wrong train, right time

"The Tea Master and the Detective" by Aliette de Bodard

A Sherlock Holmes riff set in de Bodard's sci-fi Xuya universe! Very fun, good mystery. I really like the sci-fantasy aspects of her Xuya stuff. Long Chau is a very excellent Sherlock Holmes riff and I hope we see more of her. The Shadow's Child is a spaceship and a very good Watson. I hope we see more of them.

"Opal: A Raven Cycle Short Story" by Maggie Stiefvater

Originally packaged with the original novels, but now available as a standalone. I really enjoyed Opal's POV and it was lovely to see how she and Adam and Ronan were getting on after the The Raven King. Plus what I'm sure is a little tease for the upcoming trilogy featuring Ronan. Definitely looking forward to how that pays off too.

de Bodard, Aliette. The House of Shattered Wings. Penguin Random House, 2015. Finished 1/29/2017.

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de Bodard, Aliette. Master of the House of Darts (Obsidian and Blood #3) Self-published, 2015. eBook. Finished 1/9/2017.

Servant of the Underworld, Harbinger of the Storm

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de Bodard, Aliette. Servant of the Underworld (Obsidian and Blood #1). Self-published, 2015. eBook. Finished 1/8/2017.

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