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Aug. 19th, 2010 11:33 amNow that I've finished Dead Water and Dead and Buried, I have officially read ALL the Benjamin January mysteries, making this the first Really Long Mystery Series that I have completely read my way through from start to finish since before I started college. As accomplishments go maybe this is maybe not the most exciting one ever, but I am proud of myself anyway. (It also means that I can allow myself to start a new series. Up next: Mrs. Pollifax!)
With the vantage of hindsight, I can now say that I really would recommend the series all the way through - Dead and Buried, the latest one, actually turned out to be one of my favorites even though too much time was spent on Hannibal's angsty manpain. My favorites are always the ones set in New Orleans, just because the cast of recurring characters is so strong. And now I am going to ( talk a bit about them! )
So yes - in short, I have become a Barbara Hambly convert. Which brings me to my next question! I am aware that Barbara Hambly has written FIVE MILLION books in at least a million different genres; if I was going to move on to some of her other books, o wise flist, where should I start?
With the vantage of hindsight, I can now say that I really would recommend the series all the way through - Dead and Buried, the latest one, actually turned out to be one of my favorites even though too much time was spent on Hannibal's angsty manpain. My favorites are always the ones set in New Orleans, just because the cast of recurring characters is so strong. And now I am going to ( talk a bit about them! )
So yes - in short, I have become a Barbara Hambly convert. Which brings me to my next question! I am aware that Barbara Hambly has written FIVE MILLION books in at least a million different genres; if I was going to move on to some of her other books, o wise flist, where should I start?
