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While fantasy authors often cite such iconic fantasy stories as "Lord Of The Rings" and "Harry Potter" as influences, in my new interview with author T.L. Huchu about his urban fantasy novel "The Legacy Of Arniston House," the fourth book in his "Edinburgh Nights" series, he also cites a video game-inspired TV show of the bloody battle persuasion. https://paulsemel.com/exclusive-interview-the-legacy-of-arniston-house-author-t-l-huchu/ 📖🪄🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

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Thanks all for sharing your joys and recommendations! I'm collating the list (so far) here for myself/y'all:

Books that were recommended that I already read & loved & recommend myself :)

The Witch King by Martha Wells - after a betrayal, a tired demon helps his angry lesbian witch best friend go on a quest to rescue the witch's stoic paladin wife

Gideon the Ninth / the Locked Tomb series by Tamsyn Muir - engaging puzzlebox story set in a spacefaring necromantic cult, multilayered & twisty worldbuilding, intense moral complexity

This is How You Lose the Time War by Amal El-Mohtar  & Max Gladstone - lyrical sapphic love letters between two agents on either side of a violent war across time and space

The Goblin Emperor by Katherine Addison - A young man unexpectedly becomes emperor and befuddles the court with his kindness

The Bartimaeus Trilogy by Jonathan Stroud (though I hear there's a fourth book now!) - GREAT! Engaging, and I wouldn't describe it as "feel good." Sort of like Howl's Moving Castle if it was told from Calcifer's POV and also Howl was an adolescent British wizard who was trying to grow up to be evil in a British empire running on wizardry

Sunshine by Robin McKinley - a baker who specializes in cinnamon rolls escapes a vampire abduction--unheard of--and returns to baking cinnamon rolls. AMAZING first person rambling POV & also always makes me want to run off and start an imaginary bakery

The Lathe of Heaven by Ursula K. Le Guin 

The Book Thief by Markus Zusak 

Discworld by Terry Pratchett 

The Queen’s Thief by Megan Whalen Turner - stunning, engaging, delightful, twisty, read these sixteen million times and find some new double meaning every time. A young thief brags he can steal anything; and he's right.

Ender’s Game and Ender’s Shadow by Orson Scott Card

So You Want to Be a Wizard by Diane Duane - iconic worldbuilding, lengthy ongoing series by a delightful author

The Grandmaster of Demonic Cultivation by Mo Xiang Tong Xu 

The Inheritance Trilogy by NK Jemisin 

Diana Wynne Jones in general

Beartown by Fredrik Backman - heavy subject matter, lyrical prose

Unread recommendations!

Piranesi 

Diaspora by Greg Egan 

Spinning Silver, Uprooted, or the Scolomance trilogy by Naomi Novik 

Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia 

Black Sun by Rebecca Roanhorse 

A Memory Called Empire by Arkady Martine 

Little Thieves 

Thistlefoot 

Honor Harrington series by David Weber 

Arrows of the Queen (trilogy) by Mercedes Lackey 

The Raven Tower 

The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet, or the Monk and the Robot series by Becky Chambers

The Orphan Tales by Catherynne Valente 

Provenance by Ann Leckie 

Master of One by Jaida Jones and Dani Bennet 

Dragerea series by Steven Brust 

I Kissed Shara Wheeler by Casey Mcquiston 

The Library of the Dead by T.L. Huchu 

The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E. Schwab 

Time to Orbit Unknown (ongoing publication) 

