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Golden Dreams by echo_sackett [I- (Intermediate)]

06 Jan 2009 09:43:56 PST

During a time of war between Elf and Dragon, a gifted young Elf named Eragon is banished from Ellesmere and his beloved home for crimes he did not commit. Wandering between the peaks and forests of the Spine Mountains beyond DuWeldenvarden, Eragon stumbles upon a dragon egg. From the egg...

Original story at Shur'tugal Fan Fiction .

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Monday Minute

05 Jan 2009 00:21:13 PST

Canada - JK Rowling just won't go away. For fans suffering Harry Potter withdrawal, Rowling provides a quick fix with The Tales of Beedle the Bard. ...

Original story at London Free Press .

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Specusphere interview with Kim Falconer

04 Jan 2009 15:25:13 PST

Written by voyageronline
The Specusphere team have also put out a call to arms for volunteers. If you love speculative fiction and have a bit of time to spare, contact them for more details. Posted in Karen Miller, Kim Falconer, New Book Releases The latest edition of the Specusphere is out! And it includes a gr...

Original story at Voyager Online .

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Mythical world of Osprey artist promoted nature's beauty

31 Dec 2008 01:04:37 PST

FL - Some of his portrayals of wizards were included in a European tour honoring "Lord of the Rings" creator JRR Tolkien, and others will be part of a permanent ...

Original story at Sarasota Herald-Tribune .

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This time of year is all about faith

29 Dec 2008 00:00:24 PST

FL - Laura Miller, a staff writer for Salon, engaged in this practice in a New York Times column, "It's a Narnia Christmas." Miller said about the CS Lewis ...

Original story at Sun-Sentinel.com .

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Authors’ offer insights to works on tape

25 Dec 2008 22:50:37 PST

United States - A host of famous names are here: JRR Tolkien, Virginia Woolf, Graham Greene, Rudyard Kipling and Somerset Maugham are among the 30 British scribes and, ...

Original story at Houston Chronicle .

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Books news and blogs - January 07, 2009

07 Jan 2009 00:00:01 PDT

Below is today's roundup of news and blogs that haven't yet hit top story status by our community. Visit Books news and blogs for even more news and blogs converage.

• Re: Have you read the books by Charlaine Harris? -- from Recent Messages in Have you read the books by Charlaine Harris?
• no ways. -- by Amy R Singer(noreply@blogger.com) from knittyBlog
• Lying In The Gutters -- from Comic Book Resources
• Movies may win big over films -- from Los Angeles Times
• Philip K . Dick would have been 80 today -- by showmescifi from Show Me SciFi
• All-American terrorist -- from Salon
• Re: Have you read the books by Charlaine Harris? -- from Recent Messages in Have you read the books by Charlaine Harris?
• UBIK by Philip K. Dick -- from SF Site
• It’s just not Harry -- from Livemint
• Going back to the sea -- from Culpeper Star Exponent

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Dead Witch Walking - Kim Harrison

25 Dec 2008 08:18:58 PST

Written by nobody@flickr.com (PhylG)
PhylG posted a photo: A gift from Maia

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The cat that walked up walls

11 Dec 2008 10:11:29 PST

Written by nobody@flickr.com (del's1)
del's1 posted a photo: wiith apologies to Robert Heinlein ALSO see when he was younger same place.. www.flickr.com/photos/sushidel/2919583682/

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Going back to the sea

11 Dec 2008 00:52:34 PST

VA - Dec 11, 2008 On my first trip across the Atlantic in 1971, I took JRR Tolkien’s “The Hobbit.” I quickly identified with Bilbo and his adventures out of Middle Earth; ...

Original story at Culpeper Star Exponent .

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The Ghost Girl and the Naked Savage

05 Dec 2008 21:20:48 PST

United States - Dec 5, 2008 “Nation,” Pratchett’s immensely entertaining new young adult novel, manages to be both thought-provoking and sweet. Not a Discworld book, ...

Original story at New York Times .

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Topless Robot - The New Nerdiest Thing Ever Created

25 Nov 2008 11:21:17 PST

Posted 11/25/2008 at 11:41:58 AM. cKHAVIKk said:. I take exception to Lord of the Rings being classified as "nerdy" in any regard. If Tolkien is dorky, then so is Twain, Hawthorne, Hemmingway, and Camus. Posted 11/25/2008 at 12:06:55 PM ...

Original story at Topless Robot .

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Now Read This! » Blog Archive » The Dresden Files: Welcome to the ...

24 Nov 2008 21:16:37 PST

The Dresden Files: Welcome to the Jungle. Welcome to the Jungle. Welcome to the Jungle. By Jim Butcher & Ardian Syaf (Titan Books/Dabel Brothers Publishing) ISBN: 978-1-84856-208-0. Jim Butcher is a best-selling novelist and comics fan ...

