Two anthologies, disease and supernatural romance (the latter with Laurell Hamilton, though come to think of it I might be more interested to see her give the former a try).

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Random thought: rosenho got me to download Brimstone, starring our own Magnificent Bastard as the Devil. He's less creepy as the Devil because he's having such a good time and he's so explicit about his commitments. Anyway, I'm not a huge fan of the show, but watching all of the episodes was worth it to see Glover yell out "I never loved anything but ( Read more... )

Iain Banks, Dan Brown, Harlan Coben, Jasper Fforde, Laurell K. Hamilton, Diana Wynne Jones, David Lodge, Kristine Kathryn Rusch, Joss Whedon, sf and horror anthologies, and ancient Japanese poets.

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Happy birthday, MustangSally! May the geckos be with you.

Also, no spoilers for Cerulean Sins, just a rant. Review to follow shortly ( Read more... )

Patricia Briggs, Dragon Blood. As melymbrosia said, this sequel to Dragon Bones isn’t as good. Dragon Bones told the story of Ward Hurog, the heir to a small but important part of a kingdom. Because Ward had feigned stupidity to avoid his brutal father’s wrath, he had a hard time proving himself fit to rule when his father died. In Dragon Blood, everybody ( Read more... )