I have to make a recommendation to mystery fans- The book "Still Life with Murder" is the first in a series about a lower class Irish girl turned governess solving a mystery for her employer. It is free on Amazon right now, and I really enjoyed it-- not just for the mystery, but the layers of the protagonist, and a light romantic element. I have read 3 of the series already!
You're a bloody puppet! You're a wee little puppet man!
Spike ,'Smile Time'
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."
Sophia Brooks - Aug 01, 2012 7:01:27 am PDT #19468 of 28343
Cats to become a rabbit should gather immediately now here
Amy - Aug 01, 2012 7:03:34 am PDT #19469 of 28343
Because books.
Who's the author, Sophia? Never mind! Apparently, I already bought it weeks ago ...
Sophia Brooks - Aug 01, 2012 7:09:51 am PDT #19470 of 28343
Cats to become a rabbit should gather immediately now here
I thought it was excellent- especially for $0.00! The other books are only $3.99 each, or there are used paperbacks in the "very cheap" range.
The author is P.B. Ryan.
Connie Neil - Aug 01, 2012 7:43:49 am PDT #19471 of 28343
brillig
Is it Kindle format only?
erin_obscure - Aug 01, 2012 3:57:58 pm PDT #19472 of 28343
Occasionally I’m callous and strange
Consuela- I think so. The TV show seems to be a family never mentioned in any of the books with no discernable accent, still wearing current fashions (really? 15 years later?) and near Chicago which was written off in the books as a destroyed wasteland (like pretty much the entire East Coast). So the basic concept of the books, but mainlined for TV audience.
meara - Aug 01, 2012 5:27:53 pm PDT #19473 of 28343
Erin, you were not the only one who saw those commercials and wondered if it was just a "post-apocalypse stuff is awesome right now!" or if it had some relation. Can't decide if I'm glad or not that it doesn't. I'm sure it'll have it's own fun.
Amy - Aug 01, 2012 5:29:09 pm PDT #19474 of 28343
Because books.
I've been following some of the news about it, because Eric Kripke created it (he's the creator of SPN), and I never heard him or anyone say it was based on a series of books. And I guess I assume if it was, they would say?
Kat - Aug 01, 2012 6:16:29 pm PDT #19475 of 28343
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo
Sad that Gore Vidal died even if he was ancient. Between my first and second year of college I devoured his books and essays.
Tom Scola - Aug 01, 2012 6:30:29 pm PDT #19476 of 28343
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.
Gore Vidal totally invented slash: [link]
§ ita § - Aug 01, 2012 6:36:41 pm PDT #19477 of 28343
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
From what I can tell it's not the Emberverse because it's only electricity. Apparently it's been vetted by a physicist, so I'll give it a look--all the promo material makes it seem impossible, since biological electricity still works, but if a pro had a look at it, maybe it could work.