Elizabeth A. Lynn won the World Fantasy Award for Watchtower,
volume one in a breathtaking trilogy that would establish her as one of
speculative fiction's most exciting voices. Tornor Keep is the legendary tower that guards
the winter end of a summer land. But when Tornor is overrun by raiders, a
young prince is the tower's last hope in an enchanting story of a time
far removed from ours and of a land alive with warriors, lovers, war,
and honor. Watchtower
is frequently included on lists of feminist and gay SFF. It does deal
with an underlying homoerotic tension between the prince and his
soldier, and the other two main characters are of ambiguous gender.
Saturday, April 29, 2017
Watchtower by Elizabeth A. Lynn
Picked by Brenda - May 23rd 2017 Meeting
Elizabeth A. Lynn won the World Fantasy Award for Watchtower,
volume one in a breathtaking trilogy that would establish her as one of
speculative fiction's most exciting voices. Tornor Keep is the legendary tower that guards
the winter end of a summer land. But when Tornor is overrun by raiders, a
young prince is the tower's last hope in an enchanting story of a time
far removed from ours and of a land alive with warriors, lovers, war,
and honor. Watchtower
is frequently included on lists of feminist and gay SFF. It does deal
with an underlying homoerotic tension between the prince and his
soldier, and the other two main characters are of ambiguous gender.
Elizabeth A. Lynn won the World Fantasy Award for Watchtower,
volume one in a breathtaking trilogy that would establish her as one of
speculative fiction's most exciting voices. Tornor Keep is the legendary tower that guards
the winter end of a summer land. But when Tornor is overrun by raiders, a
young prince is the tower's last hope in an enchanting story of a time
far removed from ours and of a land alive with warriors, lovers, war,
and honor. Watchtower
is frequently included on lists of feminist and gay SFF. It does deal
with an underlying homoerotic tension between the prince and his
soldier, and the other two main characters are of ambiguous gender.
Sunday, April 2, 2017
The Postman Always Rings Twice by James M. Cain
Picked by Evan - April 18th 2017 Meeting
Frank Chambers, a drifter, is dropped from the back of a truck at a
rundown rural diner. When he spots Cora, the owner's wife, he instantly
decides to stay. The sexy young woman, married to Nick, a violent and
thuggish boor, is equally attracted to the younger man and sees him as
her way out of her hopeless, boring life. They begin a clandestine
affair and plot to kill Nick, beginning their own journey toward
destruction.
First published in 1934 and banned in Boston for its explosive mixture of violence and eroticism, The Postman Always Rings Twice is a classic of the roman noir. It established James M. Cain as a major novelist with an unsparing vision of America's bleak underside, and was acknowledged by Albert Camus as the model for The Stranger.
Frank Chambers, a drifter, is dropped from the back of a truck at a
rundown rural diner. When he spots Cora, the owner's wife, he instantly
decides to stay. The sexy young woman, married to Nick, a violent and
thuggish boor, is equally attracted to the younger man and sees him as
her way out of her hopeless, boring life. They begin a clandestine
affair and plot to kill Nick, beginning their own journey toward
destruction. First published in 1934 and banned in Boston for its explosive mixture of violence and eroticism, The Postman Always Rings Twice is a classic of the roman noir. It established James M. Cain as a major novelist with an unsparing vision of America's bleak underside, and was acknowledged by Albert Camus as the model for The Stranger.
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