Reading Challenges
“Kynship” – “The Way of Thorn & Thunder” #1 by Daniel Heath Justice
Title: “Kynship” – “The Way of Thorn & Thunder” #1
Author: Daniel Heath Justice
Publication Date: September 2005
ISBN: 9780973139662
Number of Pages: 220
Kynship tells of the Everland, home of the forest-dwelling Kyn and the other Eld-Folk since time immemorial, a deep green world of ancient mystery and sacred shadow. The wyr-powers of the Kyn and the other Eld [...]
“So Long Been Dreaming”, edited by Nalo Hopkinson & Uppinder Mehan
Title: “So Long Been Dreaming: Postcolonial Science Fiction and Fantasy”
Editors: Nalo Hopkinson and Uppinder Mehan
Publication Date: October 2004
ISBN: 9781551521589
Number of Pages: 304
“Arguably, one of the most familiar memes of science fiction is that of going to foreign countries and colonizing the natives, and as I’ve said elsewhere, for many of us, that’s not a thrilling [...]
Reading Challenge: Sci Fi Experience 2010
I will be participating in Carl’s (Stainless Steel Droppings) Science Fiction Experience 2010. The goal is to enjoy any form of science fiction from January 1st, 2010 through February 28th, 2010. This is a more relaxed challenge as there is no official sign up or number of books you have to read. Just enjoy reading [...]
"Crystal Rain" by Tobias S. Buckell
“Crystal Rain” by Tobias S. Buckell
Publication Date: 2007
ISBN: 0765350904
Number of Pages: 384
Long ago the old-fathers came to Nanagada through a worms hole in the sky, looking for a new world to call their own. But that was many generations ago, and what was once known has long been lost. Steamboats and gas-filled blimps now traverse [...]
A Year Long GLBT Reading Challenge
Amanda of The Zen Leaf has created a year long GLBT reading challenge for 2010. I’ll be helping her out with the challenge as well as participating.
The basic idea of this challenge is to read books about GLBT topics and/or by GLBT authors.
The challenge runs year-round, and there will be three levels of participation:
Lambda Level: [...]
"I'm Looking Through You: Growing Up Haunted: A Memoir" by Jennifer Finney Boylan
“I’m Looking Through You: Growing Up Haunted: A Memoir” by Jennifer Finney Boylan
Publication Date: 2008
ISBN: 9780767921756
Number of Pages: 288
I’m Looking Through You: Growing Up Haunted is a memoir about growing up in a haunted house, and an exploration of what it means to be “haunted.” It was published by Doubleday/Broadway in January 2008, and [...]
TSS: Catching up on Books Read & TV Shows Watched
Before I get into the actual commentaries, I wanted to welcome my brother to my blog. I ended up showing him my previous post (“Learning to Pay Attention to the Stereotypes“) because he wanted to know why I wasn’t watching Stargate Universe. Now I’m trying to get him to do at lest one guest post [...]
"Skin Folk" by Nalo Hopkinson
“Skin Folk” by Nalo Hopkinson
Publication Date: May 2008
ISBN: 9780446678032
Number of Pages: 272
The title “Skin Folk” comes from folkore. Throughout the Caribbean there are stories about people who aren’t what they seem. Skin gives these folk their human shape. Peel it off, and their true selves emerge. They take on the shapes of animals, of fantastical [...]
TSS: Challenges and Short Stories
One of the options for Carl of Stainless Steel Droppings’ Readers Imbibing Peril (RIP) Challenge is to read short stories that fit into one of the following genres: Mystery, Suspense, Thriller, Dark Fantasy, Gothic, Horror, or Supernatural. While searching for novels to read for the challenge I’ve ended up with two books of short stories:
The [...]
"The Graveyard Book" by Neil Gaiman
“The Graveyard Book” by Neil Gaiman
Publication Date: September 2008
ISBN: 9780060530921
Number of Pages: 320
Nobody Owens, known to his friends as Bod, is a normal boy. He would be completely normal if he didn’t live in a sprawling graveyard, being raised and educated by ghosts, with a solitary guardian who belongs to neither the world of the [...]
