LOL books remember when these suckers were still made out of lead. Previous LOL books are available at http://jimhines.livejournal.com/tag/lol.

Today's book is The Time Engine [Amazon | Mysterious Galaxy], by Sean McMullen. I'm thinking the mini on the right is going to need a larger baseplate to keep him from toppling over backward.


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LOL books want a disclaimer saying this is all Joss Whedon's fault! Previous LOL books are available at http://jimhines.livejournal.com/tag/lol.

All I can say is I'm sorry, and I'm a very bad man. But come on! Look at the author, the spaceships, the expression on the poor guy's face . . . I had to do it!

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LOL books like to color with an octarine marker. Previous LOL books are available at http://jimhines.livejournal.com/tag/lol.

Today's book is The Magic Toybox [Amazon | Mysterious Galaxy], edited by Denise Little. This is another of the DAW anthologies, and is actually a collector's item -- if you visit the Amazon link, you'll see that this book ( Read more... )

LOL books have a serious case of post-vacation brain lag this morning. Previous LOL books are available at http://jimhines.livejournal.com/tag/lol.

Today we have The Long Look [Amazon | Mysterious Galaxy], by Richard Parks (aka ogre_san). I have a soft spot for Five Star's books, since they were the first publisher to put Goblin Quest out there. ( Read more... )

Warning -- no LOL book next Monday. The LOLer is gonna be on vacation. Previous LOL books are available at http://jimhines.livejournal.com/tag/lol.

Today we're branching out into the spicier side of SF with Chasing Silver [Amazon | Mysterious Galaxy], by Jamie Craig.

Personally, I think she might have visited this chiropractor...


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Tune in to LOL books for important programming that could Save Your Life! Previous LOL books are available at http://jimhines.livejournal.com/tag/lol.

Welcome, LOL fans. Your LOL book, should you choose to accept it, is Traitor's Moon [Amazon | Mysterious Galaxy], by Lynn Flewelling, aka otterdance.

Is it sad that I would totally watch this show?


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LOL books think math is hard. Previous LOL books are available at http://jimhines.livejournal.com/tag/lol.

Today we have Saturn's Children [Amazon | Mysterious Galaxy], by Charles Stross. And if that blurb by Gardner Dozois is correct, we should expect to see "Best Barbiepunk of the Year" anthologies cropping up any time now :-)


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Warning: do not operate heavy machinery while under the influence of LOL books. Previous LOL books are available at http://jimhines.livejournal.com/tag/lol.

This morning's book is Freefall [Amazon | Mysterious Galaxy], by Laura Anne Gilman (aka suricattus).


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You know, LOL is this year's pink. You deserve each other, this LOL and you. Previous LOL books are available at http://jimhines.livejournal.com/tag/lol.

To start off Year Two of the LOL books, allow me to present Why Should I Cut Your Throat? [Amazon | Mysterious Galaxy], a collection of reviews and essays about "the vagaries of being a writer ( Read more... )

A full year of LOL books are available at http://jimhines.livejournal.com/tag/lol! We can haz LOL cake nao please?So I'm curious -- how many people first found this blog through someone linking to the LOL books? And of the fifty-some covers I've posted over the past year, what are your favorites ( Read more... )