Simon: The decision saved your life. Zoe: Won't happen again, sir. Mal: Good. And thanks. I'm grateful. Zoe: It was my pleasure, sir.

'Out Of Gas'


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."


Ginger - Apr 09, 2007 5:23:54 pm PDT #2499 of 28175
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda

Chronologically, Ethan of Athos comes somewhere between The Vor Game and Brothers in Arms. It has a major character in common with the other books.


Jessica - Apr 09, 2007 5:24:57 pm PDT #2500 of 28175
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset

And haven't the first few been repackaged a few times as Young Miles or somesuch?


Ginger - Apr 09, 2007 5:26:14 pm PDT #2501 of 28175
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda

I swear they've all been repackaged as something. I keep seeing a title and hoping it's a new book, but not so much.


-t - Apr 09, 2007 5:29:16 pm PDT #2502 of 28175
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

Ethan of Athos rules.

The more I think about it, the more I like it. I should reread. And rebuy, I don't think I own it anymore.


Ginger - Apr 09, 2007 5:38:11 pm PDT #2503 of 28175
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda

I've been thinking about rereading the whole series, but I was hoping to do that when there was a NEW BOOK.


Jessica - Apr 09, 2007 5:38:15 pm PDT #2504 of 28175
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset

Okay, according to Amazon, Young Miles has Warrior's Apprentice, The Vor Game and "Mountains of Mourning."

Miles, Mystery and Mayhem has Cetaganda, Ethan of Athos, and "Labyrinth."

Miles Errant = Borders of Infinity (the novella, not the collection), Brothers in Arms, and Mirror Dance

Miles, Mutants and Microbes has Falling Free and Diplomatic Immunity. And "Labyrinth" again.

The rest all seem to be available in their original titles.


Ginger - Apr 09, 2007 5:40:57 pm PDT #2505 of 28175
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda

Miles, Mutants and Microbes has Falling Free and Diplomatic Immunity. And "Labyrinth" again.

That's just weird. Falling Free, while set in the same universe, is much earlier. Also, the Quaddies aren't mutants; they're genetically engineered.


Jessica - Apr 09, 2007 5:43:45 pm PDT #2506 of 28175
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset

Yeah, that one had me scratching my head. I guess it lumps all the Quaddie stories together, in case anyone wanted that.


Typo Boy - Apr 09, 2007 6:36:06 pm PDT #2507 of 28175
Calli: My people have a saying. A man who trusts can never be betrayed, only mistaken.Avon: Life expectancy among your people must be extremely short.

Yeah, but on the other hand I kind of like "Falling Free".


Consuela - Apr 09, 2007 7:19:06 pm PDT #2508 of 28175
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix

Young Miles and Miles Errant are what you want. Find a copy of Borders of Infinity on Half.com. I am trying to remember if there's any reason to reread Cetaganda, and nothing comes to mind.

I am waiting for the Ivan novel, damnit. Because Yuletide, marvey as it is, is not scratching my jones.

Oh, hey, speaking of fic... Ginger? Do you know if there's any documented instance of CJ Cherryh taking a position on fanfiction? Because I started riffing on a Supernatural crossover with Cherryh's Nighthorses novels with a pal, and it's awesome, but someone said that CJC hates fic, and we'd hate to have to abandon it...