Outside of a Dog: Edgerton, Teresa: (01) Goblin Moon

Rich

Rich wrote on May 23, 2003 at 5:42 PM:

Yay!

I *knew* you'd like it. In addition to the sequel, Edgerton's website indicates that she is mulling over expanding a plot abstract detailing the adventures of Lord Skelbroke.

And, I just got and read _Sorcery and Cecilia_ on the basis of your persistent recommenations. Great fun. Kate Tagarth joins my favorite heroine collection, just below Susan Voight and Phillipa Sommerville.

It really makes me think about a short story that I read in Omni magazine once called "Resolve and Resistance," a sorta of sequel to _Pride and Prejudice_ in which the Bennet sisters serve as spies and resistance leaders in an alt-history England where Napolean succeeds in conquering all of Europe.

In fact, I had such positive, vague memories of that story that I was somewhat let down by a reread when I finally tracked down a copy. Still think it would be a great idea to be expanded into a full fledged book.

(Oh, and the Book Log is down again. More ISP headaches and I just *cannot* find the time to keep it updated on anything close to a timely basis. It was becoming an eyesore.)

Kate

Kate wrote on May 23, 2003 at 5:57 PM:

And glad to hear you liked _S&C_, too.

(The Wrede Regency fantasies are in the same universe, without overlapping characters.)

Query: *which* Bennett sisters?

Elaine

Elaine wrote on May 23, 2003 at 8:50 PM:

Sounds like this book might work for me. I've never wanted to meet a Lymond-type in the flesh, myself. Though he would probably be kind since I would no doubt act like the village idiot.

You do know that there is a follow-on to Sorcery and Cecelia called the Grand Tour due out sometime next year by Wrede and Stevermer.

Kate

Kate wrote on May 23, 2003 at 9:40 PM:

Unfortunately it's out of print, though not as comprehensively so as _S&C_ was. I didn't have any trouble finding it inexpensively, at least.

Yes, I know about the _S&C_ sequel and I'm thrilled. Not the least because it will be the first new Wrede in several years, IIRC.

Stevermer is also working on another book in the same world as _A College of Magics_, in which Jane appears.

Rich

Rich wrote on May 24, 2003 at 12:59 PM:

Query: *which* Wrede Regencies?

Anyway, as I recall, Lizzie and Jane were more of strategists in the resistence (running out of Pemberly Park, of course - either Darcy or Bingley was killed in the invasion, and the other one was serving to defend the Carribean Colonies, or something), Lydia was of course serving as a courtesan, seducing French officers to learn military secrets, what with the feckless Wickham leaving her and deserting the army as well, and I do not recall what was Kitty's fate, but I do think I recall bookish Mary was serving in a workshop developing new types of explosives. The really juicy bit was Caroline Bingley, who was a collaborator, cohabitating with a French military governor. :Hiss!: Oh, and a severely crippled Lord Nelson wanders into the story, and hooks up with the resistence after washing ashore from some naval defeat. I think, actually, that is how it happens - Lord Nelson is the protagonist and runs into the Bennets, not vice versa.

I tell you, that would be a great book. I think I shall go hunt it down and see if I can e-mail the author.

Meanwhile, I am also looking forward to _A Scholar of Magics_ and _The Grand Tour_ (the follow-up to _S&C_). Does anyone know if _The Grand Tour_ will also be an epistolary novel? If so, I wonder how that works? Which of the cousins is on the tour and which is stuck back in England?

Kate

Kate wrote on May 24, 2003 at 4:27 PM:

The Wrede Regencies that I link to in the post--the Mairelon books. Reprinted as YAs by Tor, I believe.

According to this page, "It will not be a letter game this time. One character keeps a journal, one is being deposed [ for a trial (?)]."

The concept of "Resolve and Resistance" sounds lovely, even if the story didn't live up to your memory of it. Google tells me it's by S. N. Dyer and collected in the ninth Year's Best Fantasy and Horror anthology (Windling and Datlow), which I own and apparently have not read all of. I shall have to do so forthwith.