It’s taken far longer than I thought it would (The surprise isn’t that every ebook has display problems, . . . → Read More: Orion’s Children have arrived at Closed Circle!]]> http://lynnabbey.com/FaceOfChaos/orions-children-have-arrived-at-closed-circle/feed/ 10 http://lynnabbey.com/FaceOfChaos/thieves-world-hits-the-big-time/ http://lynnabbey.com/FaceOfChaos/thieves-world-hits-the-big-time/#comments Mon, 20 Feb 2012 15:16:55 +0000 Lynn http://lynnabbey.com/FaceOfChaos/?p=439 Jeopardy ran one of its College Tournaments last week and the $800 question on the Valentine’s Day show was….

Medicinal-sounding last name of Robert Lynn, whose fantasy works include “Thieves’ World” & “Myth Adventures” …

and the answer was (of course)

Aspirin (no points for spelling)

Part fantasy, part science fiction, and part police procedural this is a truly genre-straddling book. The parts don’t always blend as well as I would have liked. I came away thinking I would almost rather Duane had told . . . → Read More: Review: Stealing the Elf-King’s Roses]]> http://lynnabbey.com/FaceOfChaos/review-stealing-the-elf-kings-roses/feed/ 1 http://lynnabbey.com/FaceOfChaos/review-austenland/ http://lynnabbey.com/FaceOfChaos/review-austenland/#comments Sun, 18 Dec 2011 18:27:48 +0000 Lynn http://lynnabbey.com/FaceOfChaos/?p=435 Austenland by Shannon Hale My rating: 1 of 5 stars

I don’t expect A-plus historical accuracy in a chick-lit romance billed as an homage to an Austen obsession, but I was disappointed when the point-of-view character didn’t know the difference between a chamberpot and a bedpan. When I realized that the . . . → Read More: Review: Austenland]]> http://lynnabbey.com/FaceOfChaos/review-austenland/feed/ 4 http://lynnabbey.com/FaceOfChaos/review-boneshaker/ http://lynnabbey.com/FaceOfChaos/review-boneshaker/#comments Wed, 07 Dec 2011 02:31:53 +0000 Lynn http://lynnabbey.com/FaceOfChaos/?p=434 Boneshaker by Cherie Priest My rating: 3 of 5 stars

I learned that Boneshaker is going to be made into a movie while reading the book. Oddly, I can envision the theme-park ride more easily than I can empathize with the characters.

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“Hereward” has the feel of a commissioned book — someone approached Mr. Head, saying — “Why don’t you write an up-to-date biography of Hereward the Wake?” Mr. Head might have replied — “There’s nothing to write. There are no contemporary sources; there . . . → Read More: Review: Hereward]]> http://lynnabbey.com/FaceOfChaos/review-hereward/feed/ 1 http://lynnabbey.com/FaceOfChaos/review-power-and-profit-the-merchant-in-medieval-europe/ http://lynnabbey.com/FaceOfChaos/review-power-and-profit-the-merchant-in-medieval-europe/#comments Tue, 15 Nov 2011 22:35:03 +0000 Lynn http://lynnabbey.com/FaceOfChaos/?p=423 Power and Profit: The Merchant in Medieval Europe by Peter Spufford My rating: 5 of 5 stars

This is not to race through…there’s something to be learned on every page. From what was traded into and out of Europe to how it was transported and what it cost every step of . . . → Read More: Review: Power and Profit: The Merchant in Medieval Europe]]> http://lynnabbey.com/FaceOfChaos/review-power-and-profit-the-merchant-in-medieval-europe/feed/ 2 http://lynnabbey.com/FaceOfChaos/just-when-you-least-expected-it-a-new-seeking-north-installment/ http://lynnabbey.com/FaceOfChaos/just-when-you-least-expected-it-a-new-seeking-north-installment/#comments Wed, 02 Nov 2011 21:36:49 +0000 Lynn http://lynnabbey.com/FaceOfChaos/?p=420 Unlike every other place I’ve lived, late October and, especially, November have the just best, nicest weather we see in central Florida.  The humidity drops drastically and the temperature, less drastically.  I turn off the air conditioning and open the windows…for the first time since, maybe, April.  The air isn’t exactly <em>crisp</em> and . . . → Read More: Just when you least expected it…a new Seeking North installment!]]> http://lynnabbey.com/FaceOfChaos/just-when-you-least-expected-it-a-new-seeking-north-installment/feed/ 3