• TheWitchofThornbury2@aussie.zone
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        16 days ago

        Indeed. Would welcome a pub meetup and book discussion at some time. I have a sneaking suspicion that we share a taste for speculative fiction. Particularly the more unhinged variety of the genres. What are your thoughts on werewolves? I have a great fondness for werewolves … Vampires not so much.

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          16 days ago

          I have a thing for not sparkley vampires. Warrington does romance, Lumley does NOT. Were-creatures my library tends more towards mind bonded animals rather than directly turning into.

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            16 days ago

            I have a bit of a problem with mind-bonding animals - it seems to me to be a trope for slavery in it’s more modern manifestations rather than lurv. But I do love werewolves that do their own thing in accordance with their own biology. Patricia Briggs does excellent werewolves, as does Tanya Huff. Must try Lumley - who has not previously come up on my radar. Thanks for the tip(s).

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              16 days ago

              Briggs rings a distant bell. Shall look up.

              Warning: Lumley gets into tentacle rape territory Very not sexy vampires.

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                16 days ago

                Zero problem. I have read the ancient greeks. They don’t hold back on the darker side of human existence. Briggs is a delight - I strongly recommend her website where she discusses the practical side of making silver bullets. Turns out that this task is a LOT more complex than most fiction authors would have you believe. The economics are also atrocious. Vampire/werewolf hunting in 20/21 century is a VERY expensive business.