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#161

Just completed Jeffrey Deaver's The Bone Collector

I never saw the movie, but I was interested in him as an author after reading part of Twisted, a collection of 17 short stories. There is no element of the supernatural, and the books revolve around forensic investigation. The thing that makes it interesting is the fact that the main investigator is a quadripeligac and has patrol office walk the crime scenes for him. The conflict of facing down the killer is mirrored in a stunning way with the investigator's wish for suicide. The ending is great, and I think I might have to see the movie now.

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#162

The DaVinci Code was all right. I liked the first book, Angels and Demons much better. Digital Fortress, by the same author is also very good.

Lessee... I just got finished rereading my H.P Lovecraft collection again. (Why, oh why must the easily obtained compilations duplicate so many stories?! I have three copies of The Shadow Over Innsmouth, and two each of The Shadow Out of Time and The Dream-Quest of Unknown Kadath (which I can't say I thought much of), plus various other stories.)
I'm starting on the complete works of Edgar Allen Poe as soon as I can find the damned book.

I have ceased to be impressed with Harry Potter; I suspect the fifth book was the pinacle of the series.

Eragon by Christopher Paolini was quite good, and Eldest is on my list.

While incredibly silly, and the writing is off in some places, Fool's Tavern is hilarious, and reminds me of what my game sessions tend to run like. If you're familiar with D&D, it's fairly clear that the author is a player.

On the non-fiction front, I'm about halfway through Dirty Little Secrets of World War II, one of the few books I can't read in one sitting.

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#163

If you like George RR Martin or Glen Cook, I strongly reccomend reading "Gardens of the Moon" and the rest of the The Malazan Book of the Fallen series by Steven Erikson.

Dark, brutal and definately compelling, the first book left me hungry for the rest of the series. Its been a long time since a fantasy book actually challenged me to think while I enjoyed reading it, but this one did the trick in spades.

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#164

YOSSARIAN LIVES!!

Catch 22.

On the surface it is just plain funny. About halfway through I started critically reading it a bit more when I start recognized the revolving logic and how it folds in on itself. Great fun for surface reading but allows you to see that there is so much more going on.

Just got the movie yesterday but won't get to it till this weekend.

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#165

Long live Yossarian!

Some of my recent readings:

A downer: The Chronicles of Narnia - read two books but did not wish to continue. Perhaps I am too spoiled, but it just didn't do... good language, nice story and everything, but didn't believe it at all. Too much propaganda for me.

Not a downer: Sergey Lukyanenko, Night Watch - a dark fantasy from Russia. Where the good guys are that much different from the bad guys, and common people are mostly pawns for the supernaturally talented. Good stuff.

No surprise: Frank Herbert, Children of Dune - wasn't THE Dune, but still okey. Bought it just because it was in German, and it was good reading.

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#166

Hey Taurren! I am a fellow Erikson fan! Wheeee! One more among our kin!

I have given Steven Erikson to my players and one is now about to finish "Midnight Tides". While he claims it is the most complex and labyrinthine books he has ever read, he also, grudgingly, says that Erikson leaves the rest of the fantasy authors wallowing in the mud. They simply cannot compete. I agree.

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#167

Hey Taurren! I am a fellow Erikson fan! Wheeee! One more among our kin!

I have given Steven Erikson to my players and one is now about to finish "Midnight Tides". While he claims it is the most complex and labyrinthine books he has ever read, he also, grudgingly, says that Erikson leaves the rest of the fantasy authors wallowing in the mud. They simply cannot compete. I agree.

He is outstanding, that's for certain.

I ran a short series of "Malazan" adventures using Rolemaster, and my players loved it. The RM magic system was easy enough to convert to Warrens, and the lethality of the combat really fit the setting.

I still have problems every now and then keeping the different races in perspective, but aside from that I love the series. On my " Settings I want to GM" list is a full blown "Malazan" campaign, but for the moment that will have to be in far future.

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#168

This list changes so much, but here goes:
The first two ender books are always good.
Some historical fiction novel about the great bard amergin called "the bard".(sorry, no author)
Recently finished the latest harry potter, might reread it.
AND IN NON-FICTION:
Reverse Engineering
Windows scripting
"Mind manipulation: ancient and modern ninja secrets" by dr. Haha Lung
and, if you think there's no way to get sleep,
try reading Mein Kampf without coffee.

