Princess for galaxies near and far
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One my most favorite Pop figures.  Bobblehead was a pleasant surprise.  Will bring a smile to my face for years to come - Princess Leia and Carrie Fisher gave our world so much!!!
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Galaxies and the Universe is a collection of some of the best articles from Deep Sky magazine, which is no longer in publication.  This magazine was popular among amateur astronomers in the 1980s and catered chiefly to those with large telescopes at their disposal.  Hence, many of the galaxies discussed in these articles are too faint to make it into even the NGC!
Nevertheless, most of the galaxies described in this book can be seen in dark skies with telescopes in the 8"-12" aperture range.  The articles cover a diverse array of subject matter: interacting galaxies, galaxy clusters, two articles devoted to M31, overlooked galaxies very near to popular showpiece objects like M51 and M13, and more.
This book is designed for planning an observing session, not really for cloudy night pleasure reading.  The object descriptions are similar to those in the superb Night Sky Observer's Guide: a bit dry and clinical but get the job done.  Most of the article introductions are well-written and may be enjoyed casually, but the meat of the book should be used to prepare an observing plan.
The photographs and sketches are generally excellent.  There's a nice section in the middle with about fifteen pages of color photos.  Star charts are few and far between so you will definitely need a deep star atlas with you, either paper or computerized.  And I emphasize deep; Sky Atlas 2000.0 just won't do for these faint fuzzies!  The vast majority of the objects here are below the magnitude cutoff for SA2000 and besides, the scale of SA2000 isn't sufficient to easily star hop to these galaxies.
This book is out of print but you can get it through Amazon's used book services like I did.  It's easily worth the asking price if you're a deep sky buff.  I only have an 8" scope so I'll reserve the use of this book for the future when I have more aperture!
1994412
It seems like my daughter can't get enough of princess books and there's a new title every week. Some good, some not so good, but we enjoyed Princess Twinkle. It's sort of an Ugly Duckling story but re-imagined with your favorite fairy tale characters. A princess, a unicorn and a witch.

It's actually a whole world and it'll be interesting to see how the series grows but this was a sweet tale about seeing beyond appearances with a dash of adventure to get the reading going. It was a enjoyable story to read to my daughter and she was pretty hooked on the tale. All in all, a sweet, fun read.
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I really enjoyed Reed's early novels, which, while space opera avoided a lot of SF cliches. Based on that, and good comments from others, I expected a lot from _Sister Alice_.

It is set several million years in the future. The galaxy has been thoroughly settled. We scarcely see any "normal" people; most of the characters in the book belong to one or other of the "Families," near-immortal, clannish humans with what "talents," which really amount to super powers. These elites manage the affairs of the galaxy for the common good; in their spare time they indulge in creative terraforming projects.

As the story begins Ord, the youngest member of the Chamberlain family, is engaged in a lively wargame with other super-children. He is contacted by Alice, an elder member of Ord's clan; after investing him with some of her super powers, she is charged with unleashing a terrible galaxy-wracking cataclysm. Ord finds himself charged with redeeming his family and healing the galaxy's wounds.

_Sister Alice_ is not a bad story, but ultimately not very involving. I really couldn't relate to the characters. They casually gain and lose vaguely-defined super powers (uh, "talents"), zoom around the galaxy at near light speeds, but never come across as people I much care about.
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Cleopatra in Space started as a webcomic, but when it was picked up for print publication, author Mike Maihack created a new story that explains the title heroines origin. His design, as you can see from the characters on the cover, is cute and snappy, punctuated by Egyptian-themed futurism, and his work is full of action and movement, as though it was animated. Cleo is the historical going-to-be-queen of Egypt, but she chafes at her coming responsibilities and so welcomes being transported to the future.

A talking cat named Khensu helps her adjust to the academy where shes sent to study. Shes prophesied to save the galaxy from a generic villain, but in the meantime, shes a teen girl in school. She has trouble paying attention in all her classes except for the target practice one, because she loves action. She doesnt want to sit and learn. Shes determined and spontaneous, with no fear of jumping into adventure.

