[Artemisia] S.M. Stirling, interesting reading

[Allen Hall]

Greetings All,

Hmm, things are a bit quiet, and we can't have that!  I wanted to let you 
know about a three book series that Count Morgan turned me on to.

The series is by a guy named S.M. Stirling.  The book titles are "Dies the 
Fire", "The Protectors War" and "Meeting in Corvallis", in that order.

The basic premise of the books does count on suspension of certain 
realities, but heck, SCA folks can make that leap easily enough <bg>!  The 
premise is that "something" happens and there is a change in the world.  The 
"Change (tm)" makes internal combustion engines cease to work; gun power and 
explosives suffer the same fate.

So, put yourself in a world where cars, trucks, trains and planes won't work 
anymore.  In that same world, the power of the firearm is now useless. 
Kinda takes technology back about 500 years or so.  Sound right at home yet?

The SCA is mentioned throughout the book, sometimes in good terms, sometimes 
in not such good terms.

Stirling can get you quit involved and wanting to read more.  The way book 
two, the Protectors War, ends, will quickly send you to the bookstore to get 
the final book!

My family and several friends have read them and found them entertaining. 
Also a bit mentally stimulating in that you ask yourself, "ok, how DO you 
make that?" and such things.

If anyone has read the books, I'd love to hear your impressions.

Take care and hope to see many of you at Kingdom Birthday next week.

YIS,  Alan