I will, I will. It's been a long time since I've liked a fantasy book this much so I'll probably go on and on about it. I have a slight tendency to do that with books I love. I might seem obsessive, but I call it the all natural book crush.;-)
The intriguing thing about Melusine is that it goes places, dark and sometimes very slashy places, that I've so far only seen in fan fiction. I like that aspect very much. And it also manages to step out of the shadow of Tolkien, and do its own thing. Also commendable.
Far to many fantasy books copy Tolkien, and really if I want to read about elves and evil overlords I grab LOTR or Silmarillion. Because - Fëanorians? Nirnaeth? It's a little hard to top. *g*
Though I must admit I like George R. R. Martin's A song of Ice an Fire series, but then again he drops the elves and does his own thing. Are you familiar with them?
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Date: 2006-09-18 09:08 pm (UTC)The intriguing thing about Melusine is that it goes places, dark and sometimes very slashy places, that I've so far only seen in fan fiction. I like that aspect very much. And it also manages to step out of the shadow of Tolkien, and do its own thing. Also commendable.
Far to many fantasy books copy Tolkien, and really if I want to read about elves and evil overlords I grab LOTR or Silmarillion. Because - Fëanorians? Nirnaeth? It's a little hard to top. *g*
Though I must admit I like George R. R. Martin's A song of Ice an Fire series, but then again he drops the elves and does his own thing. Are you familiar with them?