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Author: Aliette de Bodard
Aliette de Bodard lives and works in Paris. She is the author of the critically acclaimed Obsidian and Blood trilogy of Aztec noir fantasies, as well as numerous short stories which have garnered her two Nebula Awards, a Locus Award and two British Science Fiction Association Awards. Her space opera books include The Tea Master and the Detective, a murder mystery set on a space station in a Vietnamese Galactic empire, inspired by the characters of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson. Recent works include the Dominion of the Fallen series, set in a turn-of-the-century Paris devastated by a magical war, which comprises The House of Shattered Wings (Roc/Gollancz, 2015 British Science Fiction Association Award, Locus Award finalist), and its standalone sequel The House of Binding Thorns (Ace/Gollancz, 2017 European Science Fiction Society Achievement Award, Locus award finalist). (Photo taken by Lou Abercrombie)
ARC Review: Of Charms, Ghosts and Grievances by Aliette de Bodard
Thank you to the author, Aliette de Bodard, for an ARC copy of the book in exchange for an honest review. If you’re a frequent reader of this blog, you Read More
Review: Seven of Infinites by Aliette de Bodard
I’m continuing my quest to read all books released by Aliette de Bodard and when my friend got a copy of Seven of Infinities, I asked if she wanted to Read More
Review: Fireheart Tiger by Aliette de Bodard
Fireheart Tiger is Aliette de Bodard’s latest novella. It’s another fantasy story with a Vietnamese inspired world, this time, pre-colonial. It’s short, bittersweet, and left me wanting more. Thanh has Read More
Review: The Citadel of Weeping Pearls by Aliette de Bodard
The Citadel of Weeping Pearls is the first book in the xuya universe written by Aliette de Bodard, and it’s available in the Kobo Plus program. I’ve read her other Read More
ARC Review: Of Dragons, Feasts and Murders by Aliette de Bodard
Of Dragons, Feasts and Murders is a standalone novella in the Dominion of the Fallen series. You don’t have to have read the other books to enjoy this one. I’ve Read More
Review: The Tea Master and the Detective by Aliette de Bodard
It’s probably no secret that I adore Aliette’s writing and with my love for tea, it’s not a difficult guess to figure out why I picked up The Tea Master Read More
ARC Review: In The Vanishers’ Palace by Aliette de Bodard
An f/f retelling of Beauty and the Beast with a dragon. Aliette de Bodard writes this fairy tale in a Vietnamese setting and enchants the reader with her powerful writing.