Seanan McGuire (seanan_mcguire) wrote,
Seanan McGuire
seanan_mcguire
  • Mood: happy
  • Music: Deirdre Flint, "We Fit Right."

And then people said some nice stuff.

So io9 has named Indexing one of their books you can't afford to miss in January. Not too bad for the little serial that could, huh? I love how much support this wacky experiment in being very, very serious about very, very ridiculous things has been able to garner, and while I haven't seen the print edition yet, I have other books from 47North which lead me to believe that it's going to be gorgeous.

(Also, for those of you who have not yet read this particular universe, I note that right now, it's closed: volume one is complete, in and of itself. I left it open for a season two, but there's no commitment involved in buying the book. There is, however, the awesome potential to pay my power bill, which weighs heavy on my mind just now. Once upon a times! Ever afters of all sorts! Magic and bureaucracy! Which I still can't spell! What have you got to lose?)

Meanwhile, over at Ranting Dragon, the editor named Chimes at Midnight AND Midnight Blue-Light Special as two of the best books of 2013. This delights me down to the bottom of my bones. I love both my urban fantasy worlds, and sometimes I worry about favoring one over the other. This tells me that I'm doing it right, and that makes me so happy. So, so happy.

Glee.
Tags: chimes at midnight, good things, incryptid, indexing, midnight bluelight special, reviews, toby daye
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spectralbovine

January 20 2014, 17:39:49 UTC 3 years ago

I'd suggest giving Artificial Night a try if you like the world. In retrospect, I think ALH is the weakest in the series; the books all improve with each new one after that. Late Eclipses, book four, is where the series hooked me for good.

apep727

January 20 2014, 17:58:26 UTC 3 years ago

Oh, I've stuck with it - I really enjoyed Artificial Night, and I just downloaded Late Eclipses from Audible the other day.

If I had to sum up my problem with ALH, I guess it would be that it seems like all the characters have a death-grip on the idiot ball. I saw most of the big "twists" coming a long way off, and most of the drama from those could have been resolved if everyone just sat down and spoke honestly for five minutes.

For the sake of my sanity, I've just assumed that most of these problems stem from rushing it out as quickly as possible.

And yes, Ms. McGuire, apart from this one book, you have continued to meet and exceed my expectations.