Carolyn Hill
Brown Rat, wandering & wondering
In the Kelley Armstrong thread, Bookstop asked about other authors who are writing in the subgenre of fantasy/light-horror that features contemporary kick-ass heroines fighting bad guys and dealing with romantic entanglements.
Some of the names that came up in discussion are:
Kelley Armstrong
Charlaine Harris
Kim Harrison
C.E. Murphy
Laura Anne Gilman
Laurell K. Hamilton (although her later novels forsake plot for sex)
I just finished reading a new author whose first novel fits the subgenre:
Vicki Pettersson, The Scent of Shadows
Unlike the powers of the other heroines in the subgenre, the heroine's powers in Pettersson's book aren't based in shamanism, witchcraft, vampirism, werewolfery, or the more traditional magics. Her powers have an astrological basis, and there's a comic-book superhero overlay (for some as-yet unexplained reason, the adventures of the organization that recruits her are dramatized and illustrated by comic-book geeks).
Are there any other authors whose works we can add to the list?
Some of the names that came up in discussion are:
Kelley Armstrong
Charlaine Harris
Kim Harrison
C.E. Murphy
Laura Anne Gilman
Laurell K. Hamilton (although her later novels forsake plot for sex)
I just finished reading a new author whose first novel fits the subgenre:
Vicki Pettersson, The Scent of Shadows
Unlike the powers of the other heroines in the subgenre, the heroine's powers in Pettersson's book aren't based in shamanism, witchcraft, vampirism, werewolfery, or the more traditional magics. Her powers have an astrological basis, and there's a comic-book superhero overlay (for some as-yet unexplained reason, the adventures of the organization that recruits her are dramatized and illustrated by comic-book geeks).
Are there any other authors whose works we can add to the list?
