Books by authors whose earlier works I’ve liked better

Consider the title fair warning. I was not impressed by either of these, and if you liked them or haven't read them, you should probably skip over this. It may or may not help to know that my next post will probably be about 15 volumes of BL manga (all by the same author), which I accidentally read while writing my Yuletide story, and involve me attempting to justify this temporary obsession on somewhat shaky textual grounds.

( Connie Willis, All Clear. )

( Lois McMaster Bujold, Cryoburn. )