I also love Jane Aiken Hodge, but she's harder to replace.
We're not gonna die. We can't die, Bendis. You know why? Because we are so very pretty. We are just too pretty for God to let us die.
Mal ,'Serenity'
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."
Connie Neil - Aug 03, 2013 5:18:46 pm PDT #21212 of 28626
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Polter-Cow - Aug 03, 2013 5:32:33 pm PDT #21213 of 28626
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
I highly recommend Fair Coin and Quantum Coin (spoilers for Fair Coin in review), by E.C. Myers. It takes the "wishing coin" idea and crafts a really cool world out of it. The books are ACTUALLY about parallel universes and the idea of the multiverse, and the second book especially is great YA sci-fi.
Amy - Aug 03, 2013 5:39:37 pm PDT #21214 of 28626
Because books.
Plus Eugene is a really great guy. I'm glad you found the books -- if I remember right, a amaller press published them. Soz knows him, too.
Polter-Cow - Aug 03, 2013 6:07:36 pm PDT #21215 of 28626
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
Yeah, I first heard about the book from Charlie Jane at Comic-Con last year, and it sounded really cool. And then Eugene retweeted the submission call for my sci-fi Theater Pub, so I thanked him for that when I met him at the Nebula signing. I said I was waiting for the books to come out on paperback, but he said that wasn't happening, which was sad. So since he had supported me, I supported him by buying the books right there. No regrets!
Ginger - Aug 03, 2013 6:17:18 pm PDT #21216 of 28626
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
I tried to like Fair Coin, but for me the characters didn't resemble actual humans, plus I was busy throwing things through the holes in the logic.
Typo Boy - Aug 03, 2013 9:00:03 pm PDT #21217 of 28626
Calli: My people have a saying. A man who trusts can never be betrayed, only mistaken.Avon: Life expectancy among your people must be extremely short.
Steve Brust just drove from Minnesota to Alaska and back. On the way, he sampled a certain Canadian agricultural product and apparently thinks -er highly of it:
BC buds are damn fine buds
They give me a stoner erection
BC buds are such good buds that–
Sorry, what was the question?
My buddy rolled a BC blunt
He wanted me to try
I took a hit last December
I don’t remember
Anything until July.
Cause…
repeat first verse.
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meara - Aug 03, 2013 9:34:36 pm PDT #21218 of 28626
I tried to like Fair Coin, but for me the characters didn't resemble actual humans, plus I was busy throwing things through the holes in the logic.
Yeah, I couldn't get into the characters, though I liked the concept once it was revealed
Strix - Aug 04, 2013 7:19:00 am PDT #21219 of 28626
A dress should be tight enough to show you're a woman but loose enough to flee from zombies. — Ginger
Of interest to many here. SF/F Authors of Color and their books (it's a Pinterest page):
ETA: Dammit, the link won't link properly. Y'all know to add the http stuff ahead of pinterest DOT com, then /gracestellame/nancy-heard-a-who-39-authors-of-color-105-science-/
Polter-Cow - Aug 04, 2013 8:18:11 am PDT #21220 of 28626
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
I thought the characterization in Fair Coin was one of its strong points.
flea - Aug 08, 2013 2:39:32 pm PDT #21221 of 28626
information libertarian
Barbara Mertz (Elizabeth Peters) died today: [link] Her kids were named Elizabeth and Peter!