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AWW2013: Prickle Moon by Juliet Marillier

Posted on April 15, 2013 by

Prickle Moon is a collection of Juliet Marillier’s best short fiction. It contains eleven previously published stores and five new ones. Included are the Sevenwaters novella, ’Twixt Firelight and Water, the epic Nordic story, Otherling, and In Coed Celyddon, a … Continue reading →

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POTD: Shiny things in the mail edition

Posted on January 4, 2013 by

John Green limited edition signed box set.  Technically a Christmas present, since it was purchased with Christmas money. Today included attending the funeral for my husband’s grandmother, which is why there’s nothing more involved for today’s photo.  But the books … Continue reading →

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Caitlin R Kiernan’s The Drowning Girl

Posted on April 25, 2012 by

Caitlin R Kiernan’s The Drowning Girl  is officially my favourite book of 2012.  One of my favourite books of the last decade, too, I think. I own a paperback and the kindle version.  I’m really hoping that someone like Subterranean … Continue reading →

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AWW2012 #2: Power and Majesty by Tansy Rayner Roberts

Posted on April 11, 2012 by

She almost missed the sight of a naked youth falling out of the sky. He was long and lean and muscled … He was also completely off his face. A war is being fought in the skies over the city … Continue reading →

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In which I am a bundle of squee

Posted on April 8, 2012 by

This morning I woke up to see the Hugo nominations have been announced.  I am full of fangirl squee to see so many awesome people and books and publications on there.  So happy to see awesome podcasts like Galactic Suburbia … Continue reading →

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How to be sick

Posted on March 23, 2012 by

  Here’s a thing: coming up in March it will be ten years since I first fell ill.  At first, we thought it was a simple flu.  And then I ended up with severe post-viral fatigue.  And then everything else … Continue reading →

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