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[Terri, Wyrd bið ful aræd]

Hi David.
I rang him ten minutes ago. He has you to thank for me remembering. :D

Good that you are back in the rhythm with your writing, David.

[David]

Thanks, Terri. :)

[Linda]

Byzantium I just started this book. The blurb mentioned historical fantasy so I did not read it with the group read. I had just finished a historical fantasy book and wasn't ready to jump into another. The only fantasy I have read in BYZANTIUM so far has been the dream variety.

[Monica]

Linda wrote: "Byzantium I just started this book. The blurb mentioned historical fantasy so I did not read it with the group read. I had just finished a historical fantasy book and wasn't ready to jump into a..."

Thanks Linda. Just checked the description on this one and added it to my list of "to-read".

[Linda]

You do so much for me, I am glad I did something for you.

[Monica]

I'm not sure what to make of this news article...fantasy meets fiction meets reality?

Reviving the Woolly Mammoth: Will De-Extinction Become Reality?

Biologists briefly brought the extinct Pyrenean ibex back to life in 2003 by creating a clone from a frozen tissue sample harvested before the goat's entire population vanished in 2000. The clone survived just seven minutes after birth, but it gave scientists hope that "de-extinction," once a pipedream, could become a reality.
Ten years later...

Read more here:

http://news.yahoo.com/reviving-woolly...

[David]

Pretty neat. Now if only someone could find some Unicorn DNA! Or maybe a Pegasus. I suspect Unicorns would probably stab themselves into extinction and Pegases...Pegasi...Pegasuses..? were just a cool idea a la 'I wish my horse could fly', but who knows. ;)

[Terri, Wyrd bið ful aræd]

Hi Monica,
i actually wrote a short blog post (the group related blog) on this recently.
http://ancientandmedievalmayhem.blogs...

[Terri, Wyrd bið ful aræd]

Linda wrote: "Byzantium I just started this book. The blurb mentioned historical fantasy so I did not read it with the group read. I had just finished a historical fantasy book and wasn't ready to jump into a..."

Hi Linda,
There is no fantasy in Byzantium.
I don't know why anyone would shelve it as fantasy. Maybe because most of his other books are fantasy?

[Dawn]

Linda wrote: "Byzantium I just started this book. The blurb mentioned historical fantasy so I did not read it with the group read. I had just finished a historical fantasy book and wasn't ready to jump into a..."

Hmmm, that's possibly our first? group read. Thread is here http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/7... if anyone is curious. I definitely didn't see any fantasy to this book when I read it.

[Terri, Wyrd bið ful aræd]

I think it was our first. Our very, very first. Aww how cute. :]

[Terri, Wyrd bið ful aræd]

I can't even remember anything that someone might call fantasy. Such as mythology. I often see people putting anything that includes a myth or legend onto a fantasy or mythology shelf. eg King Arthur, Robin Hood.

Perhaps, taking that into account, maybe some people might class Aidan as 'fantasy', I think the Aidan in Byzantium was supposed to be THE Aidan of Lindisfarne.
http://www.lindisfarne.org.uk/general...

[Eileen]

Yes, I agree, is just good ole historical fiction. And fairly accurate, as novels that involve the Byzantine empire go.

[Margaret]

Am I allowed to share my excitement at finding I'm the featured writer today on the Federation of Writers (Scotland) blog, with a mini extract of my book? Hope this isn't against the rules - http://www.writersfederation.org.uk/b...

[Linda]

Mea culpa. No mention of historical fantasy in the BYZANTIUM blurb. How did I get so confused? That is a rhetorical question since I was born that way.

I found where I got the fantasy info--PUBLISHERS WEEKLY. Its blurb states,
"Marketed as fantasy, the novel contains little overt supernatural content, although prayer is vital and dreams can be seen as omens."
And that is the end of this discussion.

[Simona]

Margaret wrote: "Am I allowed to share my excitement at finding I'm the featured writer today on the Federation of Writers (Scotland) blog, with a mini extract of my book? Hope this isn't against the rules - http:/..."

Congratulations, Margaret!

[Monica]

Linda wrote: I found where I got the fantasy info--PUBLISHERS WEEKLY.

Linda, that's understandable. Lots of people shelved Byzantium as "fantasy" on Goodreads. Some also put it under "Christian fiction".

[Terri, Wyrd bið ful aræd]

Hi Margaret,
Since you are an active member of our group as a 'reader' we do allow some lenience with that sort of thing. :)


Congratulations, Margaret!!! You must be over the moon!

[Anne]

The Library just called. Ben Kane's book is there for me(ILL). I was afraid I wasn't going to get it.

