Craig (![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif){kind=small} luckymarty) wrote,@ 2008-07-08 13:16:00 |
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The City in the Lake
Today is the official release date of The City in the Lake. This has been a long time coming, long enough that it managed to come as a surprise to me to find the date no longer in the future.
It's a young adult fantasy -- meaning, in this case, that it's aimed at teens and avoids sex scenes. I suppose some might question my objectivity in recommending it, given my supra-fraternal* interest in the author. But of course that would be an error: I'm not claiming that everyone I know is going to like it, just that it's a good example of its type. For instance, as a traditional fantasy with a purely invented setting, I don't know whether it will be toprinceofcairo's taste, and of course mollpeartreehas the excuse that she doesn't actually like fantasy. Those of you without such excuses. . . well, let me know what you think.
There's a review here if you want a second opinion by someone who isn't a blood relation. Rachel herself has a webpage (on her site, mostly about her Cavalier King Charles Spaniel kennel) left over from when the book was accepted here, more about the process of writing, and getting the book sold, than what it's actually about. Aspiring authors may find that interesting.
* What should the equivalent term to fraternal be for sentiment towards one's twin? A quick search finds two Latin words for twins, but I am not finding an adjective derived adjective actually exists for geminus, -a or gemellus, -a.
Today is the official release date of The City in the Lake. This has been a long time coming, long enough that it managed to come as a surprise to me to find the date no longer in the future.
It's a young adult fantasy -- meaning, in this case, that it's aimed at teens and avoids sex scenes. I suppose some might question my objectivity in recommending it, given my supra-fraternal* interest in the author. But of course that would be an error: I'm not claiming that everyone I know is going to like it, just that it's a good example of its type. For instance, as a traditional fantasy with a purely invented setting, I don't know whether it will be to
princeofcairo's taste, and of course mollpeartreehas the excuse that she doesn't actually like fantasy. Those of you without such excuses. . . well, let me know what you think. There's a review here if you want a second opinion by someone who isn't a blood relation. Rachel herself has a webpage (on her site, mostly about her Cavalier King Charles Spaniel kennel) left over from when the book was accepted here, more about the process of writing, and getting the book sold, than what it's actually about. Aspiring authors may find that interesting.
* What should the equivalent term to fraternal be for sentiment towards one's twin? A quick search finds two Latin words for twins, but I am not finding an adjective derived adjective actually exists for geminus, -a or gemellus, -a.
