She's well-acquainted with the touch of a velvet hand like a lizard on a window-pane

And the hits just keep on comin'!  If only we were all armed 24/7 and in constant terror for our lives, these things wouldn't happen!

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HEY GUYS THERE WILL BE A NEW PYNCHON NOVEL!!!!!11one

This is the happiest day of my life.

Felix Gilman, Thunderer (2008) and Gears of the City (2009)

(There seems to be some confusion about these release dates; wikipedia says 2007 and 2008, but my copy of Thunderer clearly says 2008, and my copy of Gears claims to have been released in 2009 but has a 2008 copyright date.  Beats me.)

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