Ben Marcus's books The Age of Wire and String and Notable American Women were considered "experimental" fiction because of his unconventional use of...
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Neil Gaiman and Kelly Link, best known for fantasy, take on sci-fi. This immersive collection includes young adult writers like Scott Westerfeld and Garth Nix, but the only thing YA about the stories is that they are character driven. Standouts include Kelly Link's, "The Surfer," and Jeffrey Ford's lovely, "The Dismanteled Invention of Fate."
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Full of humor, rich characters, emotional insights, wonderful observations on the nature of design; even the hunting scenes are completely absorbing. This book was everything I was hoping for from Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell but didn't quite get (swapping engineers for gentleman wizards of course). As an added bonus, throughout the building excitement of the various forces preparing to collide, the letters between Valens and Veatriz evoked (for me) the best of Jane Austen. Having two small boys in need of care and affection, I wasn't able to inhale the book in a few long sittings as I would have liked. But rationing it was better: letting the characters, the observations linger, getting that skip-of-the-heart anticipation for the next stolen fifteen minutes of reading. The fact that there are two more books in the series makes me want to stand up and cheer.
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The Starry Rift: Tales of New Tomorrows: An Original Science Fiction Anthology by Jonathan Strahan
mhav, June 17, 2008
Neil Gaiman and Kelly Link, best known for fantasy, take on sci-fi. This immersive collection includes young adult writers like Scott Westerfeld and Garth Nix, but the only thing YA about the stories is that they are character driven. Standouts include Kelly Link's, "The Surfer," and Jeffrey Ford's lovely, "The Dismanteled Invention of Fate."(2 of 2 readers found this comment helpful)
Engineer Trilogy #1: Devices and Desires by K J Parker
mhav, March 17, 2008
Full of humor, rich characters, emotional insights, wonderful observations on the nature of design; even the hunting scenes are completely absorbing. This book was everything I was hoping for from Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell but didn't quite get (swapping engineers for gentleman wizards of course). As an added bonus, throughout the building excitement of the various forces preparing to collide, the letters between Valens and Veatriz evoked (for me) the best of Jane Austen. Having two small boys in need of care and affection, I wasn't able to inhale the book in a few long sittings as I would have liked. But rationing it was better: letting the characters, the observations linger, getting that skip-of-the-heart anticipation for the next stolen fifteen minutes of reading. The fact that there are two more books in the series makes me want to stand up and cheer.(2 of 2 readers found this comment helpful)