tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19926025.post4894285767519285680..comments2024-02-14T17:33:59.172-04:00Comments on The Written World: Jolted by Arthur SladeKailanahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11136262232046813471noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19926025.post-41581886005590418182008-11-27T23:43:00.000-04:002008-11-27T23:43:00.000-04:00Congrats on finishing (and with months to spare!) ...Congrats on finishing (and with months to spare!) Hope to see you for the 3rd!John Mutfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08730205221787092204noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19926025.post-47676061774349209282008-11-26T13:11:00.000-04:002008-11-26T13:11:00.000-04:00Yes, I like sci-fi. I think there is going to be ...Yes, I like sci-fi. I think there is going to be the sci-fi experience in the new year again, so that would be a good book for it. :)Kailanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11136262232046813471noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19926025.post-73174045498321968782008-11-25T23:01:00.000-04:002008-11-25T23:01:00.000-04:00I second the Dust vote.It's like W.O. Mitchell mee...I second the Dust vote.<BR/><BR/>It's like W.O. Mitchell meets Ray Bradbury ( if that makes sense )<BR/><BR/>you will like the sci fi aspect.Rachelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04256326961775297121noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19926025.post-61608640692692402582008-11-25T20:38:00.000-04:002008-11-25T20:38:00.000-04:00Thanks ladies! I always get gift cards for Christ...Thanks ladies! I always get gift cards for Christmas and I will make sure that these two books are two of the books I purchase!Kailanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11136262232046813471noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19926025.post-89787957637605283712008-11-25T19:52:00.000-04:002008-11-25T19:52:00.000-04:00Also, try reading Dust. It's more of a speculative...Also, try reading Dust. It's more of a speculative fiction as well, also YA and I really liked it.Melwykhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04885378201188978664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19926025.post-49592376823498880322008-11-25T17:30:00.000-04:002008-11-25T17:30:00.000-04:00And if Rachel said it was great, then you KNOW it ...And if Rachel said it was great, then you KNOW it was great. I just finished Megiddo's Shadow, so I'll second that you must read it. It's fabulous! One of the best historical fiction I've ever read - no word of a lie. I'm definitely going to be reading more Slade, and I hope that you will be too. Such talent!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19926025.post-46478971577411617922008-11-25T16:45:00.000-04:002008-11-25T16:45:00.000-04:00you are cheating yourself if you do not read Megid...you are cheating yourself if you do not read Megiddo's Shadow!<BR/><BR/>A completely different novel ( testament to Slade's range )<BR/><BR/><BR/>the only YA novel I know of that is set in the Great War.<BR/><BR/>The first half is set in Saskatchewan and England respectively and then the second half in the Palestinian regions in a sweeping Lawrence of Arabia type saga.<BR/><BR/>Slade is the definitive YA novelist and I am so glad he is Canadian.Rachelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04256326961775297121noreply@blogger.com