Finally! Thirty Days, Eleven Novels: September Reading

. . . so maybe I read a little bit more than I think I do. I’m chalking September’s long list up to that hurricane-shaped thing that came through in the middle of the month.

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( The Paths of the Dead, Steven Brust. In Which the Writer Enacts the Dance of Fangirl Glee. )

( Two by Octavia Butler: Adulthood Rites and Imago )

Butler’s protagonists tend to be thrown into situations nearly as stressful, upsetting, and invasive as Cherryh’s protags; at some point I may have to do some sort of Cherryh/Butler comparison.

( Lirael, Garth Nix. )

( Abhorsen, Garth Nix. A bit sharp. )

( Sabriel, Garth Nix. )

( 1602, Issues One and Two, by a Numeber of Hands )

( The Phoenix Code, Catherine Asaro. In Which Romance Fails to Overcome Theme Underdevelopment. )

( A College of Magics, Caroline Stevermer. Solid not-medieval fantasy. )

( The Secret Country, Pamela Dean. )

( Cowboy Feng’s Space Bar and Grille, Steven Brust )

( Sorcery and Cecelia, Caroline Stevermer and Pat Wrede. )

I've heard it said more than once that Stevermer and Wrede are working on a sequel, The Grand Tour. If this ever comes out, I'm definitely going to read it.