![]() ![]() Kiernan’s “ Agents of Dreamland,” which is unclassifiable and wonderful. For the pure essence of noir, mixed in with Lovecraftian horror and Le Carre-like spy games, I adored Caitlín R. It’s a pitch-perfect hard-boiled fantasy set in Kuala Lumpur that’s tremendous fun with a great sense of place. A great title I wish more people saw is “ Rupert Wong, Cannibal Chef,” by Malaysian author Cassandra Khaw. “ City of Stairs,” the first in a trilogy, is great fun, a mystery set in a city where the gods all died - or did they? He just does this sort of thing so well. ![]() ![]() But if I am sticking with secondary-world fantasy for a bit, one of my favorite current writers is Robert Jackson Bennett. I read through about eight of them in one go. And you forget Charlaine Harris’ Sookie Stackhouse novels. Lavie: I did love “Ready Player One” - and Anita Blake. ![]()
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