
This is a wonderful comedy-of-manners. Kit comes home to find his less-responsible but slightly older twin brother Evelyn newly engaged (maybe) and nowhere to be found. The marriage is desperately needed to fend off their vivacious but irresponsible mother's staggering debt, so mom convinces Kit to stand in as his brother at a critical dinner where he's to meet the bride's dominating grandmother. Things go from bad to worse along the way, but the bride (as expected) saves the day.
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