L.A. con photosHere's a photo of me from the 2006 Hugo Awards ceremony at L.A. con IV. This is likely the closest I'll ever come to owning a Hugo, holding it for someone else, but it's a nice one.
Review--Queen's Hunt
Queen's Hunt by Beth Bernobich My rating: 4 of 5 stars Ilse Zhalina's tale continues in Queen's Hunt , and the second River of Souls book lives up to the promise of Passion Play . The tale is expanded to introduce more characters (and more POV), but the author manages to keep juggling all the narrative balls without dropping any. One of the best parts of the book for me was the development of strong female secondary characters, especially in the scenes where three women are traveling together, depending on each other and their own skills rather than on a man's assistance. It's a fantasy trope we don't see often enough. My favorite line from the novel regards Ilse and her lover, Raul: "He does not come to rescue me. He comes to deliver me weapons." Hunky, and not clueless. Now, that's a hero! View all my reviews
Comments
I stumbled across your blog and stopped to look, no doubt because you listed Shards of Honor among your favorite books. Then I saw the Hugo holding picture and spent some time reading entries. I also visited your website and read your review snippets.
Congratulations on your new release, your previous success in writing romance, and let me close with a question.
Have you ever considered writing science fiction?
My latest release is in that genre, Trinity on Tylos, from Whiskey Creek Press.
I've been involved in sf fandom for over 25 years, but I don't have any sf stories in my head to write. I'd like to be a science fiction writer someday, but right now all the fake people talking to me are in romance novels.[g]
Congrats on your release for Whiskey Creek! Would you consider it a paranormal romance, or straight sf?
Best of luck with your writing.