Some books we have purchased with our own money and will be noted as such. In short, among others deserves every bit of praise its been getting and then some. Comes with a laid in bookplate signed, jo walton, chicon 2012. Among others by walton, jo and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. 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 the great novels of modern fantasy and science. I wasnt overwhelmed by magic or fairies or unicorns or wizards. Among others by jo walton books without any pictures.
I have books, new books, and i can bear anything as long as there are books. She won the world fantasy award in 2004 for tooth and claw, and in 2012, the hugo and nebula awards for among others. Jo walton is a welshcanadian science fiction and fantasy author. Jo waltons among others is a fantasy novel told as the diary of 15yearold welsh protagonist morwenna, who calls herself mori for short. Among others is a fantasy novel centered on fifteenyearold welsh girl morwenna. Jo walton born december 1, 1964 is a welshcanadian fantasy and science fiction writer and poet.
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 has a nearly unhealthy love for science fiction novels. As a reader, i love to see those influences brought out as such an integral part of the story telling. Signin to download and listen to this audiobook today. Le guin guardian possibly earning itself the book of the year title is jo waltons thought provoking among others, which stays with you for. 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. Mori is at times confident, especially when pronouncing on books, and at others insecure. Jo walton does a fantastic job creating a captivating world thats filled with characters who seem alive. I would say that among others is a gentle version of fantasy. 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 science fiction, and a spellbinding tale of escape from ancient enchantment.
Among others is a 2011 fantasy novel written by welshcanadian writer jo walton, published originally by tor books. She writes science fiction and fantasy, reads a lot, talks about books, and eats great food. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. She deftly builds up the plot, but the books climax felt rushed and flat like the author didnt know how to end it. Raised by a halfmad mother who dabbled in magic, morwenna.
Publication date 2012 topics young women, mothers and daughters, magic. But it is a story about fairies, so feel free to think of it as a fairy story. 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 the great novels of modern fantasy and science fiction, and a spellbinding tale of escape from ancient enchantment. Jo walton accepts the double challenge and meets it with courage and skill. Written by jo walton, audiobook narrated by katherine kellgren. 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. I felt that i would be annoyed by the endless references to books she had read, and possibly put off by mori, the main character, and her sneering at those she finds less intelligent. Its no more a problem for the reader than not being welsh. Youll understand the parts you need to understand, and probably will be thinking about finding some of those books by the end. Among her many quirks is the ability to communicate with fairies and the ability to cast magical spells. Among others by jo walton posted on september 18, 2012 by grace over the past few months, many of you have recommended that i read among others by jo walton, both because of the magical and ethereal atmosphere and the numerous references to science fiction and fantasy novels. Among others was an easy listen and i looked forward to hearing it everyday.
Among others jo walton pdf best of all, they are entirely free to find, use and download, so there is no cost or stress at all. How does moris public school experience compare to your experience in. And then theres the rare book, like jo w alton s among others, thats both. This is a girl who bases a lot of her interactions with others on what she has read. Campbell award for best new writer on publication of her debut novel the kings peace.
The awardwinning fantasy book among others draws on some of the experiences of welshborn novelist jo walton, but it is primarily. 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. Campbell award for best new writer, and her novel tooth and claw won the world fantasy award in 2004. 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 walton comes from wales but lives in montreal, where the food and books are much better. Among others is about as different from any novel i have read than the moon is from a piece of pie. Pick a passage, a character, a scene, an idea, etc. I was going to make a list of them, but a pinboard is much more fun. What was the most influential factor in drawing you in or turning you off the book. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading among others. It was published in north america by tor in january 2011, and in the uk by corsair in october 2012. Winner of the 2011 nebula award for best novelwinner of the 2012 hugo award for best novelstartling, unusual, and yet irresistably readable, among others is at once.
Among others is a funny, thoughtful, acute and absorbing story all the way through, but in the magic parts it is more than that. Her novel hapenny was a cowinner of the 2008 prometheus award. 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. Possibly earning itself the book of the year title is jo waltons thought provoking among others, which stays with you for a long time after reading.
It won the 2012 nebula award for best novel, the hugo award for best novel and the british fantasy award, and was a nominee for the world fantasy award for best novel. 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 breathed by jo walton at some point in her own life. Its not even a book i thought i would enjoy either, if someone had approached me and asked me to read a novel about a 15 year old girls account of her life in a boarding school delivered in the form of diary entries i would have given them an odd look and picked up a. Jo walton does an excellent job of showing both moris intelligence and her inexperience. Jo walton won the hugo and nebula awards in 2012 for her novel among others. 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. A novel hugo award winner best novel kindle edition by walton, jo. When among others by jo walton first came out and everyone was geeking out about it, i decided not to read it. Jo walton, quote from among others this isnt a nice story, and this isnt an easy story. It is the story of a young girl from a magical family. The novels of her small change sequencefarthing, hapenny, and half a crownhave won acclaim ranging from national newspapers to the romantic times. Mar 3, 2012 the main character of jo waltons fantastic novel among others reads a lot of books. Among others by jo walton overdrive rakuten overdrive.
I would not normally read a book by a known science fiction and fantasy writer. She plans to live to be ninetynine and write a book every year. She is quirky, precocious, rebellious and intelligent. Among others jo walton science fiction and fantasy author. Buy a cheap copy of among others book by jo walton. Among others by jo walton, signed first edition ebay. Among others by jo walton, 9781472106537, download free ebooks, download free pdf epub ebook. A few folded page corners and some light shelfwear to dust jacket and page edges. Booktopia among others by jo walton, 9781472106537.
Among others available for download and read online in other formats. Campbell award for best new writer in 2002 and the world fantasy award for her novel tooth and claw in 2004. If i missed anything, let me know see more ideas about books, sci fi books and science fiction books. Reference\book club\sci fi and fantasy\questions\among others. Like this isnt a nice story, and this isnt an easy story.