[Margaret]

Terri wrote: "Hi Margaret,
Since you are an active member of our group as a 'reader' we do allow some lenience with that sort of thing. :)


Congratulations, Margaret!!! You must be over the moon!"I am chuffed, thank you Terri

[Terri, Wyrd bið ful aræd]

Anne wrote: "The Library just called. Ben Kane's book is there for me(ILL). I was afraid I wasn't going to get it."

excellent! :)

[Bobby]

Whew...I was waiting for Terri's ruling...congrats Margaret!

[Margaret]

Bobby wrote: "Whew...I was waiting for Terri's ruling...congrats Margaret!"Thank you, Bobby!

[Linda]

Just finished a free ebook on AmazonPraying To The Goddess Of Mercy, A Memoir Of Mood Swings
It was a beautifully written book reminding me of A BEAUTIFUL MIND.

[Darcy]

As I closed the door upon being handed A Morbid Taste for Bones and Silk Road I realised that this was the last time I will see my postman. I wonder if he will succumb to parcel delivery withdrawals.

[Leland]

Going on a mail-order book diet?

[Darcy]

Good lord, no! I am moving to a new residence.

[Leland]

OH! Good. :D I'm sure that you'll come to love your new postman as well. LOL

[Bobby]

Doesn't your postman always ring twice?

[Darcy]

Hahah. He actually walks up to my flat's door and knocks. Alas, never twice.

But the replacement (holidays etc) post-people don't deliver to the door in a building, they just leave the parcels scattered on the foyer floor (currently in an old Vic house conversion).

[Terri, Wyrd bið ful aræd]

Leslie wrote: "Going on a mail-order book diet?"

She had me worried there for a second too. I thought she was swearing off book buying.

[Darcy]

Could you imagine? The publishing economy would potentially collapse. ;)

[Terri, Wyrd bið ful aræd]

I know! That is why I was so surprised. :)

[Leland]

I was already calculating the number of additional books that Terri and I would have to buy to make up for the publishers loss. :)

[Terri, Wyrd bið ful aræd]

Aw man, I couldn't handle the financial burden. So I am glad D is still in the book buying game. :D

[Terri, Wyrd bið ful aræd]

Going to be absent somewhat today.
My computer has a trojan and I am trying to stay off it until my anti virus people get back to me so we can unite to incinerate that sucker.

Behave you lot. :)

[Mark]

Terri wrote: "Going to be absent somewhat today.
My computer has a trojan and I am trying to stay off it until my anti virus people get back to me so we can unite to incinerate that sucker.

Behave you lot. :)"

As if we would misbehave. ;0D

[Terri, Wyrd bið ful aræd]

lol! :D

[Bobby]

In Hermosa Beach, Ca. for our 30th wedding anniversary (without the girls!!).

My wife is a strong and patient woman. I have thoroughly enjoyed the journey but I don't know how in the world she put up with me this long. Think I'll sign up for 30 more.

[Chris]

Bobby wrote: "In Hermosa Beach, Ca. for our 30th wedding anniversary (without the girls!!).

My wife is a strong and patient woman. I have thoroughly enjoyed the journey but I don't know how in the world she pu..."

Congratulations Bobby. Going for another 30 sounds like a wise idea.

[Terri, Wyrd bið ful aræd]

Derek wrote: "Terri's having virus issues...so it's time to raise hell & misbehave like school kids with a substitute teacher!"


Yeah, but the teacher always comes back!! *smacks ruler on palm* Back in your seats!

[Terri, Wyrd bið ful aræd]

Bobby wrote: "In Hermosa Beach, Ca. for our 30th wedding anniversary (without the girls!!).

My wife is a strong and patient woman. I have thoroughly enjoyed the journey but I don't know how in the world she pu..."

It was a good contract you signed that day, Bobby. :)

[Darcy]

Do they still have black/chalkboards in classrooms now that so many of them have gone digital?

[Tim]

I cannot abide the sound (and feeling of it when writing) of chalk on a blackboard. It really gives me the shivers

[Leland]

digital boards wow. And I still thought dry erase was modern. I guess it has been 10 years since I graduated college.

[Terri, Wyrd bið ful aræd]

Digital boards? I have not heard of such a thing. It has been a long time since I was in any sort of classroom. :)

Still haven't quite sorted by Trojan computer issue out. The tech guys can't find it. It seems to have disappeared again. Confusing.
Trying to be online for limited periods until my computer gets the all clear.

[Monica]

Terri wrote: Still haven't quite sorted by Trojan computer issue out. The tech guys can't find..."

Ahh, the irony...a "Trojan"! At least you're in the right group for it. Did you check our discussion thread Troy/Anatolia/Turkey for help?? (Sorry, couldn't resist. Hope it's fixed soon. Those are pesky annoyances.)

[Darcy]

Could be worse, could be one of these

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T2Pdyx...

[Simona]

Oh thank you D. I love Monty Python.

[Monica]

D wrote: "Could be worse, could be one of these

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T2Pdyx..."

True...Easter is just around the corner ;-)