[SciFiNoir Lit] Re: What Are You Reading?

2007-09-19 Thread ravenadal
I am reading Pride of Carthage, the richly textured epic story of Hannibal and his march on Rome by David Anthony Durham (Acacia). I am reading The Maytrees, a small jewel of a novel by Anne Dillard. I am reading Fledgling, the last novel by the late, great Octavia E. Butler (I own every

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2007-09-17 Thread Phyllis Rhodes
1:02:14 PM Subject: [SciFiNoir Lit] Re: What are you reading? Thanks. I just finished The Historian. I thought that it would be a candidate, but I finished it yesterday. I guess that it must be good. I read over 300 pages in one day in order to finish it. I'll look up your suggestion. (Marian

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2007-09-17 Thread Phyllis Rhodes
This week I'm reading The Cursed by L.A. Banks (9th in the Vampire Huntress Legend series) - I plan to write an Amazon review because I was provided an advanced copy of the book. Regards, Phyllis + [EMAIL PROTECTED]

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2007-07-05 Thread Astromancer
Thanks...But it's Astro, not Cecil... Carole McDonnell [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi Cecil: Thanks. Here are the sites...which will lead you to more sites. Website is: www.carolemcdonnell.com Publisher is: www.juno-books.com My website lists the books I'm in and the amazon and BN link.

[SciFiNoir Lit] Re: What are you reading?

2007-07-04 Thread Carole McDonnell
Hi Cecil: Thanks. Here are the sites...which will lead you to more sites. Website is: www.carolemcdonnell.com Publisher is: www.juno-books.com My website lists the books I'm in and the amazon and BN link. Juno Books also has the description of the book. http://juno-books.com/blog/?p=63

[SciFiNoir Lit] Re: What are you reading?

2007-07-03 Thread Carole McDonnell
Hi Connie, I had to smile when I saw this. You're reading Zahrah the WindSeeker. Wind Follower is MY book, due out the second week of August. Ah those titles with wind in them. -C --- In SciFiNoir_Lit@yahoogroups.com, Constance Burris [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: i second Acacia by David

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2007-07-03 Thread Constance Burris
LOL! sorry about that. I jsut can't wait to read the Windfollower. Carole McDonnell [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi Connie, I had to smile when I saw this. You're reading Zahrah the WindSeeker. Wind Follower is MY book, due out the second week of August. Ah those titles with wind in

[SciFiNoir Lit] Re: What are you reading?

2007-07-02 Thread Jeeu Christopher Gonzales
I'm reading jPod by Douglas Coupland. It's a bit eccentric, with writings on the inside front and back covers, the first 100 000 digits of pi filling up more than 10 pages, all prime numbers between 10 000 and 100 000, full texts of spam emails, an entire page filled with the words ramen

[SciFiNoir Lit] Re: What are you reading?

2007-07-02 Thread Chris Hayden
Four Novels of the 60's by Phillip K. Dick The R Crumb Handbook by R. Crumb and Peter Poplaski Fiasco by Thomas Ricks] The Essential Thor --- In SciFiNoir_Lit@yahoogroups.com, Carole McDonnell [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Fever in the Blood by Robert Fleming I've heard that Acacia is great

[SciFiNoir Lit] Re: What are you reading?

2007-07-01 Thread Carole McDonnell
Fever in the Blood by Robert Fleming I've heard that Acacia is great but am not reading it as yet. It's supposedly quite good and intense, a great world to get lost in on a train. Hey, if my book were already published, I'd recommend it. But it goes to the printer on July 23rd...so you're out

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2007-07-01 Thread Astromancer
Time and Again by Jack Finney...found it in a free book pile...intriguing so far... Carole McDonnell [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Fever in the Blood by Robert Fleming I've heard that Acacia is great but am not reading it as yet. It's supposedly quite good and intense, a great world to get

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2007-07-01 Thread Constance Burris
i second Acacia by David Anthony Durham that is what i read on my train and bus trip this summer. now i'm reading Zahrah the Windfollower, which is young adult fantasy and it is very good. Astromancer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Time and Again by Jack Finney...found it in a free book

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2006-06-22 Thread Astromancer
Jennifer Beals [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I liked Black Betty the best -Original Message- From: Princess Watterson [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: SciFiNoir_Lit@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wed, 21 Jun 2006 12:53:12 -0700 (PDT) Subject: Re: [SciFiNoir Lit] Re: What are you reading? i've been

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2006-06-21 Thread Tish Jackson
LOVE LOVE LOVE My Soul To Keep, great book and must read the sequel The Living Blood--oops, My Soul is the sequel! Loved Barker's Damnation Game! try going back in a month or so and reading it...that's what I had to do with the Great Secret Show. Clive is just so hard to get my mind

[SciFiNoir Lit] Re: What are you reading?

2006-06-20 Thread Chris Hayden
Thank you. Men of Tomorrow: geeks gangsters and the birth of the comic book was written by Gerard Jones, by the way. And the book I couldn't finish, Blind Lake, was by Robert Charles Wilson. I checked him out after reading a column by Stephen King in Entertainment Weekly where he said Wilson

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2006-06-20 Thread Nora
Right now I'm reading Pat Murphy's postapocalyptic THE CITY, NOT LONG AFTER, which is beautifully written -- very lyrical. Also just finished Naomi Novik's alternate-history fantasy BLACK POWDER WAR, third in the Temeraire series, about an alternate 1800s Earth in which sentient dragons basically

[SciFiNoir Lit] Re: What are you reading?

2006-06-19 Thread Chris Hayden
By the way, if you are down there prospecting for gold in the Sierra Madre with three crazy white guys don't go to sleep-- What am I reading? Tried to read Blind Lake by-- forgot his name--couldn't. Marvel Visionaries:: Stan Lee--don't waste time or money on it The Campaigns of Napoleon--re

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2006-06-19 Thread Astromancer
Right now I am reading the Playboy Book of Science Fiction...It gives me an insight on what people called 'uncensored' science fiction back in the day...pretty mild stuff considering what is being published now...I never consider anything I read a waste of time though I do get disappointed when

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2006-06-19 Thread Princess Watterson
right now i'm reading tananarive due black rose. then i'll read my soul to keep by tannarive due i tried to read walter mosely's blue light but i didnt like it. i also attempted to read clive barker's damnation game but i didnt like that either before that octavia's wild seed

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2006-06-19 Thread Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor)
I loved my soul to keep. I think you should read the living blood (sequel) after it. both are awesome.How is black rose? coming back to the states in a few weeks to visit my mom and I plan on stocking up some some good sci fi to get me through the summer Tracey Princess Watterson

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2006-06-19 Thread Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor)
i forgot black rose was her book on madame cj walker Tracey Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor) wrote: I loved my soul to keep. I think you should read the living blood (sequel) after it. both are awesome.How is black rose? coming back to the states in a few weeks to visit

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2006-06-19 Thread Princess Watterson
black rose is good. its not sci fi. its a novel based on madam cj walkers life. many blacks today look down on her because she made it widespread for black women to straighten their hair more efficiently. they say that's self hate. this is partly true but i'm looking at it now from the