Tag: literature
group name: scifi
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November 14, 2007 01:51 PM EST --
I was listening to On A Pale Horse by Piers Anthony, a book-on-tape (only it's a book-on-iPod, now.) The book is about a guy who becomes the Incarnation of Death, one of the Five Incarnations, . . . more
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January 30, 2007 08:58 PM EST --
As a child, and I was an only and lonely one, books of every imaginable type were often my closest companions. I . . . more
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August 27, 2007 02:59 PM EDT --
I miss Frank Herbert.
From my earliest memories, various versions of his original novel, Dune were on the spinning paperback carousel at the library. The original cover art had this sandy landscape with . . . more
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May 18, 2006 02:24 PM EDT --
"For the next question, please tell us which color you prefer, orange or purple, and why." Professor Winston said, sitting back from the microphone.
His fellow panelists on the Turing Committee . . . more
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August 07, 2006 09:24 PM EDT --
The wood surrounding Hurston Acres was dense with green, like hugely overgrown blades of grass. The trees grew so close together that, in places, Lance and his friends were unable to squeeze their wirey . . . more
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June 13, 2007 07:04 PM EDT --
In an infinite universe there are infinite possibilities. There are worlds so unlike our own they’re beyond explanation, and others that are not so unfamiliar; worlds that evolved much like our own. . . . more
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February 01, 2007 09:49 PM EST --
Melusine, the fantasy novel from Sarah Monette, is, despite many positive qualities, in some ways a blueprint on how not to write a fantasy novel. . . . more
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July 07, 2006 06:23 PM EDT --
Ice
I'm so cold, Momma
shivering and shaking
my teeth are chattering
freezing and numb
all over
It's so dark, Momma
can't see anyone
nor touch anything
it's pitch . . . more
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August 31, 2006 06:35 AM EDT --
Ghosts
You of long ago
upon me came calling
in the cold darkness
. . . more
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February 15, 2007 09:36 PM EST --
Discussing religion and spirituality in SF/F literature is complicated by three main facts. The first being that there’s just so much interesting . . . more
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March 20, 2008 10:28 PM EDT --
Hello everyone! I'm back from a long hiatus here... My personal life has been hectic (still is really) and I'm the victim of a very bad Internet connection problem, but other than that, I've . . . more
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February 28, 2007 01:47 PM EST --
This year's nominees for The Nebula Awards, given out by the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America and considered one of the most . . . more
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August 08, 2006 02:50 PM EDT --
(Part 1 of this tale, The Wood: Root, is found here )
The middle of July that year was hotter than ever. All across the Eastern Seaboard, record high temperatures were driving people into air . . . more
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August 27, 2006 05:00 AM EDT --
Passed Away
They said you passed away
when the night was deepest
. . . more
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April 14, 2008 04:42 PM EDT --
Wednesday, November 24: I think my first hint that something had changed was the Breaking News labels on television. I wasn't really watching TV, but it was on and the characteristic . . . more
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July 23, 2006 06:08 AM EDT --
Sinderella 01: Get a Grip, Girl!
Fairy Godmother shook her head, rolled her eyes and sighed in exasperation as she looked at sobbing Sinderella. Her goddaughter was in the depths . . . more
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August 24, 2007 11:56 PM EDT --
(This story begins here in Spy Vs. Spy)
(The character Jack Straw was introduced in the story Safe Area. A good prequel but not necessary to read this story)
The sky was a brilliant blue dotted . . . more
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January 16, 2007 03:18 PM EST --
If you're a MySpace.com member feel free to add me to your friends list at http://myspace.com/lovingwho
Thanks!
Cindy
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December 09, 2007 05:08 PM EST --
I'm going to start this review out by asking, "What the heck is the big deal about this movie? and Why are churches so upset?"
The movie is based on the first book in a series by Phillip . . . more
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November 19, 2007 02:55 PM EST --
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071119/ap_en_ot/books_nea_study
The 99-page study, "To Read or Not to Read," is being released Monday as a follow-up to a 2004 NEA survey, "Reading . . . more
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