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I found out later it’s both a Hugo and Nebula nominee circa 1984....more...]]> 4461356 274033 435415 1585861979 9781585861972 16 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174755599m/435415.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174755599s/435415.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/435415.Tea_With_the_Black_Dragon 4.02 214 1983 4 0 false Thu Jul 17 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sun Aug 12 23:07:22 -0700 2007 Wed Jul 23 10:11:49 -0700 2008 MacAvoy is an author who seems not to write as a career, but rather because she has a story she wishes to tell. Some authors seem to be telling the same story again and again, and I do not begrudge them that: it's the story they're interested in, and generally they are good at it. MacAvoy, however...more...]]> 50963265 1288287 1718205 0553254030 9780553254037 2 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1216902433m/1718205.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1216902433s/1718205.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1718205.Tea_With_the_Black_Dragon 4.02 214 1983 4 0 false Mon Mar 30 16:00:11 -0700 2009 Mon Mar 30 16:00:11 -0700 2009
But... what if a dragon chased humans for too long?

An interesting take on the typical dragon story. The plot itslef is very Lifetime - it almost isn't needed, accept the author seemed intent...more...]]> 39963955 1798103 435415 1585861979 9781585861972 16 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174755599m/435415.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174755599s/435415.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/435415.Tea_With_the_Black_Dragon 4.02 214 1983 5 1 false Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1989 Fri Dec 12 13:14:09 -0800 2008 Fri Dec 12 13:16:25 -0800 2008 I read this one at least two times a year.
R.A. MacAvoy has this ability to write both sparsely and with a richness that makes me want to buy her laundry lists :)
Tea with the Black Dragon and its sequel, Twisting th...more...]]> 49578422 899665 435415 1585861979 9781585861972 16 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174755599m/435415.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174755599s/435415.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/435415.Tea_With_the_Black_Dragon 4.02 214 1983 4 7 false Mon Aug 31 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Mar 17 12:44:21 -0700 2009 Mon Aug 31 07:09:07 -0700 2009 1 3.6 stars

I curled up with this book during the weirdest weather weekend I've witnessed for August as a native Kansan. A north wind for three days (starting on Friday), highs in the low 70s and partly to mostly cloudy. It felt and smelled like October! And this book was perfect for tha...more...]]> 5830385 350774 435415 1585861979 9781585861972 16 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174755599m/435415.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174755599s/435415.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/435415.Tea_With_the_Black_Dragon 4.02 214 1983 4 0 false Fri Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Fri Sep 07 07:14:58 -0700 2007 Thu Dec 17 09:22:23 -0800 2009
"No one saw who cared." (p. 44) ; the author probably meant "No one who saw cared...more...]]> 67910776 281563 435415 1585861979 9781585861972 16 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174755599m/435415.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174755599s/435415.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/435415.Tea_With_the_Black_Dragon 4.02 214 1983 5 0 false Tue Aug 18 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Aug 18 12:07:57 -0700 2009 Tue Aug 18 12:13:06 -0700 2009 52347196 2105338 435415 1585861979 9781585861972 16 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174755599m/435415.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174755599s/435415.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/435415.Tea_With_the_Black_Dragon 4.02 214 1983 5 0 false Sat Apr 11 18:57:27 -0700 2009 Sat Apr 11 18:58:43 -0700 2009 76595046 45027 435415 1585861979 9781585861972 16 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174755599m/435415.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174755599s/435415.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/435415.Tea_With_the_Black_Dragon 4.02 214 1983 3 0 false Tue Nov 03 10:55:27 -0800 2009 Tue Nov 03 10:56:05 -0800 2009 57008593 2342626 435415 1585861979 9781585861972 16 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174755599m/435415.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174755599s/435415.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/435415.Tea_With_the_Black_Dragon 4.02 214 1983 0 0 false Fri May 22 17:23:24 -0700 2009 Fri May 22 17:24:10 -0700 2009 I was a calming read.]]> 19739486 130454 435415 1585861979 9781585861972 16 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174755599m/435415.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174755599s/435415.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/435415.Tea_With_the_Black_Dragon 4.02 214 1983 4 0 false Tue Apr 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Tue Apr 08 13:48:47 -0700 2008 Tue Apr 08 14:15:54 -0700 2008 Tea with the Black Dragon has strong elements of mystery and suspense, although it could just as easily be classified as literary for the charming thing...more...]]> 50035826 2008022 6338946 0553271555 9780553271553 1 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1258906957m/6338946.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1258906957s/6338946.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6338946-tea-with-the-black-dragon 4.00 7 1983 4 0 false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1985 Sun Mar 22 01:20:22 -0700 2009 Sun Mar 22 01:21:29 -0700 2009 13949416 203607 77309 0553232053 9780553232059 5 http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/77309.Tea_with_the_Black_Dragon 3.88 40 1983 5 0 false Tue Jan 29 11:29:59 -0800 2008 Tue Jan 29 11:33:57 -0800 2008 more...]]> 22413887 747169 77309 0553232053 9780553232059 5 http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/77309.Tea_with_the_Black_Dragon 4.02 214 1983 4 0 false Fri May 16 22:38:53 -0700 2008 Fri May 16 22:43:58 -0700 2008 14377700 630187 435415 1585861979 9781585861972 16 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174755599m/435415.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174755599s/435415.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/435415.Tea_With_the_Black_Dragon 4.02 214 1983 4 0 false Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Sat Feb 02 12:27:43 -0800 2008 Sat Feb 02 12:29:06 -0800 2008 4176320 245521 435415 1585861979 9781585861972 16 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174755599m/435415.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174755599s/435415.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/435415.Tea_With_the_Black_Dragon 4.02 214 1983 4 0 false Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2000 Mon Aug 06 17:46:03 -0700 2007 Thu Dec 17 04:02:53 -0800 2009 15765583 915317 435415 1585861979 9781585861972 16 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174755599m/435415.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174755599s/435415.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/435415.Tea_With_the_Black_Dragon 4.02 214 1983 5 0 false Wed Mar 11 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Feb 18 22:14:21 -0800 2008 Sat Mar 14 18:49:53 -0700 2009 37942175 838823 77309 0553232053 9780553232059 5 http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/77309.Tea_with_the_Black_Dragon 4.02 214 1983 5 1 false Mon Nov 17 08:13:03 -0800 2008 Mon Nov 17 08:14:49 -0800 2008 7451950 515047 435415 1585861979 9781585861972 16 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174755599m/435415.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174755599s/435415.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/435415.Tea_With_the_Black_Dragon 4.02 214 1983 5 0 false Mon Oct 08 17:54:07 -0700 2007 Sat Dec 13 18:09:35 -0800 2008 8 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=435415