Ship of Gold is more about the hunt for the shipwreck one hundred years later than it is about the wreck itself. Well, it's about that, but the part I liked the best was about finding it, and the battle over the salvage rights.

Yes, I studied the Abandoned Shipwreck Act in law school. t /geek

... which, consider what I do for a living, is pretty damned ironic. Or prophetic, or something. Something poetic.

What she said, though I did enjoy the part leading up to the wreck, too, especially the SF history, and I loved the captain.

I wanted the deluxe edition of Children of Hurin because of the Alan Lee illustrations but I realized that I couldn't afford it and the regular edition had the classic Tolkien map in it after all - so I got the regular edition.

Guess what? The regular edition is also illustrated by Alan Lee.

Sparky suggested I visit over here to ask if anyone's read Vellum or Ink ? Still new to the multithread.

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Finished Barrayar today.

Damn, that was good. Tense, though -- I was holding my breath for, like, the last 1/4 of the book. Good stuff.

I finished a book too! Way too exciting, considering it's not exciting. I just read so rarely these days.

Privilege of the Sword by Ellen Kushner. I have to admit, the shenanigans in Swordspoint sometimes went over my head, when they weren't primarily emotional. This one talks down to me more, and I can't say I don't appreciate it.

I think she did a good job of a clueless learning-her-way story without me feeling impatient or scornful. Katherine didn't know some things, and she was going to learn them, but I didn't dislike her or the author for it.

Didn't love the book, but I sure did enjoy it.

Finished Barrayar today

Shopping!

Finished Barrayar today

Shopping!

Oh, YEAH. I forgot you had mentioned that!

Damn, I love Cordelia.

She paid too much.

I do adore Cordelia. She's just awesome. Aral is too, of course.

Jonathan Lethem wants to be slashed