[LMB] OT: Maria Snyder Re: multiple books at one time, was dick francis, was trashy books for guys

[alayne at twobikes.ottawa.on.ca]

On Sun, 3 Feb 2008, Jacki Knight wrote:
> Jacki in Canberra - now eagerly awaiting "Fire Study" on 1st March  
> and hoping the library gets it soon (another trilogy marked for the  
> 'to be bought in dead-tree' list)

I really enjoyed the first two books in this series by Maria Snyder: 
_Poison Study_, and _Magic Study_. The author has produced some engaging 
characters in a non-standard fantasy world. I thought there were a number 
of places where a copy-editor really would have been of assistance 
(unnecessary sentence fragments bug me), and I had some concerns about the 
shape of one of the relationships in the story, but the sheer readability 
of the books outweighed those -- and they're definitely problems that a 
writer can grow out of.

-- 
Alayne McGregor
alayne at twobikes.ottawa.on.ca

"I propose a new standard by which to judge mainstream literature. The
more often a fantasy reader thinks, 'Oh, just forget all that and go save
the world, will you?' the lower the quality of the book." -- Janni Lee Simner