A Wild Light by Marjorie M. Liu

A Wild Light
by Marjorie M. Liu

Published: 2010
Publisher: Ace
Genre: Paranormal, Romance
Paperback: 320 pages
Rating: 5

Description from the amazon:
For too long Maxine Kiss has felt an inexplicable darkness inside her-a force she channels into hunting the demons bent on destroying the human race. But when she finds herself covered in blood and crouched beside her grandfather's dead body with no memory of what happened, Maxine begins to fear that the darkness has finally consumed her.

Zombie sighting: actually lots of them because the main character fights them - this variety are more like possessed beings instead of the single-minded brain lovers

It was my birthday, the anniversary of my mother's murder, and on the way to the party, I made a special point to stop and kill a zombie.
- page 1, chapter 1

Hunter Kiss series:
The Iron Hunt
Darkness Calls
A Wild Light

Extras:
Inked
Hunter Kiss (eBook)
Companion Story - Hunter Kiss

My two-bits:
In-a-word(s):
This tough fighting female caught my attention after she downed a 3rd hamburger in one sitting ;-D

As this was my first book to read from the series, I found it worked as a stand-alone just fine. Mostly because the main character has a bit of memory loss so as things are revealed to her so to, to us.

Lots of paranormal activity involving demons and otherworldly creatures run rampant. And, there are more to those tatts than meets the eye (on the book cover that is).

Find out about the tattoos here...



I enjoyed this book so much that I am going to read books 1 and 2 to get caught up.

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* part of Women Wielding Blades event

Butterfly Swords by Jeannie Lin

Butterfly Swords
by Jeannie Lin

Published: 2010
Publisher: Harlequin
Genre: China, Romance
Paperback: 288 pages
Rating: 5

Description from the amazon:
During China's infamous Tang Dynasty, a time awash with luxury yet littered with deadly intrigues and fallen royalty, betrayed Princess Ai Li flees before her wedding.

Miles from home, with only her delicate butterfly swords for defense, she enlists the reluctant protection of a blue-eyed warrior…

Romantic quote:
Mine, he thought as the blood rushed through his skull. For as long as she would have him. To the ends of the earth if she needed him there. He was a fool.
- location 2224, chapter 14

My two-bits:
In-a-word(s): loyalty
Excellent balance of martial arts action and romance with a chinese historical backdrop.

Loved how the female lead possessed a strong will and courage to forge her own way.

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* ebook review copy from originally from NetGalley

* check out Jeannie's guest post on butterfly swords


Ryam - the love interest

* check out Jeannie's trading cards

* part of Women Wielding Blades event

Enclave by Ann Aguirre

Enclave
by Ann Aguirre

Published: 2011
Publisher: Feiwel & Friends
Genre: Action, Dystopia, Romance, YA
Paperback: 272 pages
Rating: 5

Description from the amazon:
WELCOME TO THE APOCALYPSE In Deuce's world, people earn the right to a name only if they survive their first fifteen years. By that point, each unnamed 'brat' has trained into one of three groups-Breeders, Builders, or Hunters, identifiable by the number of scars they bear on their arms. Deuce has wanted to be a Huntress for as long as she can remember.

As a Huntress, her purpose is clear--to brave the dangerous tunnels outside the enclave and bring back meat to feed the group while evading ferocious monsters known as Freaks. She's worked toward this goal her whole life, and nothing's going to stop her, not even a beautiful, brooding Hunter named Fade. When the mysterious boy becomes her partner, Deuce's troubles are just beginning.

Down below, deviation from the rules is punished swiftly and harshly, and Fade doesn't like following orders. At first she thinks he's crazy, but as death stalks their sanctuary, and it becomes clear the elders don't always know best, Deuce wonders if Fade might be telling the truth. Her partner confuses her; she's never known a boy like him before, as prone to touching her gently as using his knives with feral grace.

As Deuce's perception shifts, so does the balance in the constant battle for survival. The mindless Freaks, once considered a threat only due to their sheer numbers, show signs of cunning and strategy... but the elders refuse to heed any warnings. Despite imminent disaster, the enclave puts their faith in strictures and sacrifice instead. No matter how she tries, Deuce cannot stem the dark tide that carries her far from the only world she's ever known.

Read an excerpt of chapter one.

Series:
Enclave
Outpost - coming Fall 2012

My two-bits:
In-a-word(s):
Great start to a dystopia series with tough female character.

