Surprise! I'm still around, and I have not abandoned Tethyan Books. I have a habit of underestimating how difficult life changes will be, or possibly just of overestimating how smoothly I'll be able to handle them. These last few months have involved a lot of changes. They're all good changes, but they still take their toll on my time and ability to write book reviews.
I moved to Texas, and with my usual good sense I executed this move in the second half of July. Yes, I knew Texas was going to be 100+ heat everyday, but I figured I could handle it. I'd been away from the south long enough to forget what it's like to not be able to walk very long outside. Anyway, now I am safely air-conditioned inside my new home, and have started my fun new job.
While I haven't had the bandwidth to write, I have still been reading. I want to review everything I've read in this dead time at some point, but I realize that might not be realistic. I might revert to shorter-style reviews for a while in order to catch up, because I do want to share what I've loved about the books I've read recently. For a few words on recent award winners, I was thrilled to see N.K. Jemisin's The Stone Sky take the Hugo and Locus Fantasy awards, as I thought it was just a remarkable book. Also, I was happy to see John Scalzi's The Collapsing Empire, a fun start to a new series, win the Locus SF award.
That's all for now, and I'll be back with actual book reviews very soon!
