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What I'm reading
I picked up Chrestomanci volume 1 again last night - I read Charmed Life in December, and the second book in this volume is The Many Lives of Christopher Chant.Holy god the early 2000s covers are hideous I suspect I am coming too late to DWJ to love her wholeheartedly the way other people do (damn her books being OOP in the 90s!), but I'm enjoying these so far. There is a very strong whiff of The Magician's Nephew about the whole thing, and given that TMN is one of my favorite Narnia books, I approve.
What I've just read
I finished Alaya Dawn Johnson's Racing the Dark on Monday evening and then promptly dreamed about zombies on an island a la Kingdom Hearts, very obviously influenced by the book. Longer post to follow, but very highly recommended, even with the series being unfinished. I also just read Zen Cho's The Perilous Life of Jade Yeo, which was practically perfect in every way.
What I'll read next
It's high time for A Natural History of Dragons by Marie Brennan (yes, I have an ARC). Then I need to start seriously on all the YA books I have piled up, because those, as much as I love them, take less brain wattage than adult novels, and the semester is starting up again.
I picked up Chrestomanci volume 1 again last night - I read Charmed Life in December, and the second book in this volume is The Many Lives of Christopher Chant.
What I've just read
I finished Alaya Dawn Johnson's Racing the Dark on Monday evening and then promptly dreamed about zombies on an island a la Kingdom Hearts, very obviously influenced by the book. Longer post to follow, but very highly recommended, even with the series being unfinished. I also just read Zen Cho's The Perilous Life of Jade Yeo, which was practically perfect in every way.
What I'll read next
It's high time for A Natural History of Dragons by Marie Brennan (yes, I have an ARC). Then I need to start seriously on all the YA books I have piled up, because those, as much as I love them, take less brain wattage than adult novels, and the semester is starting up again.
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so totally reasonably devotedunreasonable childhood DWJ fan, so I will probably make this my last comment to avoid jumping all over your commentssome more. (::studiously avoiding blatant Howl provocation except to say: I do not think you will like its sequel::)I think that the DWJ you would probably like best are: The Homeward Bounders, Fire and Hemlock, Archer's Goon, or Hexwood. I would say The Spellcoats but you mentioned you'd already read that.
My favorite of the Chrestomanci books is The Magicians of Caprona, but my second favorite is Charmed Life, so I don't know if that's a good guide for you.
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