Mary Robinette Kowal

An analogy for white people: Walking while black is as deadly as being a redshirt on Star Trek.

My dear fellow white science-fiction fans, let me use an analogy to try to explain one reason why people are so angry about what’s happening in Ferguson. If you only watch one episode of Star Trek (original series), the fact that a guy in a red shirt dies is tragic, but eh— that’s television. But

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Chapter 11 and 12 are up of GHOST TALKERS and here’s a map of Le Havre from 1913

I actually posted chapter 11 yesterday, but the post wound up on the wrong date– long story, and boring. SO! Here is Chapter 11, along with Chapter 12. I am noticing that these chapters tend to be shorter than the ones in the Glamourist Histories, which I think is because this has more thriller pacing. Though

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VALOUR AND VANITY is on the Kirkus Best Fiction Books of 2014 list

This is a very shiny thing. Kirkus put out their best of the year list, and Valour and Vanity is on it. Squee! “Combining history, magic and adventure, the book balances emotional depth with buoyant storytelling.” Renowned glamourists Lord and Lady Vincent become the victims of an elaborate scam that leaves them in dire straits until

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Ghost Talkers 9 is up

If you are reading along, Chapter 9 is up. I stalled for a day because I realized that Chapter 11 had no visible conflict in it. There were plot things that needed to happen, but the outline just had them happening and it was… dull. So, I had a day of replotting that scene, which

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