A Game of Thrones : I was right. The one major death spoiler I knew, and it still hurt. I almost have tears in my eyes here, and I knew it was coming.
Spike: We got a history, him and me. Fred: What? Spike: It was a long time ago. He was a young Watcher, fresh out of the academy when we crossed paths. It was a, what-you-call battle of wills and blood was spilled. Vendettas were sworn. It was a whole-- Fred: My God you're so full of crap. Spike: Yeah. Okay.
'Unleashed'
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."
Polter-Cow - Jun 24, 2012 4:00:56 pm PDT #19198 of 28342
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
Hil R. - Jun 24, 2012 4:41:28 pm PDT #19199 of 28342
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l
I think I know which one you're talking about, and it was the first of several "What? You can't do that!" moments for me. (There were several more, until I finally got it through my head that, in these books, anything can happen.) (Though I'm now in the fifth book, and there are a few people who seem crucial enough to the narrative that I don't think they can die without leaving huge plot threads hanging, but then again, maybe they can.)
Jessica - Jun 24, 2012 5:07:52 pm PDT #19200 of 28342
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
OTOH, there are several people crucial to the plot who would close some of those loose-hanging plot threads if they died, so it more or less still comes out as "anyone could go at any moment."
Hil R. - Jun 24, 2012 5:57:53 pm PDT #19201 of 28342
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l
Good point. At the point where I am right now, there are too many people trying to plan things around Daenerys that her death would take too long to have much impact, but Stannis could easily die with no one even noticing. He doesn't really seem to have much purpose, anyway -- he wants to be king because the rules say he should be king, and he follows the rules.
Jessica - Jun 25, 2012 3:36:59 am PDT #19202 of 28342
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Paul and Storm have a plea to GRRM - Write Like The Wind!
I don't remember anything NSFW about it (language, maybe?) but I'd recommend headphones, just in case.
Consuela - Jun 25, 2012 6:01:49 pm PDT #19203 of 28342
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
Bujold fans might like to know that Captain Vorpatril's Alliance is available as an e-ARC from Baen's ebooks site for $15.
-t - Jun 25, 2012 6:56:28 pm PDT #19204 of 28342
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Oh, thank you! Mmmm, not waiting for release date, that's nice.
Jessica - Jun 26, 2012 3:04:05 am PDT #19205 of 28342
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Oooh! New Ivan!
Consuela - Jun 26, 2012 5:21:56 am PDT #19206 of 28342
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
I'm halfway through. It's very fun, and (as a friend on my flist noted) very fannish. Also rather heteronormative, with the exception of By being definitely identified as bi.
But one of the more entertaining bits is Barrayar and Ivan's friends-and-relations all being viewed and commented on by an outside party with no previous knowledge of them. This is something Bujold has done before, but it continues to entertain.
erikaj - Jun 26, 2012 9:07:54 am PDT #19207 of 28342
Always Anti-fascist!
My Kos post about Elmore Leonard. [link]