L. Frank Baum: The Patchwork Girl of Oz (Book 7)

Title: The Patchwork Girl of Oz
Author: L. Frank Baum
Publication Date: 1913

A Munchkin boy, Ojo, has the help of a Patchwork Girl to free his Uncle from a magical spell.
(Wikipedia entry on the Oz books, showing the original cover)

Link: The Patchwork Girl of Oz

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2006 Hugo Award Winners

The Hugo awards were passed out at the World Science Fiction Convention, held in near-Los Angeles (AKA Anaheim) in August. Several of this year's Hugo award-winning stories are available free online.

2006 Hugo Award-Winners Online:

• Best Novella: Connie Willis, Inside Job. This was originally published in Asimov's Science Fiction. Willis is one of my favorite authors, and this story is as entertaining as usual.

• Best Novelette: Peter S. Beagle, Two Hearts. This was originally published in Fantasy & Science Fiction. Beagle is best known for his novel, The Last Unicorn.

• Best Short Story: David D. Levine, Tk'tk'tk. This was originally published in Asimov's Science Fiction.

As a bonus, the Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction links to stories by Kelly Link and Paolo Bacigalupi that were on the Hugo ballot.

It's not clear if these will be permanently online or not, so read them while you can!

Technorati Tags: speculative fiction, science fiction, fantasy, short story, novella, novelette

L. Frank Baum: The Emerald City of Oz (Book 6)

Title: The Emerald City of Oz
Author: L. Frank Baum
Publication Date: 1910

Dorothy and her aunt and uncle move to Oz. At the same time, the Nome King is preparing to invade Oz.

Links:
• Wikipedia entry on the Oz books, showing the original cover
• Full free text of Dorothy and the Emerald City of Oz

Technorati Tags: speculative fiction, book, fantasy, novel, Baum, Oz

Back to Blogging

After a year-long hiatus, I'm finally getting my act together to start this blog anew. I have a collection of links to go through, so, while I won't be posting every day, it should certainly be more often than once a year. I'll try to keep the mix of old classics and new writing, and start posting about web sites that are companions to science fiction and fantasy novels.

The sidebar is also under (re)construction, so please don't mind the dust.