Original story at comicscreatorsguild.co.uk .

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A series that'll become a companion

24 Nov 2008 16:34:39 PST

The Heralds of Valdemar series" by Mercedes Lackey is one of my all time favourites with characters that you can identify and sympathise with (not to mention the thrill of the action and magic). You can follow the characters as they ...

Original story at loganlibraries.org .

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Read All About It - How Obama is Setting the Literary Agenda

23 Nov 2008 20:26:51 PST

Once or twice in the recent past, when the prize went to Ted Hughes (Birthday Letters) or Philip Pullman (The Amber Spyglass), it seemed to achieve a moment of distinction and clarity. This year? The strong contenders must be Sebastian ...

Original story at Buzzle .

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Visions of Paradise: To Your Scattered Bodies Go

23 Nov 2008 11:25:34 PST

Written by adamosf
Which left Philip José Farmer’s Riverworld series, and that thought pleased me since in the 70s it was one of my favorite series. While it is not future history in the pure sense, it is a possible future scenario for the human race, ...

Original story at Visions of Paradise .

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Distractions » Blog Archive » Some dude about playing Amber

23 Nov 2008 11:12:31 PST

Recently. Some dude about playing Amber · The Ending of the Watchmen movie · Flash Player 10 on 64bit Linux · Watchmen - Second Theatrical Trailer · Steven Brust and AD&D characters in Jhereg ...

Original story at corky.net .

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Bradbury thrills library patrons

23 Nov 2008 01:19:14 PST

CA - Ray Bradbury, intellectually vibrant at 88 years young, is an award-winning novelist, playwright, screenwriter and poet. Best known for his long time ...

Original story at mydesert.com .

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Quiz Quiz Bang Bang » Blog Archive » Quiz: Series Business

21 Nov 2008 14:48:32 PST

Written by James Callan
1) Douglas Adams, Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy or Hitchhikers Trilogy 2) Laura Ingalls Wilder, the Little House series 3) Dante Alighieri, Divine Comedy (or Commedia Divina) 4) James Ellroy, L.A. Quartet ...

Original story at Quiz Quiz Bang Bang .

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Topless Robot - TR Contest: Write Your Own Damn List, Win a Shirt

21 Nov 2008 13:32:48 PST

And speaking of unnerving imagery, another stupid aspect of Xanth is that anything can breed with anything else and create a crossbreed child. What's wrong with that? It's a magical world - anything is possible. ...

Original story at Topless Robot .

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Topless Robot - TR Contest: Write Your Own Damn List, Win a Shirt

21 Nov 2008 13:32:48 PST

Mercedes Lackey's Velgarth, which is like a Lisa Frank trapper keeper cover, but with more homosexuality? Books, movies, TV shows, videogames and whatever are all open, so go for it. But there are a few rules: ...

Original story at Topless Robot .

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Topless Robot - TR Contest: Write Your Own Damn List, Win a Shirt

21 Nov 2008 13:32:48 PST

I mean, what other fantasy realm would have CARS for a start. Apart from something by Piers Anthony, of course. Ok, what fantasy realms apart from /anything by Piers Anthony/ would have cars. And even then Piers Anthony would put other ...

Original story at Topless Robot .

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Staying on the right side of copyright

20 Nov 2008 11:00:34 PST

France - The "Tarzan" tales of Edgar Rice Burroughs, or Shakespeare's plays, or essays by Samuel Johnson and novels by Jane Austen are among the free literary ...

Original story at International Herald Tribune .

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'Potter' Star's Nude Play In Sales Slump

19 Nov 2008 06:46:03 PST

Interest appears to be on the decline in "Harry Potter" star Daniel Radcliffe's Broadway debut -- a controversial play in which the actor appears nude.

Original story at NBC6.net . Related stories include: Not Harry Potter? Not a Problem - Boston University Terriers and ... Click 2 Houston.com , KFOXtv.com , TheDenverChannel.com , Pittsburgh Channel.com , KCRA.com , ClickonSA.com , News4Jax.com

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Think of the solution, not the problem at hello! yoshi

17 Nov 2008 14:38:14 PST

Written by Yoshi
Terry Goodkind, the author of the Sword of Truth series (starting with WFR), finally ended the series this year. The last few books were not quite as gripping or sensational, and frankly, I felt that they ended too soon. ...

Original story at hello! yoshi .

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Big Pictures appeal against Harry Potter author JK Rowling privacy ruling is rejected

28 Oct 2008 06:03:00 PDT

The House of Lords has refused to hear an appeal in the privacy case brought by Harry Potter author J K Rowling and her husband over photographs taken as they walked in the street pushing their young son in a buggy.

Original story at Press Gazette .

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