New Review

[handful_ofdust]

Fine Book of Tongues review from Sean McLachlan, aka MidListWriter on Blogspot, here (http://midlistwriter.blogspot.com/2010/04/review-book-of-tongues.html). Being a Civil War buff and historian, he rightly points out my blood-drunk gay porno horse opera is riddled with historical inaccuracies; in my defense, I can only claim that I did actually write a whole Apologia pointing this same sad fact out in fair detail, which hopefully will eventually work itself into the paperback version.;)

Otherwise, am now very securely in that floaty, drunken-feeling portion of the Day After the (Mainly Sleepless) Night Before. Still hammering here and there on "The Shrines". I guess I'll just go on that way 'til I fall over; usually works.

Comments

[baggyeyes]

"...Tarantino never created anything as original as this."

You should ask if you could put that on your paperback. and to be fair to yourself (Jeez, you ever?) he did say :

"occasional historical inaccuracy detectable only by obsessive students of the Civil War"

Now that is one hella great review.

[asakiyume.livejournal.com]

He said only an obsessive geek would care about the inaccuracies, and furthermore, after describing himself as just such a geek, he then said he didn't care about them! He loved the book. It's a great review!

[benet.livejournal.com]

But isn't it an AU anyway? Nobody's busting Naomi Novik's chops because some of the events in the Napoleonic Wars turned out a little differently, because dragons. Oh, well, good review, all the same.

[lanerobins.livejournal.com]

I'm reading it now. So far, I'm loving it. You have an amazing way with language. I showed it to my writers' group and there's a clamour for who gets it next.

[moon-custafer.livejournal.com]

This is history turned on its head with its chest ripped open and its heart offered to the gods. I look forward to the sequel.

Now that should be a cover blurb!