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... Wizard Hunters
Patricia C Wrede Sorcery and Cecilia
Lorna Freeman Covenants
Also: Lois McMaster Bujold Beguilement. Her books can be slightly darker in tone, but are lightened by a wonderfully dry wit.
... these (which is another way of saying that there’s a strong romantic element to the books). Her Sharing Knife series (Beguilement) had even more romance and was, to my mind, of lesser quality.
Evangeline Walton's Mabinogion series (Prince of Annwn) is a majestic retelling of the We ... The Sharing Knife volume one Beguilement by Lois McMaster Bujold
Loved it even if it has an 18 year old marrying a 55 year old man. Shards of Honor, Diplomatic Immunity, A Civil Campaign, Beguilement (The Sharing Knife, Book 1) and the rest of The Sharing Knife series by Lois McMaster Bujold
Note, when LMB weaves romance into her sci-fi, the elements are more Regency-style (courtship, relationship development, not ... ... Fantasy
1. A Game of Thrones
2. Cordelia's Honor
3. Assassin's Apprentice
4. The Lies of Locke Lamora
5. The Sharing Knife: Beguilement
6. The Immortal Prince
7. Sebastian
8. The Summoner
9.
... work a little early and picked up a signed copy of The Graveyard Book. While I was there I also found a signed copy of The Sharing Knife : Beguilement by Lois McMaster Bujold. I've been meaning to start that series and this seemed like a good way to do it.
... of Gisborne and his quest for a true love of his own. Naturally he is the king of thieves and she is an FBI agent.
73. The Sharing Knife : Beguilement by Lois McMaster Bujold (233 p.) -- Fawn a farmer girl and Dag a lakewalker meet when they need each other to kill a Malice. They fall in ... 2/1/09-2/28/09:
7. Saving Juliet by Suzanne Selfors
8. The Sharing Knife: Beguilement by Lois McMaster Bujold
9. Agnes Quill: An Anthology of Mystery by Dave Roman
10. The Eyre Affair by Jasper Fforde
11. Gloom Cookie: Volume 1 by Serena Valentino
12. Ex Machina: ... ...
1. Guardian of the Flame by T.L. Higley (assuming it’s published this year. (DONE 10/5/09)
2. The Sharing Knife, Vol. 1: Beguilement by Lois McMaster Bujold (DONE 6/19/09)
3. The Sharing Knife, Vol. 2: Legacy by Lois McMaster Bujold (DO ... Also, Bujold's Sharing Knife quartet is fantasy set in a world obviously based on North America rather than Europe: two clashing cultures, one fixed and one nomadic; "demon lizards" that live in southern swamps; the third book features a river journey researched in books such as xicanti in The Green Dragon : Nabs in November (or what I ought *not* to have purchased) (Nov 15, 2008, 5:50pm) ... Chabon
Veniss Underground by Jeff VanderMeer
The Sunday Philosophy Club by Alexander McCall Smith
The Sharing Knife: Beguilement by Lois McMaster Bujold
Carnival by Elizabeth Bear
Wizards, ed. by Jack Dann and Gardner Dozois
On the plus side, ... ... and a worthwhile diversion with some great illustrations; I just would have liked a bit more detail and depth.
62 & 63: The Sharing Knife, Volume One: Beguilement and The Sharing Knife, Volume Two: Legacy by Lois McMaster Bujold: I enjoyed these as an escape, but I don't see myself ... ... i/Fantasy
6. The Last Temptation by Neil Gaiman
7. The Sharing Knife: Legacy by Lois McMaster Bujold
8. The Sharing Knife: Beguilement by Lois McMaster Bujold
I'M DONE!!!!!!!!
As for the above--Gaiman's was a bit simple by his standards, almost young adult level. ... ... out half read book*, "Do you want that in a bag?" er, no, Ill be reading that. I think it was Bujold's Sharing Knife: Beguilement finished it by the time I got home, had to reread it for the second one. I've confused a couple of shop assistants about what I was paying for due to my habit ... ... people who really don't think much of them having been married. In a way, not much 'action' occurs when compared with The Sharing Knife: Beguilement but (hard to express - I probably will come back to reword this bit) in a way more 'internal action' and consequences of relationships occurs. ... ... as she is careful to make the rules and mythologies of her universe consistent and interesting.
Her new series, The Sharing Knife, is also very good, though I've only read the first book--I'm waiting for the second to come out in paperback. ... Smith. I had to go out and buy the sequel The Fox in hardback straight away.
