Path: ...!weretis.net!feeder8.news.weretis.net!eternal-september.org!feeder3.eternal-september.org!news.eternal-september.org!.POSTED!not-for-mail From: BillGill Newsgroups: rec.arts.sf.written Subject: Re: Aftermarket Afterlife by seanan McGuire Date: Tue, 1 Oct 2024 08:12:34 -0500 Organization: A noiseless patient Spider Lines: 62 Message-ID: References: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Injection-Date: Tue, 01 Oct 2024 15:12:35 +0200 (CEST) Injection-Info: dont-email.me; posting-host="5a241f89a30157ac77ae6f4b92b4014d"; logging-data="2887388"; mail-complaints-to="abuse@eternal-september.org"; posting-account="U2FsdGVkX1+Trs9Y0s8YdK/qA1EsViDpTB9e3wCvGqQ=" User-Agent: Mozilla Thunderbird Cancel-Lock: sha1:fX8XA1iyOW5fokgtz4I0oEHi75Q= Content-Language: en-US In-Reply-To: Bytes: 3995 On 9/30/2024 5:54 PM, Lynn McGuire wrote: > 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 I have been keeping books since 1958. My bookshelves are just about full. I have a 400 square foot room devoted to my library. They are all in homemade book shelves. And now my daughter is about to move in with me and bring her books. I may have to weed them out. Bill