Narcissus in Chains, by Laurell K. Hamilton

Narcissus in Chains
by Laurell K. Hamilton
424 pages (hardcover)
Genre: Fiction/Fantasy/Romance

Didn't live up to my expectations; I wanted more Nathaniel, less Micah. I'm still yearning to read The Vampire Queen's Servant. Chronologically, time in this volume moves too slowly--a perpetual LKH issue. It's rather strange reading the Anita Blake series backwards and out-of-order.

Other than that, I haven't much else to say. Pure fluff reading.

Making Money, by Terry Pratchett

Making Money
by Terry Pratchett
394 pages (hardcover)
Genre: Fiction/Fantasy/Humor

Slowly, ever so slowly, I am making my way through Terry Pratchett. The plot in this newest tale is highly tangential, but Pratchett's characteristic style kept me sufficiently amused throughout. My favorite parts were the Cabinet of Curiosities, the golems, and Vetinari (of course). On page 353, there is one line about Mr. Slant that has me confused: "Death had not diminished his encyclopedic memory, his guile, his talent for corkscrew reasoning, and the vitriol of his stare." How is Mr. Slant dead in any way, shape, or form?

The plot is supposedly about Moist von Lipwig's adventures as the master of the mint; this is true, but it's also the story of a rich madman, the Golem Trust, and the overarching character throughlines of Vetinari and Moist (with hints of Adora Belle Dearheart, whom I adore). In short, the plot falls all over the place, and that's fine for me--whether you're okay with it, determines whether this counts as a rec or not.