while i enjoyed a lot of this book, i don't understand how this won a Nebula Award. there was nothing particularly memorable in the story line.., the plot never made much sense, nor did it ever really GO anywhere, and then it sped towards a close so unsatisfactory i felt as though i'd wasted my t...
She is watching a Tarzan movie on television. Her hairy arms are wrapped around her knees and she rocks back and forth with suppressed excitement. She knows that her father would say that she’s too old for such childish amusements—but since Aaron is still sleeping, he can’t chastise her. On the t...
In the history books, you can find Dr. John Hunter, a noted surgeon and naturalist. London’s Royal College of Surgeons maintains his museum, an amazing collection of eighteenth-century oddities and natural curiosities. Charlie Bryne is in the history books too. He came to London from Ireland in 1...
At the dance last night, I ran into Ian, the cute programmer who is seated at our table at dinner. Just my type—a little nerdy, a little too smart for his own good, obviously aware of both my intelligence and my feminine charms and therefore sweetly attentive. We had a few glasses of champagne an...