It's pretty clear that I loved Catherynne M. Valente's The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making. That novel reawakened my sense of wonder and set me on a path of adventure. You should love it too, if you don't already. Why don't you already? You're cautious? Okay, I can work with that. Try a taste of Valente's writing before you commit to her book, and check out the prequel/companion novelette, The Girl Who Ruled Fairyland - For a Little While.

[illustration by Ana Juan, sole property of Tor/Macmillan]
If you're gearing up for September Zombies (or just plain enjoy good, creepy writing), there's nothing better than Queen of Atlantis, a fantastic short story by Sarah Reese Brennan. A little bit of death, a princess, a sacrifice and some mythology mixed together to create a bittersweet and beautiful tale. Check it.
And to round out Saturday on the blog, I present August and September contest winners:
Mervi won my 600 followers giveaway
Melissa won my Norwegian Wood giveaway
Congratulations, winners! Stay tuned next week for another contest opportunity!
3 comments:
Wahooo for the winners and thanks for the recommendation :)
Ooh! I second ...Fairyland... or TGWCFIASOHOM? (I get tired of typing that whole title!) I loved it and will be posting my own thought shortly. I hadn't heard about the novelette, so thanks!
congrats winners :)
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