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Looking for a book...
I'm looking for the title and author of a book that was recced to me a while back by someone on my friendslist, through AIM. I thought I'd noted it down, but I can't find it.
It's sci-fi, set during a war? The person who recced it compared it to GW in some way, but with aliens. They linked me to a sample page, and there was a child hiding in an air vent while his (her?) town/village/space station is stormed and his family killed...? Also the book has a sequel or two, though I seem to remember they're not using the same main characters and are more parallelish than sequelish.
... And that's all I remember, and I neeeeeds to find it, precioussss.
Help plz. ;_;
EDIT: Found!! Warchild by Karin Lowachee. Not really GW-like except for the hero, who is like Heero.
... ♥ heero. *___*
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sarolynne wrote character intros for her cracky fantasy quest story. They are here, and they are hilarious.
It might be interesting to note that the plot of the story came from that snippet of dialogue:
Picture the hero showing up at the wizard's tower to start his quest!
Wizard: *bored sigh* What is it this time? Girl? Castle? Enchantment? Your name is Inigo Montoya, someone killed your father, etc, etc.
StableBoy: Well, actually, you could say it's about a girl. I've always felt like I should be one, you see.
Wizard: ...I like you kid. You surprise me. Sure, I'll help you.
I'm pushing for Saro to write it for NaNoWriMo. It's just too good an idea to pass up. XDD
It's sci-fi, set during a war? The person who recced it compared it to GW in some way, but with aliens. They linked me to a sample page, and there was a child hiding in an air vent while his (her?) town/village/space station is stormed and his family killed...? Also the book has a sequel or two, though I seem to remember they're not using the same main characters and are more parallelish than sequelish.
... And that's all I remember, and I neeeeeds to find it, precioussss.
Help plz. ;_;
EDIT: Found!! Warchild by Karin Lowachee. Not really GW-like except for the hero, who is like Heero.
... ♥ heero. *___*
IN OTHER NEWS
sarolynne wrote character intros for her cracky fantasy quest story. They are here, and they are hilarious. It might be interesting to note that the plot of the story came from that snippet of dialogue:
Picture the hero showing up at the wizard's tower to start his quest!
Wizard: *bored sigh* What is it this time? Girl? Castle? Enchantment? Your name is Inigo Montoya, someone killed your father, etc, etc.
StableBoy: Well, actually, you could say it's about a girl. I've always felt like I should be one, you see.
Wizard: ...I like you kid. You surprise me. Sure, I'll help you.
I'm pushing for Saro to write it for NaNoWriMo. It's just too good an idea to pass up. XDD
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...I can't say that that setting ever struck me as particularly Gundamish, though it was interesting in a brain-candy sort of way.
Ja, -n
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... *checks link anyway* >__>
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And I have no idea what book you seek. Though I keep thinking about Garth Nix's Shade's Children though really not.no subject
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If you mean the book I'm looking for, yes, yes it sounds awesome, and I want it. ;_;
Book?
(Anonymous) 2007-09-09 05:02 am (UTC)(link)I believe are looking for: Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card
I guess it could be Gundum-ish. Hmm..
If this isn't what you're looking for, whatever, I've my good deed for today.
*relurks*
Re: Book?
I know the description I gave is vague and confusing. I can't remember anything else, save that I liked the sample a lot. Thank you for giving it a try. ^_^
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YES
YES
WOOHOO. That's it!! *dances* *loves on you* ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥
... Now to make someone buy it for me. >_>
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The paperback version of Burndive has one of those terribly misleading back cover blurbs that made me anticipate a very different book from what Lowachee actually wrote -- I disliked the first half because of that, though once I'd shaken off the false assumptions, I did like the book for what it really is: a character novel rather than an action/adventure story.
And Cagebird is about gay space pirates. Yes, really. And it is AMAZING. (I warn you, though, it's also depressing as hell.)
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So true! It's one of those books that's amazing, though trying to explain what it's about makes it sound misleading. (one would expect gay space pirates to be more flaming and less angsty. Not that I mind. :3)
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SARO'S WRITING IT! I'M SO EXCITED! *>.<*
:)
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Found a way to get your hands on it?