by the way

[jinian]

Some of you guys need to put Caroline Stevermer and Jo Walton on your interests lists. I am the only fan of those two who currently has them listed. If you don't know their writing, there is no time like the present!

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[jenett]

I'm obviously familiar with Jo's work, but who's the other author? What sort of stuff?

(Not that I can afford new books in the near future, mind, but...)

[jinian.livejournal.com]

Caroline Stevermer has written two books by herself and I think one with Patricia Wrede. (It appears to be only two. One web site said there was a third, but nobody else had ever heard of it.) They're wonderful. Have you read Swordspoint? There's actual magic in Stevermer's world and it happens onstage, but otherwise the cleverness and matter-of-factness reminds me of Swordspoint quite a bit. Her style is a bit more subtle than Sayers, more like Austen. I'm certain you'd like them as much as I do.

(Ha. Nifty. Kate Nepveu's site has a review comparing Stevermer and Walton (http://www.steelypips.org/reviews/whenking.html).)

[jinian.livejournal.com]

Hey, there are more! Dammit, Amazon didn't have these when I searched 'em directly yesterday...

I'll get back to you. :)