Sorry I posted but forgot an explanation of wingfic.
These books have no slashy subtext, the characters with wings are genetically engineered kids grown in a secret, secluded lab (some place secluded enough where they could learn to fly) for some purpose I've forgotten. One kid escapes, crashes, and is found by a veteranarian who helps the kid free the other winged kids. And they go live somewhere, keeping their wings a secret.
There's a sequel, The Lake House, which I've never read. The first time I saw the trailer for the movie Lake House I kept trying to figure out how the winged kids fit into the love story.
It's been awhile since I read the first one, but I finished it just out of morbid fascination, it was one of those WTF books.
Hey, does anyone own the book Goddess by Mistake by PC Cast? I wanted to read it, but half.com has it listed at $84! Unless it comes with a Orgasmatron, no fucking way!
It's being reissued in Sept., but I have the whole summer free.
Email addy good, and I'll happily read it in a couple of hours, and pay for shipping and return it good as new, promise!
You can get a beat copy through alibris for $25: [link]
Holy shit! That's so nuts. I mean, I'm sure it's a load of fun, but it's a 2001 romance, not a frickin' Gutenburg.
If no one has a loaner, I will definitely wait for the reissue.
(Thanks for looking, tho, Jon!)
Erin, I can check it out of the library, send it to you, and then return it when you send it back, if you like?
Oh, honey, that seems like a lot of trouble to go to just to satisfy my lust for books.
I'll wait, or bug my sister into doing...something about it (she works at Borders and Has Connections.)
But I love you for offering!
Erin, can you see if your library can get it through InterLibrary Loan?
It was a good book. I liked that series a lot. Let me know if your sister doesn't come through. I've requested it, so if you don't want it when I get it then I'll return it, but if you do, well, here it will be.
Request for book info:
Several years ago there was a non-fiction book about night time. It essentially talked about human sleep cycles and said that in the days when people went to bed with the sun it wasn't uncommon for people to wake up partway through the night and interact--and no, that doesn't mean sex. The author theorized that people chatted with neighbors and such till they got tired again and went back to bed for the rest of the night. Which makes sort of sense, considering how long the night can get in Europe.
Does this sound at all familiar?
No, but it does sound interesting.
