I really think this is the best of rice's books!!
Te lleva a un viaje a través del tiempo, hasta la epoca de jesus.
Muestra una faceta demonio/dios de lestat y te emociona y asusta de principio a fin.

Minidoka? What kind of a word is that, you say? Then you stop and think, "Oh, Edgar Rice Burroughs, creator of Tarzan and John Carter. It's a made up word!" WRONG. Minidoka is a small town (or was, I don't know if it is still there) in Idaho where Mr. Burroughs worked in one of his many failed careers as a gold miner (1901 to 1904) with his brother at the Yale Dredging Company. It didn't pan out, pardon the pun, and the world is much more richer for the failed attempt.

Burroughs has never been accused of being a literary genius, although his stories have reached every corner of the world, his books are published in over sixty different languages (not counting dialects), his tales have been the basis for dozens of films, TV series, animations and comics. What Mr. Burroughs was gifted with was the art of storytelling and that trait has made him a legend.

Mindoka, 937th Earl of One Mile Series M is a story that sprung from that ability. No one knows for certain when this wonderful tale was created, perhaps it was one of the series of bedtime stories Burroughs told his children each night. All of them created on the spot as he paced the hall of their small home and spoke in a loud voice so that all in the house could hear. What ever occurred, Burroughs liked this particular story so much that he committed it to paper. Of a sorts, at least. He used the backs of old letterheads from the mining company, photo bills from Pocatello and letterheads of the American Genealogical Society to compose this story. None of the hand written manuscript is dated, nor was it discovered until 1955, five years after his death, in his personal belongings. The paper the story was written on gives proof that this is Burroughs first ever written work, never before seen by another beside himself until after he had died and never published until today. This makes that story almost a century old!

The tale is very strange, not at all like his works that were published in his lifetime. This is a children's story, it is written with the intention of being read aloud to children and has all the classic elements of fairy tales. Horrible monsters, magic spells, beautiful damsels to rescue and battles to be fought, all of these are in there along with a never before seen look at the man's sense of humor.

The story itself is quite captivating, even if it is a bit difficult to read for an adult. I dare say that I will be hard pressed to pronounce some of the words that Burroughs has created for this story, but many of the characters and creatures are quite endearing. I really liked the hoobody and hookidooki. The hoobody reminded me of one of the mythical creatures of my people, the Apache, (perhaps that's where he got the idea) and the hookidooki was just plain fun to read about even if it was a villain.

The setting for the story is Idaho of a million or more years in the past, but with European type kingdoms all based as the origin of Irish names. Very interesting concept and for the life of me I can't determine why he took that tact in the story. But it matters not, as the tale is fantastic.

Many aspects of his published works can be seen in this story. The way his heroes act and react is based on this tale. Many animals and places for completely unrelated stories are mentioned here as something else. It is almost as if he created an entire universe from the seeds that he planted for himself in this story to his children.

There is something else that is very special about this book. The cover art is a painting by J. Allen St. John that has never been published before. Who is St. John, you ask? This is the man that made every single cover painting for Burroughs books starting in 1915 with The Son of Tarzan and ending in 1942 with The Tiger Girl (I have copies of all of these). The painting was made over 50 years ago when an art director told St. John that it was impossible for an artist to do an illustration using all known mediums that were known at the time. St. John went to his loft and created a drawing he titled Minidoka by those exact means just to prove the man wrong. This cover is the first printing of that painting.

The book is a mere 63 pages long with about 15 of those pages being lavishly drawn full page illustrations. Each page also has drawings around the edges that have to do with what the story is talking about at the time.

The book is published by Dark Horse Comics and is available now at all book stores. You will more than likely have to special order it, because it is a limited edition print. The price is ... well worth it. I can hardly wait until it is mass produced so that I can get a reading copy to give my children when they are old enough. Get one of these first prints while they are still out there. You will never regret it.

Short Summary: Monsoon is a planet between the lines of the allmighty Terran Overlord Goverment (TOG) and the freedom thristy Commonwealth. Declared a no-fire-zone and united by common interest in it's natural resources both powers seek to impose their influence on the planet and it's origin race. The TOG by the brutal methods of an occupation power, the Commonwealth by commando missions. Who will win? Nobody! Who will loose? The people of Monsoon! A very depressing book with paralells to our own kind but nonetheless fun to read. Comment: The detailed creation of an alien world was one of the greatest things the autor achieved in this book. The tricky storyline is something for used readers and therefore this novel is far above the standard of common RPG based books like Shadowrun or Battletech. The Renegade Legion System was cut of further development by FASA but the spirit remains.

