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To come SO close to dealing with polyamory, then skip back! I guess it's just been too long since I read Tinker , but I don't really remember any hints of polyamory there at all. In this book, though, it's made very clear that elven society has found monogamy to be an unreasonable model for people who normally live thousands of years.

Anybody who hasn't read Tinker shouldn't read this review, because there are spoilers for that book - but hey, that's to be expected in the review for What a tease! Anybody who hasn't read Tinker shouldn't read this review, because there are spoilers for that book - but hey, that's to be expected in the review for a sequel. Just knowing that certain characters live and marry is a spoiler! Anyway, Tinker may be an elf now, but she was raised as a human, and apparently the half-elven quasi-nursemaid Tooloo who has always been part of her life either doesn't know about the difference in societal expectations, or never saw fit to mention it.

That isn't so surprising, as Tooloo is depicted as several tacos short of a combo plate. But why, when some of the elves especially Stormsong are shown to be familiar with human culture, haven't any of them anticipated this as a source of trouble in Tinker and Wolf's marriage? Why doesn't anybody ever just sit down and say, "Look, honey, the rulers only choose guards with whom they get along well, and with opposite-sex guards, that can mean getting along with sexually.

Your new husband has had sex with all of his female bodyguards in the past, and it's expected that you'll eventually take your own male Sekasha as lovers, too. You're telling me there's all that lucious pretty and thousands of years in which to experiment, and nobody ever crosses those streams, so to speak? There's a perfect opening for such a speech in the book, a point when the need for it is made very, very obvious--but I suppose having it all out in the open would remove a source of conflict.

Why are so many authors so bloody timid about laying things out like that, about showing healthy communication between people? Yes, we can imagine the most amazing advances in technology, and societies very different from our current ones, but by Goddess we must continue to show people screwing up their relationships in exactly the same way as in Shakespeare's day or nobody could relate to them! View all 4 comments. Jan 08, Chris rated it it was amazing Shelves: Any book that has me awake until after 2 am to finish it gets an automatic five-star rating.

Will be rereading this one. View all 9 comments. Aug 20, Julia rated it it was amazing Recommends it for: The gates between Elfhome, Pittsburgh, space, and the evil oni have gone all wonky and it is up mostly to Tinker to fix them. This blend of fantasy, plus ten minutes into the future sf, plus Tinker who finds a way to get science and magic to work together is quite an enjoyable mix.

In the years to come I hope Wen Spencer writes many more of these books. Why would it be void? Every article was written with the idea that humans would and could return to Earth. Tinker took the gum to give herself a moment to think. May 13, Elizabeth rated it it was amazing Recommends it for: It's so refreshing to read a sequel that's even better than the first book.

Wolf Who Rules (Elfhome, Book 2)

Take a fantasy world, invade it with science fiction, add a little romance, and throw in some theoretical magic and physics, and you have the "Tinker" series. Wen Spencer is fantastic--I really hope she writes another. Very fast paced, both in how it felt, and the actual time that has passed since the beginning of "Tinker". I'm so bummed that there isn't a book 3 waiting for me. This series has great potential to be a long unending series. By these two books, this is a continuing read-in-order type of series, rather than a series of stand-alone stories in the same universe.

There are characters that are clearly evil, those that are clearly good, and a lot of "Wolf Who Rules" was as fun of a ride as "Tinker". There are characters that are clearly evil, those that are clearly good, and a lot of grey hats in the middle just trying to survive. Friends can become enemies, and enemies become allies.

In the first book, we followed Tinker's perspective, even though the book was written in third person. In this book, we alternately follow Tinker and Windwolf, still in third person, the differences being highlighted by the names that are used for individuals around them. Lots of "Alice in Wonderland" and "Wizard of Oz" references in this one. Tinker and some of the other characters start having prophetic dreams that must be sorted out.

I love how we learn about Elvin politics and morals as Tinker does. The relationship between Tinker and her hand, her bodyguards, is especially intriguing. Can't think of a single complaint except there isn't a pile of books in this series waiting for me to read.

by Wen Spencer

Jan 22, Dan rated it it was amazing Shelves: Really, really good, this whole series is fantastic, you will love it! Jul 02, Lisa Emme rated it really liked it. Still loving this series. Sep 04, Lokki rated it it was amazing Shelves: Picking up right where its predecessor left off, Wolf Who Rules immediately draws you back into the world of Elfhome.

I would have to say that this book is even better than the first, and that's saying something.

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At the end of Tinker, the citizens of Pittsburgh are stranded when she is forced to destroy their gate to Earth. In the aftermath, there is a huge 'deadzone' where everything is distorted. Unsure what exactly is going on in these so called Ghostlands, it's up to Tinker to figure it out. For spunky genius Tinker that should be easy to fix right?

Plagued with weird dreams about Alice and Wonderland and the Wizard of Oz, Tinker feels off balance and not herself. To make matters worse, after learning about the Oni's planned invasion, they must root out all the hiding Oni spies and make sure that their massive army can't find a way to cross over to Elfhome.

Without the resources to take care of the problem himself, Wolf Who Rules, Tinker's husband and the elf lord of the western lands, must call for help from the other clans. This sets up an uneasy alliance with the Stone clan who will do anything to make sure Tinker does not survive. With 'friends' that are more like enemies, Oni dragons bent on destruction and a slowly expanding deadzone threatening to overrun Pittsburg, Tinker has her hands full. Every page is action-packed. In the first book, Tinker is a pint-sized genius who meets her soulmate, the elf Wolf Who Rules Wind, and is thrown headlong into elf-life.

