Book recommendations, a question for the lurkers, and GIP.

[gryphonrhi]

I was very surprised to read that Tanya Huff's Smoke and... books aren't selling all that well, so herewith, please, consider this a recommendation! For one thing, they're simultaneously some of the scariest *and* funniest books I've read in years. The action takes place around a cable-syndicated vampire detective show, one of the actors on it is

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[devohoneybee]

I'm totally with you the Smoke books. She has some *lovely* character moments in the latest one between Tony and Henry (the vampire former lover). I love how the characters are learning and growing, which they manage to do in the midst of hair-raising plotlines. And the fandom references are hilarious.

[gryphonrhi]

Yeah, I'm enjoying watching the characters change, and not change, the way real people do. Fun, fun books!

[cetpar]

Hi!

I've spoken up once or twice before, but I mainly lurk here. ::waves hello::

How did I get here? I think it was a link from your website from when I was in the XF and HL fandoms. I was a big Krycek fan in XF and a Methos fan in HL. I think that you are one of the people whose links to their LJ made me realize what a blog/LJ was. Of course, it took me several years to get one of my own. *g*. I was also in Mag7, but I didn't know you wrote in that fandom until a little while ago.

Currently, my main fandom is Stargate Atlantis.

And last, my hot weather icon: iced tea, the house wine of the South!I grew up in the South (am still here actually), but I didn't like iced tea until relatively recently. Of course, it took me 20-odd years to ever try sweet tea. I'm not sure how that happened, unless it's because my dad was from up North. I love sweet tea, but I don't let myself drink it often because of the calories

[gryphonrhi]

::waves, drools briefly over your icon:: My. He looks good there.

Er, pardon me. Yeah. ::wrenches brain back:: Nice to gossip with you!

Mag7 I seem to write crossovers to, but that's about it. ::g:: Like the fandom, just no overwhelming desire to write it, apparently. And I was born and raised in the South, but I just can't drink sweet tea. It makes my teeth feel fuzzy. Unsweetened tea, on the other hand, I live on.

Cool! Glad you like those! I do like Farrell, in large part because he's largely unflappable. Even passed-out spies don't quite do it...

[keerawa]

I placed a hold at the library!

I love Tanya Huff's book, "Valor's Choice." It's a sci-fi book who's main character is a kick-ass tough female Staff Sergeant. Interesting view of military life, and Huff writes GREAT action scenes.

[gryphonrhi]

Cool! I'll have to try that one from the library, then. I kept looking at it and going, "I like her writing, but I"m not sure I want to read this one." Thanks! Hope you like the Smoke books. Seriously -- Smoke and Shadows *did* have me looking over my shoulders...

[dizzy_lizard]

Hi! I'm a lurker and proud of it. :) I'm pretty sure I got here from your website... but I might be wrong. I lurk mostly looking for updates of your wonderful fic.

[gryphonrhi]

::laughing:: No problem, I was just startled to find about 50 people watching my journal whose nicks I didn't recognize. One or two I've seen posting replies to fics I've also read, so that was kind of a common thread, but mostly I just wanted to say hi.

::cheerful:: Glad you're enjoying the fic!

[spoonlessone]

Hi.

Not sure if you know who I am or not. We've conversed a few times, but mostly by email I think. Got here from HL comms. I mostly lurk most places these days.

[gryphonrhi]

::laughing:: No, I don't know you as crazy4rog, but cool, nice to see you again, then!

Yeah, I tend to lurk a lot, too. ::shrug:: I'd rather write.