Comments on: Review: Games of Command, Linnea Sinclair

By: Jessica

Jessica — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 11:04:09 +0000

Kristie(j) — I will have to track that chapter down. thanks for letting me know it exists!

Ana — I really liked it, and I will definitely be reading both GG and DHZB. It was you who first recommended Sinclair to me, so THANK YOU!!

By: Ana

Ana — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 09:53:09 +0000

Yay,being a Linnea Sinclair fangirl I am delighted that you liked GoC.
I believe though that Linnea sees herself as a Sci-Fi romance writer – and all of her books are well balanced in this aspect.

next, you should read Gabriel’s Ghost. Or The Down Home Zombie Blues (don’t you just love the title?) .

By: KristieJ

KristieJ — Sun, 26 Oct 2008 13:13:05 +0000

I loved this book and Branden just about broke my heart. So I’m looking forward to your post on that topic *g*. And I also think that Linnea Sinclair also writes great heroines too!
I know she has mentioned in the past that she would love to write another one with these characters but so far her publisher isn’t interested.
Also – I don’t know if I can find it, but somewhere she does have like a chapter on Branden’s childhood and how he came to be half robot. Very good and leads to more heartbreak for this poor guy.

By: Jessica

Jessica — Sun, 26 Oct 2008 12:15:55 +0000

Carolyn Jean and Sarah,

Thanks for the agreement! Always gratifying. And Sarah, thanks for visiting.

Taja,

It’s interesting that the old covers were different. I think Gabriel’s Ghost will be the next Sinclair I read. I didn’t want to read it first becasue I had just read Grimspace and the plot looked somewhat similar.

I agree with you about her heroines, at least the one I read about. Tasha was free of handwringing internal conflict, strong, and capable. I really liked her.

By: Sarah

Sarah — Sun, 26 Oct 2008 04:38:32 +0000

This was a great review. I have this book and I think you nailed it also.

By: carolyn jean

carolyn jean — Sat, 25 Oct 2008 17:47:06 +0000

“when I think of romance, I think of the h/h altering each other, filling in each other’s missing pieces, and making each other better people.”

I love how you nail things like this. Great review.

By: Taja

Taja — Sat, 25 Oct 2008 16:05:25 +0000

I like Sinclair’s novels for her heroines. They are all capable at what they do. Sinclair’s stories (so far) are rather fast-paced and action-oriented, so “trying to get out of jams” is a constant element of them. Sometimes I think the pace is a bit relentless in a “there’s hardly any break for the characters” sense, but it sure is never boring.

My old copy of Gabriel’s Ghost (Bantam, 2005) has “science fiction” on the book spine, not “romance.” I don’t know about the new editions, but the covers look more “romance” than the old covers, IMO.

Nice review.