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* review ARC copy courtesy of publisher

* read a guest post about character Deuce by author, Ann Aguirre

* part of Women Wielding Blades event

Giveaway: Graceling

Graceling
by Kristin Cashore

Or maybe this woman wielding a blade is preferable...

Description from the amazon:
Katsa has been able to kill a man with her bare hands since she was eight—she’s a Graceling, one of the rare people in her land born with an extreme skill. As niece of the king, she should be able to live a life of privilege, but Graced as she is with killing, she is forced to work as the king’s thug.

When she first meets Prince Po, Graced with combat skills, Katsa has no hint of how her life is about to change. She never expects to become Po’s friend. She never expects to learn a new truth about her own Grace—or about a terrible secret that lies hidden far away . . . a secret that could destroy all seven kingdoms with words alone.

--~ Book Giveaway ~--
Win my gently read (once) copy.

Open to all.

Offer ends: May 22, 2011

TO DO:
Tell me in comments, if you were to wield a weapon on this journey, what would it be?

AND, leave your email (if I don't already have it)

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* also part of Women Wielding Blades event

***~*~* Fairy Tales in Bruges (the sequel) schedule *~*~***

Blades: Heaven's Needle

Heaven's Needle
by Liane Merciel

OR perhaps you prefer women wielding blades...

Description from the amazon:
The mountain fortress of Duradh Mal was mysteriously destroyed centuries ago. And now, in its shadow, evil stirs. . . .

Unaware of the danger, two inexperienced Illuminers set out for the village of Carden Vale, at the foot of Duradh Mal, to minister to the people. The warrior Asharre, her face scarred with runes, her heart scarred by loss, is assigned to protect the young clerics. But in Carden Vale they find unspeakable horrors—the first hint of a terrifying ghost story come true.

The Sun Knight Kelland has been set free by the woman he loves, the archer Bitharn, but at the cost of undertaking a mission only he can fulfill. Joined by a Thornlord steeped in the magic of pain, they too make their way to Duradh Mal. There lies the truth behind the rumors of the dead come back to life, flesh ripped from bones, and creatures destroying themselves in a violent frenzy. And if Kelland cannot contain the black magic that has been unleashed after six hundred years, an entire world will fall victim to a Mad God’s malevolent plague. . . .

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at the SciFi Chick
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* also part of Women Wielding Blades event

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Women Wielding Blades: end credits

Women Wielding Blades
a virtual book event
April 8-14, 2011

We have come to another end.

Blades have been sheathed... for now.

Thank you dear readers for joining me for this virtual book event. And take a moment to leave me a bit of feedback in comments or via email (vvb32 at yahoo.com) that I may use for future events.

Please note all giveaways end May 15, 2011 unless specified otherwise.

THANKS TO: Authors, Publicists and Publishers for Book Giveaways & Guest posts


A Wild Light by Marjorie Liu


Butterfly Swords by Jeannie Lin


Enclave by Ann Aguirre


Silver Phoenix by Cindy Pon


Trouble with Spells by Lacey Weatherford

Special thanks to fellow bloggers:

Amanda Leigh of Not-Really-Southern Vamp Chick

Freda of Freda's Voice

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* Picnik was used for some graphics creations for this event.

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Blades: Wanted

ALAS, there is yet more women I wanted to introduce to you and to read about.

They must wait for another time.

Here are a few on my want list that may be of interest to you...

And Falling, Fly
by Skyler White

Blood Smoke and Mirrors
by Robyn Bachar

The Blue Sword
by Robin McKinley
-recommended by the epic rat

Magic Bites
by Ilona Andrews

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* feel free to share in comments any books about women wielding any kind of blade on your wish list - they just might show up at the next Women Wielding Blades event ;-D

* image source book and sword

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Giveaway: Steel

Steel
by Carrie Vaughn

Excerpt from author's site:
Chapter One

Jill shook her legs out one at a time. Rolled her shoulders. Loosened up. Rearranged her hold on her weapon once again, curling gloved fingers around the grip. It nestled into her hand like it had been molded there, the épée blade becoming an extension of her arm.

Across from her, on a long, five-foot-wide strip of combat, stood her opponent, a tall, powerful-limbed girl in a bleach-white fencing jacket who seemed more like a linebacker than a fencer. Her face was a shadow behind the mesh of her mask. Jill bounced in place, flicking her épée so it whipped against the air, as if she couldn't wait to start.

