Subj : Books
To   : Carol Shenkenberger
From : Ben Collver
Date : Sun Jun 30 2024 10:01 am

 Re: Books
 By: Carol Shenkenberger to Ben Collver on Sat Jun 29 2024 14:04:29

CS> I'm rereading a sort of fantacy set that starts with 'Lion of Senet' by
CS> Jennifer Fallon.  ast enjoyed when I was 'bee bopping to the Brim' on the
CS> USS Fort McHenry.  Sea bream would hit the sides of the ship underway as
CS> you sailed along and my berthing was under the water line so you'd hear
CS> it at night, Kinda a comforting white noise actually.

I hadn't heard of Jennifer Fallon before.  The local library has one of her
books in the catalog, The Lyre Thief, in ebook format only.

I can imagine the water noise being comforting.  Same deal with engine
noise, if sufficiently continuous, distant, and quiet.

My most recent fantasy was The Very Best of Fantasy & Science Fiction
Sixtieth Anniversary Anthology.

The story that stayed most prominently in my mind was The Women Men Don't
See by James Tiptree, Jr.  It was published in 1973 but pretty much makes
the same point as the more recent "Man Or Bear" discourse on TikTok.
I also enjoyed Solitude by Ursula K. Leguin and The Merchant And The
Alchemist's Gate by Ted Chiang.
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