New Steph Swainston Castle books announced

[matgb]

Well, this is nice timing. My reading for the journey to Yorkshire and back was steph_swainston's^[2] The Year of Our War, I've mentioned it more than a few times before, I've just now switched on to the follow up, No Present Like Time, partially because the third book, The Modern World, is due out later this month, and I've just had them returned to me after faeriecween returned them; a long loan to herself, jantshira^[1] and others. Today, first entry on my friends page is the announcement that she's signed up to write two more books set in the same background. If'n you haven't read her stuff yet, there are previews of the first chapter of each on her site. My first reread yesterday, was struck by some of the little details I'd missed before; rope-drawn trams powered by waterwheels, Jant's normally wearing jeans and a t-shirt, etc. Seriously, a fantasy novel about fighting Insects in which the main character is a drug addict immortal and the only living man who can fly. Very very good.

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[1] Lucinda created her LJ just over a year ago, her username is that of the main character/narrator, Jant Shira. That she did this after reading the books, which she got after Christy had had them from me, shows how long the loan was, n'est ce pas?

[2]ETA: tyrell's description: (who, judging from her writing, is incredibly sexy yet scary as fuck), which is something I concur with.

Comments

[tyrell.livejournal.com]

So excited about The Modern World, oh yes.

Not the most promising of descriptions.

[killtest.livejournal.com]

What.. fighting insects again??

And if you're going to be lending books on an extension like that you may as well apply to become part of the (seven and counting) London Borough interlending scheme. The London Borough of Bowles. Slips off the tongue doesn't it (and I never even MENTIONED snapesbabe).
:o)

Re: Not the most promising of descriptions.

[matgb]

Well, in a way, it does have a few Bug Hunt^tm elements, but mostly it's about the internal politics of the Zascai; the best 'action' bits are when they're fighting each other.

But yeah, my lending library has been discussed a few times; given that mostly I'm lending to attractive females I might've got away with payment in kind, but I'm not that bad.

and she does, for the record

LMAO

[miss-s-b.livejournal.com]

Likewise, Mister Mat, likewise

Oh, and a reminder:

[miss-s-b.livejournal.com]

“I will make no deals with you. I’ve resigned. I will not be pushed, stamped, filed, indexed, briefed, debriefed or numbered. My life is my own.”

* debriefs you *

Re: Oh, and a reminder:

[matgb]

Aye; will get on it later, off to doctors in about 5 minutes...

Another reminder:

[miss-s-b.livejournal.com]

* ponders the best way to ease male medical fears *

* torn between soppiness and humour, decides to go for both *

I'll still love you even if you're a cancerous leper with permanent indigestion, you know.

* not sure that worked *

* jaunty hopeful smile *

[ergates.livejournal.com]

Funny you should say that because I couldn't finish it. I guess it was mainly because I hated the main character. A bit like Dead Air in that respect.

[matgb]

I suspect it's very much a case of YMMV; I like the whole 'new weird' thing, but I know many don't like Miéville or Swainston.

I really like Jant, very much someone I could've turned out like - in terms of character flaws - if live had gone a slightly different way.