<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8679457768571800783.post1976885175650037922..comments</id><updated>2009-11-24T17:07:07.276Z</updated><title type='text'>Comments on Graeme's Fantasy Book Review: ‘By the Mountain Bound’ – Elizabeth Bear (Tor)</title><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.graemesfantasybookreview.com/feeds/1976885175650037922/comments/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8679457768571800783/1976885175650037922/comments/default'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.graemesfantasybookreview.com/2009/11/by-mountain-bound-elizabeth-bear-tor.html'/><author><name>Graeme Flory</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15411505049326440010</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>2</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>25</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8679457768571800783.post-5327323793498444536</id><published>2009-11-24T17:07:07.276Z</published><updated>2009-11-24T17:07:07.276Z</updated><title type='text'>[i]If people know what the ultimate outcome will b...</title><summary type='text'>[i]If people know what the ultimate outcome will be then what’s the point of reading the prequel?[/i]&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Because, for whatever reason, a tragic ending in a speculative fiction book is only allowable in a prequel nowadays. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;So, if authors want to do something along these lines, they are basically limited to jump-starting a series with the usual &amp;quot;happy ending&amp;quot; volume </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8679457768571800783/1976885175650037922/comments/default/5327323793498444536'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8679457768571800783/1976885175650037922/comments/default/5327323793498444536'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.graemesfantasybookreview.com/2009/11/by-mountain-bound-elizabeth-bear-tor.html?showComment=1259082427276#c5327323793498444536' title=''/><author><name>Anonymous</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://www.graemesfantasybookreview.com/2009/11/by-mountain-bound-elizabeth-bear-tor.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8679457768571800783.post-1976885175650037922' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8679457768571800783/posts/default/1976885175650037922' type='text/html'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8679457768571800783.post-7988699464469576254</id><published>2009-11-20T09:21:34.459Z</published><updated>2009-11-20T09:21:34.459Z</updated><title type='text'>Have you read any other books by Elizabeth Bear?  ...</title><summary type='text'>Have you read any other books by Elizabeth Bear?  I read one called Hammered which was pretty good.  It&amp;#39;s more science fiction, futuristic with a devastated Earth featured.  I liked it, but have been unable to find the sequel in the store.  She also has a fantasy series featuring fae and people from New York.  She&amp;#39;s a pretty prolific writer, and yet it&amp;#39;s hard to find her books in the </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8679457768571800783/1976885175650037922/comments/default/7988699464469576254'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8679457768571800783/1976885175650037922/comments/default/7988699464469576254'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.graemesfantasybookreview.com/2009/11/by-mountain-bound-elizabeth-bear-tor.html?showComment=1258708894459#c7988699464469576254' title=''/><author><name>Mardel</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/00063358136590143066</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='01781686291606230833'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://www.graemesfantasybookreview.com/2009/11/by-mountain-bound-elizabeth-bear-tor.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8679457768571800783.post-1976885175650037922' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8679457768571800783/posts/default/1976885175650037922' type='text/html'/></entry></feed>