Books I read recently

The Magicians, The Magician King, The Magician's Land – Lev Grossmann
I wonder how I would have enjoyed these if I hadn't watched the show first. ( Spoilers for books and show )

Peace Talks – Dresden Files #16, Jim Butcher
It's been six years since "Skin Game" and in the meantime I've lost some of my enthusiasm for the series, and thus I was surprised just how much I enjoyed returning to this world. ( Spoilers )

Redemption's Blade – Adrian Tchaikovsky
"What happens after the BBEG and his Evil Legions are defeated?" is an interesting premise, and this book did some interesting things with it. ( Spoilers )

I enjoyed this but didn't love it. Overall it reminded me a lot of "Spiderlight" by the same author.

Middlegame – Seanan McGuire
This was fascinating. I found it interesting from the start, but it took me quite a while to emotionally connect to the main characters, which made the book very slow in the beginning but then I really enjoyed it. ( Spoilers )

There is barely any fic, but I really enjoyed this collection of short post-canon stories: Cuckoo Nest, by NevillesGran.

Driftwood – Marie Brennan
Another book by an author I remember enjoying on a Worldcon panel. Very nice short stories, connected very well, fun worlds-building. I do like stories about immortals, though the outsider PoV meant that getting an arc was difficult. (The author did her best.)

"Raybearer" is getting its own post because it's late.