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I just finished Wonders of the Invisible World, a collection of short stories by Patricia McKillip. I'd never read any of her short fiction before, and it's just lovely, though I still think I prefer her novels.
Still in a short story kind of mood, so I'm reading the 2014 Campbellian Anthology, which I'd downloaded for free when it was released - these are all of the pieces by new authors that were eligible for the 2014 Campbell awards. Seemed like a cool way to see who the up-and-coming writers are.
Still in a short story kind of mood, so I'm reading the 2014 Campbellian Anthology, which I'd downloaded for free when it was released - these are all of the pieces by new authors that were eligible for the 2014 Campbell awards. Seemed like a cool way to see who the up-and-coming writers are.

Doctor Who: Harvest of Time
Reaper Man
The Last Theorem


And today I just started reading

Was planning to read The Earl of Brass, and put it on my schedule, but since I'm in the editing phase of my current work-in-progress, I'll be reading mostly that. Should be able to get back to my regular reading later this month.


Once I finish this Trilogy, I will start David Brin's Uplift Series.

Good read anyway
Started Burning Paradise
Rotuma wrote: "I am currently reading Greg Bear's The Way Trilogy. I am half-way through Eon.
Once I finish this Trilogy, I will start David Brin's Uplift Series."
You have some good reading on tap!
Once I finish this Trilogy, I will start David Brin's Uplift Series."
You have some good reading on tap!


I'm back to focusing on Banner of the Damned by Sherwood Smith, which I'm enjoying, but which has been requiring so much focus that I'm struggling to get through it.

Not sure. It's a cool premise and I love all the geeky trivia, although the other pop culture references aren't really resonating with me. I'm incredulous that a teenager could know this much about a decade he didn't live through (which, admittedly, I only partially did, so maybe I'm just too young to appreciate it?). Plus, I'm getting a slight misogyny vibe (of an ignorant, not malicious, quality) which always throws me out of suspension of disbelief.
Which was probably way more than you asked for!


Started on a Rebus mystery
Resurrection Men

Oooh, I forgot about the misogyny. Yeah, I definitely felt that too. That was definitely my least favorite part of that one.
I have to admit, I know almost nothing of the '80s, having been born in the latter half of that decade, so I didn't really know a lot of what he was talking about on my own, but I did get some good discussions with my fiancee, who knew every game that was featured. And I was such an obsessive fangirl type as a teenager that I could totally understand how he knew so much.
But of course, that's the great thing about books! Everyone's experience is so different that it makes it almost as interesting to talk about the books as it is to read them. :)
I've just started The Children of the Sky, sequel to A Fire Upon the Deep. So glad our BOTM pushed me to read the Zones of Thought books.
My son took an exceptionally long nap this afternoon and I had the luxury of reading through Hawk in one sitting!

Shel wrote: "My son took an exceptionally long nap this afternoon and I had the luxury of reading through Hawk in one sitting!"
What a treat for you! How was the book?
What a treat for you! How was the book?
Kathi wrote: "Shel wrote: "My son took an exceptionally long nap this afternoon and I had the luxury of reading through Hawk in one sitting!"
What a treat for you! How was the book?"
Vlad is back in fine form! Return to Adrilankha and lots of revisiting old friends, and a fiendishly clever scheme as always :) One of the better ones, I think!
What a treat for you! How was the book?"
Vlad is back in fine form! Return to Adrilankha and lots of revisiting old friends, and a fiendishly clever scheme as always :) One of the better ones, I think!
Shel wrote: "Vlad is back in fine form! Return to Adrilankha and lots of revisiting old friends, and a fiendishly clever scheme as always :) One of the better ones, I think! "
Oohh, can't wait. Well, I may have to wait till after the holidays. I'm trying to not buy new books till then, although I broke down and finally ordered Initiate's Trial when I was ordering CDs for my sister for the holidays. It just kind of snuck into the order. ;)
Oohh, can't wait. Well, I may have to wait till after the holidays. I'm trying to not buy new books till then, although I broke down and finally ordered Initiate's Trial when I was ordering CDs for my sister for the holidays. It just kind of snuck into the order. ;)

That's exactly how I felt after reading it the first time. I then went on a very long Vonnegut binge. You might want to check out Cat's Cradle as well.
I'm reading Close Your Eyes, Hold Hands, YA fiction (not spec fic). I can't even remember where I read about it or who recommended it to me, but it grabbed my interest enough to request it from the library and my digital loan just came in. So far it's been a quick read, I started it Monday and I'm a little more than halfway through.

Started on The Bear and the Dragon
Been watching some Spy TV shows lately and feel
like reading it to.



It's almost totally different. I read it when I saw the movie in the 80's and I didnt recogise it.

I finished Close Your Eyes, Hold Hands and liked but didn't love it (mild spoiler)... (view spoiler)
Now I'm reading some nonfiction, Packing for Mars: The Curious Science of Life in the Void, which I'm just loving. Mary Roach is a fantastic popular science writer.
Now I'm reading some nonfiction, Packing for Mars: The Curious Science of Life in the Void, which I'm just loving. Mary Roach is a fantastic popular science writer.

I'm so glad to hear that! I was very excited to hear about it, but I've been hesitant to read it because it's been so incredibly long since I read the previous books!

I am now going back to Migration by Julie E. Czerneda, which I put aside back in September. Quite a belated return!



Agree with you Christine on Annihilation. I gave it 1 star even though I finished it. I really liked The Last Policeman, so Enjoy!
I've finished The Lies of Locke Lamora. I gave it 5 stars, really 4.5 stars. I'll read the sequel sometime.
I'm thinking about starting Heart of Iron. I've had this book here for awhile. Now that I know better who the Decembrists were in *real life*, I can appreciate an alternate history where they won their confrontation. (In real life, the "Decembrists" wound up in Siberia.)

The book was written so smuggly. I couldnt take it any more.
I am starting Existence

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