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Path: ...!eternal-september.org!feeder2.eternal-september.org!news.eternal-september.org!.POSTED!not-for-mail From: Bobbie Sellers <bliss-sf4ever@dslextreme.com> Newsgroups: rec.arts.sf.written Subject: Re: The Shambling Guide to New York City by Mur Lafferty. Date: Sun, 17 Nov 2024 22:07:08 -0800 Organization: nil Lines: 50 Message-ID: <vhelic$13q57$1@dont-email.me> References: <vf43d8$hv07$6@dont-email.me> <vhe8v3$ue5j$1@dont-email.me> <20241117a@crcomp.net> Reply-To: blissInSanFrancisco@mouse-potato.com MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Injection-Date: Mon, 18 Nov 2024 07:07:17 +0100 (CET) Injection-Info: dont-email.me; posting-host="586b34fa4ce2a1d3937f0279cada317c"; logging-data="1173671"; mail-complaints-to="abuse@eternal-september.org"; posting-account="U2FsdGVkX1/qzdIP/dWLLqTAeaN3ecpp" User-Agent: Mozilla Thunderbird Cancel-Lock: sha1:VuyvA8vWsQAstKESbxbbPrOzQYA= Content-Language: en-US In-Reply-To: <20241117a@crcomp.net> Bytes: 3057 On 11/17/24 21:31, Don wrote: > Default User wrote: >> Bobbie Sellers wrote: >> >>> Here I am again with one non-political screed of notes, >>> >>> "The Shambling Guide to New York City" by Mur Lafferty. >>> from www.obitbooks.net >> >> I generally enjoy Lafferty's work, but I've only read her SF. I'm not a >> big reader of urban fantasy, but sometimes will especially for humorous >> works. For instance, I have read the Dan Shamble, Zombie PI series by >> Kevin J. Anderson. I've thought about this one. >> >>> This is the first of a series. >>> If I am not clear this is a very amusing book and I hope >>> Mur has more in store. >> >> There is one sequel, from about 10 years ago, so I doubt any more are >> coming. If you enjoy her writing, you might consider the Chaos Terminal >> books. Those are, as I mentioned, SF. >> >>> It would make a great manga or anime. I got my copy at the SFPL >>> Main but it is $15.00 US or $17.00 Canadian. >> >> They have the ebook at the library, so I'd get that. Much of my reading >> comes that way these days. > > My mind never made the connection between Shambling and Dan Shamble > until your followup appeared. In retrospect, the association makes > sense, if shambling's sort of a micro-genre. > A couple of Dan Shamble stories were read by me back in the day. > They are indeed hilarious. These days EPUB stories are heard by me after > conversion to an MP3: <https://crcomp.net/epubtomp3/index.php> > > There's a typo in Bobbie's link. The first chapter of the Lafferty is > available at: > > <https://www.orbitbooks.net/orbit-excerpts/the-shambling-guide-to-new-york-city/> I posted no link! > > Danke, > > -- > Don.......My cat's )\._.,--....,'``. https://crcomp.net/reviews.php > telltale tall tail /, _.. \ _\ (`._ ,. Walk humbly with thy God. > tells tall tales.. `._.-(,_..'--(,_..'`-.;.' Make 1984 fiction again. > bliss