At World Fantasy, there is never any shortage of wonderful new books. This year, there were a couple of “it” books which seemed to have everyone talking: N.K. Jemisin’s “The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms” (excitement which was certainly fueled by N.K.’s excellent reading of a cliffhanger chapter) and “Soulless“, by Gail Carriger. Sadly, N.K. Jemisin’s book won’t officially be out until February of 2010 (which resulted in me trying to stealthily steal an ARC that Naamen Tilahun was passing on to Rachel & Mike Swirsky) but Soulless (which had just been released) was everywhere—in the dealer’s room, in the party suite, in the white-gloved hands of the glamorous Ms. Carriger. Having gotten a copy of it from the Borderlands table, I had to then hide it away in my suitcase to keep myself from playing hooky from the con I’d traveled hundreds of miles to attend. This should give you an idea of what a delightful and addictive confection this book is. And rather mind-altering as well: I have never understood the appeal of werewolves, but this book single-handedly put werewolf-as-romantic-hero on the map for me. Throw in over-the-top vampires, a smart and funny heroine, and some extremely clever historical ret-conning, and you’ve got a book that steamed all my gears in just the right way. I’ll definitely have an eye peeled for the next book in the series, which comes out in March. Go parasols!
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“Soulless” by Gail Carriger |
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Do you want me to mail you 100,000 Kingdoms after Mike finishes reading it and I review it? Bonus points if you review it, too.
I look forward to reading the Carriger book sometime!
Oh, would you? It would keep me from resorting to thievery. And I would definitely promise to review it — here, and on Goodreads, and even on Amazon. You see what a book whore I am?
Yay! I’m glad to pass this copy on to a good home. (We’ll be getting our brand spanking new one in February.) I’ll get in touch when I’m done reviewing (which will almost certainly be after Mike is done reading since he’s halfway through).
I picked up Soulless based on your praise, and what a fun read! Thoroughly enjoyed the world and the heroine. Devoured it like candy. Delicious.
So glad you liked it. There’s always room in my life for two things: Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups and fun sexy romances.
I just want to say that I love Vampires Suck. Ever since it was announced, I have been anxiously waiting for it to come out! I nearly passed out when I had to wait after I saw the trailer, I can’t wait to see what is going to happen in the picture! Xoxo