Life’s still getting darker in this, the eleventh instalment of the (dark) magical adventures of Alex Verus.
Kinda glad Benedict Jacka had a bit of a character clear out, mind you.
Author page: Forged – Benedict Jacka
Forged – Benedict Jacka
Genre: Fantasy & Science fiction
The Seven Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle – Stuart Turton
Murder mystery.
Time travel.
Body swop.
Tick. Tick. Tick.
A 500 page fun read.
Oh, and lots and lots of descriptions of light.
Publisher page: The Seven Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle – Stuart Turton
Shaman’s Crossing – Robin Hobb
Took a while to get going, but as one of the reviews I read when I was considering putting this first instalment of the Soldier’s Son trilogy aside advised, it really does get going once our hero gets to Military College.
A very masculine novel on the surface, but as Nevare Burvelle grows up it’s amusing to see him slowly start to realise that women do politics, have ambitions and lead too.
Publisher page: Shaman’s Crossing – Robin Hobb
Lost Acre – Andrew Caldecott
Too clever. Too complicated. Too many characters. Too many strands to keep track of.
Also, quite gruesome in places.
Publisher page: Lost Acre – Andrew Caldecott
False Value – Ben Aaronovitch
Peter Grant goes undercover in the high tech world around Silicon Roundabout, and he, and we, have close encounters with some American Practitioners, a Mary Engine and Rose Jars.
Author page: False Value – Ben Aaronovitch