Fire in the Mist - Tag - In a past life… https://archive.jtimothyking.com/tags/fire-in-the-mist/ Fire in the Mist - Tag - In a past life… Hugo -- gohugo.ioen-usTue, 05 Apr 2011 17:19:13 +0000 Teaser Tuesdays: Fire in the Mist (again) https://archive.jtimothyking.com/2011/04/05/teaser-tuesdays-fire-in-the-mist-again/ Tue, 05 Apr 2011 17:19:13 +0000 J. Timothy King https://archive.jtimothyking.com/2011/04/05/teaser-tuesdays-fire-in-the-mist-again/

I’m about 85% through Fire in the Mist, one of Holly Lisle’s earlier titles published by Baen Books. (And now available electronically from the Baen Free Library.)

Holly throws the plot a curve ball at around page 210, and breaks one of the premier “rules” of storytelling. And I’m loving it! Unfortunately, I can’t tell you any more than that, because it would give away the story.

Today’s teaser, from page 219 (randomly selected by Random.org) of Fire in the Mist:

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A simple shepherd girl discovers her wild mage powers after a murderous magician destroys her family. Now every mage in the world wants to train her. But Faia wants only to confront the madman who killed her loved ones.

I was going to read something other than another Holly Lisle book, but I’m enjoying this one too much. Besides, it was too conveniently located on my ebook reader. Last year, I did manage to acquire a printed copy of Fire in the Mist. But I had also downloaded an electronic version from the Baen Free Library.

(And as you may know, I agree completely with Eric Flint regarding the rationale for giving away these ebooks. Please support the project and Holly, and download this classic Holly Lisle fantasy novel for your own ebook reader.)

]]> A New Bunch of Books to Read https://archive.jtimothyking.com/2010/02/03/a-new-bunch-of-books-to-read/ Wed, 03 Feb 2010 19:52:06 +0000 J. Timothy King https://archive.jtimothyking.com/2010/02/03/a-new-bunch-of-books-to-read/ I agreed to get ahold of a copy of a book written by a fellow-author, and the only place I could get one was from Amazon. That left me with a bunch of dollars left over to spend in order to get free shipping. So I used the excuse to load up on Holly Lisle books I don’t have, including some from her older books now out of print.

You wouldn’t think that I would need more books, judging from the size of my Goodreads “to-read” list, all of which I have on the premises or readily available to borrow. But the fact is that I’ve been looking for some engrossing, character-driven fiction to read, and on that score Holly has always delivered. Besides which, the Little One has wanted to read Fire in the Mist ever since I told her about it months ago. (I had read part of it online at the Baen Free Library, but that was before ebooks were convenient to read, and I’ve been longing to finish it myself.)

But that wasn’t the end of my book acquisition. I’ve also set up an account on BookMooch, have already given away 5 books from my “to get rid of” pile, and have already requested 2 more Holly Lisle books.

All told, here are the books I’m expecting (some of which I’ve already received):

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