I went for the walk, nearly froze my nose off. It was windy and snowing pretty heavily by the time I got home. For some reason, the recording was of the inside of my pocket.<\/p>\n
I’m disappointed because I talked at length about a book that I’m reading. It’s gorgeous but the opening is so egregiously off-putting that I was ready to throw it across the room halfway thru the second chapter. I’ve had some extensive conversations about the book with the author and as a result I started it again…from the beginning of chapter two.<\/p>\n
Aww. Yeah. <\/p>\n
Contemporary fantasy that looks like it’s going to owe a lot to Steven Donaldson’s Thomas Covenant (but without the endless angst, I hope). It’s filled with fantasy reader in-jokes yet they never distract from the storytelling. The language is sumptuous. <\/p>\n
The Whirlwind In The Thorn Tree<\/a> by S.A. Hunt. It’s currently free on Amazon. If this sounds like something you might like, give it a try. <\/p>\n Just skip the first chapter.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" I went for the walk, nearly froze my nose off. It was windy and snowing pretty heavily by the time I got home. For some reason, the recording was of the inside of my pocket. I’m disappointed because I talked … Continue reading