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I do enjoy your blog which I usually visi...Sorry... I do enjoy your blog which I usually visit only for Star Trek book reviews. Just seems odd to be prompted to comment by something like this BUT:<br />Wow! Look at that cover! That's the cover that was on the paperback of "Beyond the Farthest Star", a book made up of a couple of 1940-41 stories by Burroughs. I wonder why they put it on this novel, for which there was a nifty cover from the same paperback period. <br />I like this and the other books in the trilogy (Which are all short enough to be published as a single book)... Of course I encountered them when I was kid and the first two are full of DINOSAURS! The third has one of those niftily detailed lost civilizations Burroughs occasionally came up with. I mean, he came up with a lot but occasionally he seems to have put in a bit more effort.thingmakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14011048675050396438noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5124461767763964919.post-49580668631266183562013-05-28T13:48:39.764+01:002013-05-28T13:48:39.764+01:00Susie,
Thank you for the reply here. I was curiou...Susie,<br /><br />Thank you for the reply here. I was curious to know how "rural" France can be in regards to this.<br /><br />It was an interesting and enjoyable read none the less.Killiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10372768003008545407noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5124461767763964919.post-72806912399591567442013-05-28T13:45:55.311+01:002013-05-28T13:45:55.311+01:00Many thanks indeed for taking the time to review B...Many thanks indeed for taking the time to review Best Foot Forward, and for the mention on Twitter. Very much appreciated.<br /><br />You raise a point that has been raised by other reviewers - why not do something about the faulty equipment. Firstly there was the financial aspect - the budget was tiny, just enough for food and fees. There was nothing to fall back on. A decent lightweight tent was beyond reach.<br /><br />Secondly, it's difficult to describe just how desolate parts of central France are - it can be 50 miles or more to even a small town, where there's no opportunity to buy anything more than a baguette and lump of cheese. Certainly no sophisticated hiking products, in fact no hiking products at all. And walking 50 miles out of your way is a long way on foot!<br /><br />It would have been nice to do it as others have - with a back-up vehicle, but I didn't have that luxury. And I didn't know anybody who would have been obliging enough to drive several hundred miles to refuel or re-equip me. More's the pity. I'd have been calling them every other day. :)<br /><br />Thanks once again.<br /><br />Best wishes<br /><br />SusieSusieKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03839407308263118784noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5124461767763964919.post-50795425406763897972013-05-24T16:27:09.599+01:002013-05-24T16:27:09.599+01:00Nice review! I haven't read this one yet, but ...Nice review! I haven't read this one yet, but I'm very interested in this period of Trek Lit. After being disappointed with <i>The Children of Kings</i>, I should check this one out. Much love for D.C. Fontana as well. Now they just need to greenlight a novelization of her aborted computer game, <i>The Secret of Vulcan Fury</i>!Dan Guntherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05894089240112561224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5124461767763964919.post-87991193480563607012013-04-26T07:22:04.835+01:002013-04-26T07:22:04.835+01:00this is wonder full cover blog.
book publicitythis is wonder full cover blog.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.sandpiperpublicity.com/" rel="nofollow">book publicity</a><br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11795926873281575103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5124461767763964919.post-7053660678954089372013-04-23T12:18:14.343+01:002013-04-23T12:18:14.343+01:00The Ferengi comment in the novel just made me grim...The Ferengi comment in the novel just made me grimmace inside a little bit. <br /><br />I will go and give your review a look over and see how your thoughts compare. To be honest, I am a little bit more easy going on some of continuity issues than some people are. <br /><br />Killiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10372768003008545407noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5124461767763964919.post-72002824563565660182013-04-18T16:31:34.272+01:002013-04-18T16:31:34.272+01:00I agree wholeheartedly on the continuity-muddling ...I agree wholeheartedly on the continuity-muddling issues. It would have been very helpful had the author's note been at the beginning. It would have forestalled my more frustrating bouts of nerd-rage, experienced at various points in the novel. ("The Ferengi Commerce Authority? How the author NOT KNOW when the Ferengi were formally met?!?")<br /><br />I'm afraid my review was a little harsher than yours. Perhaps I should revisit this novel one day, and maybe I'll be able to review it a little more on its own merits.<br /><br />For what it's worth, here is my review from a couple of years back: http://treklit.blogspot.com/2011/11/children-of-kings.htmlDan Guntherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05894089240112561224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5124461767763964919.post-15155855856862457142013-04-16T21:20:01.189+01:002013-04-16T21:20:01.189+01:00@Jeffrey Daniels
Thanks for the recommendations.
