Newt's Emerald by Garth Nix

My rating: 5 of 5 stars


Delightful. Very much in the style of Georgette Heyer. This is an expertly handled, frothy regency romance/fantasy crossover. It's always a pleasure to read something the author clearly enjoyed writing!

The characters are charming and the book is a guaranteed feel-good experience (just like Georgette Heyer's).

I generally love Nix's work and I'm once again impressed by how deftly he handles a new genre, from post-apocalyptic dystopia (Shade's Children) to hard SF (Confusion of Prices) to fantasy (Sabriel etc..). I am consumed with writer's jealousy ;-)



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