Kay Kenyon's epic series, The Entire and the Rose, grows stronger with each new volume. This may well be the most ambitious epic science fiction series of the current decade. While clearly science fiction, the atmosphere and feel of the series has many of the qualities of fantasy and can be enjoyed by readers of that genre who do not like much science fiction.... If you are not already reading this series and you are at all interested in current science fiction, you really should be. Start with the first book, Bright of the Sky.
(Ignore the way it seems to jump in the middle as if there was an earlier volume, Kenyon chose to put much of the early history in as flashbacks and information revealed to an amnesiac hero.) There is one book left of this four-book series, Prince of Storms
which will come out January 2010. I am really looking forward to seeing how Kenyon is able to resolve everything. Very highly recommended.
Wednesday, April 08, 2009
Yes, Yes, Yes! The most ambitious epic science fiction series of the current decade!
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So Lou when do we see the cover???
I haven't seen any Martiniere covers from you or Tor for awhile now. And his Kenyon covers are delicious.
Of course, the books aren't too shabby either!
Art is in. Awaiting type. Probably by the end of the week, or early next at the absolute latest.
Yeah, I'm just going to have to jump on this one too, so now James Enge, Ian McDonald, Kay Kenyon, and I think there's another from Sturges coming out, a sequel to Midwinter(Which is made out of awesome, I have to say), plus hunting down Adam Roberts books. Hey, what's the point of making money if you can't enjoy spending it right?
And you were right about the first few chapters of Blood of Ambrose, very effective, in the main because he wasn't actually present for most of it, we learned of him, about him but not through him. I'm really looking forward to picking up this book.
He does a marvelous job of building up expectations, then deflating them, then exceeding them unexpectedly, doesn't he?
He does a marvelous job of building up expectations, then deflating them, then exceeding them unexpectedly, doesn't he?
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