Well, it’s Wednesday once again, so time for my weekly post about my reading. This week I decided that I really should finish a book that I had put aside for a while (if you can say that about ebooks!)…

Yes, I finally finished Black Sun Rising by Celia Friedman, #01 The Coldfire trilogy. Here is the blurb:

“Over a millennium ago, Erna, a seismically active yet beautiful world was settled by colonists from far-distant Earth. But the seemingly habitable planet was fraught with perils no one could have foretold, and the colonists found themselves caught in a desperate battle for survival against the fae, a terrifying natural force with the power to prey upon the human mind itself, drawing forth images from a person’s worst nightmare or most treasured dreams and indiscriminately giving them life.

Twelve centuries after fate first stranded the colonists on Erna, mankind has achieved an uneasy stalemate, and human sorcerers manipulate the fae for their own profit, little realising that demonic forces which feed upon such efforts are rapidly gaining in strength. Now, as the hordes of the dark fae multiply, four people – Priest, Adept, Apprentice and Sorcerer – are about to be drawn inexorably together for a mission which will force them to confront an evil beyond their imagining, in a conflict which will put not only their own lives but the very fate of humankind in jeopardy …”

That seemed intriguing! To be honest, I am unsure how I feel about the book, probably because it took me so long to read it. I did give it four stars. Perhaps I was being generous. Anyway, this is my review on Goodreads…

Black Sun Rising by C.S. Friedman
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

This must be the first time that I have read a Fantasy/Science Fiction crossover. Friedman melds the two genres together in quite an interesting way, especially in her scene setting. The descriptions of the planet where the story takes place are a novel mix with alien creatures as well as “fae” forces and powers which act upon the planet and its inhabitants.

Unfortunately, some of the characters are less well drawn and the plot often drags in places, which is why I put the book aside for a while. The last third, or thereabouts, was probably the best part, but I am not sure whether I will read the rest of the trilogy.

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Now I am going to return to the book I am currently reading…

Happy Reading to you all!

Love and best wishes,

Anne

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PS. By the way, on my wanders around the web I came across this list of the late David Bowie’s favourite books on the New York Public Library’s site. I must admit that I haven’t read many of them – he must have been far more erudite and intellectual than I am! Anyway, it’s certainly a very interesting list…

In Memoriam: David Bowie’s Top 100 Favorite Books

By Lauren Weiss, Social Media Marketing Associate

January 11, 2016