Reading: Backlists and YA

[greatsword]

One of the things that makes me realize I’m living in the future is the joy of having a dozen or so novels in my pocket at all times. It was surprisingly easy to learn to read on my phone; for convenience it’s become my primary reading device

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What about

[learnteach]

Ettiquette and Espionage? First rate book! Female point of view.

Gail Carringer. Excellent author. Lovely waltzer, too.

Re: What about

[greatsword]

The only one of hers I've read is Soulless, which while ok did not encourage me to read more. I'll try this one.

[klwilliams]

You might like Janni Simner's books, starting with "Bones of Faerie".

[greatsword]

On my list. I'm trying to not accumulate too big a TBR pile, but these do look good, if somewhat dark.

[chronovore]

"I find Gould’s treatment of the movie as AU laudable, and I enjoyed that story too - just be aware that it’s a different world from the main series."

What does the bolded phrase mean?

[greatsword]

The movie went in quite a different direction than the book, to the point where it was basically declared an alternate universe. Gould wrote a completely different backstory novel. (The story of the allied jumper, Griffin) for that universe.

The original novels are much more deep and complex, despite being somewhat YA. (The middle novel has some problematic content for some parents, I suspect. Books 1 and 3 are ok for YA, but at the T-rated end.)

If you've only seen the movie, get the books. Well worth it.

[chronovore]

Ah, "Alternate Universe." Got it.

I didn't like the movie at all, but had been told by a friend who reads quite a lot that the books were good. I read them a ways back, and was impressed.