Reading Wednesday

Finished:
"Rolling in the Deep". A Mira Grant novella about mermaids. I continue to mostly dislike the novella as a form, but I quite liked this one. Just the right amount of suspense horror. It was a limited edition sub. press run, and there is not UK ebook; I have the physical edition, if anyone would like to borrow it.

Altered Perceptions. I read all the author bios and essay, and about half the story snippets, as a lot were from works I haven't read; I particularly like Brandon Sanderson's early draft from Way of Kings.



Current:

I have started on Rogues, which is an anthology of LOTS of short stories. I'm chewing through them quite fast, although I read anthologies slower than novels, on account of having to change what I'm thinking about so often. I'm expecting there to be some Hugo nominated short work available at some point and this is easy to put down.

Next:

I'm still trying to fix the formatting issues with Crusades Through Arab Eyes. Also, Hugo nominated short work, eventually.

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Died on this day in 1768 aged 19 Princess Louisa of Great Britain (my toy,wikipedia). Grand-daughter of George II, sister of George III. Louisa was never in very good health, and died young.

Born on this day in 1254 to Henry III of Brabant and Adelaide of Burgundy, Marie of Brabant (my toy,wikipedia). Mother of Margaret, who married Edward I; wife of the King of France, her fourth cousin. She was suspected of having her step-son Louis poisoned, although that didn't make her son the heir as Louis had brothers. Marie outlived her husband, his successor as King, and all three of her own children, she died aged 66.