Uhura's Song was what introduced me to Janet Kagan. I am a fan of all her work.

She was one of the first authors I looked for online, back in '97. She posted some nice winter snowfall pictures on her web site, so I sent her a few of mine, and we exchanged a few emails from time to time after that.

If you haven't read Hellspark or Mirabile, I recommend them even more highly than Uhura's Song.

I bought Hellspark last time you recommended it, I think, dcp, but I haven’t read it yet. And I have a sample of Mirabile to remind me get it eventually

I think Uhura's Song is the one where Chekov complains, "All doctors are wampires."

I got Mirabile for my sister - who didn't like it as much as I did - and for myself. My hard copy has disappeared, but I got the e-book. Somehow, my hard copy of Hellspark is still around. I liked it, but not as much as Mirabile. I have high hopes for Uhura's Song.

Thank you for the Pirenesi recommendation! I read it in two sittings- communte home, commute in- I just could not put it down!

Wasn't it lovely? So good.

I just wanted to crawl inside it. I was interested that she was inspired by The Magician’s Nephew, which I also love.

I just wanted to crawl inside it.

Oh, yes, that’s a good way to put it.

For contrast, I did not enjoy Piranesi.

Too much of the first four parts were too much like some of my dreams (and nightmares). It was a real slog to get to the fifth part, where...I guess I want to say, the storytelling was more conventional.

Perhaps I would enjoy it more on re-reading, now that I know how the pieces fit together, but it will take a while before my distaste for the dream/nightmare sensation fades, and I might not get around to it.

I can see that, dcp. In fact, I can see how Piranesi could induce those type of dreams in people who never experienced them previously!