Caroline Stevermer

Caroline Stevermer is a woman who clearly isn't afraid of a little experimentation. Her alternative history/fantasy stories feature truly unusual settings, characters, and resolutions, and even if they don't all quite work... well, you still have to respect her willingness to take a risk. She doesn't seem to be as well known as Patricia C. Wrede, with whom she wrote the cult favorite Sorcery and Cecelia, but I suspect that's mostly because Caroline Stevermer has never written a Star Wars adaptation. And frankly, that's a decision that I can respect.

Aftertaste:
None.

Availability:
Everywhere.

Other Recommendations:
Sunshine, by Robin McKinley

The Wolves of Willoughby Chase series, by Joan Aiken
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Posted by: Julia

Comments

hecate
hecate
02 Dec, 2004 01:57 AM @ version 0

I adored "Sorcery and Cecelia", but the sequel just wasn't worth the DECADE-PLUS-LONG wait, I'm sorry to say. It was pretty good, but when you have over ten years to raise your expectations, you want something remarkable.

lori
lori
07 Dec, 2005 02:15 PM @ version 0

I agree that I did not enjoy the Grand Tour as much as I did Sorcery and Cecilia. As soon as I finished reading the first book, I re-read it again, it was that good. I particularly like that the format of the book is letters written between two cousins in a fairly passable 19th century style. No one tries that anymore (particulary if their books are set in the 19th century).
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\r\nAs for A College of Magics, I liked the book quite a bit until I got to the end. I would definitely say I was unsatisfied with the way all those loose ends were tied up. (Definitely....Icky!)

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