…lour chè. Because. Snippet: Cam finds Pham Thi Thanh Ha in her house, as she expected. By now, she doesn’t question the aunts’ knowledge or how they came by it. She does what she’s told to, an obedient daughter beholden to her elders, never raising a fuss or complaining– the shining example of filial piety extolled in the tales her girlfriend Thuy so painstakingly reconstitutes in her spare hours. You can read it here….

So, I just got those shiny things from Gollancz: This is the UK paperback edition of The House of Shattered Wings, which includes “The House, in Winter”, an exclusive short story set twenty years before the book, during Asmodeus’s coup in House Hawthorn (yes, that’s the first paragraphs of said short story in the last picture). And will you look at all this shiny foil 🙂 To celebrate, I’m giving away 5 (signed) copies: all you have to do is enter…

…owledgements to HOUSE OF BINDING THORNS and I would like to not forget anyone. The book, however, was written during my pregnancy and I, hum, kind of am not sure I’ve got everyone covered… So if you had any input in it (brainstorming, beta reading, recommending research books etc.) could you let me know either here or privately via contact form? Tade Thompson, D Franklin (& Zoe!), Dario Ciriello, Kate Elliott, Mia SN, Rochita Loenen-Ruiz, Vida Cru…

…erpiece of supernatural intrigues, loves and betrayals in a ruined and decadent future Paris — wildly imaginative and completely convincing, this novel will haunt you long after you’ve put it down. Tim Powers, author of The Anubis Gates THE HOUSE OF SHATTERED WINGS exists in a rich, evocative Paris that is thick with magical history. Pathos and beauty intertwine in a novel filled with longing. Mary Robinette Kowal, Multiple-Hugo award winning auth…

…killer. She has gone unchallenged for decades–until a once-wayward citizen comes back to her decks for a family funeral… Where to Buy Subterranean Press (North America) JAB Books (Rest of World) Buy Now Aliette de Bodard adds to her acclaimed Xuya universe with a brand new novella, In the Shadow of the Ship. Nightjar, sentient ship and family matriarch, looms large in Khuyên’s past. Disappearances drove teenage Khuyên from it, but death will steer…

…It’s been posted all over my f-list, but once more won’t hurt… Writer Cat Valente is in dire financial straits. If you are in a position to give help, no matter how small, check out the LJ community adoptingcat….

…nerdy engineer, hot sex in space, second chance romance, space mothers, found family, communications disasters, fluff, night out with pirates, angst, hurt/comfort, soulful stargazing with tea and dumplings Content notes -Grief (loss of spouse, child estrangement from adult parent) -Physical abuse against child character (offscreen, not explicit) -Torture (offscreen, not explicit) -Imprisonment -Murder -Corrupt state and justice system -Indenture…

…s, the phoenix, the vermillion bird, was a sign of peace and prosperity to come; a sign of a just ruler under whom the land would thrive. But those are the days of the war; of a weak child-Empress, successor to a weak Emperor; the days of burning planets and last-ditch defences; of moons as red as blood and stars as dark as bile. # When Thien Bao was thirteen years old, Second Aunt came to live with them. She was a small, spry woman with little to…

…apart–all introduced at the start of the movie, all sporting more-or-less identical haircuts and having more-or-less the same bearded countenance. We later discovered that we’d only seen the abridged version: the full movie is a two-parter of 4 hours instead of the 2.5 we were shown. I’d be really interested to track down the full (Asian) version and see how it holds up. Maybe those extra characters do stick in the mind with double the screentime…