The Smith story is in a collection "Cats in Space and Other Places". Amazon has it in paperback.
That sounds awesome, thanks for the recommendation. Spotting cats in science fiction stories has become almost like a hobby for me...I think it's fair to say that most science fiction writers love cats.The Smith story is in a collection "Cats in Space and Other Places". Amazon has it in paperback.
And most science fiction readers love cats, too.That sounds awesome, thanks for the recommendation. Spotting cats in science fiction stories has become almost like a hobby for me...I think it's fair to say that most science fiction writers love cats.
yes I had someone say to me why do I waste my time reading them? they are all the same..umm no. They aren't. Some are light fluffy international romances. Some are nitty gritty about hard to talk about issues like recovering from abusive spouse. Some talk about complicated issues with older children and new step parents. I found more help in life skills in these books than I did at home..then again I was raised to "figure it out" because they said you are smart enough=you can figure it out..uhmm no. Just no. So I was reading romances at 9 years old because I already read all the junior high books in the library..about 8 shelves of books that I read in one year..and most were stupid high school flirty romances that were let's say fluff and not much mystery to them.NOTHING can make me madder than a literary snob. Waste of time? In my book, anything that can lift someone out of their ordinary life and transport them to another world for an hour or six without breaking any laws or most moral codes is not only not a waste of time, but is a serious necessity! And it's your time, so let them gnaw on that for a while as they read some musty, dusty tome full of high-flown ideas and low interest quotients, while I curl up with Charlaine Harris, or Jennifer Cruisie, or Miranda James, or Heather Graham, or even Preston & Child (I do love me some Agent Pendergast!). YOU GO GIRL!Originally Posted by foxxycat
>SNIP<
. I find these interesting but soon I will return to my light hearted romances that everyone says is a waste of time.
It can also be found here if you don't mind used.That sounds awesome, thanks for the recommendation. Spotting cats in science fiction stories has become almost like a hobby for me...I think it's fair to say that most science fiction writers love cats.
Heinlein, LeGuin...that's some serious A-grade SF talent in that collection
It can also be found here if you don't mind used.
http://www.thriftbooks.com/browse/?b.search=cats in spaces and other places#b.oos
If you order two more books, you'll go over $10 and qualify for free shipping.
Goodness, I keep finding cute mystery series featuring cats every time I turn around! At this rate, I'll need to dedicate one of the new bookcases (when I can get them) to just that genre!
My favorite author of all time, the great David Mitchell, touched on the issue of literary snobbishness when he said: “Confining an entire genre as being unworthy of your attention is a bizarre act of self-harm”:
yes I had someone say to me why do I waste my time reading them? they are all the same..umm no. They aren't. Some are light fluffy international romances. Some are nitty gritty about hard to talk about issues like recovering from abusive spouse. Some talk about complicated issues with older children and new step parents. I found more help in life skills in these books than I did at home..then again I was raised to "figure it out" because they said you are smart enough=you can figure it out..uhmm no. Just no. So I was reading romances at 9 years old because I already read all the junior high books in the library..about 8 shelves of books that I read in one year..and most were stupid high school flirty romances that were let's say fluff and not much mystery to them.
So I found Romances to lift me up and look at things differently...so yes I will continue to read my books until I can't see anymore.
One of the "funnest" things about the Midnight series is that you run into characters from ALL her other series! That just tickles me! Yes, she has written the Southern Vampire series (AKA Sookie Stackhouse), the Aurora Teagarden series, the Lily Bard Shakespeare series, the Harper Connely (AKA Grave) series, and a trilogy, The Cemetary Girl, that I haven't read yet.
I feel that way about some of the books that I've read, notably the Stephanie Plum series by Janet Evanovich. They really are pretty much all the same in my mind and I stopped reading them along around 19 or so, I think.
Love me my Agent Pendergast, too! It's a great series! I've also read the Heather Graham books (I consider them guilty pleasures). I am kind of a Charlaine Harris fan, too, although I gave up on Sookie Stackhouse....I think she did, too, but I could be wrong about that. I have been reading her Midnight series. I think she writes the Aurora Teagarten series, too, as well as the Grave series.
Just finished Salem's Cipher by Jess Lourey (quite a good book) and am working on Fates and Furies by Lauren Groff (not so much a good book and I may bag it) and also Sweet Masterpiece by Connie Shelton.
Hmmm, quoting from a dusty tome, eh?when I finally shuffle off this mortal coil!
~GIGGLE~ I never said I don't read them, I'm just not snobbish about it.Hmmm, quoting from a dusty tome, eh?
I haven't read her books but I see them all the time at the used book haunts when I go looking. I tend to like real actual books- I did find one of hers the other night at Salvation Army...don't remember the title. will check those out.
Have you ever run into Mercedes Lackey's "Shipscat" series of short stories? There are four stories, all excellent:
Wonderful stories, about cats who are also partners with their humans in outer space. I know I've read them all, and I thought I'd bought them in electronic format from Baen, many, many years ago, but I can't find them now; I think I'll have to buy them all again (and, yes, I just checked at Baen's website and it appears that I don't have them). Sigh. All except "SCat" are available from Nook; I've no idea why that one isn't.
- SKitty (Shipscat, #1)
- A Tail of Two SKittys (Shipscat, #2)
- SCat (Shipscat, #3)
- A Better Mousetrap (Shipscat, #4)
Margret
That's a good book.I started re-reading 1984 by George Orwell.
I've got it on hold at the library. I've never read it, but always meant to. I'm # 4 on 2 copies, so should have it in 6 weeks at the latest.
I started re-reading 1984 by George Orwell.
I just read that it has moved up in the ranks to be the #1 bestseller, or something along those lines. EVERYONE should read. If you haven't read it, pick up a copy. Be aware of what can, and is, happening.
I started re-reading 1984 by George Orwell.