by Christie Meierz | Sep 2, 2024 | Books Read, Writer's Life
Okay, yes. Only 3 books this month. But do note that the second title below is a 1,137 page Brandon Sanderson novel that took me 3 weeks to read. I want to read the next book in that series, but I’m hesitating because it’s only 100pp or so shorter. 42 The...
by Christie Meierz | Aug 2, 2024 | Books Read, Writer's Life
37 Tuyo, by Rachel Neumeier 38 A Glimpse of Redemption, by Rachel White 39 Dust Up at the Crater School, by Chaz Brenchley 40 Mary Ellen, Craterian! by Chaz Brenchley 41 Rowany Goes to Summer School, by Chaz Brenchley (novella)
by Christie Meierz | Jul 25, 2024 | Review
Like private schools back on Earth, the Crater School is primarily the preserve of the upper and middle classes. But the hinterlands of Mars are very rural. Farming the Red Planet is hard, and families rely on their children to help with the work. What, then, is a...
by Christie Meierz | Jul 15, 2024 | Review
Christmas is coming to the Crater School, so the girls must celebrate. So says the Earth calendar. But Mars does not respect school rules. Nor does the Red Planet have much respect for Earth weather. Why bother with a white Christmas when Martian weather can be far...
by Christie Meierz | Jul 1, 2024 | Review
On a world where cake is a necessity, it takes the Grid to protect the civilized and the deaf from the dire influences of the ambient and to keep the chaotic Haosa at bay. Having arrived at recently Dust-bound Colemeno, Trader Padi yos’Galan is essential to...
by Christie Meierz | Jul 1, 2024 | Books Read, Writer's Life
31 Wave Without A Shore, by C.J. Cherryh 32 A Taste of Rebellion, by Rachel White 33 Double Vision, by Sharon Lee & Steve Miller (collection) 34 Three Twins at the Crater School, by Chaz Brenchley 35 Save the Cat! Writes a Novel, by Jessica Brody 36 Ribbon Dance,...
by Christie Meierz | Jun 23, 2024 | Review
Mars, the Red Planet, farthest flung outpost of the British Empire. Under the benevolent reign of the Empress Eternal, commerce and culture are flourishing along the banks of the great canals, and around the shores of the crater lakes. But this brave new world is not...
by Christie Meierz | Jun 4, 2024 | Books Read, Writer's Life
26 A Memory Called Empire, by Arkady Martine 27 A Desolation Called Peace, by Arkady Martine 28 Ice & Alligators, by Angel Martinez 29 Port Eternity, by C.J. Cherryh 30 Voyager in Night, by C.J. Cherryh
by Christie Meierz | May 16, 2024 | Publishing, Publishing News
We have news, yes we do: on May 1, 2024, Histria Books acquired Top of the World Publishing with all of its imprints, including Novus Mundi. Some cautious optimism is in order here. Histria Books is a traditional publisher with the means to distribute my books to...
by Christie Meierz | May 11, 2024 | Books Read, Writer's Life
I note that I have been a little low on romance reading lately! 20 The Hanging City, by Charlie N. Holmberg 21 The Emperor and the Endless Palace, by Justinian Huang 22 Death in the Spires, by KJ Charles 23 Farryn’s War, by Christie Meierz (administrative read)...
