Fiction log - July 2012

[pedanther]

Fiction books
Barbara Hambly. Bride of the Rat God (re-read)
Neil Gaiman, et al. Sandman: Worlds' End (re-read)

In progress
Neil Gaiman, et al. Sandman: The Kindly Ones (re-read)
Naomi Novik. Crucible of Gold

Non-fiction books
Di Trevis. Being a Director

In progress
Barbara Sher, Barbara Smith. I Could Do Anything If I Only Knew What It Was

Short fiction
Sharon Lee, Steve Miller. "Pilot of Korval" (re-read)
Kim Newman. "Egyptian Avenue" (re-read)
Kim Newman. "Soho Golem" (re-read)

Film
Brave
The Dark Knight Rises

Short film
La luna

Theatre
Steel Magnolias

Television serials
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (online streaming)

In progress
Babylon 5, season 2 (DVD)
Paddington (online streaming)

Individual episodes
The Avengers - World's Mightiest Heroes: Hulk vs the World
The Avengers - World's Mightiest Heroes: Meet Captain America
The Avengers - World's Mightiest Heroes: Thor the Mighty
Once Upon a Time: Fruit of the Poisonous Tree
Once Upon a Time: What Happened to Frederick

Comic books in progress
Action Comics
Demon Knights

Interactive narrative in progress
Portal 2
Doctor Who: Worlds in Time


Books bought
Ben Aaronovitch. Whispers Under Ground
Larry Buttrose. Speeches of War and Peace
Reg Grundy. Reg Grundy
Kelly McGonigal. Maximum Willpower
Richard Morgan. The Steel Remains
Laurie Oakes. Power Plays

Books borrowed
Naomi Novik. Crucible of Gold


Top of the to-read pile
Ben Aaronovitch. Whispers Under Ground

Comments

[leecetheartist.livejournal.com]

Oh, that's cool, I just re-read Bride of the Rat God this week. It's one of my comfort reads.

I was very happy to find myself re-visiting the era, if not the place in Jacqueline Winspear's mystery novels about Maisie Dobbs.

Also Drhoz ran an adventure set on a film set set in the era and in Hollywood where we were all film crew that kind of got involved in a Dreamlands event, it was very familiar feeling and a lot of fun.

[pedanther]

set on a film set set in the era

And featuring the Egyptian god Set? :)

Yes, I remember Drhoz running that scenario at Swancon. I would have liked to have taken part, but the best I managed was to be an audience for a few minutes between other things. (I remember somebody stumbling upon an elephant-like critter, and not being sure if it was actually there or just a particularly realistic case of the delirium tremens.)