- Chill Factor (Weather Warden Book Three), by Rachel Caine [fantasy]
- A Princess of Roumania by Paul Park [fantasy]
- Priestess of the White (Age of the Five: Book One) by Trudi Canavan [fantasy]
- Last of the Wilds (Age of the Five: Book Two) by Trudi Canavan [fantasy]
- Chasing Vermeer by Blue Balliett, Illustrated by Brett Helquist [youth book, but a fun mystery anyway]
- The Horizontal World: growing up wild in the middle of nowhere by Debra Marquart [memoir]
- The Fallen Man by Tony Hillerman [mystery]
- Hunting Badger by Tony Hillerman [mystery]
- The First Eagle by Tony Hillerman [mystery]
- The Wailing Wind by Tony Hillerman [mystery]
- The Sinister Pig by Tony Hillerman [mystery]
- The Shape Shifter by Tony Hillerman [mystery]
I haven't picked out my next book yet, but I have a big stack to work from. I am never without at least a few books waiting for me. I'll have to let you know what strikes my fancy next.
Let me know if you want to know what I thought of any of these.
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I think I've read the Paul Park book. What did you think of the Trudi Canavan books? I keep meaning to pick up something by her.
Hello, Julie.
I'll preface by saying that I really enjoy light fantasy, and I gravitate to works by female authors. I think they tend to have more believable female characters, and more intelligent female characters.
I had read Canavan's "Black Magician" trilogy and enjoyed it well enough. The main character was young enough that her naivte was understandable.
I love the "Age of the Five" series. It has a lot of well-developed characters and it is set in an interesting world. The stories are told from different viewpoints, so you get a different take on various events.
The Paul Park book was, well, not what I hoped it would be. The story was OK, but I can't seem to care about any of the characters, certainly not enough to venture into a next book. Oh, well.
What do you like?
Hi again, AE.
I find that I strongly prefer female authors when it comes to mystery novels, but in fantasy it seems to be a more even split. (I seem to prefer women in poetry, too, but there are so many exceptions that it's hardly a preference.)
If I remember the Paul Park book, I wasn't happy about it. I think your comment about not caring about the characters was precisely my problem, as well. It all felt cold and dismal.
I'm not sure if I'd say that I like light fantasy. That word makes me think of things like Piers Anthony, whom I'm not a fan of. I think I'd say I'm a fan of epic fantasy, but not the newer tendency toward dark fantasy. And I really have quite a passion for kidlit. I admit it! :)
I just can't get into mysteries. Cannot stand the suspense. I like fiction, but usually only by female writers.
Interesting list, though.
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