A speculative fiction advent calendar of quotes: Dec. 14, 2025

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quotation from Susanna Clarke's "Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell," framed by an antique mirror

Susanna Clarke’s brilliant tour de force of a fantasy novel was published in 2004.

cover of "Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell," by Susanna Clarke
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A speculative fiction advent calendar of quotes: Dec. 13, 2025

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Here in the mountains east of Albuquerque NM it’s a bright mild day in December and the real 1984 is decades in the past, but Orwell’s dystopian classic still fits, now more than ever. Sadly. What better quotation to use for my 13th? Happy holidays. You’re welcome.

cover for George Orwell's novel 1984, 75th anniversary edition
Find out how to get this 75th anniversary edition HERE. In general, be careful which edition of a “classic” book you read. Once a book leaves copyright protection and enters the public domain, scummy publishers out to make a quick buck may churn out a multitude of cheap and poorly edited editions. While Orwell’s novel still enjoys copyright protection in the U.S., the book entered the public domain in other parts of the world in 2021.

A speculative fiction advent calendar of quotes: Dec. 12, 2025

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Patrick Rothfuss’s 2007 fantasy novel The Name of the Wind gives a reader more fun than any reader has a right to have. The novel shouldn’t work. Magnificently, it does. (Except for Denna, the most annoying female character ever written.)

cover of "The Name of the Wind," fantasy novel by Patrick Rothfuss
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