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Category: First Lines

First Lines from the Best SF & F Books of 2023

Do these first lines from their novels hook you? First Lines is a series of blog articles. Celebrate 2023 with first lines from the best SF of the year.

Published December 4, 2023
Categorized as First Lines, Reading, Science Fiction Tagged first lines, hooked, Lynette M. Burrows, reading, Science Fiction

Warrior Wordsmiths, First Lines by Veterans

This month’s First Lines post is dedicated to the veterans who served or are serving in the U.S. military. It also acknowledges those who serve elsewhere.

Published November 6, 2023
Categorized as First Lines, Reading, Science Fiction Tagged Author Lynette M Burrows, first lines, Reading fiction

A Weird Trick or Treat Means First Lines on Last Monday

For Halloween, Sci fi or fantasy 1st lines featuring events that defy rational explanation, the afterlife, the underworld, or the heavens.

Published October 30, 2023
Categorized as First Lines, Reading Tagged first lines, Halloween, holidays, reading, Science Fiction

A First Lines Post – Guess What These Books Have in Common

In this collection of first lines, the books do not share a common genre or subject or trope. Can you guess what they have in common?

Published October 2, 2023
Categorized as First Lines, Reading Tagged banned books, first lines, goals, Lynette M. Burrows, reading

First Lines from the Future of Blue Collar Workers

First Lines is a series of blog articles posted at the first of the month. Today’is a sample is from “Blue Collar” science fiction books. 

Published September 4, 2023
Categorized as First Lines, Reading, Science Fiction Tagged Labor Day, Lynette M. Burrows, reading, Science Fiction

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