It's been a difficult day. In between waiting for news regarding the release date of my machine readable passport and dozing off due to my medicines, I haven't been able to function at peak effectivity. Since I have all this weird, oddly-timed bursts of energy, I've decided to share an author and series that I've been enjoying lately.
The fantasy novel The Lies of Locke Lamora is what happens when you take the finest heist elements of Steven Soderbergh's Oceans movies and marry them with a richly imagined, Renaissance-inspired universe that unfolds with all the swashbuckling economy of Steven Brust's Khaavren Romances.
The novel is a delightful romp, and hints at a fully-realized world just raring to be explored by discerning readers. Sadly, the book is not widely available at the usual booksellers in the Philippines, so you might have to request them to order it for you. Still, it's worth the wait, if ever. It's clever, funny, well-plotted and the execution is a marvel of narrative efficiency rarely seen in fantasy novels, which normally tend towards the overblown and meandering.
Photo Credits:
Picture of novel comes courtesy of Wellington City Libraries
3 comments:
Ooooooooooooo!!! Im a sci-fi/fantasy fan!!! So where did you buy this book if it isn't easy to find here? Im rereading Asimov's robot series and foundation series...
Ooooooooooooo!!! Im a sci-fi/fantasy fan!!! So where did you buy this book if it isn't easy to find here? Im rereading Asimov's robot series and foundation series...
I managed to grab a copy (the last one!) at Bestsellers (the specialty shop of National Bookstore) in Podium. But I'm quite sure that booksellers can order it, if you're willing to wait. ;-)
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