Whoa
Posted By Ardellis on June 30, 2007
I just finished reading Elizabeth Bear’s Blood and Iron.
It’s been a while since I’ve read a book where I could identify with and sympathise with every POV character. And most of the major secondary characters. And the couple that I couldn’t get into the skins of? I at least understood where they were coming from. They were still real. I just couldn’t stretch myself far enough to crawl inside them.
And the worldbuilding? Layered, rich, visceral. When I was growing up, I read all the mythology books I could lay my hands on, so much of this world is familiar to me. And yet, it’s not. It’s completely not.
Then there’s the Kelpie. Holy shit, the Kelpie. He’s worth a book all by his onesies.
Gods, this woman can write.
I’m glad the second book in the series is coming out next week, because I think I’m addicted.
Comments
Leave a Reply