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Not all career coaches agree with Brackett's zero-disclosure policy.

What To Reveal During Your Job Search Susan Adams 2011

Brackett's Martian stories parallel Bradbury's, but are more brutal than his, granting a greater degree of robustness to the colonized Martians.

Archive 2010-03-01 Blue Tyson 2010

Brackett's outfit specializes in "extreme aerial bowfishing."

Flying Carp & Broken Jaws 2009

During a recent DVD shoot, photographer Bill Konway happened to capture the following stills of Brackett's fiance, Jodi Barnes, getting hit in the face with a flying carp.

Extreme Aerial Bowfishing: Jumping Carp Breaks Woman's Jaw in Illinois 2009

In Brackett's story, a Martian named Kor Hal tells protagonist Burk Winters that, despite having inaugurated Shanga as an escape from war and violence, the people of Caer Dhu quickly "perished" and "in one generation ... vanished from the face of Mars."

Archive 2010-03-01 Blue Tyson 2010

Similarly, I now find myself warming to George Lukas, since he's written an introduction to a reprint of Leigh Brackett's "Reavers of Skaith":

George Lucas on Leigh Brackett zornhau 2009

Not all career coaches agree with Brackett's zero-disclosure policy.

What To Reveal During Your Job Search Susan Adams 2011

And I guess I'd add some of Leigh Brackett's stories here.

MIND MELD: The Best Sword & Sorcery Stories 2010

The massive eBook collection of stories by Leigh Brackett, courtesty of Baen Books and Webscriptions. this would be the second massive eBook collection of Brackett's stuff.

Quick Meme: What Was the Last Book You Bought? 2008

BOTTOM LINE: When you get through this one and find yourself enchanted with these tales of Old Mars, you'll probably want to seek out more of Brackett's tales.

March 2008 2008