Well… Bride of the Rat God is simultaneously about the silent film era of Hollywood; Pekingese dogs; and an ancient, murderous Chinese curse. ….Yes, this is pulp. Quite entertaining pulp, particularly regarding the bits about the Pekingese. They’re apparently much more awesome dogs than I had been previously led to believe. Seriously, this standalone by Barbara Hambly is well worth perusing, especially if you like historical fantasy where you don’t have to take a refresher course in medieval/Renaissance history first.
Not that there’s anything wrong with that, of course.
And so, adieu to Lest Darkness Fall & Related Stories.
I’ve been a longtime fan of Hambly, and this is one of my favorite books by her. It’s a fun read, and I love the title.
I dislike saying which Barbara Hambly book is my favorite. All the others then glare at me.
Good book. Highly recommend.
(And an excellent sales pitch.)
Oh, Larry Correia’s first novel, Monster Hunter International is now free on Amazon Kindle as well as Baen Free Library. Be prepare to spend a couple of quality hours as a former gun store owner (and practicing accountant) write how ‘his people (gun enthusiasts) will fare in monster movies (or how if every characters in a monster movie are as well armed as Burt Gummer)
Just downloaded that yesterday, in fact. I’m looking forward to reading it.
If you need suggestions…
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/23766830-ad-astra
And if it helps sway the author is a Marylander as well, IIRC