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75 Books Challenge for 2009 : Lunacat's Log Take 2		171	lunacat, May 2009
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... by Joanne Harris *Unseen Academicals by Terry Pratchett The Gathering Storm by Robert Jordan/Brandon Sanderson *Alphabet of Thorn by Patricia McKillip The Time Traveller's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger Un Lun Dun by China Mieville *Skallagrigg by William Horwood The Sparrow ...

... sf the alchemy of stone steampunk/fantasy the painter of battles historical fiction the rabbi's cat graphic the alphabet of thorn fantasy the orphan's tales - in the night garden fantasy the age of wonder history of science/literature Cairo graphic novel the king's ...

You've sold me on Alphabet of Thorn, I'm adding it to my wishlist.

Third book completed in this challenge is A title Alphabet of Thorn M author Patricia A. McKillip I gave this book 4 and 1/2 stars. (copy and paste of review) I love McKillip's use of language and imagery. This is a wonderfully layered fantasy with story unfolding within ...

44) Alphabet of Thorn by Patricia A. McKillip (6 Nov - 8 Nov) I love McKillip's use of language and imagery. This is a wonderfully layered fantasy with story unfolding within story. A ...

I'm in the palace library of Raine trying to decipher an Alphabet of Thorn.

... Venus) as last week; still reading People of the Book (kind of on schedule for the group read) and yesterday I started Alphabet of Thorn by Patricia McKillip.

... Factory.com/counter/wJkzCML/"> A Alphabet of Thorn by Patricia A. McKillip (read) B Black Venus Angela Carter (read) C A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens D The Dragon Keeper by Robin ...

... Gargoyle (read) L Michelle Lovric The Floating Book : a Novel of Venice (read) M Patricia A. McKillip Alphabet of Thorn (read) N Andre Norton Forerunner Foray (read) O Stephen Oppenheimer Out of Eden : The Peopling of the World (read - nonfiction) P Terry Pr ...

... by Jeanne Kalogridis for some fun, non-serious reading. Now I'm onto my first fantasy novel in a long time - Alphabet of Thorn by Patricia A. McKillip

Took a trip to the library today. Lots of different books. Covenant with the Vampire by Jeanne Kalogridis Alphabet of Thorn by Patricia A. McKillip All She was Worth by Miyuki Miyabe Shadow Family by Miyuki Miyabe Luck Be A Lady, Don't Die by Robert J. Randisi ...

... with romantic side plots. I highly recommend Patricia McKillip's stories, especially the Riddle-Master series, Alphabet of Thorn, The Changeling Sea and The Forgotten Beasts of Eld.

... fly by night John Kessell Johnathan Lethem - Gun with occasional music Kelly Link HP Lovecraft Patricia McKillip Alphabet of Thorn, Ombria in Shadow Robin McKinley deerskin Martin Millar James Morrow towing Jehovah and sequels Haruki Murakami Pat Murphy Garth Nix - kids - ...

... which will probably mean he'll end up owing me some money... It's a lovely, vicious circle :oD He just brought over: Alphabet of Thorn The Bell at Sealey Head, both by Patricia McKillip and The Language of Bees which I couldn't resist getting right away although I may reread the ...

I was reading my childlit listserv messages and Patricia McKillip's Alphabet of Thorn was mentioned as a great fantasy that would also be excellent reading for teens. Tracking down conversations on LT, I came to your first thread where her books were discussed, so now I've put her down as a new ...

... February House - Sherill Tippins Assassin's Apprentice - Robin Hobb Luncheon of the Boating Party - Susan Vreeland Alphabet of Thorn - Patricia McKillip

Alphabet of Thorn by Patricia A. McKillip. Thoroughly enjoyable.

... ladies-in-waiting, perhaps, those poised and smiling creatures who could drop an eyelid and unsettle a kingdom. From Alphabet of Thorn by Patricia A. McKillip

I have not read Alphabet of Thorn but I have read Wanted: The Great Cookie Thief.

I've never read 100 Years of Solitude but I have read Alphabet of Thorn.

Monk Habits for Everyday People was one I finished this past week as was The Salisbury Manuscript. I still have Alphabet of Thorn and St Mungo's Robin to finish before the second half of this month for purposes of discussing at book group(s).

... then "forgot" to ever give it back. Miraculously, we still exchange books! >62, It's very good! Another good McKillip is The Alphabet of Thorn.

... Tim Powers or Patricia McKillip, who writes as well as any modern author, in the creation of her dream king/queendoms Alphabet of Thorn. Admittedly (having just gone to Borders last night) these aren't authors featured prominently in the SF/F shelves..but they ARE out there! And i guess ...

... Trees. tbc. 2. Humor: 1066 and all that. 3. Sportswriting: Levels of the Game, John McPhee 4. Fantasy: LoTR & maybe The Alphabet of Thorn, Mckillip. 5. SF: Jack Womack; Melissa Scott 6. horror? no entries. 7. literary - becomes recursive -> Graham Greene and my poets. 8. Science/Thril ...

45F.) Alphabet of Thorn by Patricia A. Mckillip This was a different sort of fantasy novel. A young archivist/translator, who stumbles across a mysterious document in a mysterious language that has an unexplained hold over her. There was also a quite sweet little love story as a ...

To Say Nothing of the Dog is lovely. It's a bit of a spoiler to even post it here, but I also like Alphabet of Thorn. A lot of my favorite time travel is in short stories: "All You Zombies--" by Heinlein, "The Winds of Change" by Isaac Asimov, and "The Men Who Murdered Mohammed" by ...

1. LoTR 2. Sandman/Neverwhere 3. Deep Wizardry (diane duane) 4. Finder/Emma Bull 5. The Alphabet of Thorn (Patricia McKillip) (sticking w/ fantasy here) ((this message may vary w/ mood/day/year))

... de Lint: Little (Grrl) Lost 7. Jane Yolen: Sister Emily's Lightship and Other Stories 8. Patricia A. McKillip: Alphabet of Thorn 9. Charles de Lint: The Blue Girl I have far more of these in my TBR pile.

... so... I'll include my last few "new" reads just so I can get a jump on this - LOL! 1. Lisey's Story 2. Next 3. Alphabet of Thorn OK, this WAS a re-read, but it was a while ago, and I enjoyed it like it was new. Off to find my next new-to-me title!

... out (not even taking into account the things I'm borrowing from friends or that are on my TBR shelves). That list includes Alphabet of Thorn by Patricia McKillip, The Sky Stone by Jack Whyte, The Summer Tree and Tigana, both by Guy Gavriel Kay, and Ursula K. LeGuin's The Wind's Twelve Quarter ...

... book when I was about 12, and recently picked it up again and got a couple of her more intriguing works. I just started Alphabet of Thorn, and had to put it down literally within a few hours due to a new book assigned for my English class. She's one of my favorites for brainless reading, ...

... books on him, though. #9 sapiens: I've read a few by that author. I consider her books one-day reads. My favorite was Alphabet of Thorn. #11 saramoonhead: Perhaps you've tried the category called historical fiction? I have an author to recommend: Rosalind Miles. #23 suge: I've ...

... i, You didn't mention any subgenres that you like, but I'll throw out a few suggestions. Sunshine by Robin McKinley Alphabet of Thorn by Patricia McKillip (Except for the Riddle Master, which can be gotten in one collected volume, her books are stand-alone novels.) The Buried Pyramid ...