"Hell, Kazuo Ishiguro’s The Buried Giant was the subject of this kind of [sf/f/h] community outrage last summer, but it’s the best Fantasy novel I’ve read in years. American poet Marly Youmans’ Thaliad might be the best post-apocalyptic book I’ve ever read. Neither of these writers come from traditional genre backgrounds, but they’ve shown up and produced dazzling works nonetheless." --Tom Atherton (UK)
Love when a book of mine finds an unexpected compliment in a review that belongs to someone else.... Thank you, Tom Atherton.
And here's his first review of Thaliad. And he kindly wrote about the book again in a review of Glimmerglass at Strange Horizons.
Seek Giacometti’s “The Palace at 4 a.m.” Go back two hours. See towers and curtain walls of matchsticks, marble, marbles, light, cloud at stasis. Walk in. The beggar queen is dreaming on her throne of words…You have arrived at the web home of Marly Youmans, maker of novels, poetry collections, and stories, as well as the occasional fantasy for younger readers.
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Wednesday, August 24, 2016
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Alas, I must once again remind large numbers of Chinese salesmen and other worldwide peddlers that if they fall into the Gulf of Spam, they will be eaten by roaming Balrogs. The rest of you, lovers of grace, poetry, and horses (nod to Yeats--you do not have to be fond of horses), feel free to leave fascinating missives and curious arguments.
I hope you do not mind this one:
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Tim
No, Tim, sharing is good!
DeleteAnd Frank Wilson responds:
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Tim
Oh, thanks to him.
DeleteDazzling, gratifying! Congratulations, Marly, on how the praise keeps coming!
ReplyDeleteOh, I'm an obscure little person who doesn't like marketing. But it's very nice when somebody I respect has good things to say.
DeleteAlways glad to see a mention of "Thaliad." It's really something special.
ReplyDeleteThese days, it's amazing when a poetry book keeps selling, four years after publication. Hope it keeps trickling on.
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