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I want to plug two books... No, I haven't read either one yet, but both are in my To Read pile and I'm looking forward to sinking into both of them in the very near future.
First up is Melinda Snodgrass' sequel to last year's THE EDGE OF REASON (which was a wonderful, fast-paced book, and one which thematically resonated deeply with me): THE EDGE OF RUIN, which continues the tale -- and since REASON is now out in paperback, you can get the first one cheap if you haven't already read it, and once you do read it, you're going to have to get the second one!
The second book is Ian Tregillis' BITTER SEEDS. Ian (like Melinda) is one of the WILD CARDS crew, and I just love his writing. It was my extreme pleasure to collaborate closely with Ian as we wrote SUICIDE KINGS, the most recent Wild Cards novel, and I'm telling you -- he's a writer to watch. BITTER SEEDS is Ian's first novel, and it's garnering some nice reviews; I'm looking forward to reading this one, and I suspect you'll love it as well.
So: two novel suggestions for you! Do you have any for me?
First up is Melinda Snodgrass' sequel to last year's THE EDGE OF REASON (which was a wonderful, fast-paced book, and one which thematically resonated deeply with me): THE EDGE OF RUIN, which continues the tale -- and since REASON is now out in paperback, you can get the first one cheap if you haven't already read it, and once you do read it, you're going to have to get the second one!
The second book is Ian Tregillis' BITTER SEEDS. Ian (like Melinda) is one of the WILD CARDS crew, and I just love his writing. It was my extreme pleasure to collaborate closely with Ian as we wrote SUICIDE KINGS, the most recent Wild Cards novel, and I'm telling you -- he's a writer to watch. BITTER SEEDS is Ian's first novel, and it's garnering some nice reviews; I'm looking forward to reading this one, and I suspect you'll love it as well.
So: two novel suggestions for you! Do you have any for me?
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Question - Since I haven't read any of the WILD CARD books can you tell me where I need to start?
As for recommendations: The Mercedes Lackey / James Mallory collaborations. "The Obsidian Trilogy" and the Phoenix Unchained Trilogy". Also, if you can find them, M K Wren's "The Phoenix Legacy" 1. Sword of the Lamb, 2. Shadow of the Swan, 3. House of the Wolf. I didn't like her books enough to recommend them, but these draw me back every couple of years.
Thanks for the recommendations!
Laurel N
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With the Wild Cards, you could conceivably start with the trilogy of INSIDE STRAIGHT, BUSTED FLUSH, and SUICIDE KINGS, since the majority of the characters in those novels are new, and (especially with INSIDE STRAIGHT) we tried to write something that a new reader could pick up and understand without having read the 17 books that preceded it.
OTOH, TOR Books will be re-releasing the first volume of the series, WILDS CARDS (with some entirely new stories), later this year (according to amazon, anyway).
And thanks for your recs also; I can't say I've read any of those.
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Reading any of the Wild Cards (and the 17 that precede them) will have to be on hold until I get my current MS finished. *g*