Books by Mary Robinette Kowal
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review 1: At 19 pages, I would call this a short story and not a novella, but for those 19 pages, it was packed with a story line that had me hooked. The 'lady astronaut of Mars' is 63 and a colonist on Mars. She yearns to be piloting again in space but recognizes her age restricts her p...
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review 1: I still like this series, but I'm afraid this one lost my interest a little more as each of the complicated schemes in it unfolded (first that of the bad guys, then that of the heroes). I felt teased by the Roman glamour tidbits at the beginning and toward the end, and I thought ...
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review 1: This was a fantastic short fiction piece that handled time travel with a deft touch. When the limits of time travel include someone's lifetime as the far reaches, this means to visit 1905, and record the first flight of the Wright Brothers, falls to Mrs. Jackson, a woman past on...
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review 1: All I have to say is that Mary Robinette Kowal is BRILLIANT. This story combines history and fantasy so effortlessly that I have to remind myself that glamour isn't real! The language she used transported me to a time of genteel manners and propriety. Her turns of phrase were so ...
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review 1: Married life is a bliss for Jane and Vincent. They work together creating majestic glamours for high-profile customers and hobnobbing modestly with nobility, while enjoying the more personal aspects as well. So when people start commending their trip to the mainland to Jane, she'...
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review 1: From David at the Book Bin: "If you are fascinated by the world of Jane Austen, you should check out the series if Edwardian fantasy books by Marie Robinette-Kowal. The first book in the series, Glamour in Glass, gives us an intriguing mix if Edwardian manners and magic as our he...
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review 1: I read the copy that had the first unedited version of the story that eventually was rewritten and sold to Asimov's and then was nominated for a Hugo. I'll admit to only skimming the unedited version of the story. I liked the final version enough that I didn't want to spoil it ...
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review 1: This is a police procedural that features two partners: human detective Scott Huang and his artificial intelligence partner, Metta, whose default persona is Mae West. When Metta’s chassis is stolen, Metta is restored from backup to a new chassis and the duo soon connects the crim...