What I read in June 2012:
The Freedom Maze by Delia Sherman
Young Adult fantasy novel about a 13 year old girl visiting her aunt for the summer holidays.
Even though labelled "YA", I found this very readable and enjoyed it quite a lot.
George R. R. Martin:
A Game of Thrones – The graphic novel, part I
I read this in hardcover, though there is an ebook version available. Gorgeous.
The Jane Austen Book Club by Karen Joy Fowler
Even though I am not an Austen fan (she tends to put me to sleep), I wanted to read this because I love Karen Joy Fowler. I found that it is not so much about Austen but about the characters in the book who read Austen. It is some kind of mosaic novel telling us about the lives of those people. For a reason that isn't entirely alien to me I could relate most to the one member of the club who wasn't an Austen fan when he joined the club but a science fiction reader. I enjoyed the novel as a whole, but I prefer Fowler's short fiction.
The Baskerville Legacy by John O'Connell
A fictional account of how
The Hound of the Baskervilles was written, from the point of view of the journalist who gave Arthur Conan Doyle the idea. Written in the style of Conan Doyle, I liked this quite a bit.
The Mystery Knight by George R. R. Martin, the third of the Dunk & Egg stories (in the anthology
Warriors, edited by George R. R. Martin & Gardner Dozois)
Loved it. More background on the Ice & Fire series.
Lightspeed Magazine #24, May 2012
Still haven't read the serialized novel by Jeffrey Ford, but I enjoyed all of the stories in this issue.
Favorites:
The Ruby Incomparable by Kage Baker and
Mother of All Russiya by Melanie Rawn.
The short stories can be read online at the
Lightspeed website.
Audiobooks I have listened to in June:
The first book in the
Wheel of Time series by Robert Jordan. Gave up halfway through, it just didn't do anything for me.
The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss, read by Rupert Degas. This one I thoroughly enjoyed.
Currently reading:
A Crown of Light by Phil Rickman, the third book in the Merrily Watkins series.
Lancaster and York by Alison Weir.
Kiss Me Twice by Mary Robinette Kowal, from this year's Hugo and Nebula ballots.
I have trouble getting into this, thinking about giving up on it.
Triggers by Robert J. Sawyer.
Rereads:
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J. K. Rowling
A Game of Thrones by George R. R. Martin
Currently listening to:
Blackout by Connie Willis
Among Others by Jo Walton, both books read by Katherine Kellgren.