The score was tied. This was the last point. The air seemed to have gone out of the room, a cavernous gymnasium where two dozen fencing strips had held competitors fighting and winning and losing all day. Only a few fencers remained now. The winner of this bout would get third place for the tournament. Bronze medal. The loser, fourth place, and nothing else. A pat on the back. And Jill needed this win to qualify for the Junior World Fencing Championships. This was her last chance.

Let it all go, Jill told herself. It was just another tournament, one of hundreds she'd fenced in. Let her muscles do what they knew how to do. Remember why she loved this: With a few flicks of her sword she would outwit her enemy, and even through the mesh of the mask, Jill would see the startled look on the girl's shadowed face when she scored a touch on her.

The official glanced between them, judging their readiness. "En garde."

read the rest

--~ Book Giveaway ~--
Win my gently read (once) copy.

Open to all.

Offer ends: May 29, 2011

TO DO:
Visit Carrie's site and tell me something interesting you find there.

AND, leave your email (if I don't already have it)

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* you can read an interview and enter another giveaway for this book at Girls in the Stacks -ends April 18

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Blades: Butterfly Swords

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Ai Li owns a pair of butterfly swords given to her by her grandmother which she took into her wedding sedan as a reminder of home: "the way another girl might find comfort in her childhood doll."

Butterfly swords come from the Shaolin martial arts tradition where weapons were designed for defense rather than to kill. The two short swords are meant to be wielded one in each hand, with each arm trained to be equally skilled. The name "butterfly swords" is actually an anachronism as Chinese practitioners refer to the blades as "bat cham dao" or eight chop swords, which refers to the clean, simple techniques of the form.

The very same swords appear in the short story, "The Taming of Mei Lin", which features Ai Li's grandmother as the title character. The symbolic act of passing on swords from one owner to another is used in several instances in both the novel and short story.

I took license in referring to Ai Li's weapons by their westernized name because the poetic nature of it is undeniable: hard and soft, feminine and masculine. Oh, and where's the other sword on the cover? I assume it's hidden in her boot -- which is how butterfly swords were commonly concealed whenever the imperial government didn't allow citizens to carry weapons for fear of rebellion.

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Blades post created for Women Wielding Blades event by Jeannie Lin author of Butterfly Swords
© 2011. All rights reserved.

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* image source Romance Trading Card of Butterfly Swords book cover

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Bite Me by Parker Blue

Bite Me
by Parker Blue

Published: 2008
Publisher: Bell Bridge Books
Genre: Vampires, YA
ebook
Rating: 4

Description from the amazon:
An edgy book for teens that spans the gap between YA and adult fiction. Life after high school is tough enough without having to go 15 rounds with your inner demon.

Val Shapiro is just your ordinary, part-demon, teenaged vampire hunter with a Texas drawl. And a pet hellhound named Fang. Soon enough she finds herself deep in the underbelly of the city, discovering the secrets of the Demon Underground and fighting to save those she loves. Whether they love her back or not.

Quote to note: reference to sword
Most martial arts took too long to master, so I didn't try to teach him any, though I recommended he find a class in the relatively unknown swords form of Tai Chi for the future. Not only were the long pointy things great to keep your distance from the undead, but they came in quite handy for lopping heads off.
- page 67, chapter 5

Series:
Bite Me
Try Me
Fang Me

fyi: Special 3-book review copy of this series is available at NetGalley - got mine, go get yours ;-D

My two-bits:
In-a-word(s): pizza
My first read with a half-demon for the lead character. I enjoyed learning about succubus and incubus - makes for unusual romance sessions.

I LOVED her hellhound sidekick, Fang. Snarky remarks with kick-butt action sets a fun reading tone.

Although more stakes than sword play, this vampire slayer book was a good start to the series. Looking forward to book 2.

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Queued up: Rage

Rage
by Jackie Morse Kessler

Description from the amazon:
Missy didn’t mean to cut so deep. But after the party where she was humiliated in front of practically everyone in school, who could blame her for wanting some comfort? Sure, most people don’t find comfort in the touch of a razor blade, but Missy always was . . . different.

That’s why she was chosen to become one of the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse: War. Now Missy wields a new kind of blade—a big, brutal sword that can cut down anyone and anything in her path. But it’s with this weapon in her hand that Missy learns something that could help her triumph over her own pain: control.

A unique approach to the topic of self-mutilation, Rage is the story of a young woman who discovers her own power and refuses to be defeated by the world.

This is currently available at NetGalley.

--~ Book Blogosphere Giveaway ~--
Jackie's series is currently on a blog tour - details here.

You can enter the Riders of the Apocalypse giveaway and win both Rage and the first book in the series, Hunger.

