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Colonization: Aftershocks

Posted on January 26, 2009 by smellincoffee

Colonization: Aftershocks© Harry Turtledove 2001488 pages And so after a lengthy break, I return to Harry Turtledove’s Colonization series. The series is a sequel series to Worldwar, in which an invasion by reptilian aliens interrupted World War II. The aliens … Continue reading →

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This Week at the Library (26/1)

Posted on January 26, 2009 by smellincoffee

Books this Update: Yoda: Dark Rendezvous, Sean Stewart The Titan’s Curse, Rick Riordian Stoic Warriors, Nancy Sherman Demon in my View, Amelia Atwater-Rhodes This week was almost chiefly speculative fiction, with only one serious book. The other three are fantasy … Continue reading →

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Demon in my View

Posted on January 23, 2009 by smellincoffee

Demon in my View© 2000 Amelia Atwater-Rhodes176 pages During my high school years, while roaming through a bookstore, my eyes fell upon a book titled Tiger, Tiger. That sounded similar to William Blakes’ “The Tygre”, which is one of my … Continue reading →

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Stoic Warriors

Posted on January 22, 2009 by smellincoffee

Stoic Warriors: The Ancient Philosophy Behind the Military Mind© 2005 Nancy Sherman242 pages This semester’s schedules give me a lot of gaps between activities that lend themselves well to spending a few moments in the university library, where I do … Continue reading →

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The Titan’s Curse

Posted on January 21, 2009 by smellincoffee

The Titan’s Curse© 2008 Rick Riordian This week I read book three in the Percy Jackson and the Olympians series, and I must say that this was an improvement over The Sea of Monsters, at least in my estimation. The … Continue reading →

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Yoda: Dark Rendezvous

Posted on January 20, 2009 by smellincoffee

Yoda, Dark Rendezvous: A Clone Wars Novel© 2004 Sean Stewart The long day of the Republic had come to an end. (Pg. 1) I’ve been in a Star Wars frame of mind ever since Thanksgiving when I began to anticipate … Continue reading →

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This Week at the Library (19/1)

Posted on January 19, 2009 by smellincoffee

Books this Update: In the Presence of Mine Enemies, Harry Turtledove Only Begotten Daughter, James Morrow Sway, Ori and Rom Brafman I began with a return to Turtledove. While I do plan to return to his Colonization series, I read … Continue reading →

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Sway

Posted on January 16, 2009 by smellincoffee

Sway: the Irresistible Pull of Irrational Behavior© 2008 Ori and Rom Brafman185 pages, plus notes and an index I’m not quite sure how I found this one, but it was a fun little read. The authors — brothers — begin … Continue reading →

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Only Begotten Daughter

Posted on January 13, 2009 by smellincoffee

Only Begotten Daughter© 1990 James Morrow296 pages A few weeks ago I heard of an interesting book: the story of a child of God, miraculously conceived similar to the story of Jesus. This child is born in 1974, in Atlantic … Continue reading →

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In the Presence of Mine Enemies

Posted on January 12, 2009 by smellincoffee

In the Presence of Mine Enemies© Harry Turtledove 2003515 pages This week I returned to Turtledove, but not quite yet to the Colonization series. This week I read In the Presence of Mine Enemies, a standalone book set in the … Continue reading →

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