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First off, I'd say Happy Thanksgiving to all Americans out there, but how about I just fling general wishings of goodwill and family and kindness towards fellow humans out there? It's what I love about the end of the year. Regardless of what you believe, there seems to be a concentration of holidays at this time. And while I think "happy holidays" seems a bit politically-correct or some such nonsense, it's a lot quicker to say. Because I see this time of year as humanity's semi-official "goodwill and kindness towards your fellow human, time to enjoy family and friends and just be thankful we're alive and have what we do" time of year. But that's clunky to say. :)
Anyway, enough of me waxing philosophical over warm, fuzzy feelings and human nature. Why? I have book recs!
I've had a couple of friends on my case for awhile to read Night Watch by Sergei Lukyanenko. The movie, which is in Russian, which I have yet to see, but has been living on my HD for half a year, I hear is "meh". The book, however, is really, really good. I practically read it all in one day. Granted, I was in airports most of that day, but the last time I attempted to read a book on a plane and in the airport, I gave up and fell asleep. This time, I couldn't put it down. Night Watch is the first in a trilogy that tells the story of the Others, an ancient race of humans with magical powers. The Others swear allegiance to either the Light or the Dark. There is currently a Treaty between them, and both sides have people who police the other in order to keep the balance. The Night Watch are agents of the Light, the Day Watch are agents of the Dark. It's all supernatural events in modern-day Moscow, following a mid-level Night Watch agent as, well, big stuff happens. The next two books in the series are Day Watch, which is from the POV of a Day Watch agent, and Twilight Watch.
After I finish those, the next on the list is The Family Trade by Charles Stross, which I picked up yesterday. I've been looking for it for months. Why? Because it looks like it might be one of those urban fantasies, the one where the parallel realm of fantasy lies side-by-side with reality, that I have a secret weakness for. Also, it's by Charles Stross. Also known as the guy who wrote The Atrocity Archives.
Anyway, enough of me waxing philosophical over warm, fuzzy feelings and human nature. Why? I have book recs!
I've had a couple of friends on my case for awhile to read Night Watch by Sergei Lukyanenko. The movie, which is in Russian, which I have yet to see, but has been living on my HD for half a year, I hear is "meh". The book, however, is really, really good. I practically read it all in one day. Granted, I was in airports most of that day, but the last time I attempted to read a book on a plane and in the airport, I gave up and fell asleep. This time, I couldn't put it down. Night Watch is the first in a trilogy that tells the story of the Others, an ancient race of humans with magical powers. The Others swear allegiance to either the Light or the Dark. There is currently a Treaty between them, and both sides have people who police the other in order to keep the balance. The Night Watch are agents of the Light, the Day Watch are agents of the Dark. It's all supernatural events in modern-day Moscow, following a mid-level Night Watch agent as, well, big stuff happens. The next two books in the series are Day Watch, which is from the POV of a Day Watch agent, and Twilight Watch.
After I finish those, the next on the list is The Family Trade by Charles Stross, which I picked up yesterday. I've been looking for it for months. Why? Because it looks like it might be one of those urban fantasies, the one where the parallel realm of fantasy lies side-by-side with reality, that I have a secret weakness for. Also, it's by Charles Stross. Also known as the guy who wrote The Atrocity Archives.
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