03-12-2011, 04:52 AM | #8596 | |
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03-12-2011, 04:58 AM | #8597 | |
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Next up: 1635: The Eastern Front by Eric Flint. Another from my October 2010 webscription purchase. At last - the next 'mainstream' novel in the 1632 alternate history series. Back to the main characters we (mostly) met in the original 1632. Although the situation is certainly a lot more complex, four years on from the "Ring of Fire", with wars and political manoeuvring on several fronts. BTW, if you're not signed up at webscription.net, and you like the sound of this, you might be able to get the October 2011 webscription for free by joining my gift webscription chain over in the Freebies forum. |
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03-12-2011, 08:16 AM | #8598 | |
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03-12-2011, 09:07 AM | #8599 |
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Haven't started Packing for Mars by Mary Roach yet, but got "Ideas into Words" (paper) by Elise Hancock in the mail yesterday and have started it.
Trying to pump up my enthusiasm for doing some science writing. Last edited by kennyc; 03-12-2011 at 09:11 AM. |
03-12-2011, 11:03 AM | #8600 |
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For Boston Blackie fans who also like graphic novels, I just recently came across "Bloody Shame" from Moonstone. It contains two complete stories (48 pages each): "Black Out" and "Inside Out" by Stefan Petrucha (art by Kirt Van Wormer and Chris Burnham, respectively). It's Petrucha's own take on Blackie, and it seems to combine the best of the many incarnations of him while remaining more faithful to the character created by Jack Boyle than any of the versions I've seen on TV, in films, or heard on the radio. Not that it's perfectly faithful to the book, for Petrucha adds his own twists, such as presenting the character as a former Opium addict, in addition to his weakness for other people's jewels. And I didn't like it when Blackie kissed another woman other than his wife Mary (unlike many adaptations of the character, Boyle's jewel thief was not a womanizer), but in the context of the story, it fit.
I just read the first story last night and loved it. The black and white graphics add a wonderful noir touch. I highly recommended it, and the book looks great on the iPad. |
03-12-2011, 11:26 AM | #8601 | |
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03-12-2011, 12:00 PM | #8602 | |
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03-12-2011, 02:11 PM | #8603 |
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Got sidetracked slightly and read a great little short book on writing : Recreational Writing by Gene Wilburn (a member here) Available at Smashwords and other bookstores.
http://www.smashwords.com/books/view/36742 Definitely interesting and inspiring! Well worth the $2! Last edited by kennyc; 03-12-2011 at 02:13 PM. |
03-12-2011, 10:52 PM | #8604 |
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Going through my Read an E-book Week Smashwords specials to decide which, if any, sequels to get.
Finished Elizabeth Ann Scarborough's The Drastic Dragon of Draco, Texas, one of her previously printed 80s backlist books which I freely admit I just picked up because there was a dragon involved, according to the blurb and cover art. It turned out to be a fairly funny comedic period fantasy, with a re-awakened alien dragon god raiding cattle in the Wild West and expecting sacrifice, though not of the sort you might expect. Scarborough's use of dialect is much more tolerable in this book than in The Godmother's Apprentice. More naturalistic use of quaint folksy vocabulary and fewer teeth-gritting phonetic misspellings to indicate "foreign" speechifying. Fun light mock-western fantasy romp, mildly recommended if you like such (a bit reminiscent of Alan Dean Foster's Mad Amos stories, come to think of it). I enjoyed it enough to go and buy the sequel in my 2nd batch of Smashwords purchases this afternoon after skimming the sample, which seems to set things up promisingly. Currently moved on to Scarborough's Channeling Cleopatra, which seems to be a relatively newly written small-press book about using genetic material to recreate the personalities of famous historical personages within donor hosts. Mildly interesting so far, but not really grabbing me. Unless it becomes very compelling within the next few chapters, I think I'll leave off getting the follow-up until the next round of sales. |
03-13-2011, 04:20 AM | #8605 |
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As it turns out, Elizabeth Ann Scarborough's Channeling Cleopatra did pick up after a few more chapters, and turned into a nice light action-adventure-y corporate espionage-ish the-future-is-almost-now consciousness transfer thriller with a pleasant touch of practical archaeology* in it.
I ended up quite liking it and went and bought the sequel at 25% off just before the Smashwords sale officially closed. Mild recommend if ancient Egyptian personalities pseudo-scientifically housed within modern day hosts, and various people plotting for the prestige of such acquisitions (and trying to foil corporate figures who've figured out what other things the technology could be used for) entertains you. The sequel, Cleopatra 7.2, looks like it'll go even further in-depth on those points. * Had a shout-out to the Amelia Peabody series, too. |
03-13-2011, 04:57 AM | #8606 |
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Started on the second book in the Hunger Game series. So far it's good but not great.
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03-13-2011, 05:25 AM | #8607 | |
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03-13-2011, 09:28 AM | #8608 | |
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Granted, it stops at a fairly logical point, but I want to know what happens next! Hmm... it looks like the next one is coming out in April 2011. Hey - that means it should be in the April Webscription. That's currently at three quarters available, but should be fully available any day now! But I'll have to resist — I must get by TBR pile under control before buying lots more ebooks! So, next up, something a bit lighter. MYTH-Interpretations: The Worlds of Robert Asprin by Robert Asprin. He did lots of humorous fantasy stuff, and this collection should be good. |
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03-13-2011, 10:01 AM | #8609 |
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