Recent reading
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luzulaStranger at the Wedding by Barbara Hambly
I have never read Hambly before, and picked this one up because it's a stand-alone and because Jo Walton recced it at some point. And I enjoyed it! It's a fantasy of manners, I guess you could call it. The daughter of the family who was thrown out when she wanted to train as a wizard comes back to attend her sister's wedding because she senses magical danger to her sister on her wedding night. Hijinks ensue. I'll probably pick up more Hambly at some point.
Din tjänare hör by Sara Lidman (Your Servant Hears, not available in English)
Yes, moar Lidman. This is the fourth book of hers I've read this year, and it's the first of a five-volume series about the colonization of northern Sweden. It's set in a village in the 19th century, jumping around between various characters. Also there is foreshadowing that the Railroad is Coming. The book feels as if it's set in a country of the past that's very different from today, but with characters that are also very human and recognizable.
I have never read Hambly before, and picked this one up because it's a stand-alone and because Jo Walton recced it at some point. And I enjoyed it! It's a fantasy of manners, I guess you could call it. The daughter of the family who was thrown out when she wanted to train as a wizard comes back to attend her sister's wedding because she senses magical danger to her sister on her wedding night. Hijinks ensue. I'll probably pick up more Hambly at some point.
Din tjänare hör by Sara Lidman (Your Servant Hears, not available in English)
Yes, moar Lidman. This is the fourth book of hers I've read this year, and it's the first of a five-volume series about the colonization of northern Sweden. It's set in a village in the 19th century, jumping around between various characters. Also there is foreshadowing that the Railroad is Coming. The book feels as if it's set in a country of the past that's very different from today, but with characters that are also very human and recognizable.
