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Path: ...!feeds.phibee-telecom.net!news.mixmin.net!eternal-september.org!feeder3.eternal-september.org!news.eternal-september.org!.POSTED!not-for-mail From: Lynn McGuire <lynnmcguire5@gmail.com> Newsgroups: rec.arts.sf.written Subject: Re: Aftermarket Afterlife by seanan McGuire Date: Mon, 30 Sep 2024 17:54:36 -0500 Organization: A noiseless patient Spider Lines: 54 Message-ID: <vdfa7c$2dkq0$2@dont-email.me> References: <vcobmt$23bk2$4@dont-email.me> <vd4p0b$ddji$1@dont-email.me> <vd6aev$o29i$1@dont-email.me> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Injection-Date: Tue, 01 Oct 2024 00:54:36 +0200 (CEST) Injection-Info: dont-email.me; posting-host="84bad77ae9b2333e82dc011f6d85a382"; logging-data="2544448"; mail-complaints-to="abuse@eternal-september.org"; posting-account="U2FsdGVkX1/srRFVDjbJl6YGylqhC3AqJrnmvgc8BHo=" User-Agent: Mozilla Thunderbird Cancel-Lock: sha1:34CtjY1lWS2jHSkBNYevb9dKmes= Content-Language: en-US In-Reply-To: <vd6aev$o29i$1@dont-email.me> Bytes: 3590 On 9/27/2024 8:03 AM, BillGill wrote: > On 9/26/2024 5:59 PM, Lynn McGuire wrote: >> On 9/22/2024 12:58 AM, Bobbie Sellers wrote: >>> Just finished yesterday >>> >>> "Aftermarket afterlife" by Seanan McGuire. this is an novel of a >>> series about a groups of scientists who attempt to preserve cryptid >>> life forms from dragons to boogeymen. They are heretics and escapees >>> from the Covenant of St.George which as you might guess is quite >>> interested in making dragons extinct. They are also the object of >>> worship by the Aeslin mice which talk a lot. I believe that they >>> pretended death and escaped to North America where they do their best >>> to protect the strange creatures most of us ignore. The Covenant in >>> this novel attacks the Dragon Nest in New York City but only kill a >>> female dragon. The male dragon is safe but one of the family members >>> is injured and her husband is killed. Now the main POV here is of one >>> Ghost named Mary Dunleavy who as explained in the story is the >>> Family's babysitter and they can call on her in the dase of distrees. >>> Oliva is a 5 year old human child living in the Dragon nest and Mary >>> rescues her with the aid of Sarah, a cuckoo (not a bird) who has the >>> power of teleportation. And the story goes on from there with Mary >>> assuming the role of a general in protecting her family for which she >>> has been baby-sitting for over 100 years. All in all a very satisfy >>> read. >>> >>> The background remark are intended for a person who is >>> not reading the series currently. I try to keep the SA of >>> the Team Amiga mailing list well entertained with notes >>> about this sort of thing and manga. >>> >>> bliss >> >> Bummer, my cousin's MMPB does not come out until February 25, 2025 >> which I have ordered. Are you reading the ebook or the hardback ? >> >> https://www.amazon.com/Aftermarket-Afterlife-Seanan-McGuire/ >> dp/0756419727/ >> >> And the next book in the 14 book series comes out in ebook / trade >> paperback on March 11, 2025. I would guess that the MMPB will be out >> in 2026. >> >> Lynn >> > I ordered my copy yesterday. I didn't ask what format it was > but I guess I will be getting a hardback. I'm not sure that > Seanan McGuire is worth the hardback price, but I didn't ask > so I will get it however. > > Bill I just do not have shelf space for hardbacks. Lynn