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    Plagues, Hidden Cities, and Harbingers of Doom at the Bookstore This Month

    Snuggle Up With Monsters This November at the Bookstore

    Zombies, Posthumans, Voids, and Monsters for Your October Bookshelf
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    Image of AlfredaCabaret AlfredaCabaret
    12/05/08

    In reply to Plagues, Hidden Cities, and Harbingers of Doom at the Bookstore This Month
    I was disappointed not to see Lukyanenko's Last Watch mentioned. Not. To. Be. Missed. Savor this one, kids, with our economy in the gulag, who knows when his many other novels will be translated?
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    Image of Annalee Newitz Annalee Newitz
    12/08/08

    @AlfredaCabaret: Does sound great. But this is December books, and Last Watch came out in November.
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    Image of QuimbyRhea QuimbyRhea
    12/05/08

    In reply to Plagues, Hidden Cities, and Harbingers of Doom at the Bookstore This Month
    "This is book 19 set in the postapocalyptic shared universe of Wild Cards, where most of humanity has been wiped out by an alien virus - and the rest of the population has morphed into crazed zombies and a few superheroes."

    What? Have I stumbled into an alternate universe? 'Cause that's not what Wild Cards has been, and doesn't seem to be what Busted Flush is, either, judging by the description on Amazon.
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    Image of Annalee Newitz Annalee Newitz
    12/08/08

    @QuimbyRhea: Not sure what the concern is? I think it's not completely off to call the Jokers a kind of zombie. Or mutant.
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    Image of crashedpc - Haifisch crashedpc - Haifisch
    12/05/08

    In reply to Plagues, Hidden Cities, and Harbingers of Doom at the Bookstore This Month
    Not to judge a book by its cover, but "Kilimanjaro" seems to be about a man who's about to be sodomized by a rhino.
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    Image of Evil Tortie's Mom: R.O.A.C.H. Evil Tortie's Mom: R.O.A.C.H.
    12/04/08

    In reply to Plagues, Hidden Cities, and Harbingers of Doom at the Bookstore This Month
    So "Muse of Fire" is an expansion of a novella or novelette (forget which it was), "Kilimanjaro" is a sequel to "Kirinyaga", and "Vor. Companion" is about a long-running series. Yet these books will be good and I will read them.


    Why is it the book writers can do sequel and semi-remake things and make them good, but the movie people can't? (rhetorical question, I know why)

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    Image of Annalee Newitz Annalee Newitz
    12/04/08

    @Evil Tortie's Mom: No Muse of Fire is the original novella. It's just coming out in book form.


    I am actually kind of sick of book sequels. But I like books set in a shared universe, which is kind of like sequel lite.

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    Image of Evil Tortie's Mom: R.O.A.C.H. Evil Tortie's Mom: R.O.A.C.H.
    12/04/08

    @Annalee Newitz: Ah. Then I don't need to read it again. Thanks. Maybe you could put that in the article? Explains why my library only returned the search for it in an anthology. Doesn't explain why they don't have the Resnick on order, grrr.
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    Image of Annalee Newitz Annalee Newitz
    12/04/08

    @Evil Tortie's Mom: Added that info to the post!
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    Image of Alexis Alexis
    12/04/08

    In reply to Plagues, Hidden Cities, and Harbingers of Doom at the Bookstore This Month
    Quick question, will the commentary by Dumbledore include some reference to his hot steamy male love trysts? Cause I'm still waiting for the gay payoff to that publicity boosting announcement.


    /taps foot

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    Image of Evil Tortie's Mom: R.O.A.C.H. Evil Tortie's Mom: R.O.A.C.H.
    12/04/08

    @Evlsushi: Not in kids' stories for Xmas and charity, I'll bet. Not even a passing mention.


    You probably have to wade into fanfic for that.


    Maybe JK will leave some Dumbledore pr0n to be published after her death?

