#dwjmarch

I have successfully inveigled my housemates into listening to me read Deep Secret aloud (mostly by saying, “I really want to read this to you, will you hold still long enough for me to do so”).

Of course, I already know the ending, but I have been asking them for predictions, and so far here are my favorites:

There are five imperial heirs on codeworld Knarros!  And there are ALSO FIVE MAGID CANDIDATES

What if ANDREW is the next Magid

Someone is going to really, really enjoy the sci-fi convention, and dress as an animal in the Masquerade

Rupert and Maree are going to fall in luuuuurvve obviously

The next chapter I’m reading is Maree’s first chapter... I’m excited :)

Life in the realms of death

Imogen as Fidele, by Herbert Gustave Schmalz (Wikimedia) The Time of the Ghost by Diana Wynne Jones, illustrated by David Wyatt. HarperCollins Children’s Books 2001 (1981) Corn yellow and running, came past me just now, the one bearing within her the power to give life in the realms of death. As with so many of Diana Wynne Jones’s fantasies she weaves in so many strands — autobiographical,…

Howl's Moving Castle - Sophie's Misbehaving Heart

(Gandalf gif: A wizard is never late, Frodo Baggins, nor is he early. He arrives *precisely* when he means to.) Yeah. Um. That’s my story and I’m sticking to it. *cough* Okay, it might be a liiittle much posting a wrapup about March in August, but hey, at least I’m doing it?? It’s more for my own personal look-back since I enjoy having it in my blog archives. 😛 I got real busy and not very…

A smattering of books for March Magics. The wall socket in the back of the photo reminds me of a DWJ quote. XD “All power corrupts, but we need electricity.” -Archer’s Goon by Diana Wynne Jones Which was also quoted in Deep Secret, which I find MOST fun, because DWJ was quoting one of her books in another one of her books. XD These are some possibilities of books I might want to read this…

Recapping my recent #DianaWynneJones and #TerryPratchett adventures!

Time got away from me (clearly! XD), but it’s time to look back at the Diana Wynne Jones and Pratchett related goodness I got up to in March — and, actually, April as well! I didn’t manage to finish up my March Magics goals during the month since I got crazy busy, so I carried on a bit of the reading in April, which was rather nice, actually. And now that I’m trying to ease back into blogging, I…

I love March. It’s the beginning of spring . . . it’s my birthday month . . . and for the last several years it’s been March Magics, a celebration of the works of Diana Wynne Jones and Terry Pratchett. DWJ being one of my top-favorite authors (alongside J.R.R. Tolkien), of course this brings me great joy, and I enjoy indulging in a Pratchett from time to time as well. So March has long been a…