Books read and other media of note |
Sioux Spacemen, Eye of the Monster, and Voorloper by Andre Norton. In
these early SF novels she developed her theme of the outsider
struggling with the aid of mystical knowledge to overcome ancient
planetary nemesises... L.A. Requiem by Robert Crais. This is the bleakest novel so far in the Elvis Cole series, as his partner is sought for murder. Because of the lack of Parker's trademark wisecracks, this book marks a clear delineation from the Spenser emulation... Cold Days by Jim Butcher It is purported that A.C. Doyle was so put off by the popularity of Sherlock that he did him in, only to have to revive him due to popular pressure. This started a long tradition in comics and even Buffy of heroes dying and coming back. This is Dresden's come back novel--loaded with action from beginning to end. It made me a bit wistful for the days when a Dresden novel was a mystery with a few wizardly issues thrown in. It came close to melting down under the weight of its own earth shakiness... The X Factor by Andre Norton A misfit youth steals a space ship and ends up bonding with aliens in a prototypical "space opera" of the sort that spawned Star Wars. Still a classic read... |
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