Discovered Country
Far from home…
Rosemary Halpern, a mild-mannered librarian from Boston, found herself trapped hundreds of years in the future. A future that faced a new Ice Age. A future where ghouls walked the Earth, ravenous for human flesh.
A world where she was drawn to a man who was already dead…
June 1st, 2006 at 8:55 am
Does Nora have a web site?
June 1st, 2006 at 10:51 am
I sure do! It’s norafleischer.livejournal.com. You can also email me at norafleischer@hotmail.com.
Thanks for asking!
Nora
June 25th, 2006 at 5:23 pm
Hi Nora, I love the book and am waiting eagerly to see where it leads. I did observe that Rose seems to be shot by an arrow (in chapter 8) when the last I knew she was looking at an apple orchard and thinking about leaving (chapter 7). Did I miss something?
Once again, thank you for the audiobook, and I will still be listening once I figure out what the HE-hockey sticks is going on.
June 25th, 2006 at 5:25 pm
BTW – the first smiley should read “in chapter 8″ then have a close parenthesis… darn smart smileys
June 26th, 2006 at 6:56 pm
Sorry about that, John– a corrected ch. 7 should be up shortly. Thank you very much for letting us know!
Nora
August 8th, 2006 at 1:12 pm
I used “Trees,” by T. Nile and the Peals, as the theme music for my podcast. I have great news– their album “At My Table” is out and available! You can see their website here: http://www.myspace.com/tamaranileband. And you can buy the album here: http://www.festival.bc.ca/.
November 19th, 2006 at 4:36 pm
Listeners, are you curious about how Jack really died? Please listen to my short story, “A More Real Life,” which Jeffrey Kafer has included in More Sonic Fiction. The link is http://www.podiobooks.com/podiobooks/book.php?ID=89.
November 30th, 2006 at 5:31 pm
Great book! When will the last two chapters be downloadable? The chapters are listed but there is no link.
November 30th, 2006 at 8:48 pm
Hi, Thomas–
If you want to hear the chapters right away, you’ll have to adjust your subscription options…. if that doesn’t work, email me at norafleischer@hotmail.com, and I’ll get you help from the more technically advanced people around here…
December 13th, 2006 at 6:57 am
This seems to be a interesting book hopefully I hope to subscribe. Thanks for the promotion.
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January 15th, 2007 at 9:01 pm
Just got done listening Nora and I have to say, I hope Rosemary has more adventures! If not, I really enjoyed the story of our time traveling librarian. Although, I’ll admit, still kind of disturbed with the whole eating the dead thing, but you never got graphic and the justification for it made a bunch of sense.
So, in short, nice job and good luck on your future endeavors!
November 24th, 2007 at 12:39 am
Love zombies? “Discovered Country” has just joined Dr. Pus’s podcast anthology, “Library of the Living Dead,” at http://dr-pus.podomatic.com/. Check it out– and hear Rosemary surrounded by even more living dead fun!
March 16th, 2008 at 7:16 am
I liked this one. It’s what I would call an ‘easy listen’ in that it didn’t have me on the edge of your seat or anything that involving, but I did quite enjoy the plot and easy flow of the story. I found the ending a bit of an anticlimax which was sadly dissapointing, but it wasn’t totally out of step with the story.
The other thing I would say is that it left me restlessly dissatisfied. It was a good story that should have been a great story. All the elements are there but it just fell a little short. Perhaps it should have been a full length novel… I don’t know.
June 17th, 2008 at 9:56 am
Rosemary may have traveled in time, so why can’t the author keep track of the story timeline?
The story is a mess. Chapters seem to skip through weeks and months. The “civilization” thats left is almost nonsensical, even though the author tries to make it seem plausible. A mysterious globe that creates/keeps ghouls alive, why glance over that? Why not tell the story? A place where life and death trust is given after a few lines of dialog? A storage facility left untouched after 300 years? How the hell did they get a 300 year old car started using 300 year old gasoline, and a 300 year old battery? Not to nit pick, but rubber does not last 300 years!
A messy story all around…
October 12th, 2008 at 5:04 am
I really enjoyed this story. Nothing messy about it! Great story, wonderful characters and very nice to listen to. This one definately goes on my list of ‘reruns’ and I hope there will be some sequels :]
July 25th, 2009 at 6:52 pm
Did you like this story? My new book, _Over Her Head_, is available from Drollerie Press. You can see it here: http://drolleriepress.com/books/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=7&products_id=93&zenid=c6a9sf57bllgktjed9ut90pn85
September 20th, 2010 at 6:59 pm
Heywoody is, essentially, correct. There are horrible plot holes in the story. While there is a limit to how “realistic” science fiction can be, there has to be some limit. After a couple of weeks, a car isn’t going to start (at least not without a jump). At one point, a person (in and from the future) refers to it as “the future.” Over all, the story reminded me of stories written by teenagers…good plot ideas that are poorly joined together and poorly written. Story needs work and Ms. Fleischer needs practice, in the art of writing.
December 19th, 2010 at 4:40 pm
Hello Nora, I must admit to have passed on your book many times, I think the description of the chapters left me a bit dry. However, something kept calling me back to look again at the book, maybe the cover. I did give it a try and after first chapter, thought this is a good story. Turned off my little PC speakers, put it on my iPod and that night, with some good headphones listened all the way through. I really loved it and look forward to reading more of your stories. I going to look now. Thanks Again, Joseph W. aka WaterRabbit, Cape Cod, MA, USA