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othercatTinker
I first read Tinker when it came out in 2003. It quickly became one of my favorites because of the heroine Tinker (who is an engineer who runs a junkyard), and a great deal of the world building. The setting is Pittsburgh, which has had a variable location between Earth and Elfhome since the Chinese built an interdimensional gate in orbit. Tinker has lived her entire life in Pittsburgh and many of her inventions take advantage of the magical energy available on Elfhome.
One night during Shutdown (the time when Pittsburgh is on Earth) she rescues an elf who is being chased by giant monster dogs through her junkyard. The elf in question is Windwolf, who had saved her from an escaped saurus when she was a child. (Elfhome has dinosaurs. And carnivorous trees. And river sharks.) After saving her, he subsequently marked her with a spell that she believes will possibly do something horrible to her if Windwolf dies, so she has lots of additional incentive to keep the elf alive and in one piece.
Tinker
Wolf Who Rules
In this sequel to Tinker, Our Heroine has to figure out how to deal with the very large mess she made in the previous book. Tinker has managed to permanently strand Pittsburgh on Elfhome and has also managed to turn Turtle Creek into a mushy dimensional discontinuity that’s been dubbed “the Ghostlands.” On top of that, she has to pick more sekasha for her “Hand” of bodyguards, something she isn’t particularly looking forward to doing and she’s receiving urgent messages and apologies from Riki, the tengu who had betrayed her to the oni in the previous book, and trying to learn magic and receiving “how to be an elf and married to Windwolf” lessons from various sources.
While this is going on, Windwolf must deal with the situation involving the human population of Pittsburgh, and hunt down the oni who have infiltrated the city. This is a very daunting task because Elfhome is a homogenous culture that has never really had to deal extensively with anyone from outside of it. (No, it does not count that Pittsburgh has been a frequent resident for more than a decade.) While he’s hunting for Oni he discovers that some humans have been forced to help the oni, and some of these interactions have resulted in children (which creates many more levels of complication.)
Wolf Who Rules
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I first read Tinker when it came out in 2003. It quickly became one of my favorites because of the heroine Tinker (who is an engineer who runs a junkyard), and a great deal of the world building. The setting is Pittsburgh, which has had a variable location between Earth and Elfhome since the Chinese built an interdimensional gate in orbit. Tinker has lived her entire life in Pittsburgh and many of her inventions take advantage of the magical energy available on Elfhome.
One night during Shutdown (the time when Pittsburgh is on Earth) she rescues an elf who is being chased by giant monster dogs through her junkyard. The elf in question is Windwolf, who had saved her from an escaped saurus when she was a child. (Elfhome has dinosaurs. And carnivorous trees. And river sharks.) After saving her, he subsequently marked her with a spell that she believes will possibly do something horrible to her if Windwolf dies, so she has lots of additional incentive to keep the elf alive and in one piece.
Tinker
Wolf Who Rules
In this sequel to Tinker, Our Heroine has to figure out how to deal with the very large mess she made in the previous book. Tinker has managed to permanently strand Pittsburgh on Elfhome and has also managed to turn Turtle Creek into a mushy dimensional discontinuity that’s been dubbed “the Ghostlands.” On top of that, she has to pick more sekasha for her “Hand” of bodyguards, something she isn’t particularly looking forward to doing and she’s receiving urgent messages and apologies from Riki, the tengu who had betrayed her to the oni in the previous book, and trying to learn magic and receiving “how to be an elf and married to Windwolf” lessons from various sources.
While this is going on, Windwolf must deal with the situation involving the human population of Pittsburgh, and hunt down the oni who have infiltrated the city. This is a very daunting task because Elfhome is a homogenous culture that has never really had to deal extensively with anyone from outside of it. (No, it does not count that Pittsburgh has been a frequent resident for more than a decade.) While he’s hunting for Oni he discovers that some humans have been forced to help the oni, and some of these interactions have resulted in children (which creates many more levels of complication.)
Wolf Who Rules
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