The Broken Earth trilogy by N.K. Jemisin 

Priory of the Orange Tree by Samantha Shannon

Amberlough 

Alexandria Quartet 

Ghost in the Shell by SoloMoon 

Cirque du Triomphe series by Kieron ODuibhir 

FOXTROT WALKER BLUE by antistar_e/kaikamahine 

4311 S La Cienega Blvd., Los Angeles CA 90016 by avocadomoon 

Your body as a tourist by disco_vendetta/brinn 

Light from Uncommon Stars by Ryka Aoki 

Lamb by Christopher Moore 

The Rivers of London series by Ben Aaronovitch 

The Warrior’s Apprentice by Lois McMaster Bujold 

Imperial Radch Trilogy by Ann Leckie 

Alchemy Wars by Ian Tregillis 

Forgotten Gods by Marie Rutkoski 

Unconquerable Sun by Kate Elliot 

Carmilla by Le Fanu 

Ash and Huntress by Malinda Lo 

The Dark Days Club by Allison Goodman 

The Unspoken Name by A.K. Larkwood 

Roses and Thorns by Chris Anne Wolfe 

Strange the Dreamer 

The Daevabad trilogy by S.A. Chakraborty 

Tuesday Mooney books by Kate Racculia 

The Spell Book of Listen Taylor by Jacklyn Moriarty

Enter Title Here by Rahul Kanakia 

The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern 

Eleutherophobia (Animorphs fic) 

The Lilith’s Brood series by Octavia Butler 

What Moves the Dead by T. Kingfisher 

Steerswoman books by Rosemary Kirstein 

Magic for Liars by Sarah Gailey 

Meddling Kid by Edgar Cantero 

Stand Still Stay Silent (webcomic) 

A CIty Dreaming by Daniel Polansky 

In Other Lands by Sarah Rees Brennan 

Ninefox Gambit 

Nettle and Bone by T. Kingfisher 

Some by Virtue Fall, or the Chant books by Alexandra Rowland 

Even Though I Knew the End by CL Polk 

The Memory Librarian by Janelle Monae (audiobook recommended) 

Elatsoe by Darcie Little Badger 

Peter Darling by Austin Chant 

The Memoirs of Lady Trent by Marie Brennan 

Martians Abroad by Carrie Vaughn 

Emily St. John Mandel 

The Traitor Baru Cormorant 

Nghi Vo 

Aliette de Bodard 

Jade City by Fonda Lee 

Zen Cho 

The Assassins of Tamarin by SD Tower 

Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow 

Britt Marie was Here! 

Trader by Charles DeLint

Stone Moon trilogy by MCA Hogarth 

The Dispossessed by Ursula K Le Guin 

Iron Widow by Xiran Jay Zhao 

The Three-Body Problem by Liu Cixin 

Ink Blood Sister Scribe by Emma Torzs 

Empress of Forever by Max Gladstone 

The Calculating Stars by Mary Robinette Kowal 

The Sentence by Louise Erdrich 

Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston 

Kindred by Octavia E Butler 

Binti by Nnedi Okorafor 

Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir

hey friends I’m looking for some reading recommendations!

I’ve just been rereading old favorites, which is a joy, but I’m hankering for something new to surprise me and capture me. I’m open to anything but have particular soft spots for:

- narrators or POV characters with distinctive, atypical voices, perspectives, or assumptions who make an ordinary or extraordinary world more interesting by being seen through their lens (ex. Martha Wells’ Murderbot, owlet’s This, You Protect)

- clever, precise plotting and storytelling such that final conclusions or reveals click together like delightful, unexpected but perfectly predictable clockwork— the sort that you can see obviously in the first chapter but only after you’ve read the last page; stories where the authors trust the reader to pay attention and figure stuff out (ex. Megan Whalen Turner’s The Queen’s Thief series, The Westing Game, Pamela Dean’s The Secret Country)

- worldbuilding with depth and texture — it feels explorable, immersive, like you could study it, like you could get lost, like other stories are going on just off the page (The Secret Countey gets a second honorary mention here, great book, I highly recommend)

- characters you can root for, especially ones that are slowly, quietly, unregretfully tearing themselves apart for something they care about (Kip Mdang from Hands of the Emperor, Newt from Designations Congruent with Things, Nico D’Angelo from the Percy Jackson books, Arthur in rageprufrock’s Presque Vu)

I like stories with momentum, stories that swallow you. I like beautiful things. I like stories that surprise me and make me think. Help a gal out? What stories have captured you?

