Startling, unusual, and yet irresistably readable, among others is at once the compelling story of a young woman struggling to escape a troubled childhood, a brilliant diary of first encounters with the great novels of modern fantasy and sf, and a spellbinding tale of escape from ancient enchantment. Campbell award for best new writer in 2002 and the world fantasy award for her. Novels mentioned in among others by jo walton 173 books. Mar 3, 2012 the main character of jo waltons fantastic novel among others reads a lot of books. Guardian guardian possibly earning itself the book of the year title is jo walton s thought provoking among others, which stays with you for a long time after reading. Winner of the 2012 hugo award for best novel startling, unusual, and yet irresistably readable, among others is at once the compelling story of a. Startling, unusual, and irresistibly readable, among others is at once the compelling story of a young woman struggling to escape a troubled childhood, a brilliant diary of first encounters with.
Raised by a halfmad mother who dabbled in magic, morwenna. Among others is dedicated by the author to libraries and librarians. Written by jo walton, audiobook narrated by katherine kellgren. Signin to download and listen to this audiobook today. A tolkien sequel that looks almost but not completely unlike tolkien just finished this book last night and was pretty strongly moved. Books mentioned in among others jo walton show list info. This board should be all the books mentioned by name in the novel.
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Among others is a story, not precisely of growing up, but of figuring out how one wants to fit into the world, and what spaces are available in the world for fitting into. Here you will find information on my books, some short stories and links to others, recipes, two plays, a large pile of poetry, and a blog. It has also been published or is due to be published in chinese, croatian, french, german, hungarian, italian, japanese, korean, lithuanian, polish, romanian, russian, serbian, spanish, and turkish. She deftly builds up the plot, but the books climax felt rushed and flat like the author didnt know how. Some books we have purchased with our own money and will be noted as such. Winner of the 2012 hugo award for best novel startling, unusual, and yet irresistably readable, among others is at once the compelling story of a young woman struggling to escape a troubled childhood, a brilliant diary of first encounters with the great novels of modern fantasy and sf, and a spellbinding tale of escape from ancient enchantment. While penny and noah couldnt fix the underlying health problems that caused. Guardian guardian possibly earning itself the book of the year title is jo. She is quirky, precocious, rebellious and intelligent.
She has a nearly unhealthy love for science fiction novels. Read unlimited books and audiobooks on the web, ipad, iphone and android. The awardwinning fantasy book among others draws on some of the experiences of welshborn novelist jo walton, but it is primarily a love letter to science fiction fandom, writes david. Her novel hapenny was a cowinner of the 2008 prometheus award. Jo waltons latest novel is already being touted as one of the books of the year. The characters in this story lived in a world where it was possible to transfer pain from one person to another. Funnily enough, several of those are stories about the power of books and reading. Full audiobook in english unabridged nature mountains duration. Oct 02, 2012 the awardwinning fantasy book among others draws on some of the experiences of welshborn novelist jo walton, but it is primarily a love letter to science fiction fandom, writes david barnett. Among others is at once the compelling story of a young woman struggling to escape a troubled childhood. Jo walton born december 1, 1964 in aberdare, wales is a welshcanadian fantasy and science fiction writer and poet. A novel hugo award winner best novel and millions of other books are available for instant access. Jo walton accepts the double challenge and meets it with courage and skill.
And then theres the rare book, like jo w altons among others, thats both. Campbell award for best new writer in 2002 and the world fantasy award for her novel tooth and claw in 2004. Among her many quirks is the ability to communicate with fairies and the ability to cast magical spells. Mar 16, 2020 the characters in this story lived in a world where it was possible to transfer pain from one person to another. It was published in north america by tor in january 2011, and in the uk by corsair in october 2012. If i missed anything, let me know see more ideas about books, sci fi books and science fiction books. Novels mentioned in among others by jo walton a list of books mentioned in jo walton s among others. My most popular book is definitely my hugo and nebula award winning among others, which is a fantasy novel about a fifteen year old girl. She won the world fantasy award in 2004 for tooth and claw, and in 2012, the hugo and nebula awards for among others. Its not even a book i thought i would enjoy either, if someone had approached me and. Campbell award for best new writer in 2002 and the world. It has also been published or is due to be published in. Among others jo walton science fiction and fantasy author.
Among others is a fantasy novel centered on fifteenyearold welsh girl morwenna. Among others calls to those who desire a wild, magical world in place of the one they have but eventually learn that their own lives are the greatest story of all. Jo waltons novel tooth and claw won the world fantasy award. The guernsey literary and potato peel pie society by mary ann schaffer and annie barrows, pamela deans tam lin, and now among others by jo walton. Written by jo walton, audiobook narrated by will damron. As a reader, i love to see those influences brought out as such an integral part of the story telling. World fantasy award winner walton tooth and claw spins an enchanting tale filled with libraries and magic through the pages of a young womans diary. Among others is many things a fully realized boardingschool tale, a literary memoir, a touching yet unsentimental portrait of a troubled family but theres something particularly appealing about a. Among others is many things a fully realized boardingschool tale, a literary memoir, a touching yet unsentimental portrait of a troubled family but theres something particularly appealing about a fantasy which not only celebrates the joy of reading, but in which the heroine must face the forces of doom not in order to return yet. This book is, among other things, a love letter to science fiction. Mar 3, 2012 the main character of jo walton s fantastic novel among others reads a lot of books.
In among others, moris experiences and perceptions are so influenced and motivated by her love of reading, particularly science fiction, and i think we see what must have been loved and. Her novel among others won the 2011 nebula award for. In among others, waltons newest work, 10yearold morwenna and her twin sister, morganna, look for fairies, not in the bottom of a garden but lurking in the ruins of a welsh coal plant. Buy a cheap copy of among others book by jo walton. Publication date 2011 topics cultural literacy and. My us agent is jack byrne of sternig and byrne and my international agent is cameron mcclure of dmla. Campbell award for best new writer on publication of her debut novel the kings peace.
Novels mentioned in among others by jo walton a list of books mentioned in jo waltons among others. Jo walton does a fantastic job creating a captivating world thats filled with characters who seem alive. Full audiobook in english unabridged nature mountains. She won the world fantasy award in 2004 for tooth and claw, and in 2012, the hugo. Mar 21, 20 jo walton accepts the double challenge and meets it with courage and skill. As a child growing up in wales, she played among the spirits who made their homes in industrial ruins. Jo walton won the hugo and nebula awards in 2012 for her novel among others. Among others was an easy listen and i looked forward to hearing it everyday. Among others is about as different from any novel i have read than the moon is from a piece of pie.
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