![]() ![]() ![]() For a bit of r/fantasy trivia, one of his most famous poems has a character named Senlin, and u/JosiahBancroft confirmed for me that the titular character in Senlin Ascends takes his name from the poem. It’s fascinating and masterful and that’s one of the attributes that make her worth appreciating and reading.īorn in 1924, Joan Aiken is the daughter of well-known poet, Conrad Aiken. ![]() Aiken deftly adds layers of fun and the magical sense of wonderment that all the best kids’ books have without losing the bleakness of her created England. Joan Aiken, however, takes a Dickensian world and gives it a slight twist so it is England, but an alternate history England where James II was never deposed. His books are fascinating and well-written, and chock full of “things everyone should read,” but I wouldn’t categorize them as fun. ”Midnight is not a moment, Midnight is a place.”ĭon’t get me wrong, I love Dickens. ![]()
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