"AERIE!"

[roadrunnertwice]

Okay, I need to get writing tonight, but before I do, I just want to say that Karl Schroeder's Sun of Suns is -- how you say -- the absolute shit. We're talking about a book that has zero-gravity swordfights and "motorbikes" that are basically jet engines with handlebars and a saddle. Characters include a surly, revenge-driven youth with nothing to lose, a hot mad scientist from outside the world, and an admiral's wife / cold-blooded killer whose primary goal in life is to figure out which city the bullet that shattered her jaw came from and kill everyone in it. Major plot threads include a hunt for pirate treasure and running an errand in the sun's core.

I could say all kinds of things about this book, but I will refrain. I expect to be congratulated on my restraint. =P

Comments

[froborr.livejournal.com]

I am deeply amused by the fact that, on my flist, your post is immediately below one by Aeire.

Book sounds nifty, but not sure whether it'll be my bag.

[froborr.livejournal.com]

After skimming the Amazon excerpt, I may pick it up just to support the cause of appropriate semicolon use. He's not afraid of them! That's very rare in fiction.

[roadrunnertwice]

I did like his prose—it stayed out of the way, and it stayed out of the way with flair.

Anyway, it's basically a straight-up swashbuckler with some very clever SF trappings. That'll have a lot to do with whether you ultimately enjoy the story.

[boopsce.livejournal.com]

It sounds like the sort of thing somebody who masturbates to Neil Stephenson might write.

...

So I'll probably read it.

[roadrunnertwice]

Out of my friendlist, I think you're actually the most likely to totally dig it.