Continuing with the Elemental Masters series, we’re now back in England (after having been in Germany for the last couple volumes), and are looping Sherlock Holmes into this magical version of our world. Or really, the Watsons, who are Elemental Mages, and take the cases that Holmes won’t take, since he’s skeptical that magic actually […]
A Study in Sable – Mercedes Lackey Read More »
Pattern: Snowflower by Heidi KirrmaierYarn: Quince and Co Lark, in the Barolo, Maple, Petal, Belize and Aluetian colorwaysNeedles: Size 7 and 8 circs and DPNs Here’s my fortieth birthday sweater. It was a fun a knit, though a bit slow through the summer. Thing definitely ramped up once it cooled down here. It’s a
Back to a new (to me) graphic novel series – I wanted some quick distraction, and the BF was happy to hand me a few of his recent favorites to check out. He described this book as Farscape on steroids, and I’ll agree with that. Two soldiers in a long standing galactic war have run
Saga, Volume 1 – Brian K. Vaughn and Fiona Staples Read More »
Kate Daniels is finding life being self-employed a little hard. The Knights of Merciful Aid have been bad-mouthing her, so she’s not getting any work. She’s being funded by the Pack, but wants to make it on her own two feet, not get money just because she’s the Beast Lord’s mate. So, when the local
Magic Slays – Ilona Andrews Read More »
The fire in the title is an event in the past that decimated the world, killing many. A few hundred years later, people all still alive, but as a strange side effect, everyone is now born as twins. One twin, the Alpha, is perfectly normal, but the other – the Omega – has some sort
The Fire Sermon – Francesca Haig Read More »
The community garden plot’s down to the kale, sprouting broccoli and collards. The calendula just didn’t look happy anymore – now that it’s November, it has gotten a bit colder, so I pulled those out yesterday. We’ll see how much longer the above lasts. It looks very weird over there with so many
Here’s an interesting concept for a story – a plague of bird flu has made chicken illegal, driving an underground market for it, and the FDA is therefore one of the most powerful government agencies. Tony Chu is a Cibopath, which means he can get psychic impressions from anything he eats. He’s also a detective,
Chew Volume 1: Taster’s Choice – John Layman and Rob Guillory Read More »
This is a really sweet story, inspired by a note in the author’s great –grandmother’s diary from when she emigrated to America from Norway. Her husband had asked her to take on a young woman from the ship as a maid, because she was young, and on her own. The author’s invented a back story
West of the Moon – Margi Preus Read More »
In book three of the Raven Cycle, Blue Sargent and the Algionby boys are growing closer to finding Glendower, because by this point in the story, they’ve acquired powers. This book is about them accepting those powers – in many ways, it’s about growing up. Adam must accept that he’s a magician, but also that
Blue Lily, Lily Blue – Maggie Stiefvater Read More »
Between the fact that we’re getting a nor’easter tonight (just with rain instead of snow, woo!), and that the official check out day for the garden is Wednesday, I pulled out a whole bunch of things from the community bed this morning. I did have one tomato plant left, but wanted that cage and stake
