- Stroppy One: still sickly. And it has been pointed out to me that my continuing exhaustion, wooziness, and occasional chest-rattling cough might be, oh, signs of walking pneumonia. YES, I am making an appointment with my doctor.
- Work got busy. Argh!
- OH MY GOD I AM SO BEHIND ON WRITING.
What better time to ask for book requests? I am craving vaguely Victorian-ish AU or paranormal stuff. The books I find myself thinking of re-reading right now are
gailcarriager's Parasol Protectorate series, Kim Newman's splendid Anno Dracula, or Libba Bray's Gemma Doyle trilogy. (I also love the Sorcery and Cecila books by Patricia C. Wrede and Caroline Stevermer, and the College of Magic books by Caroline Stevermer.)
So! Victorian-ish paranormal books. Any suggestions?
- Work got busy. Argh!
- OH MY GOD I AM SO BEHIND ON WRITING.
What better time to ask for book requests? I am craving vaguely Victorian-ish AU or paranormal stuff. The books I find myself thinking of re-reading right now are
![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
So! Victorian-ish paranormal books. Any suggestions?
From:
no subject
From:
no subject
From:
no subject
From:
no subject
Flash-forward to the 1960s (or 1980s, I can't recall) - and the world is still recovering. Steam-only, Russia is a huge human-farming cannibal state, etc.
I love eet. There's a bit of the supernatural in the future-seeing secret police of the Russian state.
From:
no subject
From:
no subject
From:
no subject
http://www.leannareneehieber.com/
From:
no subject
Thusly: Clicky link! (http://whatever.scalzi.com/2010/06/15/the-big-idea-leanna-renee-hieber/)
From:
no subject
From:
no subject
(And I loved Sorcery and Cecila! The letter game style actually inspired me and my partner to get writing on our own book. 53,000ish words as of today.)
From:
no subject
From:
no subject
The Dracula Tape by Fred Saberhagen. (This is the same guy who wrote the novel version of the 1992 Dracula movie along with the man who wrote the screenplay.)
Quincey Morris, Vampire by P.N. Elrod
Dracula's Heir by Sam Stall. (Okay so this is admittedly fluff and if you're not drunk, you know the ending by the second chapter but it's more of an interactive sort of mystery book with fun things you can open for your "investigation". I had fun reading this thing and figuring out the mystery one time during Earth hour by candlelight.)
Bloodsucking Fiends by Christopher Moore. (Okay so it's sort of the opposite of Victorian vampire novels but this one was just damn funny. If you've never read it before, it might be a fun change of pace and it's kind of interesting. It's also got a sequel called You Suck which I haven't read yet but if it's as funny, it should be great.)
Happy reading!
From:
no subject
From:
no subject
It has a review here (http://io9.com/5558974/jazz-age-new-york-is-full-of-vampires-in-alaya-johnsons-moonshine) on io9's website.
I think you may like it!
From:
no subject
From:
no subject
From:
no subject
From:
no subject
Not really paranormal, but I really enjoyed Bleak House - it;'s quite bleak and engrossing with a few mysteries. And not everyone gets a happy ending.
From:
no subject
From:
no subject
From:
no subject
P&P&Z Dawn of the Dreadfuls was also pretty good, not the right time period but still awesome because HELLO, Regency England and zombies, yes please. It wasn't quite as Austin-y as the first book, but a little more humorous and vicious.
From:
no subject
Rebecca W.