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    Image of Annalee Newitz Annalee Newitz
    12/04/08

    @Evil Tortie's Mom: I should do a roundup of good Dumbledore gay fanfic for the holidays. Any recommendations?
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    Image of Evil Tortie's Mom: R.O.A.C.H. Evil Tortie's Mom: R.O.A.C.H.
    12/04/08

    @Annalee Newitz: You'd best ask Evlsushi, she's the enthusiast. I (shhhh) haven't even read the Potter books.
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    Image of Mortimer Gray Mortimer Gray
    12/04/08

    In reply to Plagues, Hidden Cities, and Harbingers of Doom at the Bookstore This Month
    Dan Simmons, I love you.
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    Image of Evil Tortie's Mom: R.O.A.C.H. Evil Tortie's Mom: R.O.A.C.H.
    12/04/08

    @Mortimer Gray: So this is an expansion of his novella of the same name and setting, I guess?
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    Image of jrghoull jrghoull
    11/06/08

    In reply to Snuggle Up With Monsters This November at the Bookstore
    io9 writers...i would like to petition for a very small section of your website to be devoted to a list of books and stories that you recommend. a big part of sci fi is literature, and i bet i am not the only one on here who would greatly appreciate having a list that they could refer to every time they either finished a book or grew tired and wanted to try something new but didnt know where to look for suggestions.
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    Image of Charlie Jane Anders Charlie Jane Anders
    12/18/08

    @jrghoull: Hi, sorry I'm coming to this late. If you pull down the tabs on our menu bar, you can click on a "books" tab. That takes you to io9.com/tag/books, which is all our book coverage.
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    Image of AmishJohn AmishJohn
    11/05/08

    In reply to Snuggle Up With Monsters This November at the Bookstore
    "...rivals in a supernatural battle forgo pistols at dawn, choosing instead to duel with dramatic recitations of terrible poetry."
    Do you win by having your own major intestine leap up through your throat to throttle your brain in an attempt to save the galaxy?
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    Image of lightninglouie lightninglouie
    11/05/08

    In reply to Snuggle Up With Monsters This November at the Bookstore
    Hey Annalee--


    Love Peter Beagle (he is the best fantasy writer ever, hands down, Folk of the Air FTW), but according to his publisher and Amazon, the new collection has been postponed to March.


    Yeah, I know: Aw, crap.

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    Image of Annalee Newitz Annalee Newitz
    11/05/08

    @lightninglouie: Oh crap! Will note that in the post.
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    Image of bookfoldbrewcineaste bookfoldbrewcineaste
    11/05/08

    In reply to Snuggle Up With Monsters This November at the Bookstore
    @Annalee You may have discussed this before, but how come io9 never seems to do actual book reviews? This preview page is great--exactly the kind of thing I love to find on io9--but I'd also like to hear about new books you guys have actually read. Thanks
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    Image of Annalee Newitz Annalee Newitz
    11/05/08

    @bookfoldbrewcineaste: We do tons of book reviews -- just search io9.com/tag/books and you'll find them.
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    Image of Evil Tortie's Mom: R.O.A.C.H. Evil Tortie's Mom: R.O.A.C.H.
    11/05/08

    In reply to Snuggle Up With Monsters This November at the Bookstore
    Norsepunk!
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    Image of Annalee Newitz Annalee Newitz
    11/05/08

    @Evil Tortie's Mom: SteamNorseHorsePunk!
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    Image of Grey_Area Grey_Area
    11/05/08

    @Annalee Newitz: If it deals with economic issues and is transmitted by telegraph:
    SteamMorseNorseBourseHorsePunk!


    Could be worse.

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    Image of AmishJohn AmishJohn
    11/05/08

    @Grey_Area: Yep. We could get the Tweedle Beetles involved.
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    Image of Grey_Area Grey_Area
    11/05/08

    @AmishJohn: When Tweedle Beetles undergo amniocentesis they use a Tweedle Beetle Fetal Needle.
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    Image of Grey_Area Grey_Area
    11/05/08

    @Grey_Area: But I digress.
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    Image of Ubik2501 Ubik2501
    11/05/08

    In reply to Snuggle Up With Monsters This November at the Bookstore
    "The election is over, and it's time to return to the fantasy worlds that always provide us with more fulfillment than reality."


    Hopefully this includes io9 as well. :)

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    Image of Annalee Newitz Annalee Newitz
    11/05/08

    @Ubik2501: io9 has always been more fulfilling than reality.
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