Member: truepenny

Just got Mr. Gaunt and Other Uneasy Encounters from Prime Books today and now I see they have your work The Bone key. Looks like my next purchase.

posted by OldSarge at 11:10 pm (EST) on Sep 1, 2009

I was looking at the books we have in common, and I remembered how much i miss Sarah Caudwell!

posted by leennnadine at 7:28 pm (EST) on May 21, 2009

Hold On

Hold on to what is good,
Even if it's a handful of earth.
Hold on to what you believe,
Even if it's a tree that stands by itself.
Hold on to what you must do,
Even if it's a long way from here.
Hold on to your life,
Even if it's easier to let go.
Hold on to my hand,
Even if someday I'll be gone away from you.

A Pueblo Indian Prayer

posted by theoldman at 12:00 pm (EST) on Mar 19, 2009

Hello-i have love your short stories collection-THE BONE KEY. For it took me back to days when horror stories were not all blood/gore. I am a big fan of the stories by M.R.James and E.F.Benson-were the horrors are most unseen things of the darkest magic.
Keep up the good work and i hope for a second collection soon!

posted by naylands at 11:08 pm (EST) on Feb 21, 2009

If I didn't enjoy your books enough, I certainly enjoy the variety of your tastes. :)

posted by penguinkye at 9:20 pm (EST) on Apr 30, 2008

Hello from a fellow recovering academic (also an early modern British literature person) who raced through Melusine and The Virtu and just finished The Mirador. Just wanted to say how much I enjoyed them and look forward to Corambis. (Also, it's always nice to see someone else with Mary Carruthers' The Book of Memory in their library.)

posted by HouseholdOpera at 8:05 pm (EST) on Dec 12, 2007

I had to read your essay about “Upon Appleton House” for my Renaissance Lit class this week. It was neat to see your name and then talk about you during class, since I’ve read your livejournal and own Melusine, though I haven’t gotten around to it yet (I have a ridiculous number of unread books). So I just thought I would say hi. I look forward to reading your novels.

posted by suzanney at 2:49 am (EST) on Oct 25, 2007

Hi Sarah,

My other half has just finished Melusine and she enjoyed it greatly; it's now on my 'to read' pile!

(I was the talkative British chap in the audience of the 'How to do good work in high fantasy' panel at WisCon who was going on about modern fantasy that inherits stuff from Gormenghast.)

posted by bookzombie at 7:37 am (EST) on Jun 22, 2007

I just read your review of "Goldfinger" on your blog. Having recently seen the new movie, "Casino Royale" and then reading a Bond retrospective in Salon, I decided to revisit Fleming's books after 40 years of neglect. Actually, I'd only read one, "From Russia With Love," when I was 13 and all I remember of it, apart from thinking it boring, was the sexual delight I got from reading the line "his hand cupped her left breast!"
Anyway, now I'm on the closing pages of "Goldfinger" I have to say your comments are right on the money. Fleming is such a chauvinist and if I were a Korean reading this I'd be outraged, but he does write with verve and has style to burn. You find yourself enjoying the whole enterprise in spite of yourself

posted by David1312 at 9:46 pm (EST) on Mar 15, 2007

I just wanted to drop a note to say that I'm reading The Virtu right now and I could barely put it down to work. (This may also be a reflection on my job, I suppose.) I liked Melusine, and given that this one is even better, I can't wait for The Mirador.

posted by teratologist at 3:57 pm (EST) on Mar 2, 2007

Wow, this feels weird to be able to leave a comment to the author of the book I'm currently reading (The Virtu). I just have to say how much I love the contrast between Felix and Mildmay, I love their interactions and I love how well you show that they see the world in completely different ways. Sorry if you mind people commenting on your books here!

posted by TerrapinJetta at 11:02 am (EST) on Nov 22, 2006

Oh - hi!

I stumbled into your profile page because you're one of the few people who hold "The Control Revolution" by Beniger, a book I found to be improbably interesting. In tracking down that connection, I see your real name - and recalled that my wife [MaggieO] saw you on a panel at Noreascon, and was impressed enough by your presentation to buy your book.

I see by our shared books that we're both interested in what I tag as 'atomic age'; you might be interested in my holdings on the subject. And you might want to check out the "Annus mirabilis" group, as there's been an attempt there to start a discussion of Restoration drama....

(I love LT...)

posted by AsYouKnow_Bob at 10:57 pm (EST) on Sep 8, 2006