Path: ...!feeds.phibee-telecom.net!3.eu.feeder.erje.net!feeder.erje.net!news.in-chemnitz.de!news2.arglkargh.de!news.karotte.org!fu-berlin.de!uni-berlin.de!individual.net!not-for-mail From: Jaimie Vandenbergh Newsgroups: rec.arts.sf.written Subject: Re: Question about Swordheart (T.Kingfisher) Date: 21 Mar 2025 16:47:36 GMT Lines: 24 Message-ID: References: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8; format=fixed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Trace: individual.net /TupXyn+5Gm3qNuipYGr2w+nUIyaW82p9xgsd4byddwKfYzwZj Cancel-Lock: sha1:yts8KrS18EWQJNJOhtcVe3iDMhw= sha256:0yBdNwGn+bagBLxUHj6N1TCsqt36KhUL9PiEl/cHjkI= User-Agent: Usenapp for MacOS X-Usenapp: v1.27.4/l - Full License Bytes: 1881 On 21 Mar 2025 at 03:07:41 GMT, "Titus G" wrote: > On 16/03/25 01:04, Jaimie Vandenbergh wrote: >> On 14 Mar 2025 at 02:17:03 GMT, "Titus G" wrote: >> >>> I hadn't read Kingfisher before so decided to begin with Clockwork Boys. >>> It was a disappointment as I didn't enjoy her chatty writing style and >>> her sense of humour made me groan rather than smile. >> >> Neither of these changes, so I'd not recommend trying more. >> > > Thank you. I was more disappointed because my tastes usually match yours > and Tony's. That is a shame. I find her style absolutely delightful, ever since reading Digger as a webcomic. I might suggest Josiah Bancroft? _The Hexologists_ is a good starting point. It has the humour I like but is less... informal, I guess. Cheers - Jaimie -- It's all fun and games until someone loses an eye. Then it's a scavenger hunt.