Cool maybe-news via yhlee: Stephen Colbert is apparently involved in a planned adaptaion of Zelazny's Chronicles of Amber. Which, man, now there's a series crying out for a big budget adaptation. This certainly seems at an early enough stage that it may never happen, like so many series I was intrigued by before this ( Read more... )

Day 8: In your own space, share a favorite piece of original canon (a TV episode, a song, a favorite interview, a book, a scene from a movie, etc) and explain why you love it so much. The last time I did this challenge (which I found rather challenging even then, because how does one narrow it down to a single piece of canon!) I went with "favorite ( Read more... )

43. Naomi Novik, League of Dragons (Temeraire #9 and last) -- non-spoilerly: I enjoyed it a lot, though to a large part, I think due to my expectations being VASTLY lowered by Blood of Tyrants, a book that disappointed me quite strongly (and my feelings actually became more negative as time went on -- it was actually my answer to the most ( Read more... )

I'm trying to hide from real life: L's big test is tonight, and I'm trying to walk the line between making sure she's focused and prepared and taking it seriously and... psyching her out past a point of usefulness. I'm not sure I'm doing a very good job of it. (I would be much less nervous if it were ME taking the test... XP)

Anyway, so, at least ( Read more... )

Because I don't feel like waiting until the "regular" reading roundup, and it also got rather long:

31. Naomi Novik, Blood of Tyrants -- So I finished Blood of Tyrants and, I don't know, this was a really odd book. There were parts and aspects of it I enjoyed a fair bit, but on the whole I think it's one of my least favorite ones, and for a ( Read more... )

11. Naomi Novik, Crucible of Gold -- I really liked it! It might actually be my third favorite, after VoE and HMD, and thus my favorite of the books not taking place in England. ( Major spoilers )

So, it's been awhile since I've done a reading roundup, apparently...

40. Brenna Yovanoff, The Replacement -- an interesting and unusual take on the "urban fantasy with fairies" genre I really enjoy. This one's even darker than the Tithe and Wicked Lovely universes, although it does get a sort of happy ending after the darkness. ( MAJOR SPOILERS )

56. Naomi Novik, Tongues of Serpents -- I'm... not really sure how I feel upon finishing this book. Sad, I guess? Wistful? Somewhat disappointed, but in a way I think one is meant to be disappointed, though that doesn't make it less disappointing, you know? ( With spoilers )

31. The Dragon Book, edited by Jack Dann and Gardner Dozois. ( Stories, with spoilers )

59. T.A.Pratt, Poison Sleep -- book 2 of the Marla Mason chronicles, that I picked up on a whim (and without reading book 1). If it were better written, it might have been exactly what I've been looking for. As it is, it's not a bad series to tide me over between The Dresden Files books. ( More, WAY SPOILERY )