Someone has to say it and it might as well be me: Seriously Wicked is seriously adorable. This is a light YA urban fantasy, suitable for tweens and up (actually it’s pretty G-rated, but I’m guessing it will be most interesting to tweens and younger teens as opposed to younger kids). There was plenty to amuse and delight me as an adult reader, starting with the book’s opening: I was mucking out the dragon’s garage … Continue reading Seriously Wicked by Tina Connolly →
Copperhead is the sequel to Tina Connolly’s book, Ironskin (Grade: A-). It’s not a romance novel, although there is a romance. It’s a great work of historical fantasy with some steampunk elements and a strong feminist theme. Ironskin was a loose re-telling of Jane Eyre, in an England that is reeling from the effects of the Great War with the fey (it’s roughly analogous to England in the early 1900s). Copperhead is set slightly after the … Continue reading Copperhead by Tina Connolly →
This year two novels with strong romantic elements were nominated for Nebula Awards. One, Glamour in Glass, is a fantasy tribute to Jane Austen, and the other, Ironskin, is a fantasy version of Jane Eyre. (Note: Glamour in Glass review coming Thursday.) Glamour in Glass uses fantasy elements in a subtle, restrained manner, as befits a Jane Austen tribute, while Ironskin is gothic right down to the blighted gray moor and the heroine's hand-me-down clothes. … Continue reading Ironskin by Tina Connolly →
Who says science fiction and fantasy is for guys? The 2012 Nebula Awards have been announced. In the category of novels, there are six nominees, and four of them are women. Yeah, we rock. Throne of the Crescent Moon, Saladin Ahmed (DAW; Gollancz ’13) Ironskin, Tina Connolly (Tor) The Killing Moon, N.K. Jemisin (Orbit US; Orbit UK) The Drowning Girl, Caitlín R. Kiernan (Roc) Glamour in Glass, Mary Robinette Kowal (Tor) 2312, Kim Stanley Robinson (Orbit … Continue reading Women Rule Sci-Fi - Nebula Nominees Announced →
