Three Parts Dead. Max Gladstone. …You don’t GET to write a book this good on the first goram try. That he did is clearly evidence that the universe is an uncaring, unfeeling place with no respect for justice. And now, if you’ll excuse me, I have to go dump my entire PayPal account into the house checking account so I can pay for all the books that Gladstone has written. I might as well do it now and save myself some valuable time, hey?
…Seriously, they’re excellent urban fantasy/alternate history. Hard to describe, easy to read. I was up until 2 AM finishing the first one.
And so, adieu to Space Viking.
Max is in my wife’s writer’s group, but to be honest, I haven’t had a chance to read his stuff yet.
I was about to buy it on the strength of the recommendation.
Then I saw it was published by Tor.
I refuse to do business a company who has called me deplorable.
…So why not buy it third-party from a used bookseller, then? AFAIK, no royalties accrue on resales.