Wesley: All right. I'm going to let you all in on something you may have trouble comprehending. I assure you however-- Gunn: Vampires are real. Wesley: I was telling!

'The Cautionary Tale of Numero Cinco'


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."


meara - Nov 19, 2023 10:40:21 pm PST #27795 of 28061

Hmm, I’m on the hold list at the library but probably need to re-read the earlier ones. Some I’ve read many times but I think the last one or two I’ve only read once?


-t - Nov 20, 2023 9:21:15 am PST #27796 of 28061
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

To be honest, I kind of wish I had just read the new one cold so I would know what it was like that way - I suspect it would probably be fine. OTOH, it starts not long after the end of Network Effect, so having that fresh in your mind is nice. I *like* rereading all of them but I doubt it's really necessary, as such.

I found myself thinking about Witch King as I was finishing up System Collapse, so I just rolled on and read that one again, too. I like it better every time I reread it.


bennett - Nov 21, 2023 9:34:05 am PST #27797 of 28061

T Kingfisher's Paladin's Faith (book 4 in the Saint of Steel series) is now available to pre-order on Amazon.


-t - Nov 21, 2023 9:36:57 am PST #27798 of 28061
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

Sweet! Coming in December, not long too wait!


-t - Nov 21, 2023 10:52:23 am PST #27799 of 28061
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

And there's new Naomi Kritzer, Liberty's Daughter. I was reading the short stories in this setting in a magazine back in the day (which was possibly not that long ago, I really don't remember when this was) and loooooved them, so I am very excited to get a novel!

Eta - should perhaps disclaim, has nothing to do with CatNet so far as I know


Jessica - Nov 21, 2023 11:46:56 am PST #27800 of 28061
If I want to become a cloud of bats, does each bat need a separate vaccination?

December!?!?!?! YAY!


Toddson - Nov 21, 2023 1:44:00 pm PST #27801 of 28061
Friends don't let friends read "Atlas Shrugged"

Well, I clicked on that pre-order right away.


erikaj - Nov 21, 2023 2:10:11 pm PST #27802 of 28061
Always Anti-fascist!

I read a book this week...it was strange, but I loved it. [link]


megan walker - Nov 23, 2023 9:32:27 am PST #27803 of 28061
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist

It’s that time of year literistas—my annual first lines challenge: [link]

I have high hopes for you this year!


megan walker - Nov 23, 2023 11:51:17 pm PST #27804 of 28061
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist

I have high hopes for you this year!

I glad to see I was right. I think having six guessed on the first day may be a record.