Weekend of Fannish Osmosis

First of all, I've missed some birthdays, including the lovely and talented jonquil and the utterly fabulous veritykindle. I hope the coming year brings everything you've hoped for and if either of you would like a belated birthday drabble present, drop on by and state your request. (I'm doing pretty well with the drabbles from last week. I think I'm only one or two behind!)

I also watched Veronica Mars on Sunday (MLB has pre-empted our Tuesday viewings) and have a few thoughts, but nothing terribly deep. ( Minor Spoilers )

My real fannish osmosis comes via books though. Having seen Megan Whalen Turner's name and books bandied about, I finally checked them out. I read The Thief and Queen of Attolia in a rush, enjoying them, enjoying the characters and the worldbuilding and the things that I know she liberated (admittedly) from classical and byzantine texts and worlds. I liked them, but didn't feel any compulsion. However, having absorbed two parts of a trilogy, I did feel a strong pull to finish it up. I splurged, bought King of Attolia in hardback, and read it in a rush on Friday night.( Tiny spoilers, but mostly impression )