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By: StephA

StephA — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 13:55:49 +0000

I have to agree with the Temeraire recommendation. (And I think you will like Ella Minnow Pea as well.)

You might like “In the Woods” by Tana French but it might also be too dark. (It is a mystery, but NOT a comedy.)

By: megasalexandros

megasalexandros — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 04:22:58 +0000

Can I just say that Grumpy the Penguin is all kinds of awesome – and I wish that I had seen him/heard his name a few days ago?

By: claris

claris — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 07:12:10 +0000

Soulless by Gail Carriger.
Soulless (The Parasol Protectorate)

Trust me on this one, Pipes – the tagline is “a tale of vampires, werewolves, & parasols”. Basically steampunk+Victorian England+supernatural snark=Things that RAWK. There’s tea & treacle tart. Need I say more?

By: The Jalapeno Pirate

The Jalapeno Pirate — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 04:47:43 +0000

Let me give you a list of some of my favorites. I tend to read fairly fluffly sci-fi and fantasy stuff since so much of my school reading is dour literature. I need to shut my brain off and fill it with filth after spending time reading old musty books.

- The Temeraire Series, by Naomi Novik. The first book is called “His Majesty’s Dragon”. Basically, it’s a series set during the Napoleonic Wars but… they have dragons. Big intelligent reptiles, on both sides. It is quite awesome since it’s written like a period piece. Very good characterization.

- The Dresden Files (Storm Front is the first). King of like if HP Lovecraft helped write Harry Potter.

- Anything by Guy Gavriel Kay, but i’d start with “The Lions of al’Rassan.” Alternative History fiction, it’s very good stuff. That book is set during the Reconquista of Spain in around the 14th or so century.

I can get more if you want em! I own… way too many books.