I guess you’d do it. I mean, I have prequel shaped wounds that time will never heal, but I still wouldn’t turn down getting George Lucas a glass of water if he asked for it. I mean, I might get a second glass to dump over his head while screaming “Han shot first!” But I would still make sure he wasn’t parched first. But being commanded by one of your idols to do something maybe isn’t the best way to get the creative juices flowing. […]
Most of these just need to be novels.
For a short story collection, this was pretty great. Garth Nix’s imagination can be a wonderful place, but also a scary one. Ugh, he is so creepy sometimes. The highlight was the first story, a novella set in the Old Kingdom from his Abhorsen series, which is one of my favorites. But there were also a couple of stories in here I loved, and would like to see more stories set in their respective worlds. Short reviews of each of the stories found below. “To Hold […]
Hey, Not Every Review I Write is Negative!
After reading a string of unsatisfying fantasy, I danced with joy when Clariel was released because I knew Garth Nix would not disappoint. If you have not read his Abhorsen trilogy yet, you should get on that immediately, especially if you are a fan of young adult fantasy with strong women characters. You could start with this book, because it’s a prequel to the trilogy and covers lot of the basics of the world building, I think it makes a better companion piece to the trilogy […]
And Then I Started Unnecessarily Going Off About Unnecessary Romantic Sub-Plots
Let’s be real, I had no idea what this book was about before I started reading it. I wasn’t even aware that it was the beginning of a series! I just noticed the title when I was at the used book store, picking up some mysteries for my mum. And then I took a peek at the cover and thought, “why not!?” It looked like a medieval-ish adventure tale, and that is exactly what I got! And it was slightly confusing at times, perhaps due […]