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THE DESERT TALON by Karin Lowachee, book 2 in the Crowns of Ishia trilogy and perhaps my favorite of the lot. Dry and dusty, a queer man's Western on the wild edges of an unwelcome land.
NEW VIDEO ALERT! Today on Bar Cart Bookshelf we're talking about THE DESERT TALON by Karin Lowachee. The second book in a queer novella trilogy of frontier dragon-riding, dark magic, & the bonds of family, I loved it EVEN MORE than book 1! Our drink, Tourmaline, is a golden mocktail of smoky depth.
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February 12, 2026 at 8:41 PM
THE DESERT TALON by Karin Lowachee, book 2 in the Crowns of Ishia trilogy and perhaps my favorite of the lot. Dry and dusty, a queer man's Western on the wild edges of an unwelcome land.
Don’t forget the sequel that came out last year!
January 13, 2026 at 6:24 PM
Don’t forget the sequel that came out last year!
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Karin Lowachee - The Desert Talon & Covenant of Ice.
Hugely effective storytelling in unflashily brilliant prose; packs a *lot* into short books. & *goes there* with its ending on the consequences of extractive colonialism pretty fearlessly; doesn't shy away from the consequences of its narrative.
Hugely effective storytelling in unflashily brilliant prose; packs a *lot* into short books. & *goes there* with its ending on the consequences of extractive colonialism pretty fearlessly; doesn't shy away from the consequences of its narrative.
January 10, 2026 at 12:46 AM
Karin Lowachee - The Desert Talon & Covenant of Ice.
Hugely effective storytelling in unflashily brilliant prose; packs a *lot* into short books. & *goes there* with its ending on the consequences of extractive colonialism pretty fearlessly; doesn't shy away from the consequences of its narrative.
Hugely effective storytelling in unflashily brilliant prose; packs a *lot* into short books. & *goes there* with its ending on the consequences of extractive colonialism pretty fearlessly; doesn't shy away from the consequences of its narrative.