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Historical Fiction : with Fantasy or Sci-Fi Elements		76	cnposner, November 19
The Green Dragon : April's New Books - did you get some??		122	katylit, January 27
50 Book Challenge : bluesalamanders 2008		105	GeorgiaDawn, January 2
75 Books Challenge for 2008 : agis - Read & Review 75 Books		30	suslyn, November 2008
Deep South : southern gothic literature		38	jdthloue, September 2008
Dormant: 50 Book Challenge : GeorgiaDawn's Book List		116	GeorgiaDawn, December 2007
Dormant: List Five Books Parlour Game : The Birds and the Bees		22	marell, July 2007
Dormant: What Are You Reading Now? : What You're Reading the Week of 31 Mar 2007		145	LynCollett, June 2007
Dormant: What Are You Reading Now? : What You're Reading the Week of 7 Apr 2007		135	Laika, April 2007

... been well reviewed (I think starred in PW?--I'm pretty sure, but the review isn't up on amazon yet). I've only read her Four and Twenty Blackbirds, but reviews of her more recent work have been positive enough that I'm inclined to pick up something newer of hers.

26. Nurk Ursula Vernon (Review) 27. Four and Twenty Blackbirds Cherie Priest (Review) 28. The Soul of a New Machine Tracy Kidder (bluesalamanders in 50 Book Challenge : bluesalamanders 2008 (Apr 30, 2008, 6:27pm)

... Brandon Sanderson (615) This is a well-written fantasy novel that I enjoyed even more the second time around. 46. *Four and Twenty Blackbirds by Cherie Priest (285) I really like Cherie's blog (cmpriest on livejournal), so I decided to ...

... / 33000 pages. 40% done! Currently reading *Four and Twenty Blackbirds by Cherie Priest (285)

I don't remember exactly when I bought these, but I've recently gotten Idlewild by Nick Sagan and Four and Twenty Blackbirds by Cherie Priest. Of course, I'm only partway through the first, and I haven't started the second...but they're on my list. I've also managed not to buy ...

... Unkindness of Ravens by Ruth Rendell Make Way for Ducklings by Robert Mccloskey Clan Apis by Jay Hosler Four and Twenty Blackbirds By Cherie Priest Owlflight by Mercedes Lackey

... reading Wings to the Kingdom by Cherie Priest. Wings is an easy reading southern ghost story. It's the sequel to Four and Twenty Blackbirds.

20. Four and Twenty Blackbirds by Cherie Priest, 285 pages

I'm currently reading Four and Twenty Blackbirds by Cherie Priest and Elantris by Brandon Sanderson. I just finished The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson and loved it. I have several of her other books to begin during the week.

#1 valentinebd - I'm reading Four and Twenty Blackbirds by Cherie Priest. Have you read the sequels?

... but I was wondering what other factors/conventions/etc. contribute to the label "southern gothic." I recently read Four and Twenty Blackbirds by Cherie Priest and I think it qualifies; what other books?