Currently, I'm working my way through the Phryne Fisher novels which I've been able to borrow from the library through the
Freading service. So far, I'm up to #11:
Away With the Fairies and Freading has all books in this series except #20. I'm also reading
Sins and Shadows by Lyn Bennett, a paranormal or urban fiction novel in DTB format which I've offered to send to a book friend when I finish it.
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Originally Posted by WT Sharpe
Today I read "The Horror of the Heights," an Arthur Conan Doyle short story in his Tales of Terror and Mystery that I picked up in our Patricia Clark Memorial Library. It told the story of early aviators and the dangers they faced. I had no idea of the perils with which these brave pioneering "aeronauts" came in contact. ... I'm sure glad these creatures have evidently been driven to extinction. Had they not, surely there would be far fewer passengers on commercial flights these days.
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I find a lot of these in steampunk novels!
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Originally Posted by Apache
I am currently reading The Flying Sorcerers by Larry Niven and David Gerrold, a funny novel told from the view point of a primitive alien meeting a technologically advanced human and thinking he is a magician.
http://www.amazon.com/Flying-Sorcere...=UTF8&sr=&qid=
This is a reread from long ago. |
This is one of the best SF books I have ever read. I can't tell you how many copies I've purchased, and now I'm glad to have a eBook version so I can keep it "forever". If you're a fan of puns, you'll really like this book.