Glamourist Histories (4 books in series)
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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: 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: 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: 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 ...