There's so many good books that have come out or are coming out recently (and quite a few that came out a good while ago)...here's some that I am particularly coveting.
Tomorrow's Eve by Villiers de l'Isle Adam (1886)
19th century science fiction. :)
Moods by Louisa May Alcott (1865)
One of Alcott's works that is distinctly NOT like Little Women.
Beaufort 1849 by Karen Lynn Allen (2011)
Semi-local interest historical fiction.
The Penelopiad by Margaret Atwood (2005)
Myth retelling with a literary, feminist angle.
In Other Worlds by Margaret Atwood (2011)
I'm trying to keep nonfiction off this list, but this one looks too awesome! Just mention Victorian sci-fi and I'm there.
Candor by Pam Bachorz (2009)
YA + planned society = excellent.
Little Blog on the Prairie by Cathleen Davitt Bell (2010)
My mom and I do historical re-enacting, and there's not many books related at all to it.
The Mists of Avalon by Marion Zimmer Bradley (1982)
Who doesn't need a good feminist retelling of Arthurian legends?
Beauty Queens by Libba Bray (2011)
Love Bray, and it's an interesting premise for a plot. I'm anticipating funny.
Enchantment by Orson Scott Card (1999)
Fairytale retelling!
The Stone Key by Isobelle Carmody (2008)
The Obernewtyn series is fantastic.
Finding Emilie by Laurel Corona (2011)
A novel regarding Voltaire and the Enlightenment? One of my favorite authors + one of my favorite historical periods?
19th century science fiction. :)
One of Alcott's works that is distinctly NOT like Little Women.
Semi-local interest historical fiction.
Myth retelling with a literary, feminist angle.
I'm trying to keep nonfiction off this list, but this one looks too awesome! Just mention Victorian sci-fi and I'm there.
YA + planned society = excellent.
My mom and I do historical re-enacting, and there's not many books related at all to it.
Who doesn't need a good feminist retelling of Arthurian legends?
Love Bray, and it's an interesting premise for a plot. I'm anticipating funny.
Fairytale retelling!
The Obernewtyn series is fantastic.
A novel regarding Voltaire and the Enlightenment? One of my favorite authors + one of my favorite historical periods?
Interesting premise for a historical/alternate history novel.
Retelling of a Cherokee myth.
I love Goethe.
I also love dystopias.
Fly by Night was one of my favorite seventh-grade books.
Retelling of an Arthurian legend.
Dystopia again! Only this one looks more literary than most.
Back to YA dystopias.
Sci-fi with an ulterior purpose and written by a non-fiction author.
A myth retelling by the author of Out of the Silent Planet and The Chronicles of Narnia.
It's about H.G. Wells. I love H.G. Wells. I wonder if it's as amazing as The Map of Time?
A pre-apocalyptic novel?!
Another YA dystopia.
My Bonny Light Horseman by L.A. Meyer (2008)I love the Bloody Jack series.
Sci-fi with an African angle? Sounds great.
Another love-the-cover, and an interesting plot for historical fiction.
North American prehistoric fiction endorsed by a university press.
Tired of YA dystopias yet?
Religious cult-like memoir. Excellent.
Translated dystopia, from NYRB.
Another love-the-cover, and it looks enchanting.
French sci-fi, plus I love the cover.
The actual Mabinogion is on my TBR list. (Edit: Have now read The Mabinogion and enjoyed it.)
Interesting historical fiction story again.
A dystopia that appears to have a deeper societal meaning.
I've heard too many good things about this one to not want to read it.
I love Frances Hardinge!! I read Fly By Night and The Lost Conspiracy and loved them both! I haven't heard of Fly Trap, and now that is going on my to-read list, where it belongs :D Good wishlist!
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