Worlds Without End Blog

Embassytown, the only title here that I’ve read, was extraordinary and well-deserving of the nomination. Among other things, it’s an exceptional exploration of some ideas about the nature of language. It’s both intellectually substantial and a pleasure to read.I read the first two chapters of Among Others the other day at the library and now regret not checking it out while I had the chance. I liked what I read but the brief bit I read wasn’t enough to do more than put it on my reading list.A question for people who have read Firebird and Kingdom of Gods: Do you recommend them and, if so, do you recommend reading all or some of the earlier volumes in the two series?

Can anyone explain the Nebula-McDevitt thing to me? He’s a good writer of fun books, but he’s _always_ nominated, and his books don’t seem to fit the Nebula mold. Is there something I’m missing?

McDevitt certainly has a long-standing romance with Nebula. I guess I finally need to read him to see what the fuss is about.

@Danny I read "The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms" and found it as good as people said. Then again, I’m a big Zelazny fan and there was much in the novel that reminded me of the seminal "Lord of Light". It’s not the typical, epic fantasy that we are inundated with in the padded series we see on bookshelves. I haven’t read the sequel yet or "The Kingdom of Gods" but they are most certainly on my reading list. I do recommend "The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms" but not if you are looking for heroic heroes, predictable quests, evil overlords and black and white morality. Jemisin wrote something fresh and new, ambrosially romantic, which plays with gender stereotypes and ideas of hetero-normality. I hope that "The Kingdom of Gods" can sustain this form. The only way to find out is to actually take the plunge and read it *smiley*.

I’ve read Embassytown and Among Others. They are both excellent, but I’ll be rooting for Among Others. I’ve never read McDevitt, I think I’d better get around to it.

Emil: Thanks for the recommendation. I’ll give 100k Kingdoms a shot.