Jonathon Strange is a delightful book if you're in the mood for atmospheric snark; I love it for the same reasons I love Austen, which is to say, not for the thrilling action.
There actually is some of that by, y'know, page 500 or 600,but it's not what I like best.
A suggestion: try The Ladies of Grace Adieu.It's Clarke's short fiction, and has all the delight of JS&MrN in a zillionth the length. and more generally --maybe you want to start at *now* and work backwards?
![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
(no subject)
Date: 2009-04-09 04:36 pm (UTC)There actually is some of that by, y'know, page 500 or 600,but it's not what I like best.
A suggestion: try The Ladies of Grace Adieu.It's Clarke's short fiction, and has all the delight of JS&MrN in a zillionth the length. and more generally --maybe you want to start at *now* and work backwards?