Not even all the way through January, and already three entries on my list for the best of 2019. (Note: two of them are not yet published; I read ARCs from Netgalley.) <\/p>\n\n\n\n
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The Philosopher’s War<\/em>, sequel to the book that took my top spot in 2017, is urban fantasy in World War I with a conflicted and relatable main character. <\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n The Raven Tower<\/em>, Ann Leckie’s first fantasy novel, is (of course) extremely well executed, odd, and disturbing, not least in what it does with narrative expectations. <\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n Tess of the Road<\/em>, a new series in the same world in which Rachel Hartmann set the wonderful Seraphina, won’t be to everyone’s taste (not that the other two will either); it’s a long, slow book in which the inner journey is more important than the outer journey, and in which the protagonist starts out unpromising. I found it worth sticking with. <\/p>\n\n\n https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/review\/list\/941876-mike?page=1&shelf=2019-years-best&view=list<\/a><\/p>\n ","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Not even all the way through January, and already three entries on my list for the best of 2019.
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