Favorite Fiction of 2005
(in no particular order)
(in no particular order)
- Anansi Boys : A Novel by Neil Gaiman
The best thing he's written since Neverwhere and that's saying something. About the sons of one of my favorite "tricksters" ... Anansi the Spider. - Magic Street by Orson Scott Card
I'll never look at A Midsummers Night Dream the same way again. - Valley of Bones by Michael Gruber
We all remember how excited I was by this book right? - Tropic of Night by Michael Gruber
The precursor to Valley of Bones and just as excellent (and complicated) but with a major voodoo emphasis instead of Catholicism. However, the theme of mercy is still very much emphasized. I found it to be very "Christian" under everything. - Home to Harmony by Philip Gulley
Like the stories from A Prairie Home Companion but better and told from a Quaker minister's point of view. Very cozy. - Sunshine by Robin McKinley
Baking, vampires, a quest ... - Our Lady of the Lost and Found: A Novel by Diane Schoemperlen
A writer who lives a quiet life walks into her living room one day to find Mary (yes, the Blessed Virgin) standing in her living room with a suitcase. She needs a vacation to rest up before May begins with all the celebrations devoted to Mary. I think of this as a story of what Mary does in "ordinary time." - Corpse de Ballet : A Nine Muses Mystery: Terpsichore by Ellen Pall
More depth than the average mystery and a fascinating look behind the scenes developing a ballet.
