September was Comic Book month at Auckland Libraries, so I tried a bunch of graphic novels, and found some amazing stories. I liked comics as a kid (particularly X-men and Catwoman) but always kinda wished the stories were longer so I became a fan of collected editions and graphic novels. My first G.N. was “Dragonflight” by Anne McCaffrey – I’d read and loved the series beforehand, so the graphic novel was a wonderful find (at Rotorua Library back in the ’90s). As an adult, I became obsessed with Neil Gaiman’s “Sandman” overture, and I’ll admit there are lots of online comics that I regularly ready. So finding “The Wicked + the Divine” and “Locke & Key” had me feeling really lucky this month.<\/p>\n
I also started making my way through Naomi Novik’s alt-hist\/fantasy “Temeraire” series – dragons in the Napoleonic Wars, what’s not to like. I read the first novel shortly after it was released and really liked it, but for some reason I never picked up the rest. Mistake! They are great, just wholesome fantasy with terrific language.<\/p>\n
I also finished a few other series (Rendell, Blizz Chronicles), and started a bunch of new ones by Jo Walton – I’d read “My Real Children” a few years ago when I found it in a pile at Mum’s place, and it was weird in the best way. This month, I got “Among Others” and it was so perfectly attuned to my interests that I didn’t want it to end. After a brief mourning period, I moved on to her alt-history “Farthing” and her Arthurian-esque “King’s Peace” – both trilogies, so yay!<\/p>\n
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\nWitch Child<\/em> by Celia Rees
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\nWorld of Warcraft Chronicle Volume 3<\/em> by Blizzard Entertainment
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\nWytches Volume 1<\/em> by Scott Snyder
\nThe Wicked + the Divine Volume 1<\/em> by Kieron Gillen
\nA Study in Emerald<\/em> by Neil Gaiman
\nLocke & Key Volume 1<\/em> by Joe Hill
\nAmong Others<\/em> by Jo Walton
\nFarthing<\/em> by Jo Walton
\nThe King\u2019s Peace<\/em> by Jo Walton
\nMy Real Children<\/em> by Jo Walton
\nWhat Makes This Book So Great<\/em> by Jo Walton
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\nThe Magic of the Spring Equinox<\/em> by Danu Forest
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\nThe Wicked + the Divine Volume 2<\/em> by Kieron Gillen
\nThe Wicked + the Divine Volume 3<\/em> by Kieron Gillen
\nThe Wicked + the Divine Volume 4<\/em> by Kieron Gillen
\nLocke & Key Volume 2<\/em> by Joe Hill
\nLocke & Key Volume 3<\/em> by Joe Hill
\nLocke & Key Volume 4<\/em> by Joe Hill
\nLocke & Key Volume 5<\/em> by Joe Hill
\nLocke & Key Volume 6<\/em> by Joe Hill
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