In Wolf Who Rules she grows and starts to become accustomed to her new life. The great character interactions between Tinker and her 'beholden' continue with lots of strong secondary characters. Spencer also takes care of a couple of loose ends left dangling in Tinker. My one complaint is that there is not enough scenes where Wolf and Tinker work together. Like the first book, both are so busy doing their own thing that they hardly ever see each other. Wolf is such a great character but even in the book named for him, you don't get to see enough of him. Adventure, fabulous characters, mythical characters - this book has it all.

A great mash-up of sci-fi and fantasy with a healthy dose of humour. I laughed out loud when Tinker sees the movie The Wizard of Oz for the first time. It was hilarious to see this timeless movie classic described by someone living so far in the future from when the movie was made. All in all, I loved Wolf Who Rules. Nov 05, Annette rated it liked it Shelves: Yeah, so I am a little ashamed of even giving this three stars.

It is seriously flawed, even more so than its predecessor. It looks at first as if Wolf is going to get a little more screen-time and possibly something of a personality, but in reality it's still all Tinker all the time. Yeah, yeah, he's busy ruling and doing politics and fighting dragons and stuff, but seriously! Anyway, the plot really gets away from the author as far as I can tell. I know we're dealing with at least three dimens Yeah, so I am a little ashamed of even giving this three stars. I know we're dealing with at least three dimensions, but this in itself isn't the bulk of the problem.

Tinker herself seems to wander around poking at things, never sure when she gets up in the morning what her priorities are, what she ought to be working on, or why. She just seems to show up at places, work a few technological miracles, and have things happen. In fairness, my electronic and possibly illicit copy of the book had been transferred into two or three formats by the time it reached my nook, and among the things lost were any sort of scene markers - i. This made it seem even choppier than it was, I suppose. The dialog also started getting corny, and the various Elf political characters that showed up to muddy the waters did a great job, primarily by being so utterly two dimensional you couldn't remember from scene to scene who they were and what their presumed goals were.

Still and all, I will be seeking out the third chapter. It Is in an interesting universe, there are at least a couple of good characters, and it'd be nice to find out how it plays out. Mar 16, Anita rated it it was amazing Shelves: This is Part 2 of the book named "Tinker" by the same author. It starts pretty much the day after "Tinker" ends. A big difference between this book and Tinker is that this one includes lots of passages from Windwolf's point of view, thus the title.

The plot is so complicated that I don't know how to sum it up, but I'll try. Tinker survives the end of book 1 to discover that she's ripped up dimensions and created a freaky area dubbed the Ghostlands. A couple dragons have come through the dimensio This is Part 2 of the book named "Tinker" by the same author. A couple dragons have come through the dimensional hole from Ohnida, as well as some frozen dudes that probably didn't start out that way. Also, Pittsburg is stuck on Elf now. There's a very complicated plot that eventually leads to getting rid of the Ghostlands.

The most interesting parts, though, were the fleshing out of so many characters. For example, learning about Elf culture from the Elf perspective, or understanding Riki's motives for cooperating with the Oni, or learning about the half Oni humans that have been tortured and abused by the Oni, or seeing Tinker begin to accept being Elf, or relationships with Tinker's newfound relatives.

There is so much about this book that BEGS for expansion. Spencer could have made these two books into a huge series and I would have loved every one of them - I'm very sad that there are only two. This is the kind of series that plants itself in my imagination and doesn't let go. The characters feel that real. What a fantastic author!

Jan 07, Dee rated it it was amazing. I am so enjoying this series reread! Read Tinker Elfhome 1 first. Don't come to this series and skip about like a fairy, read them in order, it's the best way. Is there even a way to describe the incredible world building done by Wen Spencer? Everything feels real, the magic system, the history, the cultural background, the character responses, even the silly, tragic, accidental deaths. You know what I mean, and if you don't you should read it and find out. It carries you alon 5 fabulous stars! It carries you along with the story like a stream that turns into a river and rushes to a waterfall.

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I was hoping to see more elven culture and more oni, but got neither. Within Wolf's own Wind clan, even trusted sekasha --the bodyguards--begin jockeying to use Tinker's political inexperience against her. The writing style is so engaging that it is difficult to put the book down. Elfhome is the third book in the series. Tinker is shown as having a kick-ass attitude and wits to match, without being fearful of anything or anyone. Everything feels real, the magic system, the history, the cultural background, the character responses, even the silly, tragic, accidental deaths. I am so enjoying this series reread!

The twisty, that makes-so-much-sense revelations about Tinker's parenthood. The "duh" click that somehow makes you feel you know quantum physics when the spaceship plot appears and makes sense to your barely mathematical brain. The POV from Wolf Who Rules lending a faintly foreign feel - as if you're reading the translation but know it's just that - an approximation of concepts alien to yourself. Jan 11, Ithlilian rated it liked it Shelves: I loved the first novel in this series so I had high hopes for this one.

I was hoping to see more elven culture and more oni, but got neither. Most of the novel is Tinker continuing to mess things up, creating projects she doesn't finish, and being childish.

She doesn't take some things seriously, and takes other things way too seriously. Tinker was flawed in the first novel, but still likable. In Wolf Who Rules, I felt that she took a turn for the worse. She is constantly cheating on her husban I loved the first novel in this series so I had high hopes for this one. She is constantly cheating on her husband, though I guess he's not fully innocent. She runs from one thing from another not really thinking too much.

And the Wizard of Oz theme? That definitely didn't sit too well with me. That being said, I soaked the novel up pretty quickly and enjoyed myself throughout. I was a bit irritated at the characters at times, and felt the novel lacked depth, but it was still enjoyable. I couldn't maintain my interest in the action sequences at the end because it just didn't feel important to me, and that took away a possible 3. Used - Like New. Like new; no internal markings; has only lost its Brand New shine. Stored in sealed plastic protection.

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