Archive for March 6th, 2010
Monster by A. Lee. Martinez
This Book Is About
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Meet Monster. Meet Judy. Two humans who don’t like each other much, but together must fight dragons, fire-breathing felines, trolls, Inuit walrus dogs, and a crazy cat lady for the future of the universe.
Monster runs a pest control agency. He’s overworked and has domestic troubles. Judy works the night shift at the local Food Plus Mart. But when Judy finds a Yeti in the freezer aisle eating all the Rocky Road, her life collides with Monster’s in a rather alarming fashion. Because Monster doesn’t catch raccoons; he catches the things that go bump in the night. Things like ogres, trolls, and dragons. And his girlfriend from hell really is from Hell.
A Little ConDor Told Me
I was at ConDor, a local science fiction and fantasy convention, here in San Diego last weekend. I got a gratis pass because my taller half was a panelist (love you!). The theme this year was steampunk (Tripping the Past Fantastic) and that was pretty fun. I got a lot of great book recommendations from the titles mentioned by the speakers at the panels I went to. So, here’s my…

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