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Got a little summer readathon update for y'all. It's been a very productive reading month so far and I'm glad I'm really starting to hit hard on that TBR list.

Books Finished

The House in the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune - This is my second time reading this book, though on this occasion I checked out the audiobook version. Some of the voices didn't match up to what I had in my head, naturally, with some being a little grating, but still the story was as comforting and soft as my first time experiencing it. (5/5)

The Library of the Dead by T.L. Huchu - I talked about this book in my tbrbuster post so I'll just say that I loved Ropa as a main character and I'm excited to see where she goes as a character, though there were some plot elements that did disappoint me, such as a sort of undefined nature of this post-apocalyptic setting and the underuse of the titular library. (3.5/5)

The Extraordinaries by TJ Klune - I found that this was an excellent book for me to just switch my brain off and enjoy. In a book full of superhero antics, there is a lot of dramatic irony surrounding the identities of the heroes, which is made all the more hilarious by the protagonist's complete obliviousness. Nick is probably one of the dumbest characters I've seen in a YA book, but I say that with a total love in my heart for this character. He's cringey, but in that same way we were all cringey at one point in high school with our own special interests and obsessions. Honestly, it was like staring in a mirror at some points. There is a sort of twist upon an obvious twist that happens, but I had my suspicions towards that as well. Going to continue with this series, though I was really surprised to see that book three is coming out next month? How was this not on my radar? (4/5)

Out of the Blue by Jason June - Just a really really cute queer story about a nonbinary merfolk coming to land to engage in #fakedating with an adorable, plus size lifeguard but THEN FALL IN LOVE FOR REAL. Again, a really good brain switchy off book that I always looked forward to coming back to. It has this mature ending that follows the lines of focusing on the identities we gain from loving and understanding other people and I don't really want to explain that or else we get into spoiler territory. (4/5)

Daisy Jones and the Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid - Really surprised I dug this one as much as I did since I often have such an odd relationship with books that typically get so much buzz. I love the whole concept of a story centered around a fictional 70s band that reads like a transcript of a "Behind the Music" documentary. It has the interesting challenging of trying to introduce and develop characters without the help of narration or conventional plot progression. Even with that, you get a really good sense of who these people are and the struggles they go through on their road to fame. Daisy Jones is a messy icon and I love her. (4/5)

The Wicked Deep by Shea Ernshaw - What started out as a really cool, ghostly and atmospheric mystery quickly turned into something a little more ho hum during the second half. There is a twist in the middle of the story that kind of makes the rest of the book seem uneventful in comparison. I really have mixed feelings about the ending, regarding character motivations and just some odd implications in general, but yeh, spoilers. (3.5/5)

My Last Summer with Cass by Mark Crilley - A nice and richly illustrated graphic novel about friendship and what we're willing to do to make sure it survives even the harshest of situations. The art style has a rough, sketchy style that I always enjoy, and since it takes place mostly in New York, it captures the spirit of the city so well. If you're any kind of artist I definitely recommend picking this one up, as it follows two childhood friend artists trying to discover their styles, especially in how they work together and how they differ. (4.5/5)

Daughter of the Pirate King by Tricia Levenseller - Seeing as how I constantly see this book recommended when it comes to pirate fiction, I was a little bit let down. I didn't really find Alosa all that engaging of a character. Everything seemed to come so easily to her and, sure that gets explained later in the book, but it doesn't change the fact that it makes for a boring read and ultimately fails to make any sort of tension or sense of investment. The romance was very uninspired, I didn't even believe that these two actually liked each other and it wasn't all just some big ploy. The book doesn't even feel like it has an end, as it's just the first part in a longer story, but I'm not exactly rushing to see how it all shakes out. (2/5)

Currently Reading

Iron Widow by Xiran Jay Zhao

Good Omens (reread) by Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett

To Be Read

The Grandmaster of Demonic Cultivation by Mò Xiāng Tóng Xiù

How to Fracture a Fairy Tale by Jane Yolen

The Last House on Needless Street by Catriona Ward

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