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Originally Posted by ATDrake
And speaking of authors I haven't caught up with in years, I then read Kingfisher by Patricia A. McKillip which turns out to be her latest, a traditional quest set in a modern fairy tale kingdom. The worldbuilding in this was fun, with a great mix of modern and mundane. A fair amount of this occurs in kitchens (with the magical equivalent of molecular gastronomy!  ), and the matter-of-fact mingling of godly legends and mythical artifacts and warrior knights and cars and cellphones in an updated version of a fantasy kingdom was rather pleasant and novel to read. |
I've been meaning to read McKillip for a long time. I think I'd rather start with something older though.