The Moon Maid: Complete And Restored is a classic pulp-magazine saga of the late Edgar Rice Burroughs' science fiction adventure hero Julian the 5th whose destiny is to be reincarnated again and again, until he can lead mankind's fight for freedom against vicious alien oppressors from the moon. An engaging science fiction odyssey by the celebrated creator of Tarzan, The Moon Maid includes countless passages, sentences, and words originally removed from the magazine edition and/or added later by the author. Enhanced with an brief but informative introduction by Terry Bison, this superbly presented Bison Press edition of The Moon Maid is a "must-read" and "must-have" for the legions of Edgar Rice Burroughs fans everywhere!

Basil Johnston is a Canadian National Treasure, he really is. The man is a master story-teller, even in printed form.

"Moose Meat and Wild Rice" is a collection of true stories taken from the recollections of the Moose Meat Point Indian Reserve. The stories are fresh, good-natured and full of wonderful insight into the life and living of the Natives' collective soul.

The adventure in humour abounds in this tome - from errant and misguided honey-gathering friends, to a young brave out to prove his bravery by taking on the dark forces of an abandoned house, to some memories of Johnston's very own.

One of my favourite stories, apart from the honey-gathering fiasco, was that of the war-vet friends, Meegis and Konauss, looking to wet their palates. But then there's also the wedding tale, and the bologna=meat/sawdust=wood account. Oh wait, there's the on-ice privys, and the head-light bashing Yellow Cloud.

Well, suffice to say, there are a number of wonderful recountings that will have you laughing out loud. As Mr. Johnston himself said of the stories, "If the accounts sometimes appear to be far-fetched and even implausible, it is simply because human beings very often act and conduct their affairs and those of others in absurd manner." Amen to that, Mr. Johnston. And it's a good thing, too, because if we humans didn't act so absurdly we'd be robbed of your incredible story-telling gift.

A big bravo to this title. Grab a copy, settle in, and enjoy the story-teller at his finest.

I absolutly loved this book! This was my first book that I read by Anne Rice, and although I was a little hesitant at first, I was hooked from page one. The imagery is captivating! The story travels back and forth between the sweeping deserts of Egypt to high soceity England in the 18th century. I was also quite enamored by the immortal (and sexy) Ramses and the villianous Cleopatra. I can't wait until the sequel comes out! I hope that in the next installment, Ramses will exude even more sexiness, and perhaps, mold into the erotic character that he really is.

I have read nearly all of the books by this talented author. John Lloyd Branson has become one of my favorite main characters. I have searched the local bookstores for more of this series but have been unable to locate any other than the ones listed, and I have read these. I think that D. R. Meredith is a very talented woman and her characters reflect the essence of Texas. I have suggested her books to many people who are interested in reading material written by Texans.

This is a tremendous book by two people (one a musician and the other a clergyman) who have experienced church music and worship in local churches and who have themselves contributed robust dignity and depth and passed it on. Ministers, organists, ministers of music and choir members who read this book will find themselves resonating with the authors profound understanding of the place of music in the worship service. I will go one step more--every Seminary should have this book on the "Required Reading List" and see to it that no one graduates until they have read, marked and digested its contents. I cannot recommend this book too highly!!

I gave this book to my daughter who is 4 because she started asking me all sorts of questions about how the body works. My husband and I really like this book because the pages are colorful and the information is given out in little bits so you don't have information overload. It summarizes the way the body systems work in simple language that my preschooler can easily understand. And she LOVES this book. She has asked us to read it every night for a couple of weeks now...

Carol Bly's stories call me home. She captures nuances of Midwest culture, and in particular, aches in the souls of Midwest women, with a startling precision, honesty, and eloquence that reminds me of everyone I ever grew up with.

But a Bly story goes beyond simply the personal level of her characters' lives. "Chuck's Money," for example, the final story in her new collection, is a penetrating analysis of issues of class structure, power politics, and moral crises in Small Town America as they play themselves out in quiet marriages, church carpools, and funeral suppers. Through the eyes of bookkeeper Leona and her oak tree of a husband Allen, we see how the suicide of a teenager sets in motion a series of events that redress old and new injustices. The net result is an exuberant image of people who can be so decent sometimes it takes your breath away.