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#169

Right now I'm reading Cryptonomicon. Just finished 'The Dispossessed' by LeGuin, and a collection of Lovecraft. Ummm. 'Salem's Lot' King, Titus Groan by Peake and some more that I can't remember. :?

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#170

Yeah Cryptonomicon and the perfect bowl of Captain Crunch!

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#171

Robert Jordan - Wheel of Time Series, more like an exodus as it never freakin ends. The early ones were real good but I think the story went to his head and it's exploded from there. He did do some real good work with two Conan novels in the genre of the original Robert E. Howard. Very good books if you like the Conan fantasy.

R.A.Salvatore - Anything by Salvatore. Yes I read the dreaded drow books but he has a nice descriptive and fun writing style that I like. He has done a number of different types of series of books. The Highwayman was the last one I read and was pretty good, but different.

He also oversaw a sextet of books but new authors called the War of the Spider Queen. The last one was probably the best. This of course is about dreaded drow, but it is very interesting to see a lot of religious aspect and how they function. Good series.
Authors

Book 1) Richard Lee Byers - Dissolution
Book 2) Thomas M. Reid - Insurrection
Book 3) Richard Baker - Condemnation
Book 4) Lisa Smedman - Extinction
Book 5) Philip Athens - Annihilation
Book 6) Paul S. Kemp - Resurrection

Raymod Fiest - Mainly his Riftwar Saga but I have every book he has ever written with the exception of the three he has released over in Europe and not in the US. I eat everything up from Fiest.

George.R.R.Martin - Game of Thrones series. I am currently on the fourth book A Feast of Crows. I feel that his style is must like early Jordans' in that he has great detail and multiple character plots goin on at once. But they never get tangled together. As a matter of fact in his first book the main characters died, most did anyway. If you have never read his work pickit up. It's very refreshing if you like fantasy with a lot of military and court intrique.

Douglas Adams - I don't really need to say much about this one. I enjoyed all of his books. I think you have to have a certain amount of dry humor to really like his books.

J.R.Tolkien - I tried reading his books but failed. Some of the few books I have ever not finished reading. It's to... complicated to get into.

Margret Wies & Tracy Hickman - The original Dragon Lance novels. The original trilogy and the Legends trilogy were my favorite, the rest were too business ended for me and I didn't like them at all.

Anne Mccaffrey - The first few books I read of hers were good. After that they all seemed the same to me. I started losing interest when they had dragons teleporting into a space station.

I am sure there are more, but I mainly get into only fantasy novels. I tried reading sci-fi and can't get into it. I prefer to watch a sci-fi movie than read a book.

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#172

Got my order from Goodman games the other day.

The Complete Guide to Liches is pretty dang tasty, enough information to be filling witohut ventureing into the realm of overkill. The variant liches are cool, and the focus is seemingly more on creation and progression of lichdom rather than a collection of kewl powerz

The Complete guide to Dopplegangers is sweet, I wish it was a thicker book, but it is only 32 pages, I think. Totally wickedly evil stuff.

THe Complete Guide to Beholders is the thickest by far, and I havent delved into it very far yet, still chewing on the liches at the moment.

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#173

R.A. Salvatore: Dark Elf Trilogy and all the ones that followed with characters from it. I love his style when it comes to describing a sword fight.

Richard A. Knaak: Darkwalker on the Moonshaes Trilogy/Druid Trilogy from the Forgotten Realms and his Breach Under the Watershed series was enjoyable.

Robert Jordan: Currently reading the Wheel of Time series...and wonder why I am still doing so.....pages upon pages of fluff....but I am hooked on finding out what happens...curse me!!!!!!????

David Gremmel: Legend (and all the books following about Druss the Legend), his White Wolf novel and all that followed/spun off of it.

Margaret Weis and Tracey Hickman: Aside from the Dragon Lance novels (originals), try the Death Gate Cycle they wrote...7 or 8 books in the series.....probably my favorite novels of all time.

James Clemens: Wit'ch Fire series (banned and banished) Awesome series...the evil characters are truly evil!!!!!

