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Rebel Angels by Libba Bray I
like fantasy as an escape from reality. This one brings a lot of
burdens from this world into the world created in these Victorian
novels. In spite of this, or perhaps because of it, the usual
fight for the outcome of the universe seems weightier than sometimes
happens in lighter fare. A Great and Terrible Beauty by Libba Bray Although the cover looks like a Victorian romance, it's an historical fantasy set in Victorian England with magic leading to another realm for young girls at a boarding school. This genre was pioneered by Joan Aiken, one of my favorite authors. The story is well-wrought, difficult to tell where it was headed, a bit bleak, but worthwhile reading. TNT by James Schmitz Schmitz is one of my favorite old time Sci Fi writers--this collection shows why. He didn't bother with bogus theories to explain things like faster than light travel, or the CommWeb (his precognitive version of the Internet, ala 1970), and his strong and resourceful female characters are always a delight. |
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