2019 FAVORITES:
I didn’t read nearly as many books as I
wanted to this year, but there were a number of gems in what I did read. What
follows is a list of my favorites (not in any particular order), with what is
absolutely not an attempt to give a summary or blurb of the book, rather, my
emotional knee-jerk reaction to why I enjoyed it so much.
1.
The Sword of Kaigen by M.L. Wang. This book made me sob. I don’t mean a little
misty-eyed, I mean I was bawling through most of the last half of the book. I’d
stop crying and then start all over again at something else. It was all good,
though, all good, we’re all good here. It’s just one of those books you don’t
forget.
2.
Cradle Series by Will Wight. Yes, every last freakin’ one of them that’s
currently available, starting with Unsouled and ending with Uncrowned.
These books are like book crack. Or mozzarella cheese sticks. Or maybe
Pringles. Once you pop, you can’t stop? At any rate, they’re fun, fast-paced,
and easy to binge-read.
3.
Fortune’s Fool by Angela Boord. I mean, there’s a woman with a metal arm. A tragic
past. A tantalizing mystery. Superb world-building. And the ever-looming
question: ARE THESE TWO EVER GOING TO GET TOGETHER!? If you can make me bite my
nails over that question, I’m probably sold.
4.
Hero Forged by Josh Erikson. Boom bang fun. I don’t even know what that means,
but there were fantastical creatures running around a city and a talking insect
dude and out-of-control gods and magic flying everyone…and I really need to
read the sequel.
5.
The Gods of Men by Barbara Kloss. Remember that question in capitals above? Yep.
That is all. Actually, that’s not all—there were really good characters, an
interesting world, and an intriguing plot too. But, I mean, we all know why I’m
waiting eagerly for the sequel.
UPCOMING IN 2020
I’ve got a bazillion books on my TBR for
2020, and if I get to read half of them, I will count
that as a success, so who’s to say what I might read next… But Brandon
Sanderson’s Stormlight 4 will certainly be one of them!
(*internal screaming*) In TV, I’m also looking forward to Picard, The
Witcher, and getting to The Dragon Prince season 3 at some point.
ON THE HORIZON FOR CAROL A. PARK
First up in the first half of 2020 is A
World Broken, which is the start of a new epic fantasy series, The
Chronicles of the Lady Sar. This one tells the story of how one world’s
primordial “Golden Age” came to an end—through the eyes and personal struggles
of characters who will one day become legends. Next will be the final book in The
Heretic Gods trilogy, titled Bloodmaster. I’m not sure yet when this
one will be out. I was originally shooting for the end of 2020, but it seems
more likely now that it will be out in 2021 sometime. I’ve also got some plans
for starting a vlog early next year exploring what it’s like to be an
independent author, so we’ll see where that goes.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Carol A. Park is the author of The
Heretic Gods trilogy and the upcoming series The Chronicles of the Lady
Sar. She lives in the Lancaster, PA area with her husband and two
young and active boys–which is another way of saying, “adorable vampires.” She
loves reading (duh), writing fantasy novels (double-duh), music, movies, and
other perfectly normal things like parsing Hebrew verbs and teaching herself
new dead languages. She has two master's degrees in the areas of ancient near
eastern studies and languages.
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