For the Harry Potter books, I am still clinging to the idea that when (in OotP) Aunt Petunia refers to "... that horrible boy" when she admits she knows about Azkaban, that she's not talking about James, but Snape.
Come on out, River. The nice man wants to kidnap you.
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Atropa - Apr 29, 2004 2:51:14 pm PDT #2521 of 10002
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hun_e - Apr 29, 2004 2:54:34 pm PDT #2522 of 10002
Meanwhile, back at the Hall of Justice...
You may have a point, Jilli, but why would Snape tell Lily about them where Petunia could overhear, when in OOtP, it seemed like Lily didn't like him either so it's not like she'd invite him home for a visit ... although that would add a very interesting plot twist, plus contribute to my theory of them running off together
Atropa - Apr 29, 2004 2:57:17 pm PDT #2523 of 10002
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Petunia would overhear because she always followed/spied on her sister. I'm also clinging to the hope that Lily and Snape had a secret, doomed romance, and when she got involved with James, Snape went off and joined the Death Eaters in a fit of babygoth drama.
t /sappy
Volans - Apr 29, 2004 3:07:28 pm PDT #2524 of 10002
move out and draw fire
That settles it, I want Jilli to write the next books, rather than JK Rowling.
hun_e - Apr 29, 2004 3:08:55 pm PDT #2525 of 10002
Meanwhile, back at the Hall of Justice...
Right and that would further Petunia's romance with Snape, because of the revenge factor, and maybe she secretly had a crush on Snape too (them both being somewhat of misfits), but he and Lily got together so she either pretended to hate him or did and thus refers to him as "that horrible boy" or whatever
meara - Apr 29, 2004 7:56:55 pm PDT #2526 of 10002
The YA book with cloned girls named Anna was called, I believe, Anna to the Infinite Power by Mildred Ames, and socked me hard in the 5th grade. See Amazon:
Good god, I'd entirely forgotten this book! Now I want to read it again.
There was a lot of talk in SF circles starting about 12 years or so ago about the "disappearance of the mid-list" and about how it was increasingly harder for even established writers like Spider Robinson to get books published.
Almost all of his stuff was out of print for awhile...back when I started reading him adn couldn't find any of it. And of course, once I'd managed to amass a collection after years of haunting used bookstores, THEN they reprinted all of it. (And I agree with those who think he went downhill)
beth b - Apr 29, 2004 8:32:07 pm PDT #2527 of 10002
oh joy! Oh Rapture ! I have a brain!
so there is a bunch of Sutcliff at the library -- which is a good one to start with?
Wolfram - Apr 29, 2004 8:36:07 pm PDT #2528 of 10002
Visilurking
Did anyone else turn into a 10 year old while reading the previous discussion of Moorcock love?
Just me then.
Consuela - Apr 29, 2004 9:24:03 pm PDT #2529 of 10002
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Beth, there's no particular order to the Sutcliffs. I'd start with the stuff written earlier, though: she started writing for younger and younger readers towards the end of her life.
Ginger - Apr 30, 2004 6:08:44 am PDT #2530 of 10002
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
If you can, Beth, you might start with The Eagle of the Ninth, The Silver Branch and The Lantern Bearers, in that order. The books are related and certainly among the best. Others you could start with are Dawn Wind and The Mark of the Horse Lord.