Saturday, 17 November 2018

The Japanese Sun Goddess

Amaterasu, the Japanese Sun Goddess, is invoked in SM Stirling's Emberverse series (see Amaterasu-Omikami) and prayed to by James Bond (see Prayer) and a planet is named after her in Poul Anderson's Harvest of Stars future history (see Amaterasu).

Today: Sheila's cold has returned so no day trip to London and maybe a few blog posts.
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5 comments:

  1. Sean M. Brooks17 November 2018 at 15:42

    Kaor, Paul!

    You have just reminded that the very last Emberverse volume S.M. Stirling plans to write may have been published this month. I should go to the bookstore and look for a copy.

    I am sorry Mrs. Shackley is not feeling so well. I hope she soon gets over that cold for good!

    Sean

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  2. paulshackley2017@gmail.com17 November 2018 at 15:46

    Sean,
    Please let me know if you get the Emberverse book.
    Paul.

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  3. Sean M. Brooks17 November 2018 at 16:51

    Kaor, Paul!

    I will!

    And today also happens to be the feast day of St. Gregory of Tours, a saint I have come to like very much from reading his HISTORY OF THE FRANKS. I even gave Poul Anderson a copy of Lewis Thorpe's translation of that work as a b'day present in 1992.

    Sean

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  4. Sean M. Brooks18 November 2018 at 02:43

    Kaor, Paul!

    Just back, and I did buy a copy of Stirling's THE SKY BLUE WOLVES! Once I finish THE LAST VIKING, I'm tempted to read that book firs, before starting the HARVEST OF STARS tetralogy.

    Sean

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  5. paulshackley2017@gmail.com18 November 2018 at 09:19

    Sean,
    Thank you.
    Paul.

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