Books I'm Looking Forward To

[desertvixen]

A few dates to keep in mind:

Strangers in Death by JD Robb - February 19, 2008

JD Robb's stuff is like popcorn, but I've never been really disappointed by a book, although I do wish they'd stayed in PB. This one seems like it will be lighter than the last one, which is good. There's also a PB anthlology of the shorts, which will be good.

The Darcy Connection by Elizabeth Aston - March 3, 2008

These have been generally good, although I liked the first book best. I'll probably buy it, but I may want to read the back cover first. And they're TPB, which I like.

The Third Circle by Amanda Quick - April 22, 2008

Just in time for my birthday. Quick is one of the few authors I buy in HC sight unseen. I haven't yet been disappointed. I do miss her Regency period books, but the other Arcane book was pretty good, and her last one, The River Knows was excellent.

Murder on Bank Street: A Gaslight Mystery by Victoria Thompson - June 3, 2008

This historical mystery series is pretty good, and the HCs are undersized, which I like. Waiting to see what she does with her continuous UST subplot.

Nothing new listed as yet for SM Stirling, but there should be one in the September time frame, which I am anxiously awaiting.

Also nothing new listed for David Weber, which irritates me much.

DV

Comments

[sraun]

According to the denizens of Baen's Bar, By Schism Rent Asunder is due out in June from Tor.

[desert-vixen.livejournal.com]

Let me rephrase: nothing new in the Harrington universe. We should be due for either a Saganami book or what he was saying would be the last Honor mainline novel.

DV (still haven't forgiven him...but I can't skip the novel if it's going to be the last one)

[sraun]

As of six months ago, he claimed this. Short form - as of right now, he should be currently working on or just about done with the sequels to Crown of Slaves and Shadow of Saganami. After that comes the next Hells Gate book, then the next mainstream Honor book. It doesn't sound like the next mainstream book is going to be the last one - although I'm not certain what he can do with her any more! One report claimed that she was originally/recently scheduled to die in the Battle of Manticore - since she survived and is now Admiral of the Home Fleet (in actuality if not in name - but I can't see them not following up with the name shortly), I don't see her going off and having adventures any more. I think either the adventure is going to have to come to her, or there's going to have to be a shift in focus.

By a different report, his original plan had Honor's kids going up against Mesa. That same report said that the time-scale had gotten shortened, and now Honor was going to have to be involved. It will be interesting to see what he comes up with.

[desert-vixen.livejournal.com]

Yes I've heard about the rumor that she was originally supposed to die where McKeon dies. That would be what I haven't forgiven him for. I used to say that if he killed off Alistair or Rafe, I would have a really hard time picking up the next book. (This would have been right after In Enemy Hands.) I know he's said he's going to get away from her, which I agree with. What happens to her next?

Of course, I'm also still somewhat irked about how he ended the tension about White Haven...

I'm good with books following Saganami and Crown, but by the time he writes another HH book, we're all going to recap the series.

I don't care for the Hells Gate stuff, but I can find other stuff to read.

DV