FF: Less Famous
Princess Persephone (See Below for Which Princess)
I’m as guilty as the next reader of trending toward one element of a writer’s work. As a writer, I’m often saddened that readers who loved Changer won’t touch the Firekeeper Saga or those who came to me from Firekeeper only want more Firekeeper.
But I can be just as contrary. What I’ve learned though is that often a writer’s atypical books are some of that writer’s best, precisely because they’re outside of the grove. Patricia McKillip’s Science Fictional Fool’s Run is phenomenal. David Weber’s early Path of the Fury remains one of my favorites of his. (Hmm… Maybe a re-read is in order?)
So this week I’m giving Peter Wimsey and Albert Campion a break, and am reading one of Dorothy L. Sayer’s less well-known works.
For those of you unfamiliar with this column, the Friday Fragments lists what I’ve read over the past week. Most of the time I don’t include details of either short fiction (unless part of a book-length collection) or magazines. The Fragments are not meant to be a recommendation list. If you’re interested in a not-at-all-inclusive recommendation list, you can look on my website under Neat Stuff.
Once again, this is not a book review column. It’s just a list with, maybe, a bit of description or a few opinions tossed in.
Recently Completed:
Dancers in Mourning by Margery Allingham. Musical theater and country house combine to make an interesting setting for this tale of not-so-accidental death.
Whose Body by Dorothy L. Sayers. Her first featuring Lord Peter Wimsey.
In Progress:
Call Down the Hawk by Maggie Stiefvater. Audiobook. So far interesting…
The Documents in the Case by Dorothy L. Sayers with Robert Eustace. A collaboration in which the collaborator provided the science behind the intricate mystery plot.
Also:
Mostly immersed in writing on SK4.
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Persephone Enacts “The Princess and the Pea”
