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dsrtao_X-Men: Dark Mirror_, Marjorie Liu
_Mistborn_,
_The Well of Ascension_,
_The Hero of Ages_, by Brandon Sanderson
The prose X-Men book is interesting primarily because hardly anyone uses a superpower in the entire book. Unfortunately, all the characterization is done by reference to established continuity, so there's nothing here if you don't already know large chunks of backstory. No sex and almost no violence. Bizarre.
The Sanderson books are a trilogy of EPIC FANTASY set in a world completely different from our own, except that the people are all humans. EPIC FANTASY. As is good practice in a trilogy, the first book pretty much stands alone, but once you start reading the second, you will need to finish the third to get resolution. He comes up with novel magic systems, defines them nicely, and then exploits the bugs and loopholes and unstated assumptions ruthlessly. Some science fiction authors who like to contort physics could learn lessons here about the effective use of rules. Also notable for characters who make plausible sacrifices, have reasonable emotions and motivations, and people who generally act like people. Phoebe wants me to pet her more now, so I'm done.
_Mistborn_,
_The Well of Ascension_,
_The Hero of Ages_, by Brandon Sanderson
The prose X-Men book is interesting primarily because hardly anyone uses a superpower in the entire book. Unfortunately, all the characterization is done by reference to established continuity, so there's nothing here if you don't already know large chunks of backstory. No sex and almost no violence. Bizarre.
The Sanderson books are a trilogy of EPIC FANTASY set in a world completely different from our own, except that the people are all humans. EPIC FANTASY. As is good practice in a trilogy, the first book pretty much stands alone, but once you start reading the second, you will need to finish the third to get resolution. He comes up with novel magic systems, defines them nicely, and then exploits the bugs and loopholes and unstated assumptions ruthlessly. Some science fiction authors who like to contort physics could learn lessons here about the effective use of rules. Also notable for characters who make plausible sacrifices, have reasonable emotions and motivations, and people who generally act like people. Phoebe wants me to pet her more now, so I'm done.
