I'm late to the game, I just finished His Majesty's Dragon. WOW! That is an amazing book, I nearly ran over my lunch break I was reading the excerpt of Throne of Jade. Now I'm torn -- do I run out and buy it after work or wait and add these books to the top of my Christmas list.
And don't you ever stand for that sort of thing. Someone ever tries to kill you, you try to kill 'em right back! ... You got the right same as anyone to live and try to kill people.
Mal ,'Our Mrs. Reynolds'
Literary Buffistas 3: Don't Parse the Blurb, Dear.
There's more to life than watching Buffy the Vampire Slayer! No. Really, there is! Honestly! Here's a place for Buffistas to come and discuss what it is they're reading, their favorite authors and poets. "Geez. Crack a book sometime."
askye - Dec 05, 2006 8:17:46 am PST #1629 of 28333
Thrive to spite them
beth b - Dec 05, 2006 10:25:43 am PST #1630 of 28333
oh joy! Oh Rapture ! I have a brain!
the second one went a little slower than the first ( but the third picked up )> Not sure if that helps or not
askye - Dec 05, 2006 10:58:24 am PST #1631 of 28333
Thrive to spite them
That may help, although as exciting as the battles are I really like the relationship between Laurence and Temeraire.
Is it just three books or is she planning on writing more?
Dana - Dec 05, 2006 11:01:44 am PST #1632 of 28333
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
She just posted in her LJ about possible release dates for book four and five. Fall 2007 and spring 2008.
Gris - Dec 05, 2006 4:45:48 pm PST #1633 of 28333
Hey. New board.
Kavalier and Clay may be the best book EVER. I liked it muchly, did I.
Nutty - Dec 05, 2006 5:05:08 pm PST #1634 of 28333
"Mister Spock is on his fanny, sir. Reports heavy damage."
I happened to be in the middle of that book when it won a Pulitzer, so I spent several moment patting myself on the back for my good taste, and in general, I agree with you.
Consuela - Dec 05, 2006 7:09:42 pm PST #1635 of 28333
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
If anyone cares, Diane Duane's final Rihannsu novel (ST: TOS) was published last month. It's fun. So far I don't love it as much as My Enemy, My Ally, but, well, that's a pretty high standard.
dcp - Dec 06, 2006 4:52:22 am PST #1636 of 28333
The more I learn, the more I realize how little I know.
I care! Diane Duane is one of my favorite authors. I still wish her Wizard series had caught on instead of Harry Potter.
Thanks for the notice. I had given up on ever seeing that series completed.
Connie Neil - Dec 06, 2006 8:14:04 am PST #1637 of 28333
brillig
I've never heard of the author Will Self, but after reading this story about his stroll from Kennedy Airport into Midtown Manhattan [link] I may just have to read his books.
Polter-Cow - Dec 06, 2006 12:17:53 pm PST #1638 of 28333
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
I'm looking for this book I saw once that's basically about the fifty or hundred best-by-some-definition places in the world, like the destinations on the planet you should visit before you die. We're doing a Secret Santa thing at work, and the co-worker I drew is really into traveling.