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Shaykitteh's World of Books
Shaykitteh's World of Books rated it 9 years ago
BEYOND THE STARS: A PLANET TOO FAR is a collection of eleven tales that immerse the reader in words currently out of our reach. Patrice Fitzgerald starts out the collection with a foreword that gives a great definition of what "Space Opera" really is, and how a term that was originally coined as an ...
Shaykitteh's World of Books
Shaykitteh's World of Books rated it 9 years ago
Humanity is always striving for something moreā€¦ something beyond their grasp. One small step into the universe, a voyage to discover, a journey to unknown frontiers. The Galaxy Chronicles takes that desire and brings us new worlds, new visions to view through the eyes of twelve talented authors.The ...
Shaykitteh's World of Books
Shaykitteh's World of Books rated it 9 years ago
There are so many books and stories about an apocalypse - with every book having its own idea on what the apocalypse will be - but not many books mention our four-legged or winged friends. When you think about this, it's strange, since I know so many people who consider their pets to be family membe...
Edward
Edward rated it 11 years ago
Introduction--The Gentleman from San Francisco--The Primer of Love--Chang's Dreams--Temir-Aksak-Khan--Long Ago--An Unknown Friend--At Sea, at Night--Graffiti--Mitya's Love--Sunstroke--Night--The Caucasus--Late Hour--Visiting Cards--Zoyka and Valeria--The Riverside Tavern--A Cold Autumn
beishir
beishir rated it 13 years ago
A hoard of Jacobite gold paid for by the French, bound for America to help in her uprising against British rule and pursued by the authorities disappears in the Scottish highlands.A century later, cryptic messages, murders with Jacobite connections and a new American conspiracy lead to new speculati...
Cheryl's books
Cheryl's books rated it 14 years ago
Best one yet from David Adams Richards. He continues to refine his talent for showing how truth is relative, and how our words and actions so often ripple in unintended ways. The only thing that seems certain is the opening line of the book: "The day Hector Penniac died in the fourth hold of the ca...
The Review Man
The Review Man rated it 15 years ago
I attended a short lecture by David Adams Richards in 2008. He seemed a lot like an everyman, maybe somebody you would meet at the grocery store or walking his dog in the park. Shortly thereafter, I read his novel For Those Who Hunt The Wounded Down, which, while not outstanding fiction, was a fairl...
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