...@<a href="#c4494392938434407576" rel="nofollow">Jeffrey Daniels</a><br />Thanks for the recommendations.<br /><br />I think I actually have "Inferno" and "The Mote in God's Eye".<br /><br />I don't have "The Flying Sorcerers" though so may see if I can pick that up.Killiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10372768003008545407noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5124461767763964919.post-44943929384344075762013-04-16T14:25:29.693+01:002013-04-16T14:25:29.693+01:00Some of Niven's best collaborations were with ...Some of Niven's best collaborations were with Jerry Pournelle. They wrote the "hard science" story "The Mote in God's Eye" and it's sequel, "The Gripping Hand".<br /><br />For pure enjoyment, though, you ought to try "Inferno" - about a science fiction writer in Dante's Hell and "The Flying Sorcerers" with David Gerrold, a hilarious take on magic vs. science.Jeffrey Danielshttp://www.jeffreymdaniels.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5124461767763964919.post-12084937105530520182013-04-11T15:07:08.398+01:002013-04-11T15:07:08.398+01:00Thanks for the review! I was a bit worried about s...Thanks for the review! I was a bit worried about sending you the book, but thought it would bee an interesting test case. I appreciate the fair and candid appraisal. :)<br /><br />FTR, I think of "paranormal" stories as subtle variations on reality. When well done, they should feel like they could really happen. Like maybe it's not fiction at all, but it had to be shelved under fiction because who would believe it? Ghost and psychics are things people in the real world believe in. There are countless books and documentaries about these topics -- not in fiction, but in real life. <br /><br />Fantasy requires suspension of disbelief. A good author convinces you to do this because you want to do it, because it's a good story and it's fun. I call my novel "fantasy" because the magic is in your face, and not at all subtle. <br /><br />There is gray area. Most vampire stories these days are too absurd for the paranormal label, IMO, but the original monsters (Bram Stoker) were more subtle denizens of the underworld. (I have a lot of respect for his version of vampirism, which was why I roughly used his view in my book.)<br /><br />Good question! Christine Amsdenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13327295619351946706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5124461767763964919.post-29627922117975039422013-03-30T16:26:12.461+00:002013-03-30T16:26:12.461+00:00I have read several STAR TREK books, but I don'...I have read several STAR TREK books, but I don't think I have ever read a novelization that was directly from a specific movie. I would think it would be very difficult to provide tension in a story that someone already knew, but on the other hand, that happens when people re-read books, too.<br /><br />If you like Alan Dean Foster, have you ever read his very first novel <i>The Tar-Aiym Krang</i>? Before he got into novelizing movies, he had a couple of good series going. This is the first in the Pip and Flinx series. I always thought it was his best book, but that might be because I was so young when I read it.Carmen Webster Buxtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08516485172937482027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5124461767763964919.post-73822127488016782642013-03-27T22:50:28.356+00:002013-03-27T22:50:28.356+00:00Thanks so much for the review! That's an inter...Thanks so much for the review! That's an interesting comment on Bardolph's fallibility. Partly I was concerned about making him too perfect, but mostly I was going for the theme that by accepting even figurehead status, he created a debt to the people that meant he couldn't always have what he wanted. It felt like he learned more from slipping and then trying to atone than from never giving way to his own desires. <br /><br />Thanks again for the thoughtful review!Carmen Webster Buxtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08516485172937482027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5124461767763964919.post-11512832441770009882013-03-23T13:51:36.958+00:002013-03-23T13:51:36.958+00:00The dystopian section should be easy - there's...The dystopian section should be easy - there's so many to choose from and I think there's still quite a few out there you haven't touched.