How good is the new Hilari Bell book?

[conuly]

Well, Tamora Pierce (possibly not really her) gave it a rave review.

I'm sure you're all wondering who on earth Hilari Bell is. Hilari Bell is the author of one of my all-time favorite bokos. Hilari Bell is the person who is only beaten by John Marsden and H. M. Hoover (another obscure name!) in my love.

She's got a website, kinda. That's possibly her real flaw - her lack of a real website. Oh, and a crazy fandom.

I want an icon. I like this Matter of Profit cover a bit, or this one, though they're neither of them that great. Or I could take an icon from either book in her Farsala trilogy - the two books out have their covers here and here. (I prefered the first cover, but the second book.

Please. I implore thee!

(I'd also love H. M. Hoover and John Marsden icons, but I figure I should limit myself to one author per request)

Edit: Despite the loads of comments, nobody has made me an icon. I'm not complaining (hey, as long as I'm convincing people to read these books, I'm happy), but, please don't take the large comment count as an indication that I don't need an icon.

Comments

[skywaterblue.livejournal.com]

Hilari Bell! I've read a Matter of Profit (pretty good) and her other YA book...

[conuly]

Goblin Wood? Have you read any of the new trilogy? That's what I'm in love with right now.

[skywaterblue.livejournal.com]

The one with the underwater colony.

[conuly]

*thinks back*

Songs of Power?

[skywaterblue.livejournal.com]

Yep.

[sugangel7.livejournal.com]

That's funny that you mentioned that. I just discovered her like a week ago or so while I was in the bookstore and bought the first book in that trilogy (because I saw a quote from Tamora Pierce on the front).

And I *really* want that new book of hers. I need to pay a trip to the bookstore again.

[conuly]

Get any other books of hers you can too.

[athene-632.livejournal.com]

[Note to self: google "Hilari Bell"]

I was inspired and made these:


You're under no obligation to actually like them.

[conuly]

Oooh. I *do* like the first and second ones, thoug the font on the third is a little prickly. Prickly? Something, anyway.

And yes, google her. READ HER. Start an obsessive fandom! Outside of me, that is :P

*flips a coin*

[conuly]

Definitely going with the Profit icon, since I do prefer the "Fall of a Kingdom" cover(s). *hugs and gives cookies*