Today's train travelling companions: Ann Leckie's Raven Tower & Winged Victory for the Sullen on my headphones.

Second time we've read Ann for the SF book group, first time for her fantasy work though.

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The Raven Tower, by Ann Leckie

Cover art for The Raven Tower , Ann Leckie, 2019 I've had The Raven Tower  on my TBR shelf for a long time, putting it off for ages due to w...

It's day 3 of reading The Raven Tower and I have around 50 pages left. This one really is sucking me in #books #amReading #ravenTower

Raven Tower has great world building and narration, but the plot seemed a bit underdeveloped.

I'm still very happy to have read it, though – a fantasy book from the perspective of a deity is very Ann Leckie, who continues to be amazing at writing non-human characters, and letting her readers fill in all the human characters from clues the non-human protagonist/narrator doesn't quite understand. A good concept, and it translates very well from scifi to fantasy. #amReading #ravenTower