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Fantasy to Science Fiction with stops at romantic comedy and mystery
I finished reading Bedlam, Bath and Beyond by J D Warren. His web site is here: http://www.jd-warren.com/News.html Its modern fantasy. The book was good with an interesting fantasy premise. What I can't understand is either the title or the cover art. I have absolutely no clue how either relate to the story. If you like modern urban fantasy don't let either put you off reading the book.
The next book was a more traditional fantasy, Fire Study by Maria V Snyder. Her web site is here: http://www.mariavsnyder.com/ This is her third book set in this fantasy world. The first was Poison Study and the second Magic Study. All three are very good books with a likable heroine and a satisfying story developing her world and her character.
The next book was Too Pretty To Die by Susan McBride. Her web site is here: http://www.susanmcbride.com/ These are murder mysteries, part of a series about a debutante dropout who keeps getting involved with murder.
All very good books. They're set in and about Dallas high society, and very amusing.
My current read is The Sagittarius Command by R M Meluch. Her web page is here: http://www.rmmeluch.com/ This is a hard science fiction series about a starship called the USS Merrimack. For a variety of reasons I find that amusing (and no I'm not going to tell you why,) The series has been pretty good so far and so has this book.