What was the name of that book?

[Warren]

I can't remember the name & therefor can't find a story I read
years ago. It was a steam punk/scifi short story.
It had to do with a steam punk- airship riggers ball.
I believe that I read in in scifi magazine.
Light speed magazine?
I've had no luck in locating it.
Suggestions would be welcome.

[Warren]

Warren wrote: "I can't remember the name & therefor can't find a story I read
years ago. It was a steam punk/scifi short story.
It had to do with a steam punk- airship riggers ball.
I believe that I read in in ..."

Found it. It was called the-
The Zeppelin Conductors’ Society Annual Gentlemen’s Ball
http://www.lightspeedmagazine.com/?p=698

[Warren]

There was a book I started reading on a trip and never finished.
It was a scifi book about a group that followed Cat 5 tornadoes across country.

[Tassie Dave, S&L Historian]

Was it Heavy Weather?

[Warren]

Michael wrote: "Tassie Dave wrote: "Was it Heavy Weather?"

Bingo. Thanks.
That was driving me nuts"

[Warren]

1940's magic noir. It starts with a Dwarf who can curse people
meeting with some big shot who wants some one dead.
Afterward the butler tells the big shot that he was pretty much telling the truth when they made the agreement.

[Harley]

hard magic

[Warren]

Harley wrote: "hard magic"

Thanks. That was driving me craze...er

[Daniel]

I've been trying to find out the name of a book I read in school. I set in a post- apocalyptic earth as a few last ships are set to the abandon the dying planet, the protagonist is a young girl who recording the story in her diary, they set up a colony on a strange new world, the last thing I remember about the box is that the diary becomes the colonies first history book. could anyone hell me, this has been bugging me for about ten years

[Mark]

80's read, book about a 20-ish year old man who has issues with technology not working around him (Dresden like) and discovers another dimension where magic works and tech doesn't; finds out he was born here and switched at birth...
A main theme is that there are some people whom study hard, practice and become proficient, and others for whom a particular field comes easily, having the 'knack' for it. Masters vs. artists as it were. That was the thing that stuck with me.

[Alan]

Mark wrote: "80's read, book about a 20-ish year old man who has issues with technology not working around him (Dresden like) and discovers another dimension where magic works and tech doesn't; finds out he was..."

Are you thinking of Changeling?
The sequel, Madwand, focuses on how only some of the magicians are born to it.

[[deleted user]]

Daniel wrote: "I've been trying to find out the name of a book I read in school. I set in a post- apocalyptic earth as a few last ships are set to the abandon the dying planet, the protagonist is a young girl who..."

could it be The Green Book? http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/25...

[Warren]

Harley wrote: "hard magic"

I just finished it. Thanks for reminding me of the name. It was excellent.

[Mark]

Thank you Alan, that was it. Lost my SFBC copies in a move years back, never to be seen again. Hoping Audible picks up books like these soon. Reminded me also of how much I enjoyed Zelzany's Dilvish books as well.