Terry Brooks: The Sword of Shannarah complete series....truly amazing!

Terry Goodkind: The Sword of Truth complete series....the earliest books in the series are awesome, definitely adult fantasy adventure and not for the younger readers......some of the last books in the series, although not as good as the earlier ones....were still pretty good.

Thats all I can think of at the moment.

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#174

I've been reading the Necroscope series by Brian Lumley, lately.
I must say, the Necroscope books are like the Die Hard of fantasy fiction- they are exciting, rather brainless, and have bad dialogue (Lumley can't write dialogue; his characters all sound like they are people at a Renaissance Fair trying to talk like a "medieval person"). I love the action and some of his ideas, and I just can't get enough of the milieu of Soviets, monsters, vampires, and psychics. :D

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#175

Shy boy by Monty Robberts.

hmmm, not realy rpg related I have to admit.

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#176

I just finished valley of the horses, the first sequel to clan of the cave bear. It is somewhat entertaining, but overkill on the "gift of pleasures" as the cavemen call it.

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#177

Yes, the first book of that series was the best. Continues to go downhill.

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#178

Right now I am reading books about ATL and COM (900 pages), and about Windows Programming (including Charles Pretzolds 1500 page long hard cover beast, plus another one about 450 pages), aaaaand even some books about the Windows Vista graphical markup language nicknamed "Windows Presentation Foundation".

Developing and maintaining graphical interfaces for huge applications is my new job, and I read like a man would run, if the devil was in pursuit...

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#179

Recently got my hand on the critically acclaimed "Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell", by Susanna Clarke. This one is going to be a treat!

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#180

Just finished the non-fiction NY Times bestseller "End of Faith" by Sam Harris (religion- cant live without and cant live with it....)

Recently finished George RR Martin's Feast For Crows (he is in my opinion, the best thing going in fantasy today!)

Just finished John Connolly's "Black Angel". Good, but not as good as one of my favorites by him, "The Killing Kind". That one had it all...serial killers par excellence, a modern-day golem, a religious fanatic and his cult, and the creepy Mr. Pudd with his brown recluse spider army. I highly recommend that one!

About to simultaneously start reading "A History of Venice" by John Julius Norwich, and Bernard Cromwell's "The Last Kingdom". Cromwell makes history come alive, and has a knack for battle scenes.

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#181

Found

Harry Potter and the Bible: The Menace Behind the Magick
Harmless Fantasy or Dangerous Fascination?

I saw this...thing in the library and decided to pick it up and see what it was about. It is in truth a mix of Harry Potter cliff notes, covering the first four books, with each book summary followed by why Harry Potter is a negative influence and should not be read by adults or children. It occassionly references back to C. S. Lewis's Chronicles of Narnia and mentions Tolkien's name once, both in positive connotations.

Abanes primary diatribe seems to be that the Harry Potter books do not relay an allegorical message of christian values, and the main characters act in very self-centered ways. The adults in the stories fail to enforce the rules when broken etc. In this aspect Abanes seems bogged down in the fact that the book isnt an allegory of christianity (which Narnia is) and the fact that the characters are not punished for breaking the rules regardless of the reason. (You should never speed since that is breaking the law, even if you are driving an ambulance or a police car in persuit of a dangerous criminal. Never ever break the law! Axiophile.)

Secondly the author blasts Rowling for using the native (pagan!) history of the British isles as 1/3rd of her work. He claims that this familiar handling of magick (he insists on spelling it with a K every time) leads children to non-christian spiritualism, the occult and satanism. He sounds like the preacher on the mount, or a would be Torquemada in his attacks on the rituals of magic practiced in the book. Much of it is reactionary, bordering on knee-jerk responce to mentions of witches, wizards, and warlocks.

I'm going to finish the book, but this is the sort of person who organizes his attack on things like our hobby armed with verses of the bible. BTW, I think someone should tell Abanes that Tolkien despized allegory in all of its insidious forms.

There is a reason that Christian writing/music/etc seldom becomes blockbuster, the allegory.

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#182

I have always liked alternate histories.... This is my new favorite one.

