Dan Simmons – Joanna Maciejewska

3 Books For a Desert Island – Blog Hop

June 19, 2017 Melfka Comments 10 comments

Yesterday, as I lie in our Evil Bed (named this way because it’s so villainously comfortable that you don’t want to get up), I looked at what I’d consider rather a meager but nonetheless special bookshelf. Back in Ireland, and before that in Poland, I owned many more books, but my moving over to the USA forced me to be very picky of what I’d be taking with me (and believe me, I spent a lot of money to get…

A to Z Challenge: H is for Hyperion Cantos

April 9, 2016 Melfka Comments 9 comments

The A to Z Challenge is a chance for me to re-visit books that left an impression in the past, and letter H brings a very special book. I’ve already mentioned “Hyperion” by Dan Simmons in last year’s Myk’s Book Tag, and that it was a turning point in me getting more interested in science-fiction. I eyed the book in the library, one of the few that I hadn’t read by the time that kept sparking my interest. So I…