Author: Catherynne M. Valente

SPACE OPERA by Catherynne M. Valente – Review

SPACE OPERA by Catherynne M. Valente – Review
Posted June 18, 2018 by Tammy in 3 1/2 stars, Reviews / 33 Comments

The nitty-gritty: Big on atmosphere but lean on plot, Space Opera is a colorful, musical, over-the-top love song to music and musicians everywhere Except that the Voorpret turned out to be really rather good at the whole civilization thing. Yes, yes, they obliterated the natural biodiversity of any region they touched, but wherever their infection […]

RADIANCE by Catherynne M. Valente – Review

RADIANCE by Catherynne M. Valente – Review
Posted November 27, 2015 by Tammy in 4 1/2 stars, Reviews / 20 Comments

The nitty-gritty: A weird and wonderful trip to the stars and planets, a perplexing and unsettling mystery, and a rather frustrating—but ultimately rewarding—reading experience. Pluto and Charon in a verdant jungle embrace: between them grew vines as thick and long and mighty as the Mississippi river, great lily-lime leaves opening, curling toward the distant star […]