A Night in the Lonesome October

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Self-Defeating Prophecy: Defied. Larry realizes that telling others about things he's anticipating may cause them to change their own actions, so he only reveals what his intuition tells him when he intends to do that, keeping silent if he'd rather rely upon his intuitive foresight. Seriously, as I said to my buddy readers as soon as I finished reading it, this is EPIC. I couldn't be more satisfied or impressed with the ending. Those last couple of lines left me with a big smile on my face. Me happy. Prophecy Twist: In the Dreamlands, Snuff and Greymalk meet the High Purring One, a cat god, who makes a remark to Snuff that seems at the time to be just a bit of cat-vs-dog banter. At the climax of the story, Snuff realizes that it was a bit of prophetic advice designed not to make sense until the moment comes to act on it.

He won the Nebula award three times (out of 14 nominations) and the Hugo award six times (out of 14 nominations). His papers are housed at the Albin O. Khun Library of the University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC). Feigning Intelligence: Bubo pretends to be the Good Doctor's familiar and freshman to the Game. In reality, he saw something he thought he could use to his advantage and knows nothing about the Game.Thank you to my friends Tadiana and Evgeny for turning me on to this book and this author! I will be rereading this for October as each chapter is a day in October. I might summarize my feelings during the whole process. The Game takes place in a year when the moon is full on Halloween night. The preceding new moon is also a significant marker; certain things may only be done before the new moon, and others only after. My first Zelazny. I couldn't help but think "What was he on!", as this is so far out and brilliant all rolled into one. Grey-and-Gray Morality: The Openers are not necessarily Evil, and the Closers are not necessarily Good. They each have their own reasons for why they think opening or keeping The Doorway closed would be the better outcome, whether for the world or just for themselves.

How many times have I read Roger Zelazny’s A Night in the Lonesome October? I literally can’t remember if it’s four or five or six. And it never loses its freshness or excitement. What Happened to the Mouse?: It's unclear what happens to Nightwind or Tekela during the final chapter, or whether Needle was present for the ceremony at all. The Audible description is really good. It's difficult to write a good description that doesn't give away everything. Zelazny had a great skill in his writing and his use of language, puns, turns of phrase, style, etc are perfect. It feels like it is a dog speaking to you. It's very well done. And having once spent several hours talking to Roger Zelazny and enjoying his delightful sense of humor, I can absolutely attestthat this book is an excellent representative of his power over the English language. The full moon is also the only time Larry hasn't been able to retain control over himself as a werewolf. l’ho seguito. Ha portato il suo bottino in una grande fattoria a sud di qui – un posto pieno di pali della luce, sopra il quale infuria una tempesta perenne. Ha consegnato il materiale a un uomo alto e longilineo, chiamandolo 'Buon Dottore'. "During the entire month of October, in the late 1800s, in a year when the full moon falls on Halloween, strange forces gather in a village outside of London. Oct2009: What a fantastic read for October, especially if done one day at a time while discussing with others. That allows plenty of time for reflection on the various clues, trying to figure out who the characters are & what the Game is about. And the other, other moral of this reread is: this book features the mostest bestest and wittiest animal familiar dialogues in the history of Mostest Bestest and Wittiest Animal Familiar Dialogues (MBaW AFD™). And that is a scientifically proven fact. The only sad thing about this is that since it's Audible, you don't get to see the delightfully macabre illustrations by Gahan Wilson.