Bloodsucking Fiends (1995) Christopher Moore

Jody is coming home from work when she’s attacked. She wakes up to find herself under a dumpster and turned into a vampire. The she has to come to terms with her change, and learn how to survive.

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Vengeance of Dragons The Secret Texts Book 2 (1999) Holly Lisle

Again, with the cliffhanger ending; the lack of conclusion of a story arc is my biggest problem with this book (or series actually). You have been warned. Don’t read this book without the third close at hand. Luckily, they’ve been out for awhile, so getting all three books should not be a problem.

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Diplomacy of Wolves (1998) Holly Lisle

Do not, I repeat do NOT start this book unless you already have the second book. If you finish this book without having the second book at hand, you’ll be sooorry! Talk about a cliff hanger ending! Jeesh.

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Cloven Hooves (1991) Megan Lindholm

I realized relatively quickly that this was not the book that I wanted to be reading.

Already depressed, the last thing I needed was a story full of pain and sorrow and darkness. “I’ll just finish this chapter, and then I’ll pick up something else.”

Except that I couldn’t put it down. I kept repeating that to myself, until I realized I was more than halfway through the book, and may as well just finish it.

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Taking a cue from Erin, who went off of the list I found earlier, I put together my list of top science fiction and fantasy heroines.

However, I only like to watch science fiction, not read it, so all the science fiction heroines are from TV and movies.

I’m sure there are lots I forgot, so I am intending to keep working on it. But feel free to mention someone you think I forgot–or more importantly a book or movie you think I should check out, so I can add to my list!

ADDENDUM the First: Link corrected.

The Devil in Music (1997) Kate Ross

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Whom the Gods Love (1995) Kate Ross

Alexander Falkland has been killed. His head smashed in with a poker while one of his famous parties rages upstairs. But Alex is the darling of the ton (it took me awhile to figure this one out; the ton is the bon ton, or high society in London) and no one has the faintest idea who would have wanted to kill him. So Malcolm Falkland, Alexander’s father, hires Julian Kestrel to assist Bow Street in this investigation, believing that the darlings of society will talk to Alexander when they wouldn’t talk to Bow Street.

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Green Rider (1998) Kristen Britain

Karigan G’ladheon is on her way home after getting suspended from school when a Green Rider, arrows in his back, comes across her, and begs her to carry his message satchel to the King. Meanwhile, in various spots throughout the kingdom, bad things are happening.

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The Writer Beware list of the 20 Worst Literary Agents

• The Abacus Group Literary Agency
• Allred and Allred Literary Agents (refers clients to “book doctor” Victor West of Pacific Literary Services)
• Capital Literary Agency (formerly American Literary Agents of Washington, Inc.)
• Barbara Bauer Literary Agency
• Benedict Associates (also d/b/a B.A. Literary Agency)
• Sherwood Broome, Inc.
• Desert Rose Literary Agency
• Arthur Fleming Associates
• Finesse Literary Agency (Karen Carr)
• Brock Gannon Literary Agency
• Harris Literary Agency
• The Literary Agency Group, which includes the following:
  • Children’s Literary Agency
  • Christian Literary Agency
  • New York Literary Agency
  • Poets Literary Agency
  • The Screenplay Agency
  • Stylus Literary Agency (formerly ST Literary Agency, formerly Sydra-Techniques)
  • Writers Literary & Publishing Services Company (the editing arm of the above-mentioned agencies)
• Martin-McLean Literary Associates
• Mocknick Productions Literary Agency, Inc.
• B.K. Nelson, Inc.
• The Robins Agency (Cris Robins)
• Michele Rooney Literary Agency (also d/b/a Creative Literary Agency, Simply Nonfiction, and Michele Glance Rooney Literary Agency)
• Southeast Literary Agency
• Mrk Sullivan Associates
• West Coast Literary Associates (also d/b/a California Literary Services)

If you’re curious as to why I have posted this, please read this post on Making Light.

Rearranging bookshelves requires a will of iron.

Unfortunately, when it comes to books, I have a will of aluminum foil.

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Cut to the Quick (1993) Kate Ross

Reading the T. F. Banks books put me in the mood for another Victorian mystery, and lucky for me, I had one waiting here to read.

Julian Kestrel is a dandy. He’s making his mark on London society by being a sharp dresser, and the perfect gentleman–even if he doesn’t actually seem to be a gentleman.

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Hellblazer: Original Sins (1987) Jamie Delano

So. Well.

I first came across Constantine in the Sandman: Preludes and Nocturnes, when Constantine helps Morpheus get his bag of sand back. He was a strange character, and I wasn’t sure about him. But I was curious.

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For those of you playing along at home, I’ve finally come out of my depression enough that it feels safe to start working on my story again.

I haven’t written anything new yet, because it’s been awhile and I have to re-immerse myself back in the tale, but I’ve been through it from page one, and rewriting things as I deem necessary. I still have on passage I know I need to rewrite, I wrote it solely to amuse myself, but I think only a handful of other people will get the joke, so for such a major plot point, I’d best make some changes. (Basically, the start of a major scene is a huge Deep Space Nine joke. Amusing to me, not so much to anyone else.)

All this, of course, assuming that I can slow down my current reading binge.

I give it 50/50 odds right now.

War for the Oaks (1987) Emma Bull

Wow. I’ve been bypassing this book for years. Initially, because wasn’t on the shelves. Then when the reprint came out, because the cover made it look like something I wouldn’t like.

Boy was I wrong.

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