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- j - Now write a fanfic based on that. :)
- j - *snicker*
- jun - That new cover looks like “Jason Isaacs and Tom Baker as Nico and Philip!”
- j - The new covers appeal to me more than the old ones, I will say that. Which might color the reading experience a...
- jun - Yeah, I have a couple other books by her, as well. It’s rather disheartening to hear that they’re...
alternate history Archive
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Tomorrow, When the War Began by John Marsden
Posted on August 16, 2012 | 1 CommentBook description: When Ellie and her friends go camping, they have no idea they’re leaving their old lives behind forever. Despite a less-than-tragic food shortage and a secret crush or two, everything goes as planned.... -
Nebula Project: Forever War, part 2
Posted on April 1, 2012 | 1 CommentIn this part, we'll look at a revised version published more recently, as well as the short story/novella "A Separate War" which tells the last portion of the book from the perspective of a different character. -
Tomorrow, When the War Began (John Marsden)
Posted on February 25, 2012 | 4 CommentsThe Plot It’s the summer holidays, Christmas is over, and Ellie and her friends are looking to have some fun before school starts again. A mixed group of boys and girls set out on a... -
Doubletake: Cold Magic (Kate Elliott)
Posted on June 20, 2011 | 4 CommentsThe Plot Catherine Hassi Barahal has been raised by her aunt and uncle after the accidental death of her parents when she was just a little girl. Now nearly twenty — considered the age of... -
The Eyre Affair by Jasper Fforde
Posted on April 1, 2011 | 4 CommentsFrom the back cover: Welcome to a surreal version of Great Britain, circa 1985, where time travel is routine, cloning is a reality (dodos are the resurrected pet of choice), and literature is taken very,...