Your Daily Whine

So, Amazon seems to be getting its act together (although, as trobadora pointed out, the actual, um, apology that the German Amazon branch sent out makes quite a bit of difference compared to the one most of us got.

Let's keep an eye on things, to see whether rankings are restored across the board in the coming days, not just for the titles that made it into the press...

On as growly a note, I managed to get myself struck by some lumbago-type syndrome in my left hip... not too bad, it flares at random, inexplicable movements (or, gasp, deep bloody breaths) and makes walking without yelping occasionally challenging. Actually, walking works best... sitting, standing or lying down in the same position for too long is a tad more problematic. No love, body! But it's the sort of thing that'll go away on its own, I feel. Better now than yesterday (or this morning) already...

Eight Days of Happiness - Day Five (or: Book Rec With Bells On)

Putting aside last post's whining, we now resume with happiness:

Today's Happy is (*gasp*) again book-related. In fact, it involves me discovering the most *amazing* SF series: Warchild, Burndive and Cagebird by Karin Lowachee.

Now it's not *quite* the same level of instant breathless adoration as the Vorkosigan series, but the best I've encountered since fyrie put me in harm'sColdfire's way.

What do I love...
a) it's very character- rather than technology-driven: pretty much the only thing that makes SF attractive to me
b) it's dark as heck
c) it's slashy as heck, with the sort of non-con and mindgames implications that make me fall in love in fanfic. Not explicit at all, but very present nonetheless.

Actually, I'm gobsmacked that this hasn't been recced left, right and centre on my friendslist because it's been around for three or four years already, and, well, just strikes me as the sort of thing a *lot* of people I know would enjoy... Claustrophobic, dark, intelligent, and pretty seductive in a wrong sort of way :).

I've only read the second and third part yet (finished No. 3 just a few minutes ago), so there's one more to come which I'm hopping excited about :D. Soverygood!