<br /><br />I have an idea about the Memoir and of course Made into a movie... well tell you once I've checked on them.Lakaranoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5124461767763964919.post-77279252679636920422013-03-22T20:02:20.028+00:002013-03-22T20:02:20.028+00:00If you really want to give romantic suspense anoth...If you really want to give romantic suspense another try, I suggest trying the non-Arthurian novels of Mary Stewart (old but still in print). MADAM WILL YOU TALK and THE IVY TREE are at the top of my list. Sadly, I don't think either is available as an ebook, but you can usually get cheap used book versions. Carmen Webster Buxtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15147900857568933085noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5124461767763964919.post-17851255792936836112013-03-21T13:18:52.112+00:002013-03-21T13:18:52.112+00:00@Anonymous
Oh, thanks for letting me know. I will...@<a href="#c3381321669512811291" rel="nofollow">Anonymous</a><br /><br />Oh, thanks for letting me know. I will need to look it up!Killiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10372768003008545407noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5124461767763964919.post-33813216695128112912013-03-18T18:50:54.281+00:002013-03-18T18:50:54.281+00:00There is now a fourth book in Hilley's series....There is now a fourth book in Hilley's series. Death's ValleyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5124461767763964919.post-18280362767587789522013-03-10T19:16:29.010+00:002013-03-10T19:16:29.010+00:00I enjoyed your blog comment about this challenge b...I enjoyed your blog comment about this challenge being a life pursuit. <br /><br />I think I worked out that based on my current reading rate I may finish by the time I am in my seventies!<br /><br />To be honest, I could do it quicker if I stopped reading anything else but then I would miss out on so much more.Killiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10372768003008545407noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5124461767763964919.post-61863083896540477262013-03-10T14:45:39.148+00:002013-03-10T14:45:39.148+00:00Hi, just wanted to let you know that I am in awe o...Hi, just wanted to let you know that I am in awe of your reading challenge. So much in fact I had to link to it in my recent post on my blog Thank the Maker (http://girlsguidetoscifi.blogspot.ca/2013/03/march-madness.html). I also have you on my blog for others to link to. <br /><br />Girls Guide to SciFihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06194691875062761067noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5124461767763964919.post-72802706241048379042013-03-03T16:45:39.770+00:002013-03-03T16:45:39.770+00:00I like the Shardlake books. I wonder if he will ge...I like the Shardlake books. I wonder if he will get a lift from Hilary Mantel's success with the same period of time? If you're looking for another one, my favorite Shardlake was DARK FIRE, which I lied for its information on ancient warfare and its ability to weave so many different story lines together. <br /><br />I know what you mean about language. If it were truly Tudor English, it would be very difficult to read, so I prefer it when the author goes for a sort of neutral, slightly more formal-speak, rather than trying to replicate the period. But no modern idioms! "I'm OK with that" does not belong in historical novels. Luckily, Sansom never does that. Carmen Webster Buxtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08516485172937482027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5124461767763964919.post-55433000091015756252013-02-18T13:37:59.457+00:002013-02-18T13:37:59.457+00:00Alas, I can't take credit for this one. I thin...Alas, I can't take credit for this one. I think I saw it written on a Star Trek Forum previously.Killiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10372768003008545407noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5124461767763964919.post-19796208940107427622013-02-17T18:58:09.157+00:002013-02-17T18:58:09.157+00:00I chuckled when I read the word "Abramaverse&...I chuckled when I read the word "Abramaverse"! Did you make it up? Carmen Webster Buxtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08516485172937482027noreply@blogger.com