Some new books

I went to the library last week and went around grabbing 1st books in a series to try and find new stuff that is good. I've gone three for four.

First was Calderon's Fury by Jim Butcher. I love the Dresden files, so seeing what he did with classic fantasy wasn't much of a gamble. Great book. Am going to buy the series when I get some cash.

Second up was a book called A Rift in Time by Michael Phillips. Couldn't finish it. It was a reglious themed time travel story but the writing was fairly dry, and the premise just didn't sing to me (the time travelling means he found out that the current day Isreal was the Garden of Eden).

Third was great Primary Inversion by Katherine Asaro. Ex Physics professor writing very good SF. Mostly Hard SF (what would you expect form a Physics Professor) but has FTL (or in the lingo of the books superluminal) drives. Great characters, nice setting and a good story. It's the first book in a large future history.

Last (so far) is Newton's Cannon by J Gregory Keyes. I'm about a quarter of the way through, and it has been wonderful. First book of four. Setting is 1700s earth, but assuming things like the Aether, and Affinity are in force - Alchemy in addition to Science. A very young Ben Franklin is a main character. Has been fun, and an interesting world.