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Failed to connect to MySQL: (1203) User howardkn already has more than 'max_user_connections' active connectionsPath: ...!news.mixmin.net!eternal-september.org!feeder3.eternal-september.org!news.eternal-september.org!.POSTED!not-for-mail From: BCFD 36 Newsgroups: rec.arts.sf.written Subject: Re: "Long past dues" by James J. Butcher Date: Tue, 24 Sep 2024 13:12:55 -0700 Organization: A noiseless patient Spider Lines: 32 Message-ID: References: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Injection-Date: Tue, 24 Sep 2024 22:12:55 +0200 (CEST) Injection-Info: dont-email.me; posting-host="a6ec591cdc1fd4e0a92811744ae012bc"; logging-data="3507196"; mail-complaints-to="abuse@eternal-september.org"; posting-account="U2FsdGVkX1+LpCFCiFHHmuVfDNPQbRy1" User-Agent: Mozilla Thunderbird Cancel-Lock: sha1:6jNUwfc/Wv9la/1s5HENCDqorcY= Content-Language: en-US In-Reply-To: Bytes: 2418 On 9/21/24 23:03, Bobbie Sellers wrote: > Here I am again with some notes > > -- "Long past dues" by James J. Butcher. This is a gripping tale of a > young barely trained witch named Grimsby, who is working for the Bureau > of Unorthodox Affairs but fells neglected as all he is assigned to do is > routine matters like reminding shape-shifters to report to the Asylum in > time to avoid the Full Moon's effects. His partner is a a older man > named Mayflower aka the The Huntsman. He kills the bad unorthodox aka > non-human and it has worn him down. He is missing work which is one > reason Grimsby is only assigned the lowest level work. Grimsby manages > to get Mayflower moving again and gets involved with a case involving an > unknown ritual. It all gets unsatisfactorially resolved as Grimsby > future happiness is threatened. But it is resolved and Grimsby saves a > life.  I see I have left out Woozle the goblin like creature who wants > to get back to his own world and who causes Grimsby some problems. > >     bliss > > b l i s s - S F 4 e v e r at D S L E x t r e m e dot com This doesn't answer the question, "Is it any good?" -- ---------------- Dave Scruggs Senior Software Engineer - Lockheed Martin, et. al (mostly Retired) Captain - Boulder Creek Fire (Retired) Board of Directors - Boulder Creek Fire Protection District (What was I thinking?)