Thoughts on weaving, writing, stories, and life.
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The Spellman Files
By Lisa Lutz Place: Publisher & Year: New York: Simon & Schuster, 2007 Genre: Mystery Series: Izzy Spellman mysteries; 1 ISBN: 9781416532392 Intended audience: adult Number of pages: 358 Settings: Mainly San Francisco, CA but also Marin county and Reno, NV Time period: contemporary Plot summary: 28 year old Izzy Spellman comes from a family… Read more
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The Watchmen
By Alan Moore Illustrated by Dave Gibbons Place: Publisher & Year: New York: DC Comics, 1995 Genres: Fantasy, contemporary fantasy, urban fantasy, dark fantasy, adventure Format: graphic novel ISBN: 9780930289232 Intended audience: adult Number of pages: 413 Settings: New York City, Antarctica, and Mars Time period: late 1930s through mid 1980’s (The Cold War) Plot… Read more
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The Girl who Played with Fire
By Stieg Larsson (Translated from Swedish by Reg Keeland) Place: Publisher & Year: New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2009 Genres: Thriller, mystery, suspense Series: Millennium trilogy; 2 ISBN: 9780307269980 Intended audience: adult Number of pages: 503 Settings: Stockholm, Sweden and Grenada Time period: around 2004 – 2005 Plot summary: Lisbeth Salander is an extremely introverted… Read more
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The Sandman: Preludes & Nocturnes
By Neil Gaiman Illustrators: Sam Kieth, Mike Dringenberg, Malcolm Jones III, artists; Todd Klein, letterer; Robbie Busch, colorist; selected recoloring by Daniel Vozzo; Dave McKean, covers. Place: Publisher & Year: New York: DC Comics, 1995, 1991 Genres: Fantasy, dark fantasy, contemporary fantasy, urban fantasy, mythic fiction, adventure, horror Format: Graphic novel Series: The Sandman series;… Read more
Ra's Spiral Path 