Archive for May, 2008
Sunday, May 4th, 2008
I got memed! :)
It was by Reader Rabbit 2. I don’t know if this means I’m moving up in the world or down, but here’s the meme: The rules: 1. Pick up the nearest book. 2. Open to page 123. 3. Find the fifth sentence. 4. Post the next three sentences. 5. Tag five people and post a [...]
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Friday, May 2nd, 2008
The Colors of Space, by Marion Zimmer Bradley
I suspect everyone who reads fantasy or science fiction knows who Marion Zimmer Bradley was, whether it’s because of The Mists of Avalon, the Darkover series, her Sword and Sorceress anthologies, or her magazine. Anyway, she’s passed away, leaving Elisabeth Waters and Diana Paxson to guide her empire, but she’s also left about a zillion [...]
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Thursday, May 1st, 2008
A Wind from the South, by Diane Duane
Many people know Diane Duane from her Young Wizards series (So You Want to be a Wizard, et al), now in its eighth book or so. I love those books; I especially love the third one, with its ‘state-of-the-art’ early Apple computer. She’s also written a few books for adults; some are set in the [...]