Three lucky winners will receive one copy each of HUNGER and RAGE along with postcards and a mini-poster!

To enter, send an e-mail to RageGiveaway@gmail.com. In the body of the e-mail, include your name and e-mail address (if you're under 13, submit a parent's name and e-mail address).

One entry per person and prizes will only be shipped to US or Canadian addresses.

Entries must be received by midnight (PDT) on 4/30/11.

Winners will be selected in a random drawing on 5/1/11 and notified via email.

Check out the tour schedule to read interviews and tidbits from Jackie.

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* Queued up - ebooks ready recently downloaded in my ereader

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Blades: Knives

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The weapons in ENCLAVE are primitive in the sense that they're made by hand and don't have any firing mechanisms. The Builders from the enclave make all the weapons that the Hunters use out in the tunnels when fighting the Freaks. Most Hunters favor knives because they're light and quick. It's pretty cool that they're specially made for each Hunter individually, taking into consideration his size, strength and quickness. There is no mass production of weapons. Everything is hand-tailored, which makes the blades very special.

In the book, Deuce's friend Thimble, who is a Builder, makes her a set of custom knives for her naming day. I don't describe them in detail, other than to say they're perfectly balanced, but Deuce's knives look like the above image. She's lightning fast with them. Knives, however, have the disadvantage of requiring close proximity for them to be effective. Hunters prefer them because the tunnels don't really provide the swinging room for pole arms, and it's generally too dark for missile weapons to make sense, too much risk of friendly fire.

But she also has a club, which was a gift from her friend Stone. He's a Breeder, but he got Thimble to help him with the complicated parts of its construction. I describe the club thus in the book:

He hadn’t bothered to wrap his gift; it was simply too big.
The club wasn’t Builder quality work, but Stone had a fair hand
with carving, and he’d taken a solid scrap of wood for the core. I
suspected Thimble must’ve helped him with the banded metal
along the top and bottom, but the fanciful - gures cut into the
wood came from him, no mistake. I didn’t recognize all of the
animals, but it was lovely and solid, and I would feel safer with it
on my back. He’d rubbed the carvings with some kind of dye, so
they stood out from the grain. The decorations would actually
make it harder for me to keep the weapon clean, but Stone was a
Breeder, and he couldn’t be expected to think of things like that.

There are different weapons in OUTPOST, but discussing them would be spoilery. *g* Thanks for having me!

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Blades post created for Women Wielding Blades event by Ann Aguirre author of Enclave
© 2011. All rights reserved.

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Guest Review: Silver Phoenix by Cindy Pon

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A review post excerpt...

My Opinion: Silver Phoenix by Cindy Pon AH-mazing!

Ai-Ling is one fierce girl, but for the longest time she has no what's going on. That's part of what makes the story really interesting though. Then Chen Yong really shone through.

I found myself wanting to follow his story in the end. Strong women will love the strong female lead in this story, and because the author is so good at describing the characters and setting up the scene, the guys will like it and think of movies like Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon.

A really fantabulous story that I definitely want to continue with the second book, Fury of the Phoenix.

5/5

Recommend? Most definitely, YES!

Read the complete review here

Review post created for Women Wielding Blades event by Freda of Freda's Voice © 2011. All rights reserved.



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Women Wielding Blades: Sucker Punch

In film: Baby Doll is given a sword as part of her arsenal in the current film Sucker Punch.

Sucker Punch is a 2011 action-fantasy thriller film about the fantasies of a young woman who is committed to a mental institution. It was written by Steve Shibuya and Zack Snyder, directed by Snyder and the cast includes Emily Browning as the central character, Babydoll.

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... she fantasizes an adventure in feudal Japan, where she meets the Wise Man (Scott Glenn), who tells her that she can escape if she collects five items: a map, fire, a knife, a key and a fifth, unrevealed item that would require "great sacrifice".

He gives her a sword and a gun, instructing her to fight three demon samurai, which she defeats. -per wikipedia

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Gals with blades...


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SneakPeek:



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Read more about it...
Sucker Punch: The Art of the Movie
by Zack Snyder
Description from the amazon:
From Zack Snyder, the director of 300 and Watchmen, comes Sucker Punch; an epic action fantasy that takes us into the vivid imagination of Babydoll - a young girl, whose dream world provides the ultimate escape from her darker reality.

Unrestrained by the boundaries of time and place, she is free to go where her mind takes her, but her incredible adventures blur the lines between what’s real and what is imaginary…with potentially tragic consequences.

