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Rasputin's Bastards

Rasputin's Bastards | David Nickle

Apparently the title offends Indigo's system
9 months ago

There is no disputing David Nickle's ability as a strong story-teller with an aggressive style. If you're looking for subtle and lyrical, Nickle's novel (couldn't put in title because Indigo's autoveter takes a fit) is not it. If you're looking for a Clancy-ish SF, you've found your writer. Set in the confusion of post-Cold War Era, Nickle's story unfolds around a large cast of characters, all working toward the same end, to either prevent, or create, world domination not through force of a… read review

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So long Community

9 months ago

Indigo's Community site has become so difficult to navigate over the past year, with constant scripting problems no one's fixing, and apparently no one minding the shop since Merlin went on to other vistas, that I've given up altogether trying to read posts, attend groups, and even review.

Today's review process was made absolutely laughable because the title I reviewed (Rasputin's B**stard's) kept being rejected by the autovetter as being offensive and profane. It's the title of … view post

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Lorina Stephens/Five Rivers

Lorina Stephens/Five Rivers

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  • I'm living in: Neustadt

  • About Me:

    Five Rivers is an independent publisher of fiction and non-fiction, giving voice to new and established Canadian authors. Five Rivers is committed to bringing publishing back to uncompromising personal editors where it belongs, rather than focus-group marketing. We publish real books by real authors for real readers.

  • My Works:

    From Mountains of Ice, Five Rivers Chapmanry And the Angels Sang, Five Rivers Chapmanry Shadow Song, Five Rivers Chapmanry Recipes of a Dumb Housewife - Lulu Publishing Shadow Song - Lulu Publishing Touring the Giant's Rib: A Guide to the Niagara Escarpment - Boston Mills Press Credit River Valley - Boston Mills Press

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    Writing, publishing, cooking, painting, gardening, reading, historical embroidery in silk and real gold, music, travel.

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    Some are listed on my shelf.

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    Thomas Hardy

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    The only failures are those who fail to try. Lester B. Pearson.

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  • Kris (Sana)

    Kris (Sana) says:

    Hey Lorina,

    its my pleasure! What book are you currently reading?
    Happy Reading!
    Sana

  • Dean Cummings

    Dean Cummings says:

    WOW. GGK has (for the 5th time) been nominated for the World Fantasy Award for Best Novel 'Under Heaven'. On top of this, he has been nominated for the Aurora and Mythopoeic Award for Best Novel. What a writer! Wasn't one of your novels nominated for the Aurora?

  • Dean Cummings

    Dean Cummings says:

    I replied to your email. When I clicked to reply, there was no returning email address. So I used the one at the bottom. I apologize if the email is sent to your company or a staff member instead of you. The email included my story so I hope you received it. Enjoy!

  • Dean Cummings

    Dean Cummings says:

    I replied to your email. When I clicked to reply, there was no returning email address. So I used the one at the bottom. I apologize if the email is sent to your company or a staff member instead of you. The email included my story so I hope you received it. Enjoy!

  • Dean Cummings

    Dean Cummings says:

    Lorina. I find there's so much I want to talk to you about the two things we love the most: reading and writing. Unfortunately, we're restricted to 500 characters on Chapters. I'm interested in purchasing your books, asking for research suggestions and your opinion on my latest short story. Could you send an email to the following account so we can discuss these things at greater length: anathros77@hotmail.com
    I look forward to hearing from you :)

  • Dean Cummings

    Dean Cummings says:

    I'm glad to see that you enjoyed Under Heaven (was there any doubt). It's hard to imagine a fantasy author who has written such a stellar and diverse collection of literature. I'm starting "Sailing to Sarantium" today to escape from Atlas Shrugged for a while. Have you read "Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell" by any chance. I failed in my last recommendation but I wonder if this fine work would be right up your alley.

  • Dean Cummings

    Dean Cummings says:

    What's your opinion (if any) on Ken Follet's 'Pillars of the Earth'?

  • Dean Cummings

    Dean Cummings says:

    I love Nietzsche! He is deliciously controversial and infinitely wise. He teaches people to think critically about the world around them. 'Human, All Too Human' is his longest book and arguably his worst. I'm reading them in order of publication. I have read Beyond Good and Evil already but I look forward to 'Thus Spoke Zarathustra' - his self-proclaimed magnum opus. Next week, I'm starting 'Atlas Shrugged' (6th longest book in the English language) and then on to GGK Sarantine Mosaic books :)

  • Dean Cummings

    Dean Cummings says:

    'The Golden Mean' lacked a consistent voice. Too modern is a good way to describe it but "split personality" perhaps comes a bit closer. I agree that Aristotle was over-masculinized and that the scenery was two-dimensional. However, I must say that there are moments of poetic beauty and philosophical accuracy (I even marked them in my book) that hints at a underlying talent that hasn't been actualized yet. In the end, I love Aristotle and had a bias in favour of the book before I read it.

  • Dean Cummings

    Dean Cummings says:

    Oooooh! I look forward to reading your review on Kay's 'Under Heaven.' You write the best reviews!

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