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In the Mail: ‘Raising Steam.’

Terry Pratchett’s latest, and I fear possibly last, Discworld novel. I read Raising Steam and I enjoyed it very much and God damn early-onset Alzheimer’s. God damn it to Hell.

…Sorry.

“Equoid.” (I said that unicorns were bad! I totally SAID.)

New Laundry novella from Charles Stross:

And of interest is this passage from the blurb:

Continue reading “Equoid.” (I said that unicorns were bad! I totally SAID.)

TERRY PRATCHETT, CALL YOUR DOCTOR.

“Swedish researchers report the successful trial of a vaccine that helps individuals develop protective antibodies that can prevent progression of Alzheimer’s disease.”

I don’t know if it would work in Prachett’s case, but… dammit, I lost Ray Bradbury this week. Enough said.

Via Instapundit.

Blogging called on account of Pratchett.

Snuff: A Novel of Discworld has arrived. It’s one of the Sam Vimes police procedural ones, which are probably my favorite subcategory of Terry Pratchett Discworld novels*.

Go on ahead; I’ll catch up with you later.

Moe Lane

*Well, yes, except for DEATH, of course. Everybody likes him.

Just finished watching “Going Postal”…

…on Blu-Ray, and it was very good. It’s based on the Discworld book by the same name by Terry Pratchett, and it turned out to be a reasonably good adaptation of the novel*; the characters (and actors) were engaging, the quasi-Victorian sets were excellent and the original book’s themes about technology, innovation, and how both can be pretty cool came across pretty well. I liked it: check it out. If you’re a Terry Pratchett fan, you should like this.

And if you’re not a Terry Pratchett fan already… well. There are a lot of people out there with your condition, and many of them go on to live reasonably full and meaningful lives. So, you shouldn’t give up hope, or anything.

Moe Lane Continue reading Just finished watching “Going Postal”…

Book of the Week: Hogfather.

Hogfather is Terry Pratchett’s Discworld Christmas book, and you should read it. You will feel better afterward.

That is all.

And so, adieu to Agatha H. and the Airship City until the New Year.

Unseen Academicals just showed up…

…so catch you guys later.

No offense.

Book of the Week: A Song for Arbonne.

It being Sunday, we replace Terry Pratchett’s Unseen Academicals with Guy Gavriel Kay’s A Song for Arbonne – a older book, but a fine one, and an excellent introduction to Kay’s work. Given that he’s finally given out information about his next book (Under Heaven, drawing from Tang Dynasty China, due in Spring of 2010), this gives some of you plenty of time to get up to speed on the author, and why you’ll want this one in hardback.

Book of the week: Unseen Academials (Discworld)

And so, we go from Neil Gaiman’s Coraline to Terry Pratchett’s Unseen Academicals. No, it’s not out yet. But it will be, in about a month – which should be enough lead time for me to be able to splurge on the hardcover.

Hey, it’s Pratchett.

Movie of the Wee…. Oh, WOW. It’s The Color of Magic.

The Color of Magic: starring Tim Curry. And Sean Astin. Don’t get me wrong: Batman Begins is the stuff. But still. The Color of Magic: starring Tim Curry. And Sean Astin.

Moe Lane