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1997 Titles Well Worth Re-Reading
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January of '97

Mastery

 

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by Hanovi Braddock
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by Camille Bacon-Smith

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City of Diamond
by Jane Emerson

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Fire Margins
by Lisanne Norman

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The Magic Touch
by Jody Lynn Nye

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Magic: The Gathering: Ashes of the Sun by Hanovi Braddock, HarperPrism, 1996

 

 

 

 

The Face of Time by Camille Bacon-Smith, DAW Fantasy, 1996

 

 

 

 

 

City of Diamond by Jane Emerson, DAW Science Fiction, 1996

 

 

 

 

 

Fire Margins by Lisanne Norman, DAW Science Fiction, 1996

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Magic Touch by Jody Lynn Nye, Aspect Fantasy, 1996

 

 

 

 

 

 

First Contact - the new Star Trek movie!

February of '97

Entertainment Qabalah

 

Kung Fu: The Legend Continues - the television episode where Peter Caine accepts Mastery.

Star Trek Classic - The Enemy Within - the television episode where Kirk is split into Wolf and Lamb by a transporter accident.

Lois and Clark - the television episode where Lois becomes Perry White's replacement and Clark's "boss."

March of '97

Doing Without Talent

 

Change
by Ann Maxwell

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Prayers for the Dead (Peter Decker/Rina Lazarus Series)
by Faye Kellerman

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Prince of Swords
by Anne Stuart
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Nobody's Baby is out of print, but search on "Jane Toombs" (use quotes around the name) in the search slot below, click Search Book, and you will see a list of current titles by Jane Toombs.   If you read Romance, I strongly recommend that you check out this fine writer's work.  If you prefer fantasy, don't miss her werewolf series!   

Tonight and Always
by Linda Lael Miller

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Every Page Perfect : A Full-Size Writer's Manual for Manuscript Format and Submission Protocol
by Mary Lynn

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Change by Ann Maxwell, Pinnacle Futuristic Romance, 1996

 

 

 

 

 

Star Trek: Deep Space 9 -- "To Be Remembered" aired recently in rerun. The episode where a space-vampire seduces Jake Sisko with promise of fame as a writer.

Prayers for the Dead by Faye Kellerman, William Morrow, 1996 hc, a Peter Decker/Rina Lazarus Novel

For more on my absolute recommendation for the Peter Decker/Rina Lazarus series, see my 1997 columns, and go down the page to June.   

 

 

 

Prince of Swords by Anne Stuart, Zebra Historical Romance, 1996

 

 

 

 

 

Nobody's Baby by Jane Toombs, Silhouette, 1997

 

 

 

 

Tonight and Always by Linda Lael Miller, Berkeley Romance, 1996

 

 

 

 

Every Page Perfect by Mary Lynn, Toad Hall Press, Toad Hall Inc., RR2, Box 16B, Laceyville, PA, 18623, 1997

 

April of '97

Consenting Adults

 

The Darkover Series by Marion Zimmer Bradley & The Friends of Darkover. I don't even know how many novels there are by MZB, and adding the anthologies of stories by The Friends of Darkover that she edited, it is millions of words. Most of these novels are available from DAW books in various editions, including a long list of translations.  Search on "Marion Zimmer Bradley" in the slot below to find over 100 entries, reviews and articles. 

Star Trek: Created by Gene Roddenberry and propagating long after his hand relinquished its grip. ST: DS9 [Deep Space Nine], the spring premier episode about Odo adopting a baby ShapeShifter and ST:Voyager, the spring episode "Unity" about discovering Borg refugees on a remote planet. Search on any of these television show titles in the slot below to find lists of books set in those series.  

Babylon Five -- the TV Series.

The overall topic for 1997 is mastery. Mastery is either the topic that has captured my attention or the topic that is actually in the fiction I've been imbibing recently.

May of '97

Life, Mastery and Mystery

 

 

 

 

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Hunting the Corrigan's Blood by Holly Lisle - Baen science fiction, 1997  -- in mid-1998 this book is out of print, but you can find 18 or more other titles by Holly Lisle by searching on "Holly Lisle" in the search slot below. 

Nobel House the Television Mini-series tape - starring Pierce Brosnan as the Tai Pan of the Noble House in Hong Kong  The James Clavell book and sequel are in stock at amazon.com

I had a great deal to say about this TV production in the May column -- just click the May link on the far left column here to read that column (free). 

 

Check Used sources for the Noble House tape.  

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Seer King by Chris Bunch - Warner Aspect Fantasy, Quality Paperback, 1997

A Sharpness on the Neck by Fred Saberhagen - Tor hardcover, 1996

Lords of the Night, by Janice Bennet, Sara Blayne and Monique Ellis - Zebra Regency Romance, pb,1997

Lover's Moon by Jane Toombs - Zebra Contemporary Romance, 1997

June of '97

Mastering Mercury

 

The Ruby Tear by Rebecca Brand - Forge (an imprint of Tom Doherty Associates), hardcover, 1997.

