QueerCalendarJoin us in discussing Adrian Tchaikovsky's Elder Race novella. We will be reading the whole thing, then will read the sequel novella, Engines of Reason for our next meeting (three weeks later b/c of Thanksgiving). Hope to see you at either or both.
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I am going to make a momentous decision. Most likely it is a bad decision. Certainly it may be the last major decision I ever make.
Lynesse is the lowly Fourth Daughter of the queen, and always getting in the way.
But a demon is terrorizing the land, and now she’s an adult (albeit barely) with responsibilities (she tells herself). Although she still gets in the way, she understands that the only way to save her people is to invoke the pact between her family and the Elder sorcerer who has inhabited the local tower for as long as her people have lived here (though none in living memory has approached it).
But Elder Nyr isn’t a sorcerer, and he is forbidden to help, and his knowledge of science tells him the threat cannot possibly be a demon. . . .
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The meeting will be at Jack's apartment in Lakeview. Address will be sent out to attendees the day before the event. There are two cats in the house for people with allergies. If you have a lawn chair and we're close to the attendee limit, feel free to bring it as there is limited seating.
