The
Dark Crystal creation Myths, Vol 1 & Vol 2 (Vol 3 TBA),
Brian Froud.
ISBN: 978-1936393008 & 978-1936393800
July 3, 2013
I love The Dark Crystal. I know that makse me such a
stereotypical child of the '80s, but I can't help it. These two
gorgeous hardcover books of graphic novelized "prequel"
story are delightful reminders of the mystery and mystique of that strange
world populated by such odd and entrancing creatures. Can't
find a release date for Volume 3 yet, and that makes me sad. These are
beautiful physical artifacts.
Queen Victoria's Book of Spells, anthology collected by Ellen Datlow &
Terri Windling. ISBN: 978-0765332271
July 2, 2013
Collection of 18 "gaslamp fantasies" set in Victoriana.
Authors: Dale Baile, Elizabeth Bear, James P. Blaylock, Jeffrey Ford, Theodora
Goss, Leanna Renee Hieber, Kathe Koja, Ellen Kushner & Caroline Stevermer,
Tanith Lee, Gregory Maguire, Maureen McHugh, Veronica Schanoes, Delia Sherman,
Catherynne M. Valente, Genevieve Valentine, Kaaron Warren, Elizabeth Wein, Jane
Yolen.
Highlights: Dale Bailey's Mr Splitfoot is about the sisters who
popularized the spiritualist movement - very creepy. Gregory Macguire's A
Few Twigs He Left Behind is a sweet coda to the story of Mr Scrooge.
Ellen Kushner & Caroline Stevermer's The Importance of the Superficial is
written entirely in letters, which was interesting and delightful to
read. Theodora Goss' Estella Saves the Village is a sweet
excercise in recognizing and matching characters from actual Victorian and
Edwardian literature (including Mr Holmes, who is MARRIED!).
Pirate Diary: The Journal of Jake Carpenter, Richard Platt (illus Chris Riddell).
ISBN: 0763608483
July 1, 2013
Illustrated oversize juv fiction. Set in early 1700s, boy sets sail from
Charleston, gets conscripted as a pirate (and has a better time as a pirate
than as a sailor) and returns safely home again due to the Grace of King
George. Lashings, maroonings, amputations, and death, but no
gore due to careful composition angles.
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