by Connie Willis
this is just a tiny novella, but lovely. ever have an itch of cognitive dissonance when you read? it could be lazy, inconsistent writing, or it could be the author skillfully…
by Lou Anders
Short stories from multiple authors, all mysteries set in alternate histories. Err, alternate mysteries. Mixed, but overall very engaging.
by Scott Westerfeld
If there was anyone in the world who could make me love steampunk, it would have to be Scott Westerfeld. Now I have to suffer the unparalleled torture of waiting for the…
by Charlie Huston
A near-perfect ending to a near-perfect series of supernatural noir. I wish I could electroshock myself to forget this series, just so I could read it all again for the…
by Faith Erin Hicks
A wee bite-sized morsel. Of braaaaaaains
Unseen Academicals (Discworld, #32)
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by Terry Pratchett
Will be appreciated by longtime Pratchett fans. Not among his best work, but entertaining.
Fablehaven: Secrets of the Dragon Sanctuary (Fablehaven, #4)
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by Brandon Mull
Trixie the Halloween Fairie:
Daphne’s reinterpretation of the cover of one of her books. She drew this the day before learning her new niece is named Trixie (short for Beatrix)
wowzers! very nice JS library for vector graphics work. includes a lovely charting plugin.
Fablehaven: Grip of the Shadow Plague (Fablehaven, #3)
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by Brandon Mull
I finished this a couple of days ago but was too busy snatching up book 4 to get around to adding book 3 to goodreads :)
The Faceless Ones (Skulduggery Pleasant, Book 3)
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by Derek Landy
You’ll like it if you liked the first two! This one gets kind of dark for kid-lit.
Most excellent horror photography, with making-ofs (via boingboing)
by Richard Kadrey
Confession time: I didn’t read this. I listened to the audiobook (while running). It was entertaining, but I would have liked it better if I hadn’t kept feeling it was just…
Fablehaven: Rise of the Evening Star (Fablehaven, #2)
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by Brandon Mull
Among the many things this series has going for it: relatable, realistically flawed, well-drawn heroes in the teenage brother-and-sister lead characters.
by Brandon Mull
Holly kept saying “ZOMG you have to read this” so I did and it was awesome. Definitely a standout in the currently-flooded kids’ fantasy genre, and definitely worth a read if…
