“First,” said Florio the gangster, “I’m going to cut off your nose and make you eat it.”
Pulling the Wings Off Angels, by K. J. Parker (Note: The gangster is speaking to a human, not an angel.)
“Hi! This is a book of pictures and simple words.”
Thing Explainer: Complicated Stuff in Simple Words, by Randall Munroe
“I was sitting outside of Will’s store, enjoying a beer with John and Dingus.”
Gone Fishing - Jerry Boyd (Bob & Nikki Book 47)
“Many have told of Alexander’s conquests.”
An Elephant for Aristotle, by L. Sprague de Camp
Tuesday, 1:42 PM
The Scarlet Robots of Lemuria had begun to climb the walls of the citadel by the time Dash remembered to check the time.
Slaves of the Switchboard of Doom: A Novel of Retropolis, by Bradley W Schenck
“Billy Summers sits in the hotel lobby, waiting for his ride.”
I thoroughly enjoyed this book. Hope you do as well!
Oh, I am. It’s a re-read. My third(?) time reading it.
I find no fault with this!
“We need you to kill a man.”
The Cat Who Walks through Walls, by Robert A Heinlein
“Hi, my name is Mandy,” the waitress said, leaning over and crossing her arms for a cleavage flash.
Beyond the Ranges, by John Ringo with James Aidee
Liked the first one, hated the second. Gave up by Page 84 and deleted it from Kindle.
On a certain afternoon, in the late springtime, the bell upon Tunstall Moat House was heard ringing at an unaccustomed hour.
The Black Arrow: A Tale of the Two Roses, by Robert Louis Stevenson
If you mean the Ringo book I mentioned, page 84 i just before the action starts.
I couldn’t handle the politics. I could handle Pournelle being a right-wing asshole. Ringo…not so much.
“Chan Kok Kuan still wasn’t home.”
The Dragon Behind the Glass: A True Story of Power, Obsession, and the World’s Most Coveted Fish, by Emily Voigt
“Sunrise: Bands of pale pink light peek of the horizon of Mars’ eastern sky, a remnant of the days before terraforming created another blue marble in the solar system.”
Sherlock Mars, by Jackie Kingon
“Away to the Great Plains of America, to that immense Western short-grass prairie now mostly plowed under!”
Great Plains by Ian Frazier
“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times…”
Playing With Myself, by Randy Rainbow
“Hitchhiking ghost stories can be found in cultures across the world.”
Angel of the Overpass, by Seanan McGuire
“It had become obvious to Toller Maraquine and some others watching on the ground that the airship was heading into danger, but–incredibly–its captain appeared not to notice.”
The Ragged Astronauts by Bob Shaw
Nothing could have been better as the day rolled on.
Gilliard: A Phoenix Tale by A. W. Porter
“In the once-upon-a-time days of the First Age of Magic, the prudent sorcerer regarded his own true name as his most valued possession, but also the greatest threat to his continued good health, for–the stories go–once an enemy, even a weak unskilled enemy, learned the sorcerer’s true name, then routine and widely known spells could destroy or enslave even the most powerful.”
True Names, by Vernor Vinge