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Fiction books
Sharon Lee, Steve Miller. Crystal Dragon (re-read)
Tamora Pierce. Squire

In progress
GK Chesterton. The Wisdom of Father Brown (e)
Tamora Pierce. Lady Knight

Non-fiction books
Chad Orzel. How to Teach Relativity to Your Dog

( short, screen, and stage )
( books bought and borrowed )

Top of the to-read pile
Sharon Lee, Steve Miller. Balance of Trade

Fiction books
(anthology). Judge Dredd: The Complete Case Files 01

In progress
GK Chesterton. The Innocence of Father Brown (e)
Sharon Lee, Steve Miller. Crystal Soldier (re-read)

Non-fiction books
Chad Orzel. How to Teach Physics to Your Dog

In progress
Chad Orzel. How to Teach Relativity to Your Dog

( short, screen, and stage )
( books bought and borrowed )

Top of the to-read pile
Sharon Lee, Steve Miller. Crystal Dragon

1. We have finished our run of The Man from Mukinupin, to good reviews (including two independent reports of audients saying it was the best thing they'd ever seen at the Rep Club). The Rep Club's next production will be another Australian theatrical classic, the election-night drama Don's Party. Nicely topical, as this is an election year -- and the production dates have worked out such that the final performance will actually be on election night.


2. The first weekend of this month was the WA Day long weekend, which is usually when we're away for the state band championships, but there were no states this year because of the Nationals being held here. So I got to do Not Much for most of the weekend, and on Monday I got together with the other local members of the family and we did Not Much together. That was nice.


3. I have been making the acquaintance of the two live-action film adaptations of The Phantom: the 1943 film serial, which is pretty dopey but succeeds about as well as any 1940s film serial might reasonably be expected to, and the 1993 feature film, which is okay-ish and not really a success -- largely because for some reason it seems to be trying to be a 1940s film serial.


4. I was rather bemused to discover that I'm actually looking forward to Agents of SHIELD, the upcoming TV series set in the fictional world of the Marvel superhero movies. Looking forward to upcoming TV series is not something I do much of, generally speaking. (Whether I will continue looking forward to it after I've seen an episode or two remains to be seen; it's being run by Joss Whedon, whom I sometimes have trouble taking in anything other than small doses.)


5. Meanwhile, a fanfic rec also set in the fictional world of the Marvel superhero movies: Exclusive (by copperbadge, whose "Victory Bonds" I've previously recced in this space).

In which the Avengers and their handlers decide they need to let the public know more about them, and invite a journalist to spend a fortnight living with them, learning their stories and watching them at work and at play. This is his story. Literally:



Sample:

The rest of the meal is spent listening to Thor retell the story of the Battle of Manhattan between bites of food. He recites in what seems to be flawless iambic pentameter, but for a man whose chosen weapon is a hammer, there is a certain subtlety to his language. The story makes for good material, even for those who were there on the front lines. Hawkeye and Rogers listen raptly; Stark and Black Widow seem mostly amused. Potts murmurs with Banner from time to time. I wonder how often they're treated to Thor's epics.

"One time, he spent an hour recounting the saga of his first visit to a grocery store," Black Widow tells me in an undertone, once we've applauded the performance. "It's strangely compelling."

"You could take that show on the road," I tell Thor, and he looks puzzled.

"Which road?" he asks. Thor's not from around here.

Fiction books
Naomi Novik. The Tongues of Serpents
Leo Tolstoy. War and Peace

Non-fiction books
(none)

( short, screen, and stage )
( books bought and borrowed )

Top of the to-read pile
Charles Stross. The Fuller Memorandum

Fiction books
David Gemmell. Legend
Barbara Hambly. Stranger at the Wedding (re-read)
Josephine Tey. The Franchise Affair (re-read)

In progress
Leo Tolstoy. War and Peace

Non-fiction books
Linda Gale. Discover What You're Best At

( short, screen, and stage )
( books bought and borrowed )

Top of the to-read pile
Agatha Christie. The Complete Quin & Satterthwaite

Fiction books
Agatha Christie. Parker Pyne Investigates
Rosemary Kirstein. The Outskirter's Secret
Rosemary Kirstein. The Steerswoman
Aaron Williams. Nodwick: Haulin' Assets
Aaron Williams. PS 238: When Worlds Go Splat!

In progress
Leo Tolstoy. War and Peace

Non-fiction books
(none)

( short, screen, and stage )
( books bought and borrowed )

Top of the to-read pile
James D Macdonald. The Apocalypse Door

Fiction books
Len Brown, Wally Wood, et al. THUNDER Agents Archives volume 1
Anthony Price. Colonel Butler's Wolf
Kelley Puckett, Martin Pasko, et al. Batman: The Collected Adventures volume 1 (re-read)
Jeff Smith. Shazam! The Monster Society of Evil
James White. The Secret Visitors
Greg Weisman, Karine Charlebois. Gargoyles: Bad Guys
Margaret Wild, Ron Brooks. Fox

In progress
Louisa May Alcott. Little Women
Leo Tolstoy. War and Peace

Non-fiction books
(none)

( short, screen, and stage )
( books bought and borrowed )

Top of the to-read pile
Ludwig Bemelmans. Madeline

Fiction books
Cherry Wilder. Second Nature
Cherry Wilder. Signs of Life (re-read)

Non-fiction books
(none)

( short, screen, and stage )
( books bought and borrowed )

Top of the to-read pile
Stephen Dedman. The Art of Arrow Cutting