Nov. 19th, 2020

Ring Shout

Nov. 19th, 2020 01:19 pm
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Ring Shout, P. Djèlí Clark, 2020. Standalone novella about a monster-fighting paladin in the 1920s American South taking on literal monsters infiltrating the KKK. Terrific interweaving of classic sword-and-sorcery fantasy with historical fantasy, and Clark's typical strong secondary cast of appealing characters. I look forward to seeing it on all the awards shortlists.

ETA: content notes for heavy body horror, racist violence including lynching, racial slurs, and animal harm.
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Storm the Earth, Rebecca Kim Wells, 2020. Conclusion of the duology that started with Shatter the Sky. This was interesting to read after having just read Unravel the Dusk, another YA fantasy duology conclusion. I thought Storm did a much better job of remembering what the reader came for (dragons) and continuing to serve it up - every time I started to get a little restless, there was another dragon encounter or event of some sort. All I want is to be constantly pandered to, is that really so much to ask. :) Nothing here was hugely memorable, but it was solid and a decent read.

Spoilery thoughts about the *other* thing the reader came for behind the cut: Read more... )

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