Book Review: Leviathan

Leviathan, by Scott Westerfeld In an alternate history, Europe is headed towards a Word War. The Germanic Clankers, with their advanced machinery, face off against the British Darwinists, with their crossbred animals. The Darwinists have a new weapon, the Leviathan, a flying whale ship. Deryn Sharp is new to the service and is on the … Read more

Julie Kenner to Podcast Latest Novel!

Julie Kenner (author of the Demon-Hunting Soccer Mom series) will be podcasting the entirety of Tainted, the first in the Blood Lily Chronicles. Chapter 3 went up on Wednesday, with new content updated on Wednesdays and Saturdays. Readers can subscribe at http://www.kenner-cast.com It’s free! And you get the story even before books hit the shelves … Read more

Dragon Con 09 Sunday Report

On my last day at Dragon Con, I attended Leonard Nimoy’s panel.

Leonard Nimoy Panel

I didn’t want to wait for hours in line, so sat in the back just to hear his stories and more about what he was up to now. He told some humorous stories about his early days of Star Trek, and how he came up with the Vulcan hand signal. Most of the interview revolved around his photography (http://leonardnimoyphotography.com) and his most recent project on full-figured women.

Halfway through, I decided to run over and catch the end of yet another author panel. But I couldn’t miss meeting one of my favorite authors, Julie Kenner! I love her Demon-Hunting Soccer Mom series as well as the Codebreaker Trilogy. I was in total fangirl mode, but she was very sweet and gracious.

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