#30 One Good Knight by Mercedes Lackey

[missingvolume]

This is the second Five Hundred Kingdoms book. Like the first it has the Tradition and Godmothers. This is less a twist on a fairy tale and more a twist on Greek mythology. Not bad and I have to admit it was a bit refreshing instead of rehashing all the same old tales. I have to admit there was less romance in this one than in the first Luna book, The Fairy Godmother. Not that I'm looking for the romance but I have to admit I was surprised at the lack of it. Just not sure when the next one will be coming out. Guess I need to go look at the Luna site.

Comments

[blloonaticbmber.livejournal.com]

Is it as political as Fairy Godmother? The preaching pretty much turned me off that one.

[missingvolume.livejournal.com]

I honestly don't remember the first book being that political.I might have to reread it but I must admit the first time I read the book it was rather late at night.

The only political thing in this was someone mentions getting rid of the monarchy and go to a voted in official. This was responded to "We are in the 500 kingdoms we have to have a King or Queen"

[blloonaticbmber.livejournal.com]

If you reread the first one, in the first 100 pages or so, IIRC, she has a thinly veiled rant against Bush and Rove. If it wasn't a library book, I probably would have thrown it against the wall.

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[missingvolume.livejournal.com]

I couldn't sleep last night so I reread the entire book. I found the section you mean. If you know her politics then yea you can see it as a rant. But how many stories out there have the bad guys wanting a war or oppress the people of the country. Of course most of the ones I can think off hand have a good king that is taken over or killed by the supposedly loyal minion and makes the country suffer. Or the new wife quickly becomes a widow and things spiral down from there.

I guess things like that don't really bother me that much.

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[ratseal.livejournal.com]

Once I saw the Degas style avvie pic, and the Read-porn avvie, I had to go see the rest... :-)

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[missingvolume.livejournal.com]

Well not ALL of them are reading porn, just most of them. Still looking for a good 6th one. I'm just darn pickey about them.

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[blloonaticbmber.livejournal.com]

That's true. I just found it irritating. Preaching isn't something I look for in a romance - I read them when I want something sugary, not something heavy.

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[missingvolume.livejournal.com]

Nope you want to read them like candy. Sorta like getting the vomit flavored jelly bean.

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[blloonaticbmber.livejournal.com]

lolol! I think I've missed out on tasting that one. Still, I'll survive somehow! But yes, that's sort of what it was like. Sure left a bad taste in the mouth, anyway. After reading a bit in MTG on the Bar, I've been giving Heyer a try. I liked the first one I read. I might see if I can find some more at the library.