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If you have started the Wayward Children series, you are hooked and have already read this one.

If you haven't started, but have liked other stories about children being transported to magical lands, you should start.

If you're wondering if the series holds up and further volumes add new and interesting things without rehashing the same old stuff, be assured the series holds up.

William Gibson is keeping it weird.

If you're into William Gibson, you don't need me to tell you to read this.

If you haven't tried any, I'd start with [b:Neuromancer|6088007|Neuromancer (Sprawl, #1)|William Gibson|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1554437249l/6088007.SY75.jpg|909457], but you should definitely read [b:The Peripheral|24611819|The Peripheral|William Gibson|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1574084339l/24611819.SY75.jpg|40167043] before this one.

I was lucky enough to get this from the library just before the lockdown started.

This is the third Iron Dragon book from Mr. Swanwick and it is a good fast-paced read with lots to think about.

I feel fine in saying you don't have to read the other Iron Dragon books first. I did. But so long ago that I only remember that I loved them. I want to read them again now.

This was great fun. Great sci-fi elements including interesting types of post-humans and artificial intelligence.

Also interesting future societies that had roots in today's world.

For a Canadian, having people who spoke varieties of French that included "tabarnak" as a bad swear word, was great.

And because this is more or less a heist story, it starts with the gathering of the team. I just love stories that start that way.

Alas, no talking rodents.

A nice quick read. Not an essential part of the series, but it has some cute stuff. Especially with the younger folk.

A nice quick read. Not an essential part of the series, but it has some cute stuff. Especially with the younger folk.

A captivating read.

Science fiction that takes place in Nigeria, which is a nice change, and it's a story that would only make sense in Nigeria.

The story is a lot more about psychology than technology, which is also a nice change for me.

I'm looking forward to #2 and #3.

These are delightful cartoons.

And, of course, it is all talking animals.

This is apparently autobiography. So, we learn that Ms Dumont went to law school. I always feel sad when I learn that someone went to law school but didn't stay with the law.

But if they're going to write engaging books that let us learn about people we don't learn enough about, I'm just glad that their path took them to where they are.

And get this, she does standup comedy. There's an audio clip at:
https://www.cbc.ca/radio/laughoutloud/dawn-dumont-at-the-turtle-island-too-gala-a-celebration-of-aboriginal-comedy-1.1742517

A fun, brief read.

I should probably read it again sometime, because I'm not sure what really happened.

It is great to be back in the world of the First Law Trilogy.

There's a good chance that everything is going to turn out awful. But I think I'll at least try book #2.

Good goofy fun and set in the world of high pressure modern kitchens without anyone as annoying as that Ramsay guy.

If you like fantasy that is so bleak it makes Game of Thrones seem cheerful, this is for you.

This was fun.

If you enjoy gentle humour, fantasy, and foreign culture, the chronicles of Master Li and Number Ten Ox, are rewarding.

But I have to admit that I was sad to learn that Barry Hughart had intended to write seven books, not only three, in the series, but had a falling out with his publishers. And now he's gone, so we'll never get more.