A slight detour.

Jacqueline Carey's, Kushiel's Scion came out at the end of last week and somehow through itself the front of the to be read line.  All of her Terre d'Ange books are sumptuous, well written and impossible to put down.  This latest, the start of a new series focused on Imriel (son of traitors, adopted son of heroes, 3d in line for throne) is wonderful and heartbreaking and just a great read. 

The main mantra for the D'Angeline people is Love as thou wilt and it's not a bad one as such things go.  I don't want to give any of the plot away, but one of the nice things about this novel is that many of the main and secondary characters actually remember this rule and avoid or work their way through some major issues because of it. 

In any event, it was book 41 and a nice interlude even if it did sort of sneak it's way to the top!