false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1256079708m/185639.jpg 185639 4 Several years ago, Matthew the Magician ended an age-old war. It only cost him everything-and everyone-he knew and loved. Turning against his mentor, Jane Andraste, in the realm of Faerie left him physically crippled and his power shattered. <br/><br/> But Matthew remains the protector of New York City. So when he finds a young woman brutally murdered by a Fae creature, he must bring her killer to justice before Jane uses the crime to justify more war-and before he confronts an even larger threat in the greatest Adversary of all... 179437 2007 Whiskey and Water (Promethean Age, Book 2) total:105|5:23|4:47|3:27|2:6|1:2| 105 398 229 23 185639 0451461495 9780451461490 103 22 3.79 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1256079708m/185639.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/185639.Whiskey_and_Water 5 2 false Thu Aug 30 08:40:37 -0700 2007 Mon Aug 27 12:05:16 -0700 2007 Thu Aug 30 08:40:19 -0700 2007 Blood and Iron & Whiskey and Water form a duology by Elizabeth Bear. I intended to review the first one because it made me kick my feet in delight but couldn't quite manage it; it's difficult to review a book one really enjoys because one wants to convey the enjoyment of the book, but of course onl...more...]]> 185639 0451461495 9780451461490 103 22 3.79 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1256079708m/185639.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/185639.Whiskey_and_Water 4 1 false Mon Aug 06 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Thu Feb 14 12:24:53 -0800 2008 Thu Feb 14 12:24:53 -0800 2008 more...]]> 185639 0451461495 9780451461490 103 22 3.79 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1256079708m/185639.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/185639.Whiskey_and_Water 3 0 false Wed Mar 18 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Oct 20 12:01:16 -0700 2008 Thu Mar 19 11:15:27 -0700 2009
This is the second book in the Promethean series. I adored the first one, but found this one rather disappointing, and much to easy to put down - I finished 7 other novels while trying to finish this one. It has all of the flaws of the first: The ...more...]]> 185639 0451461495 9780451461490 103 22 3.79 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1256079708m/185639.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/185639.Whiskey_and_Water 3 0 false Mon May 11 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Aug 13 18:08:35 -0700 2008 Mon May 11 12:24:09 -0700 2009 Whiskey and Water picks up the loose ends from Blood and Iron and sustains them through half the book, building to a much more satisfying climax consisting of multiple battles and tense magical standoffs. My gripe: why did I have to wait for ...more...]]> 185639 0451461495 9780451461490 103 22 3.79 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1256079708m/185639.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/185639.Whiskey_and_Water 4 0 false Fri Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Fri Aug 08 08:07:34 -0700 2008 Fri Aug 15 07:55:35 -0700 2008 Blood and Iron -- same characters, mostly, more or less the same situation. It is an enjoyable read -- Bear does a good job building her world, and the plot moves along readi...more...]]> 185639 0451461495 9780451461490 103 22 3.79 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1256079708m/185639.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/185639.Whiskey_and_Water 4 0 false Thu Sep 18 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sun Apr 27 07:24:41 -0700 2008 Sat Dec 06 08:17:33 -0800 2008 1 Whiskey and Water (Roc, 2007)

The war between Faerie and the Prometheans ended in an uneasy truce when Matthew Szczegielniak, the man with the most unpronounceably heroic name in all of fantasy literature (yes, that does include Moorcock's improbably-named characters), tur...more...]]> 185639 0451461495 9780451461490 103 22 3.79 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1256079708m/185639.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/185639.Whiskey_and_Water 2 0 false Sun Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Fri May 29 19:04:40 -0700 2009 Fri May 29 19:08:53 -0700 2009
I had problems with much of the character motivation seeming too den...more...]]> 185639 0451461495 9780451461490 103 22 3.79 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1256079708m/185639.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/185639.Whiskey_and_Water 3 0 false Sat Mar 07 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Mon Feb 02 19:34:06 -0800 2009 Sat Mar 07 10:41:24 -0800 2009 1
I will probably go back and read the first book, Blood and I...more...]]> 185639 0451461495 9780451461490 103 22 3.79 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1256079708m/185639.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/185639.Whiskey_and_Water 4 0 false Thu Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Oct 21 12:09:42 -0700 2009 Wed Nov 04 06:04:33 -0800 2009 more...]]> 185639 0451461495 9780451461490 103 22 3.79 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1256079708m/185639.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/185639.Whiskey_and_Water 3 0 false Fri Oct 17 12:11:54 -0700 2008 Fri Oct 17 12:14:45 -0700 2008 more...]]> 6316146 0451462483 9780451462480 1 1 3.79 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1256079707m/6316146.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6316146.Whiskey_and_Water_A_Novel_of_the_Promethean_Age 0 0 false Wed Oct 07 10:39:27 -0700 2009 Wed Oct 07 10:39:27 -0700 2009 185639 0451461495 9780451461490 103 22 3.79 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1256079708m/185639.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/185639.Whiskey_and_Water 3 0 false Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Wed Mar 11 15:11:37 -0700 2009 Wed Mar 11 15:11:37 -0700 2009 185639 0451461495 9780451461490 103 22 3.79 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1256079708m/185639.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/185639.Whiskey_and_Water 0 0 false Sat Jan 10 08:15:02 -0800 2009 Sat Jan 10 08:15:22 -0800 2009 185639 0451461495 9780451461490 103 22 3.79 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1256079708m/185639.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/185639.Whiskey_and_Water 4 0 false Wed Jun 17 09:41:20 -0700 2009 Sat Jul 04 12:24:09 -0700 2009 185639 0451461495 9780451461490 103 22 3.79 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1256079708m/185639.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/185639.Whiskey_and_Water 4 0 false Sun Sep 14 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Wed May 07 13:27:58 -0700 2008 Sun Sep 21 00:11:07 -0700 2008 more...]]> 185639 0451461495 9780451461490 103 22 3.79 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1256079708m/185639.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/185639.Whiskey_and_Water 3 0 false Sun Apr 26 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Feb 22 15:54:01 -0800 2009 Mon Apr 27 11:27:52 -0700 2009 185639 0451461495 9780451461490 103 22 3.79 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1256079708m/185639.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/185639.Whiskey_and_Water 5 0 false Mon Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Sat Sep 22 13:04:00 -0700 2007 Wed Oct 31 10:44:21 -0700 2007 185639 0451461495 9780451461490 103 22 3.79 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1256079708m/185639.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/185639.Whiskey_and_Water 2 0 false Thu Nov 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Mon Nov 19 11:04:02 -0800 2007 Mon Nov 19 11:04:02 -0800 2007 185639 0451461495 9780451461490 103 22 3.79 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1256079708m/185639.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/185639.Whiskey_and_Water 0 0 false Tue Nov 25 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Fri Aug 29 08:36:04 -0700 2008 Tue Nov 25 19:48:45 -0800 2008 185639 0451461495 9780451461490 103 22 3.79 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1256079708m/185639.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/185639.Whiskey_and_Water 4 0 false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sun Jan 20 13:57:47 -0800 2008 Wed Jan 30 19:28:00 -0800 2008 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=185639