On Oct 10, 2004, at 1:12 PM, Y Y wrote: > This comment appeared on the most recent entry in the weblog: > > "I've just read _Kushiel's Dart_ by Jacqueline Carey. It's > the first fantasy novel by someone I didn't know that has > excited me in longer than I care to remember. There is a cultural > and religious background that is wonderfully done--that in > itself being pretty rare--and runs in and out of the plot > bouncing off it in odd ways. The center of the story is palace > intrigue, and I can't think of it ever being done better since > Dumas." > > What surprised and delighted me was that I too have just finished > _Kushiel's Dart_ and found it a rather good read (although it was a > little slow in the beginning). I won't try to describe it here, since > I'm terrible at describing books. I'd only end up mangling it in the > process. I do agree with Mr. Brust that you should read it, if you > haven't already. > > I also found it interesting, while googling Ms. Carey's publications, > that one of her two forthcoming books will be titled _Godslayer_. > Someone mentioned that the title refers to a weapon, and I immediately > thought of Vlad. > > ... and that is all. :) > > --Yihan I read that entry as well and immediately went out and bought it. II had never read it and it isn't something I would I bought normally but it seems okay so far..I just started and its going slow.