In this official book, Snyder guides you through the many amazing worlds and characters of the film, with eye-popping production art and stunning photographs by Clay Enos (Watchmen: Portraits).

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* another book for my wish list ;-D

* on my to watch list, dvd if not theatre
fyi: steampunk and zombies in the film

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Women Wielding Blades: Dagger

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The most significant weapon used in Silver Phoenix is the one carried by my heroine, Ai Ling:

Master Tan handed Ai Ling a long blackwood box.

She opened the lid and blinked with shock.

Nestled within emerald satin rested a dagger, its blade the length of her hand. The short ivory hilt was encrusted with red jewels, the butt of it covered in gold.

Ai Ling does use this weapon to battle evil in Silver Phoenix, but goes on to use it for something that is unspeakable. And this act and the dagger will haunt her in Fury of the Phoenix.

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Weapon post created for Women Wielding Blades event by Cindy Pon author of Silver Phoenix as well as Fury of the Phoenix
© 2011. All rights reserved.

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* image source of dagger silhouette

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Giveaway: A Wild Light

A Wild Light
by Marjorie Liu

Behind-the-book:



--~ Book Giveaway courtesy of author ~--
Open to US only.

Offer ends: May 15, 2011

TO DO:
Visit Marjorie's site, read an excerpt and pick out a sentence to tease me.

AND, leave your email (if I don't already have it)

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Giveaway: Enclave

Enclave
by Ann Aguirre

PeekAbook:



--~ Book Giveaway courtesy of publisher ~--
Win an ARC copy.

Open to all.

Offer ends: May 15, 2011

TO DO:
Visit Ann's site and tell me the title of another one of her books.

AND, leave your email (if I don't already have it)

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Women Wielding Blades: Shopping

Fall On You Sword
double ring
from Raven Eve Jewelry
Here are accessories for women who heart blades...

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by Amanda Leigh of Not-Really-Southern Vamp Chick
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Shop on Saturday (39) Women Wielding Blades Edition + Contest

Excerpt:

Shop on Saturday is a weekly feature where I show off some of my finds (usually from Etsy) over the past week. It’s been a month since my last Shop on Saturday, but this week it returns w/ a special edition.


Now added to the list of my favorite shops, because of this and several other beautiful and unique pieces, here’s Blind Bite by Harem Royal.

read more of her picks here

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Guest post created for Women Wielding Blades event by Amanda Leigh of Not-Really-Southern Vamp Chick
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Get a set of blades here...

Giveaway for Women Wielding Blades event
courtesy of Not-Really-Southern Vamp Chick
Vampire Hunter Earrings
by NRSVampChick Designs
signup for giveaway
-ends May 15

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Women Wielding Blades: in Witchcraft

Trouble with Spells
by Lacey Weatherford

In this book, an athame and sword are used for spell work - not used so much in whirling dervish style.

PeekAbook:



--~ eBook Giveaway courtesy of author ~--
Get your free ebook copy
-expires: April 9, 2011

Women Wielding Blades: Kill Bill

In film: The Bride in Kill Bill wields a Hanzo sword

Kill Bill is a two-part action thriller film released in 2003 and 2004 by writer-director Quentin Tarantino, and starring Uma Thurman as The Bride.

The film is an epic-length revenge drama, with homages to earlier film genres, such as Hong Kong martial arts films, Japanese chanbara films, exploitation films and Italian spaghetti westerns; an extensive use of popular music and pop culture references; and aestheticization of violence.

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The Bride travels to Okinawa to obtain a sword from retired legendary swordsmith Hattori Hanzō (Sonny Chiba), who has become a sushi chef and sworn never to forge again. After learning that her target is his former student, Bill, he agrees to forge his finest sword for her. -per wikipedia

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Watch a 30 Second Bunnies: Kill Bill 1 & 2
created by angry alien productions



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Read all about it here...
Kill Bill: An Unofficial Casebook
D. K. Holm
Description from the amazon:
This comprehensive analysis is the only current book on Tarantino's 2 Kill Bill films.

Included in this exciting, exhaustive compilation are:

* a scene-by-scene analysis of both Kill Bill movies
* overview of director Quentin Tarantino' work
* profiles of all major actors in Kill Bill 1 & 2
* profiles of films which influenced Kill Bill
* details on posters, trailers, teasers, early drafts and cuts
* early casting * critical reviews * interview with David Carradine
* cross-references and index
* illustrations, featuring an 8page color section

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* this is one of those books on my wish list ;-D

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