Mad Times"To be sane in a mad time is bad for the brain, worse for the heart." - Wendell BerryThe Armies of Memory by John Barnes- October 9, 2006 Don't go anywhere near this book unless you're caught up on the series. (A Million Open Doors, Earth Made of Glass, The Merchants of Souls) Earth Made of Glass especially has significant bearing on the events here. The book starts off with spyagitatortroubador Giraut Leones performing a concert in celebration of his 50th birthday, and nearly getting killed in the process. Many more assassination attempts follow. It seems like the plot moves along less in this volume than in the previous...http://tomecat.com/madtimes/archive/000849.html Iron Sunrise by Charles Stross- October 9, 2006 Dang, I'm letting these go too long. Finished this some time back in August. It's connected to Singularity Sky, but not a sequel really, just some common characters who you'll recognize if you've read the previous book. The main character is Wednesday, a 16-year-old goth girl who lives on a space station. Wednesday has a friend named Herman she has never seen. Herman speaks to her sometimes (through a communications implant if I remember correctly), and has taught her all sorts of useful...http://tomecat.com/madtimes/archive/000848.html Lost Glove 99- October 3, 2006 See, this one I know exactly where that is. It was taken at the Issaquah Farmer's Market back on 826. The people in the background are waiting to buy snow cones. This glove seems to think I should have joined them. (I didn't)http://tomecat.com/madtimes/archive/000845.html |