Theres not a lot of substantial story in this volume. Instead, pages are filled with typical space-war background info dumps and good cartooning as we get to know the characters, including Cleos roommate and a techie fellow student. Theyre fun to spend time with, and kids should love the light-hearted adventure. (The publisher provided a review copy.) (Review originally posted at ComicsWorthReading.com.)
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Great theme. I just love the way the space ships could jump from one location to another through worm holes and still have to accept the fact that communication was still subject to speed of light limitations. Loved it.
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Can't really personalize the princess story. My son recieved the Star Wars story maker as a gift and that was fun to personalize. There is no real personalization with the Princesses other than making the character at the beginning. My daughter still loved it though.
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This is a beautiful book!!!! It is so amazing to actually see what is out in the universe. Worth every penny!
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Bought Kumano and Suzuya as a pair. I'm loving the way they styled her hair; it's very cute! It also makes it so much easier to attach her ship add-on because I can swivel it or lift it out. Her messenger-bag style turret is also a very nice touch. Her runway is also cool because it actually comes comes with a plane that can takeoff from there; very nice touch. The standing cabinet & mirror is a nice comedic touch by GSC too. Overall I love her and her sister.
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I have played others. Well i have to say the nostalga for starwars and the game play surpasses them all. i have to say they "NERF" lots of things but not as many as {edit}. LOL. If you like Starwars and enjoy MMORPGs your going to love Galaxies.
359706
An exciting read. New insight is revealed about key players in the Duchess of Terra series. The story builds to a gigantic battle between the most powerful forces in the galaxy. The big problem..it happens on and above the new Terran colony.
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Perfect and loved by my princess. Love the newest model.
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I am a big fan of John Ostrander's Star Wars comics. This is the second graphic novel volume in the Dawn of the Jedi series. This series takes place even long long longer ago, still in a galaxy far far away.

I like that this graphic novel continues this interesting story. Since I was already familiar with the characters, it was easier to jump into the world. There are multiple arcs, but I found them easy to follow. There was a feeling of building up in this volume. I am excited to see where this is leading to.

One cool thing about the Dawn of the Jedi series is that the Sith and Jedi aren't established, so the world is a lot more grey. There's a lot of play with the light and dark side and the balance between them. And balance is what Star Wars is all about.

I always love the details in Star Wars comics. They manage to capture what I like the most in Star Wars movies: the background. So many interesting details can be found behind the main action in each panel. The art in both the forefront and background is beautiful.

I give this graphic novel a 4/5. I can't wait for volume three! If you haven't read the first volume, go get it! Or, go get the first issue from your local comic shop!
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This is the princess book you have been looking for.  Each page illustrates a quality a princess should have with pictures of Princess Leia illustrating that quality from a scene in Star Wars.

The ending is my favorite part.  I don't want to ruin the surprise but "Happily ever after married to the prince" is not it.
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The program gets high marks from those impressed by attractive front ends. Indeed, in this class of software, such things should not be belittled; that's why I rated it as highly as I did.
I became disappointed when I looked for an object in the NGC catalog and discovered it wasn't there. As far as I can tell, for DSO's, the program delivers only the Messier objects. If I hadn't had another program (The Sky), I should not have found The Eskimo Nebula.
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I like that you can view planets and celestial images through the view finder on one side and have your own rotating stars in the proverbial sky on the other side. I just wished the planet slides had an option to auto change rather than having to manually change them.
My only issue with the unit is that there's no auto shut-off so if you fall asleep, you're burning out the 4 AA batteries rather quickly.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=hqoV-OL43Sk
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The Princess by Ariel MacArran was wonderful. It's mostly science fiction romance with plenty of action thrown in for good measure. I really enjoyed it. Liri was my favorite character and I loved her backstory. Now, I have to read the rest of the series. lol! Highly recommend!

Disclaimer: I borrowed it from my best friend.

My Rating: 4.5 stars