The Emerald House Rising by Peg Kerr - Aspect Fantasy, pb, 1997.

Flight by Vanna Bonta - a Quantum Fiction Novel, Meridian House (6755 Mira Mesa Blvd. Dept. 123-224, San Diego, CA 92121-4311), quality pb, $14.95

July of '97

When the Student is Ready, the Teacher Will Appear

 

Fool's War by Sarah Zettel (Warner Aspect Science Fiction, paperback, 1997).

Legacies by Alison Sinclair (Harper Science Fiction, HarperPrism, pb, 1996).

Keeper of the King by Nigel Bennett and P.N. Elrod (a Starline book published by Baen Publishing Enterprises, 1997).

Blood Debt by Tanya Huff (DAW books, 1997.)

A Stirring of Dust, a Forever Knight novel by Susan Sizemore (Boulevard Books, Berkeley Publishing Group, 1997).

August of '97

The Mind Writes in the Body

 

The Darkover Series by Marion Zimmer Bradley, many titles from DAW paperbacks Marion Zimmer Bradley's FANTASY Magazine

"Star Struck" -- A Journey to the New Frontiers of the Zodiac by Kenneth Miller, Life magazine, July 1997.

The Killing Dance by Laurell K. Hamilton, Anita Blake Vampire Hunter novel from Ace Fantasy, 1997.

Babylon Five, Star Trek: Voyager and Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. Syndicated Television.

Shadow on the Moon by Connie Flynn, Topaz Romance, 1997.

Note, the last title in most months is an Honorable Mention that doesn't exactly fit the criteria of this column but is worth your attention for whatever reason specified in the column.

Rejar by Dara Joy, Lovespell Timeswept Romance, 1997.

September of '97

I'm Better at Fighting Wars Than I Am at Relationships - Part 1

 

Babylon -- Five, "Racing Mars," syndicated television episode, 1997.

Forever Knight and Highlander and Kung Fu: The Legend Continues -- syndicated television shows.

Highlander: The Measure of A Man by Nancy Holden (Warner Aspect, paperback, 1997).

Karmic Relationships by Martin Schulman (non-fiction on the astrology of relationships; Weiser paperback, 1984).

Ancestor's World, A Novel of StarBridge by A. C. Crispin and T. Jackson King (Ace Science Fiction,1996).

October of '97

I'm Better at Fighting Wars Than I Am at Relationships - Part 2

(listings here are the same as Part I above)

Babylon -- Five, "Racing Mars," syndicated television episode, 1997.

Forever Knight and Highlander and Kung Fu: The Legend Continues -- syndicated television shows.

Highlander: The Measure of A Man by Nancy Holden (Warner Aspect, paperback, 1997).

Karmic Relationships by Martin Schulman (non-fiction on the astrology of relationships; Weiser paperback, 1984).

Ancestor's World, A Novel of StarBridge by A. C. Crispin and T. Jackson King (Ace Science Fiction,1996).

November of '97

Mastering Perspective

 

The Select by F. Paul Wilson, William Morrow & Co., Inc., hardcover, 1994.

Siduri's Net, a novel of The Cloudships of Orion by P. K. McAllister, Roc Science Fiction, paperback, 1994.

Earth: Final Conflict — new 1997 TV sf show created by Gene Roddenberry in 1976. Planned Debut: October, 1997.

Predictions For A New Millennium by Noel Tyl, Llewellyn Publications, paperback, 1996 (astrology nonfiction).

The Waterborn by J. Gregory Keyes, Del Rey Fantasy, hardcover, 1996; paperback, 1997.

A Darker Dream by Amanda Ashley, Love Spell Romance, 1997.

The Sea Priestess and Moon Magic by Dion Fortune, S. Weiser, reprinted 1978 from English edition of 1956. The Sea Priestess was first published privately in 1938.

December of '97

"I Don't Trust Anyone Unless I Understand Their Motivation"

 

"Decision" by Gene Roddenberry, premier episode of Earth: The Final Conflict

As readers of this column know, I shy from reviewing books in the December column because I disapprove of the buying frenzy that merchants whip up in order to enhance their profit margins at the expense of the true content of a religious holiday.

However, you don't have to buy anything to watch broadcast television, and as it happens, the pilot episode of Gene Roddenberry's new TV series forms a good basis for wrapping up the year's discussion of Mastery. The quote which forms the title of this column is my paraphrase of an utterance from "Decision" -- the premiere episode of Earth: The Final Conflict.

In the November column, written before I'd seen the premiere of GR's new series, I wrote: "The primary signature of the Master is the habit of voluntarily choosing his/her perspective on a matter. In fact, the Master will look at any matter brought before him/her from a number of perspectives before rendering a judgment. 'Mastery' means having a full inventory of perspectives available."

 

 



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