I’ve known about this book for a while and I finally got around to getting Ink and Bone from my own local library. I’m glad it was on the top of the pile. So in this world, the ancient library of Alexandria was never lost or destroyed. Instead it becomes the entity which rules the world as it controls all knowledge. To this end, personal ownership of books is forbidden. People are allowed access to certain titles via notebooks that function like modern tablets called […]
Almost Too Classic Fantasy
I usually avoid contemporary high fantasy that makes the best seller lists, but I needed travel reading. I gotta admit, I was pleasantly surprised. I actually liked The Elfstones of Shannara. The post technology and human domination seemed a little pointless as it went undeveloped which was too bad, but the traditional elf, human, troll, Druid, witches, magic, battle, journey elements were all well used. There are 2 basic plots. One is the quest undertaken by Wil Ohmsford and the elf princess Amberle. The interesting […]
Typical Gaiman
On an unrelated note, I’m now passing my goal of 26 books reviewed this year. Go me :) American Gods has been on my list for a long time, and it did not disappoint. Neil Gaiman knows how to write. The basic premise isn’t too complicated: Shadow is released from prison just as his wife dies in a cars crash. He meets the mysterious Wednesday who offers him a job. He finds out his best friend Robbie who was giving him a job also died […]
Down With Useless Boy Toy
I bought Twelve Kings in a Waterstones in London because I knew that my most of my digital means of entertainment (Netflix, tv, Crunchyroll) would be non-functional and-or unavailable, and I finished the one of the two books I brought with me much faster than intended (it was awesome; see my review of The Invisible Library). This one lasted a while because it took me half the novel to get into it. In short: I love the world the story is set in, but the […]