The Name of the Wind - Patrick Rothfuss

Submitted by lluncheon on Tue, 2012-11-20 10:11
Anna T.
Name of the Wind is a classic trickster tale, except that the trickster gets to tell the story. We first meet Qvothe, a surprisingly likable rogue, as an unassuming innkeeper; but as he relates the astonishing events of his past we begin to wonder who he really is. The world that unfolds as he tells his story is full of adventure, magic and music. The magic (which is more like alchemy than wand-waving) somehow feels as real as science, while still maintaining its wonder. In the sequel, A Wise Man’s Fear, the stories of the past and the present begin to merge. Now, I am eagerly awaiting the final volume of the trilogy.
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The Name of the Wind (Kingkiller Chronicle #1) (Paperback)

By Patrick Rothfuss
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Published: DAW - April 7th, 2009

Snuff - Terry Pratchett

Submitted by lluncheon on Tue, 2012-11-20 10:13
David M.

The latest installment in the career of His Grace, the Duke of Ankh, Commander Sir Samuel Vimes, Blackboard Monitor etc., Snuff, has the old copper ordered off to a vacation in the countryside, ostensibly for some rest and relaxation. Of course, he ends up up to his neck in the action—this time, there’s a little fuss involving goblins. Sir Terry Pratchett, no doubt Blackboard Monitor etc., has been doing this for so long that you’d think it would pall, but the Discworld series is as fresh and funny as ever, despite its creator’s 2007 Alzheimer’s diagnosis. Long may it continue.

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Snuff: A Novel of Discworld (Mass Market)

By Terry Pratchett
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Published: Harper - December 26th, 2012

Zero History - William Gibson

Submitted by lluncheon on Wed, 2015-12-30 10:58
David M.

A boisterous romp through a present-day London that looks an awful lot like the vividly imagined worlds of William Gibson’s early work, ZERO HISTORY (Putnam, $26.95) retains the polysyllabic exoticism in description that is Gibson’s own, but feels lighter, even amusing. It seems that techno-dystopia isn’t so bad, really, when you live there every day. This book completes (presumably) the informal so-called Hubertus Bigend trilogy, although each book also works as a stand-alone novel. A perfect holiday read, enjoyable, approachable, and yet not without substance. Finding profundity and insight that doesn’t take itself too seriously? This guy gets it, and so should you.

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Zero History (Blue Ant #3) (Paperback)

By William Gibson
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ISBN: 9780425240779
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Published: Berkley - August 2nd, 2011

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