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Soulless | Steampunk fun

21 Mar

“Alexia Tarabotti is laboring under a great many social tribulations. First, she has no soul. Second, she’s a spinster whose father is both Italian and dead. Third, she was rudely attacked by a vampire, breaking all standards of social etiquette. ”

With a description like that things can only get better. This little book was one of the best finds I’ve had in a while. Ms Carriger writes a very tongue in cheek account about life as a spinster during the Victorian age.
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Dragon Actually | Fun, trashy fantasy

11 Sep


It’s been a very long time since my last post. Partly because this year seemed to fly by in a blur and partly because I have been in a writing slump. And really the only way to get past that is to sit down and write something. So simple, isn’t it?

Fortunately I have found some completely fun and trashy literature to share. Even though I promised to read all the deep and heart wrenching novels all my friends insisted on lending me (sorry guys).  Enter the dragon. Well, Dragon Actually by G.A. Aiken. The cover should tell you a lot about this book :twisted:
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Fleshing out ideas | Part 3

16 Jun

Yes, I’m still alive. Surprisingly work has not managed to completely annihilate me. Yet. There has actually been some time to work on my t-shirt design and finish it off as initially intended. And today I intend to start on the next design. There are steampunk visions behind my eyes…

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City of Pearl | Vegans on the War Path

14 May

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I discovered Karen Traviss’ City of Pearl primarily by browsing user reviews in Amazon. This remains a great way of finding suitable reading material. Traviss is better known for her Star Wars books but her first venture into a realm of her own making had me hooked from the word go. City of Pearl is the first book in a 6 part series of epic scale and if you like first contact stories, you may want to take a look at this one.

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Vintage David Brin – All new to me

02 May

It has been too long since I’ve been able to update! Contract work has a way of taking over one’s life, however I am back with something a little unusual. I have always considered myself a David Brin fan, but discovered last week that there are quite a few of his books that haven’t crossed my path. I downloaded “The Practice Effect” thinking it was a new book only to realise that this little gem must have been one of his first books. The copyright states 1984, the same time the Uplift Saga appeared. (perhaps to ride on the coat tails of that famous series?)

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Glass Houses, Teenage Angst and Vampires.

13 Apr

It’s been a while since I’ve indulged in vampire books – most likely because I over-indulged a while back – but Rachel Caine’s Glass Houses was a page turner. I discovered Rachel Caine’s writing through her Weather Warden series and thought it may be interesting to see what she does with the more traditional vampire genre. Was I in for a surprise…

Claire Danvers is a brainy 16 year old who starts college early, but her parents’ choice of college is not the Ivy League school of her dreams. Instead she is relegated to a college in Morganville, Texas. Determined to succeed regardless, Claire soldiers on but her academic progress is continually interrupted by the ruthless bullying tactics of the girls in her dorm.

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Graceling | Mesmerising Fantasy

10 Apr

Graceling, Kristin Cashore’s first book was a welcome change from the standard rehashed fantasy so often found in book stores. A friend recommended the book and I must commend her taste in Fantasy. I devoured Graceling in record time.

The story follows Lady Kasta, a young woman with an exceptional talent for fighting. Marked by her mismatched eyes, one green and one blue, Katsa is easily recognised as King Randa’s graceling (gifted) enforcer. The king’s orders are becoming ever more unreasonable and Katsa strikes back by forming a secret  council of like minded people who promote justice over cruelty.

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