Who's the author, Sophia? Never mind! Apparently, I already bought it weeks ago ...
Oh, yeah. There was this time I was pinned down by this guy that played left tackle for varsity... Well, at least he used to before he was a vampire... Anyway, he had this really, really thick neck, and all I had was a little, little Exact-O knife ... You're not loving this story.
Buffy ,'Beneath You'
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."
Amy - Aug 01, 2012 7:03:34 am PDT #19469 of 28343
Because books.
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.
erin_obscure - Aug 02, 2012 12:20:41 am PDT #19478 of 28343
Occasionally I’m callous and strange
At first I thought it must just be another no electricity/post apocalyptic spin...but the characters are using swords and crossbows. Why would people move away from firearms unless they *had* to? Not that the Emberverse explanation for gunpowder no longer working makes any sense...but at least there is an attempt at a reason behind everyone wielding medieval weaponry. It's not like 15 years would be so long that Americans could run out of firearms or ammunition, ammunition doesn't expire, and an EMP wouldn't affect ballistics at all.
SA confirms that it is based on the Emberverse books, but it still is a mystery to me why the relationship is buried so deep and not being openly referenced. Does Kripke not want people reading the books and being turned off by them or reading about the supernatural aspects? I don't know much of anything about Stirling, but it seems like most any writer would want the publicity associated with a major network show. eta: I'm also a little sad at losing the local focus on the Willamette Valley. I gotta admit that one of the reasons I kept reading was the setting of the first few books in and around MAH LAND. Which is remarkably temperate and fertile, IJS.