I ran across the name Scott Westerfeld over at Boing Boing (I think). I'm pretty sure Cory Doctorow was talking about one of his newer books. So I browsed the local library to see what they had by him. Midnighters Book One was an enjoyable little romp through the realms of YA fiction. An old premise given a couple coats of paint and some varnish. Westerfeld has a nice literary voice and the story was pretty engrossing. It looks to be a trilogy and I'm starting book two at the moment, so you can expect a couple thoughts on it soon.
Did some birthday shopping for the letter 'r' the other day. Picked up Shipwrecked. Great game. If you come across a copy, pick up a couple. You'll want one for yourself and one for friends or family. Stranded on an island, you have to outbid your fellow castaways for resources and other necessities. Monkeys! Every castaway needs a monkey. The setting is really just window dressing for a clever little bidding game. It would be nice if you could have more than four players, but that would probably require some serious retooling of the bidding mechanics. Still if you have a regular group of 3 or 4 that you hang out with, this is the game for you.
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