Flesh and spirit by Carol Berg and The sharing knife by Lois McMaster Bujold came a close second. ... no doubt I'll be reminded of some good books I read...)--
Inda by Sherwood Smith
The Fox by Sherwood Smith
Beguilement --The Sharing Knife, Book 1 by Lois McMaster Bujold
Legacy - The Sharing Knife Book 2 by Lois McMaster Bujold
(hmm... there's a third book ... ... te
Harry Potter and the Deathly hallows
Never let me go
Voices
Shadowplay
The Fourth bear
Crown of stars
The Sharing Knife
Fatal Revenant
Not a bad year :)
PS - have no idea why Harry Potter and the Donaldson have no Touchstone and the Voices is Ursula LeGuin
... (think 'A Door into Ocean') - the gender politics in 'A Civil Campaign' makes you snigger.
I'm also extremely fond of The Sharing Knife books. I realise they probably irritate most of her mil sci-fi fans, but there are few writers out there (in any genre) who can match her skills in ... 86. The Sharing Knife Beguilement by Lois McMaster Bujold. 3-1/2 stars. My first Bujold, but definitely not my last. It didn't get more stars only because there were a couple of brief spots in the middle when I thought it was a bit boring, but overall it was well done. Also, most of the ... ... which was surprisingly good, and The Woods*, my first mystery by Harlen Coben, which was also good, and am now reading The Sharing Knife: Beguilement, my first fantasy by Bujold and Round Ireland with a Fridge by Tony Hawks, which I am very much enjoying.
*Wrong touchstone. Sur ... ... Emma Holly's Fairyville. I didn't like it, so it went right up (and away) on bookmooch.
I am currently reading The Sharing Knife: Beguilement by Lois McMaster Bujold which I'm really enjoying. I have already started figuring out how to acquire the second book without paying ... ... bogged down by a mystery plot, and this fits the bill. Great characters who were strong and wounded, solid romance.
50. The Sharing Knife (Vol 1) by Lois McMaster Bujold
I'll reserve comment till I finish the story (I was warned a bit too late that Vol 1 really does feel like only half ... #23 Darn, I was already reading Vol 1 of The Sharing Knife when I read your message, so too late! I might try to get the second volume from a library if they have it, as I'm in my post-graduate pre-job state and am thus refusing to shell out money for hardcovers. Thanks for the other ... ... offbeat and exotic ideas.
I would second that Juliet Marillier writes well fashioned romantic stories, and the Sharing Knife by Lois McMaster Bujold with its sequel, provide a fantasy read that is solid stuff, but the romance angle is most prominently at the forefront. Try to ... ... the whole series, because I did enjoy it very much. I also recently purchased a new book by Lois McMaster Bujold, The Sharing Knife so I'll see if I like it or not. ... I vaguely remembered the plot and had forgotten all the (complicated, and interesting) subplots.
Sunday:
15) The Sharing Knife: Beguilement by Lois McMasters Bujold. I'd been avoiding her fantasy because while her SF is very good I find it hard to read - Miles is just too much. ... Well, I made up for that, in spades - trip to the bookstore yesterday.
I got (all shiny new)
Sharing Knife - Beguilement by Lois McMaster Bujold
Wolf Star Tour of the Merrimack #2 by R. M. Meluch (The first was quite excellent in this series, and the ending - wow. I wonder why ... The Curse of Chalion and its sequels or The Sharing Knife and its sequel, except that the latter doesn't come out till June 26. ;) I finished The Sharing Knife volume #1 yesterday and was distressed to learn that volume #2 isn't even on sale till July 1 of this year. I moved on to The Curse of Chalion. ... appears (apparently in 2009, I think I read on her website). I also got two of her other books: The Curse of Chalion and The Sharing Knife from the library. ... to admit I haven't read the first in the series...it's in the TBR pile. If I don't like it, this will go...
May 2007
1 The Sharing Knife by Lois McMaster Bujold
1 All Together Dead by Charlaine Harris
1 Wild Thing anthology
1 Kiss of Midnight by Lara Adrian
1 Bled Dry by E ... Bujold's one of the better romantic speculative fiction authors. The Sharing Knife: Beguilement is the first volume of a split book which works just fine as a standalone romance (the second half will be out in July 2007.)
Romantic science fiction really doesn't get as much attention as ... I have Beguilement on my Amazon wishlist. And am currently reading Paladin of Souls, though I'm really just getting started. From what I hear, this is the best book of the Chalion trilogy, so I'm quite excited about it! ... both good. She has just published in HC a new book that is also fantasy and the start of another new series. It is called Beguilement, book 1 of the Sharing Knife series. I haven't read it yet because it is still in HC, but will probably pick it up when it goes into paper.
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