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Ebook Recs
Mar. 30th, 2013 11:30 pmAll I've got to say about Who tonight is "loved it!" and Orphan Black looks really interesting.
And at some point, I'm going to clean out the large and scary linkdump, especially as Kate Lear has just provided a new Sherlock fic of the quality that makes everyone go "ZOMG, Kate Lear!!" (Genus: Apis, link on her journal and the newsletter for them as won't wait.) No show spoilers; canon "spoilers" if you think a century-old text can still be spoiled.
But what I really want to do is exult that although many of the paperbacks most in need of replacing in my mystery collection aren't available on ebook, these ones now are:
- The Margaret Frasier medieval mysteries. The ones from early in the series, the ones I thought would never be reprinted. (The e-version of a paperback so rare I paid $70 for it is available for under $9.)
- The two Donna Andrews books that I recommend to EVERYONE. For the rennie/re-enactment crowd, it's Revenge of the Wrought Iron Flamingos, set at a colonial re-enactment. For the SF crew, it's We'll Always Have Parrots; a gentle sporking of conventions and fans. (Think of it as the Galaxy Quest of cozies.)
And have I sqeed that Smoke and Mirrors is now available in ebook form? Best. Horror. Novel. Ever.
This still leaves me with a mystery shelf full of the rare, the autographed, and the British, but it's a good start.
And at some point, I'm going to clean out the large and scary linkdump, especially as Kate Lear has just provided a new Sherlock fic of the quality that makes everyone go "ZOMG, Kate Lear!!" (Genus: Apis, link on her journal and the newsletter for them as won't wait.) No show spoilers; canon "spoilers" if you think a century-old text can still be spoiled.
But what I really want to do is exult that although many of the paperbacks most in need of replacing in my mystery collection aren't available on ebook, these ones now are:
- The Margaret Frasier medieval mysteries. The ones from early in the series, the ones I thought would never be reprinted. (The e-version of a paperback so rare I paid $70 for it is available for under $9.)
- The two Donna Andrews books that I recommend to EVERYONE. For the rennie/re-enactment crowd, it's Revenge of the Wrought Iron Flamingos, set at a colonial re-enactment. For the SF crew, it's We'll Always Have Parrots; a gentle sporking of conventions and fans. (Think of it as the Galaxy Quest of cozies.)
And have I sqeed that Smoke and Mirrors is now available in ebook form? Best. Horror. Novel. Ever.
This still leaves me with a mystery shelf full of the rare, the autographed, and the British, but it's a good start.
