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i am advisable?
Internet, for reasons that don't need exploring at this juncture (aka I took a practice licensure test, because I like suffering), I am the proud possessor of a $100 gift card to Penguin Books. Rejoicing! Celebration! But I have to use it all at once, which is...I mean, not that I couldn't spend $100 on books at one go? But being restricted by publisher is kind of a tricky thing.
SO: What books should I own? Don't worry about checking if Penguin has them (although if you know that they do, that's cool!) - if nothing else, it will serve me well to have a list of recommended books to come back to at a later date.
SO: What books should I own? Don't worry about checking if Penguin has them (although if you know that they do, that's cool!) - if nothing else, it will serve me well to have a list of recommended books to come back to at a later date.
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(Anonymous) 2012-03-21 01:57 am (UTC)(link)Eva Ibbotson - delightful children's fantasy and adult romances that I particularly like for the joy the female protagonists find in their work, whether it be ballet, academics, or housekeeping.
Kristen Britain - she only has one series and I'm not caught up on it but I can say that it's reminiscent of Tolkien, more in subject matter than verbiage, with a wonderful female lead that matures as the story progresses.
Robin McKinley - loads of books, all fantasy, most with female leads. I like her earlier stuff better though I can't really articulate why. She writes for children and up.
Jim C. Hines - I haven't read any of his books yet, but I have heard nothing but glowing praise for his series about fairy tale princesses.
Firebirds - I haven't read these two fantasy anthologies in years so they may not be as great as I remember, but even if they aren't they're probably still pretty damn good.
Pamela Dean - I've just started reading her, and what strikes me most is how mature it feels, even in a book about children having fantastical adventures. The most fabulous things feel real and that doesn't always mean good things - though it does mean good writing.
Crown Duel by Sherwood Smith - she has loads of other books, most of which I put down in the middle from disinterest, but this one will always have a place in my heart. Kickass heroine who makes mistakes, learns from them, educates herself, and has a epistolary(!) romance with a man who respects her.
And lastly, Lloyd Alexander - he has one series about a swashbuckling adventuress that I'm afraid to reread because I'm pretty sure it'll be more problematic than I realized at the time, and another trilogy that is an amazing fantasy revolution caper with consequences that serves as an incredibly affecting portrayal of the author's experiences in the Vietnam War.
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