Archive for vacations
the dawn ½ dome, plus X
Posted in Statistics with tags Alps, Þe Norse face, Briançon, dawn, fortifications, Half Dome, morning light, morning run, Oisans, Serre Chevalier, sunrise, vacations, Vauban on August 21, 2020 by xi'an
midday hike [jatp]
Posted in Mountains, pictures, Running, Travel with tags Briançon, French Alps, hiking, jatp, La Clarée, Le Queyrelin, Nevache, vacations on August 19, 2020 by xi'an
World Fantasy Award²⁰²⁰ (reading list addenda)
Posted in Books, Travel with tags amazon associates, COVID-19, Japanese literature, lockdown, pandemic, quarantine, reading list, Tor Books, vacations, World Fantasy Award on August 17, 2020 by xi'an
Here are the five nominees for the World Fantasy Award 2020, not that I am familiar with this other award, which 2019 selection does not cover my reading list. And neither does the 2018 edition. Except for the unique ravenesque Ka. At least, this year, I have voraciously read one of them, tremendously enjoyed other books by Ann Leckie, and would be most tempted by reading Japanese fantasy. Adding to my already high pile of books to take on (potential) vacations for the end of the month… or to read at home if again quarantined.
- Queen of the Conquered, by Kacen Callender (Orbit)
- The Ten Thousand Doors of January, by Alix E. Harrow (Redhook Books/Orbit UK)
- The Raven Tower, by Ann Leckie (Orbit)
- Gideon the Ninth, by Tamsyn Muir (Tor.com)
- The Memory Police, by Yoko Ogawa (trans.Stephen Snyder) (Pantheon/Harvill Secker)
Cher sunrise [jatp]
Posted in pictures, Running, Travel, Wines with tags Chenonceaux, Cher, France, jatp, Loire countries, morning light, sunrise, Touraine, vacations on August 4, 2020 by xi'an
royal Chambord [jatp]
Posted in pictures, Travel with tags château de Chambord, François I, France, French history, jatp, Loire, Renaissance, royal castle, Touraine, vacations on August 2, 2020 by xi'an
