Snowflake Challenge - Day 9

[lebateleur]

Challenge #9

In your own space, promote at least one canon that you adore (old, new, forever fandom). Leave a comment in this post saying you did it. Include a link to your post if you feel comfortable doing so.

Upon examination, I discover that my obsessions in January 2020 are not different from my obsessions in July 2019.

But! There are updates!

Does the Blake & Avery series intrigue? There are already three whole novels of it, with more on the way!

Does Injection pique your interest? Ellis recently revived another of his comics after a three-year hiatus, so a) chances are good that he'll pick this one back up, and b) you still have time to get your spec fic in before he does!

Does The Watchmaker of Filigree Street sound like your thing? The second novel is coming out in February!

これで以上です。

Comments

[under_the_silk_tree]

I've read the first Blake and Avery book and am planning on reading the rest as soon as I can get my hands on them. (as a side note I spent the last few chapters in wonder at the fact that Avery was in love with Blake and had no idea.)

I also read The Watchmaker last year and it was so good. I can't wait for the next one.

Both books I found thanks to your recs!

[lebateleur]

I spent the last few chapters in wonder at the fact that Avery was in love with Blake and had no idea. I know! I'm not even sure Carter intended it that way (I can see the scene were Avery kicks the Company civilian out of his bed serving two different functions) but ... um, yeah. Avery is bonkers for Blake by the end of the book.

Ditto in re: Watchmaker, and that's awesome! Glad the recs helped you find some good books. :)

[muccamukk]

Wow, I had no idea there was another watchmaker book in the works! I wonder where it'll go.

[lebateleur]

If the interview I read with Pulley right after The Bedlam Stacks came out is still accurate, they'll be heading to Japan. :D

[st_aurafina]

Eeee, the second Watchmaker novel omg!! I am so excited.

[lebateleur]

I know! I am usually meh about sequels, but I love these characters so much!

[spikedluv]

I need to read Blake and Avery book 3 before I'm very far behind!

[lebateleur]

You should have plenty of time to catch up, and it's the best of the three!

[spikedluv]

o_O Good to know!

[lirazel]

I'm a little leery about a series about English guys having adventures in India. How is the colonialism element handled?

I did enjoy The Watchmaker of Filigree Street a lot, but I mostly retain memories of the atmosphere of the book and not its plot details, so I need to reread it before I reread the second book.

[lebateleur]

The colonialism element is handled really well. Characters have period-appropriate views of "natives" and "civilization," and the narrative demonstrates how odious these are.

Watchmaker definitely rewards rereads. I'm a pretty close and detail-oriented reader, and still missed a ton of stuff on the first go-round.

[lirazel]

and the narrative demonstrates how odious these are.

Nice!

Watchmaker is a deceptively simple book. My memories of it feel so quiet, and yet I know there was so much going on. The atmosphere of it is really unique.