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Forgotten Book: Sea-Kings of Mars by Leigh BrackettForgotten Book: Sea-Kings of Mars by Leigh Brackett

By , on October 14th, 2010

Sea-Kings of Mars by Leigh Brackett, © 2005 trade paperback, Gollancz

This is the 19th in my series of Forgotten Books

"Sea-Kings of Mars" by Leigh Brackett

Many fans know of Leigh Brackett because she wrote some screenplays (The Big Sleep with William Faulkner, Hatari!, and The Empire Strikes Back among many others) and [Read it all...]

October 14th, 2010 | Tags: , , , , , | 9 comments

Banned in Texas!Banned in Texas!

By , on October 16th, 2009

Ray Bradbury's all-time classic FAHRENHEIT 451 — a cautionary tale about censorship that unfortunately is as relevant as ever.

Hey, SA — the ACLU Texas report Free People Read Freely 2009 is out, and it’s pretty damning, regarding the number of books banned, restricted or challenged in Texas schools. At Missions Unknown, we’re readers. [Read it all...]

October 16th, 2009 | Tags: , , , , , , , , | 21 comments