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dustydigger
Posted 2014-10-24 3:24 PM (#8813 - in reply to #6198)
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Location: UK		46.Maria V Snyder - Storm Glass the first of a trilogy set in the same world as her excellent ''Study'' series.I was a bit disappointed in this one,preferred the ''Study'' series with Yelena. This girl was too obsessed with her self perceived failings,her self esteem was zero,and I like to identify fully with the heroine,and she was just too whiny for my liking! lol The world building was interesting as usual,but I dont like love triangles,and Ulrick was not a very pleasant character,even before certain plot developments Not sure if I will bother to follow on,I dont care if she rescues a certain character or not!
47.Robert E Howard - The Conan Chronicles vol I and II These sword and sorcery books are not really my sort of thing,but they weent too ridiculous really,although of couse I had Big Arnie in my mind's eye all the way through! The settings were a bit odd,veering from what seemed like the east,then mentioning the barbarians of the north and then Ophir and Shemites,presumably middle east.. Only read them for my Masterworks challenge,where I had to read a minimum of two books from the Fantasy Masterworks list.
48. Adam Roberts - Jack Glass. am a long term fan of the John Dickson Carr/ Ellery Queen sort of book, as well as having a delight in the old Golden Age SF in the Doc Smith trradition, fast moving adventure tales set in exotic settings, full of breathless action. So this book was a fun melding of the two genres, written with verve and humour. More a "how-dunnit?" than a "who-dunnit", as we learn how the notorious murderer Jack Glass escaped from a sealed asteroid without weapons, leaving bits of his fellow inmates behind, see a country house style murder where someone in a limited group somehow uses a huge hammer, far too heavy for the suspects to wield to kill an obnoxious sexual predator, and finally a disappearing weapon. Add people searching for the secrets of faster than light travel, and its all good fun, though the narrator's style is a bit irritating at times. Quirky, with an interesting world, full of twists and surprises, and an affectionate homage to some of my fave genres, who could ask for more?

Edited by dustydigger 2014-10-24 3:25 PM

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