Review! (just sayin')
May. 27th, 2011 09:58 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
desperanceI may have mentioned, there's a book around, called Desdaemona by Ben Macallan, who is me?
It just picked up a four-star review in this month's SFX (which, for those not in the know, is apopular beat combo glossy media mag in the UK). I cannot link, because it does not appear to exist online; but here are the money-shots anyway:
"In a world packed full of literary vampires, werewolves and sexy sirens, it's a nice change to enter a novel where creatures like these are just the extras, with the really interesting roles going to much more powerful creatures...
"It's a simple tale well told - the characters are likeable, the plot compelling and the world well-drawn. You'll care about everyone, and will only feel loss when the pages come to a - satisfying - end."
(Tho' there is some debate in this house at least, about the meaning of "satisfying" at the end there. The book has a resolution, certainly - but certain people are screaming for a sequel.)
It just picked up a four-star review in this month's SFX (which, for those not in the know, is a
"In a world packed full of literary vampires, werewolves and sexy sirens, it's a nice change to enter a novel where creatures like these are just the extras, with the really interesting roles going to much more powerful creatures...
"It's a simple tale well told - the characters are likeable, the plot compelling and the world well-drawn. You'll care about everyone, and will only feel loss when the pages come to a - satisfying - end."
(Tho' there is some debate in this house at least, about the meaning of "satisfying" at the end there. The book has a resolution, certainly - but certain people are screaming for a sequel.)