Briarpatch is now sitting on my bookshelf, waiting to be read. Tim Pratt is far and away my favorite short story author, but I've never tried one of his novels. Lately I've been getting most of my book-reading from library books, but I want to do my small part to help Tim make money so that he can keep writing writing writing. Handily enough, I had received a Barnes & Noble gift card for my birthday that I didn't have anything in particular to buy with, AND I found Briarpatch at my neighborhood Barnes & Noble.