People of the OWL

A little while ago I decided to check Amazon to see if a pair of my favorite
authors had a new book out and was happy to see that they did (I still have to
wait for the paperback version, but now I know there will BE one). The authors
are W. Michael Gear and Kathleen O'Neal Gear. They write great novels about
prehistoric Native Americans. The titles of most of them are "People of the
_______"; eg, People of the Wolf, People of the Lakes, People of the Sea, etc.
The newest book: People of the OWL. Well, DAMN, that's US!

(BTW, if you are interested in novels of prehistory like these, also check out
the First Americans series (even better than the People series) by William
Sarabande and two trilogies by Sue Harrison.)

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Saffire
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On Fri, 10 Oct 2003 23:32:57 -0700, Saffire
wrote:

A little while ago I decided to check Amazon to see if a pair of my favorite
authors had a new book out and was happy to see that they did (I still have to
wait for the paperback version, but now I know there will BE one). The authors
are W. Michael Gear and Kathleen O'Neal Gear. They write great novels about
prehistoric Native Americans. The titles of most of them are "People of the
_______"; eg, People of the Wolf, People of the Lakes, People of the Sea, etc.
The newest book: People of the OWL. Well, DAMN, that's US!

(BTW, if you are interested in novels of prehistory like these, also check out
the First Americans series (even better than the People series) by William
Sarabande and two trilogies by Sue Harrison.)


Thanks Saffire. I'm currently reading The Grapes Of Wrath by John
Steinbeck but will need something new to read when I am finished
it.

And just for fun....what is everyone else reading?

Ms.Jaime

LobsterInGarlicButter wrote:

And just for fun....what is everyone else reading?

I read Jean Auel's latest in the Earth's Children series not long ago,
but I haven't read any of the other mentioned prehistoric fiction series,
having assumed they were just copycat productions of Auel's success.
I did at some point years ago when Auel's 5th was not forthcoming, read
Linda Lay Schuler's two volumes of native American prehistoric fiction,
because they were on the $2 bargain table at a bookstore. I think
I liked them pretty well, but I really don't remember.

Another great historical fiction book is "Pillars of the Earth"
by Ken Follett, which takes place in 12th century England.

For the most part, I'm a horror novel junkie, picking up
Stephen King, Anne Rice, and a handful of other authors when
I see them.

The Silmarillion (posthumous Tolkien from copious notes, assembled by
his son). I read the Hobbit and Lord of the Rings shortly before the
first movie came out. I last read them in the 70s.

The Wild Card series - a set of scifi "mosaic" novels where each chapter
is written by a different author. Edited by George R R Martin.
Also, Martin's Sword of Ice and Fire series is in the queue on my
nightstand.

The first four Harry Potter books between the first and second
movie, and book five when it came out in July. I enjoyed them
a lot more than I thought I would, considering they're written
for children.

Rereading a number of Stephen King novels, that are supposed to be
related to the (soon to be released) conclusion volumes of the Dark
Tower series.

I've been hooked on Robert Jordan's Wheel of Time series the past
several years, the first seven of which I found excellent, 8 and 9 so-so,
and this year's volume 10 rather crappy, but I'm still hooked. It's a
not-fluffy fantasy epic, often described as a combination of Lord of
the Rings and Dune.

--
jamie )

"There's a seeker born every minute."

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Rereading a number of Stephen King novels, that are supposed to be
related to the (soon to be released) conclusion volumes of the Dark
Tower series.

Me too, Jamie! I'm halfway through "Wizards and Glass" right now. Can't
wait for the new one.

I, too, like children's/young adult literature. I've read the Artemis Fowl
series as well as the Potter books. "Holes" was good, as was the "Remnants"
series by K. A. Applegate. I highly recommend them all.

--
Bird
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LobsterInGarlicButter wrote:

And just for fun....what is everyone else reading?

just about done with Jim Thompson's "The Kill-Off" and when that's
finished i'll go back to "Titus Groan" by Mervyn Peake, which i started
but decided to take a short break from.

On Sat, 11 Oct 2003 03:04:54 -0400, in a clarity of expression
resembling Cicero, LobsterInGarlicButter
wrote:

And just for fun....what is everyone else reading?

Sidney Blumenthal's "The Clinton Wars" and Robert Burton's "The
Anatomy of Melancholy"

Frank Lynch
The Samuel Johnson Sound Bite Page is at:
http://www.samueljohnson.com/

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(The Queen of Cans and Jars) wrote:

LobsterInGarlicButter wrote:

And just for fun....what is everyone else reading?

just about done with Jim Thompson's "The Kill-Off" and when that's
finished i'll go back to "Titus Groan" by Mervyn Peake, which i started
but decided to take a short break from.


I'm reading several things, some "mind candy" and some serious material.
I'm reading "The Diagnosis and Correction of Vocal Flaws" as serious
material (e.g., work-related). As non-work serious material, I'm
reading "What's at Stake on Buffy the Vampire Slayer," which is sort of
a series of thesis-like commentaries on the social implications of the
series. Ok, I'm a theoretical geek.

On the mind-candy front, I'm reading Martha Grimes' "Foul Matter." So
far, so good.

--
Nancy Howells (don't forget to switch it, and replace the to send mail).

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says...
I read Jean Auel's latest in the Earth's Children series not long ago,

That's what I'm reading right now. I decided to reread the earlier ones,
starting with 2nd one, The Valley of Horses. It had been so long since I read
them that I had forgotten some of the things that had happened, so I'm glad I
did.

The BEST, most entertaining series of books I've EVER read (and reread), however,
are Diana Gabaldon's Outlander series. A woman, Claire, inadvertently goes back
in time 200 years and gets stuck there.

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Saffire
205/187/125
Atkins since 6/14/03
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"Lindabird" wrote in
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I, too, like children's/young adult literature. I've read the Artemis
Fowl series as well as the Potter books. "Holes" was good, as was the
"Remnants" series by K. A. Applegate. I highly recommend them all.


If you like those, check out Anne McCaffrey's Pern series.

Chakolate

--

On sadness:
The cure for this ill is not to sit still,
Or to frowst with a book by the fire,
But to take a large hoe and a shovel also,
And to dig till you gently perspire.
--Rudyard Kipling

On stardate Sat, 11 Oct 2003 03:04:54 -0400 LobsterInGarlicButter
wrote:

And just for fun....what is everyone else reading?

Ms.Jaime

Hmmm, let's see. I'm never reading just one thing at once, so I gotta
look and see which books are on the coffee table, the nightstand, the
end table...G

For fiction, I'm in the middle of Terry Brooks' "The Voyage of the
Jerle Shannara Book 3: Morgawr" and Dorothy Dunnett's "The Unicorn
Hunt" (House of Niccolo Book 5.)

For nonfiction, "The Chalice and the Blade" by Riane Eisler, and "The
Long Hard Road out of Hell" by Marilyn Manson.

Cheryl

~~~A man of courage never needs weapons, but he may
need bail.~~~ (Lewis Mumford)