Is it the love, or the NyQuill?
Oct. 4th, 2006 07:03 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
lagilmanWhichever, I am feeling a nice warm glow right about now, and I'm going to give the credit to the luuuuuv.
First: SF Site's review of BRING IT ON
The all-important quotable bits:
"The third book in the Retrievers series by Laura Anne Gilman, Bring It On continues to raise the stakes for Wren and Sergei, keeping the action, the mystery, and yes, even the romance moving along at a steady pace....Of course, Bring It On's true strength is that it's a ripping good urban fantasy, fast-paced and filled with an exciting blend of mystery and magic... Gilman has fast established her credentials as an urban fantasy writer of talent, and will appeal to fans of Jim Butcher, Kim Harrison, Charlaine Harris, Sherrilyn Kenyon, and that ilk. As I've said before, this is a paranormal romance for those who normally avoid romance, and the entire series is worth checking out."
*purrs*
And a couple of other reader-reviewers have said nice things about the fact that the Council/Silence/Talent politics are tricksy and entertaining and a nice counterpoint to Wren & Sergei's personal plotlines. I am a happy meerkat, and at this moment in time think maybe I don't suck as a writer. Take a snapshot...
Second: I am informed that my post-apocalyptic SF-horror short story "End of Day" has recieved an Honorable Mention in The Year's Best Science Fiction 23, edited by Gardner Dozois. This is part of the "Dragon Virus" series and it's one of those werd-ass stories that makes you wonder about the brain it came out of.... (it was available in Aeon4, originally, and should be up on Fictionwise.com as soon as they start processing new files again.)
In other self-promoting news, I can't recall if I posted the link to the interview at Out of the Blogosphere or not. So here 'tis.
And, purring done, back to work I go. Feel free to leave praise and flowers at my doorstep. ;-D
First: SF Site's review of BRING IT ON
The all-important quotable bits:
"The third book in the Retrievers series by Laura Anne Gilman, Bring It On continues to raise the stakes for Wren and Sergei, keeping the action, the mystery, and yes, even the romance moving along at a steady pace....Of course, Bring It On's true strength is that it's a ripping good urban fantasy, fast-paced and filled with an exciting blend of mystery and magic... Gilman has fast established her credentials as an urban fantasy writer of talent, and will appeal to fans of Jim Butcher, Kim Harrison, Charlaine Harris, Sherrilyn Kenyon, and that ilk. As I've said before, this is a paranormal romance for those who normally avoid romance, and the entire series is worth checking out."
*purrs*
And a couple of other reader-reviewers have said nice things about the fact that the Council/Silence/Talent politics are tricksy and entertaining and a nice counterpoint to Wren & Sergei's personal plotlines. I am a happy meerkat, and at this moment in time think maybe I don't suck as a writer. Take a snapshot...
Second: I am informed that my post-apocalyptic SF-horror short story "End of Day" has recieved an Honorable Mention in The Year's Best Science Fiction 23, edited by Gardner Dozois. This is part of the "Dragon Virus" series and it's one of those werd-ass stories that makes you wonder about the brain it came out of.... (it was available in Aeon4, originally, and should be up on Fictionwise.com as soon as they start processing new files again.)
In other self-promoting news, I can't recall if I posted the link to the interview at Out of the Blogosphere or not. So here 'tis.
And, purring done, back to work I go. Feel free to leave praise and flowers at my doorstep. ;-D
