Mother Grimm by Catherine Wells

[gilda_elise]

Twila Grimm has lived her whole life inside the sterile limits of the Biodome, an isolated domed oasis in the middle of a ravaged Earth. *** The outside is world of mystery and disease: where those infected by the deadly CM virus are sent to die. This is a land of disease and death; of warring tribes and half crazed factions that live on the edge of sanity. *** But the outside is also where Twila Grimm's destiny lies. For she is much more than what she appears and the secrets about her own origins may prove to be the world's salvation or its ultimate destruction.

Another great story from Catherine Wells. Perhaps not as great as her Coconino Trilogy, but the book still held my interest. Maybe because I have read some of her other work, I wasn’t put off by her writing style. I found the characters appealing, and the plot intriguing. A plus, I loved the ending. Given all that, I could almost wish for a sequel.




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8. The Lost Child of Philomena Lee: A Mother, Her Son and a 50 Year Search
9. And Then All Hell Broke Loose: Two Decades in the Middle East
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13. This Changes Everything
14. Richard III and the Murder in the Tower
15. The Apocalypse
16. The Old Neighborhood: What We Lost in the Great Suburban Migration, 1966-1999
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18. Stonehenge
19. Royal Blood: King Richard III and the Mystery of the Princes
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26. The Glorious Cause
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28. Who Were the Early Israelites and Where Did They Come From?
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30. The Lodestar
31. The Greatest Knight
32. Rightful Heritage: FDR and the Land of America
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35. In Search of the Dark Ages
36. Under the Hog
37. Dancing Bears
38. Troy: Lord of the Silver Bow
39. Fire On the Mountain
40. The Bible Unearthed: Archaeology's New Vision of Ancient Israel and the Origin of Its Sacred Texts
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Comments

[macklingirl.livejournal.com]

Wow, 47 books in 52 weeks. I envy you for having the time to read so much. The last two years it was very hard for me to find some free time for reading. And I'm missing it so.

[gilda-elise.livejournal.com]

I do the majority of my reading after I go to bed. I go up around 8:30-9p, and read until 10-10:30p. Setting up a time for reading was the only way I could do any reading. It seems to have worked. Maybe it's something you could try. :-)

[chienne-folle.livejournal.com]

I don't think I've even heard of Catherine Wells, and I'm happy to hear of a new SF author, especially a female one.

Back when I met the man who is now my husband -- in 1986 -- I had one bookshelf for male SF authors and another one for female SF authors. Norman thought this was very strange, but it seemed to me that the books written by women had a different feel than the ones written by men, and often I was in the mood for one or the other. Of course, once we moved in together and combined our collections, that shelving method fell by the wayside. :-) By I still find special delight in SF written by women, for all that there are many male SF writers that I adore, including at least one who permanently changed my life.

[gilda-elise.livejournal.com]

I was introduced to science fiction at the age of ten through a female author's work, Andre Norton. I still have most of her books. They'll probably be the last ones I get rid of. Over the years I've found a few more whose work I enjoy: Kate Elliott, Ellen Kushner, a bit of Melissa Scott, and, of course, Catherine Wells. But most of my science fiction books are written by men. It just doesn't seem to be a genre that a lot of women are drawn to, which is a shame. Still, if a male SF writer can change your life, they can't be all bad. *g*

[bradygirl_12]

Adore your icon! :)

[gilda-elise.livejournal.com]

Thanks, Gossamer was always my favorite WB character. *g*

[bradygirl_12]

I love him, too! I love Bugs giving him a permanent.

"Such an interesting monster!" :)