--- Chris Turkel <zizban at adelphia.net> wrote: > 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." Dorothy Dunnett? > > 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. For the benefit of anyone who buys books based on one recommendation, let me point out that the Kushiel books include a fair amount of S&M. Nowhere near as imaginative as in, say, a couple scenes in _Maia_, by Richard Adams (which anyone who likes K. should read), and nowhere near as gruesome as it could be, but there *are* Xacto knives. I enjoyed the books, aside from being bothered by a lot of unnecessary nits (like the "thou" disaster). In fact, I think I could call them a guilty pleasure. Maybe I need to be punished. Yes, definitely... I hope the ropes are silk. Jerry Friedman _______________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Declare Yourself - Register online to vote today! http://vote.yahoo.com