Fitzpatrick's War (Hardcover)
by Theodore Judson
481 pages
Publisher: Daw Books (August 2004)
Language: English
ISBN: 0756401968

From Amazon:
Book Description
In the twenty-sixth century the world is a very different place. The United States and Canada are gone, replaced by the socially rigid, authoritarian Confederacy of the Yukon. Also gone is the electronic age-destroyed in the apocalyptic Storm Times that devastated the globe and decimated the world's population in the late twenty-first century. It is now, once again, an age of steam, an age of lighter-than-air craft, an age of feudalism and knighthood, and for some, an age of conquest.

Fitzpatrick's War is the intimate memoir of Sir Robert Bruce, a close companion of Fitzpatrick the Younger, the greatest hero of the Yukons. Yukon History paints Fitzpatrick as a latter-day Alexander the Great, and calls Bruce a lying traitor. Was Robert Bruce a degenerate scoundrel...or the only man to tell his world the truth?

From Publishers Weekly
In Judson's spectacular first foray into speculative fiction, the Yukons—members of a puritanical agrarian community that rose to power as the electrical systems of 21st-century society were destroyed in the turbulent Storm Times—dominate the world in the 26th century. Spanning what was once Canada and the U.S., the British Isles and Australia, the semifeudal Yukon empire has a near monopoly on nonelectrical technology. Readers have two windows into this unsettling future: Sir Robert Mayfair Bruce, the book's main narrator and protagonist, and Dr. Professor Roland Modesty Van Buren, the historian who presents and annotates the 50th anniversary edition of Bruce's controversial memoirs. These memoirs detail Bruce's involvement in the brutal Four Points War and his relationship with the man who launched it, Isaac Prophet Fitzpatrick, who has been immortalized as a hero of Yukon society. Judson's use of the twin viewpoints allows him to make points about subjects as diverse as history and heroes, academia and ambition, love and shame. Yet like Heinlein, Asimov and other great writers in the genre, Judson never lets his message get in the way of the story, nor does he lapse into preachiness. This terrific SF debut is sure to be a contender for many awards.

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#183

Steven Erikson, the Malazan Books of the Fallen...
Fantastic. Amazing, great, breaks a lot of old tropes.. Very creative, very realistic, very cool, very fun to read. My only criticism is that he is so stingy with certain background and setting details, it's sometimes tough to get a handle on some of the stuff that's happening (especially all the Path of Hands things with Mappo and Icarium, and the things involving Ascendancy and the ancient civilizations and so on; he gets especially obtuse when characters come into contact with warrens and mysterious magic beings).

I've read Gardens of the Moon, Deadhouse Gates (my personal favorite so far), and Memories of Ice... But there are more.

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#184

Infidel! Memories of Ice is teh bestest there is! Actually Memories of Ice is statistically the most popular book, followed closely by Deadhouse Gates. My best friend shares your preference ;)

But I am not going to push Erikson on you guys this time.

I am going to tell you about Susanna Clarke and her book "Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norell".

If you have outgrown Harry Potter and Drizzt Do'Urden... If you could stomach a mix between Jane Austen and H.P. Lovecraft, or perhaps C.S. Lewis and Agatha Christie, however weird that may sound, you should really check this book out. As one Amazon reader noted the book is not fantasy, but rather a fantastical real world piece of fiction.

So, what am I saying? Well, if you want sharp swords, busty women and horny barbarians you better search elsewhere, but if you are willing to try something different... Something like Da Vinci Code in fairyland, well then you should read Susanna Clarke. Female fantasy lovers will love this one, provided they are not "dragon addicts".

I give Susanna my full support and give her book 4.5 / 5 flames.

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#185

I've read it, and concur...WONDERFUL book!

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#186

bought Gardens of the Moon, it is in shipping...will comment after reading

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#187

After a number of serious books, I need popcorn for the mind.

I finished the most recent Peter David New Frontier books
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_Trek:_New_Frontier

Now I am reading the entire set of Star Trek Titan series. There is only three so far. I have read the first two in a week and a half. I will finish the 3rd one up this week.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_Trek:_Titan

Next cued up is The two new Sir Apropos of Nothing books (Sir Apropos of Nothing, The Woad to Wuin and Tong Lashing). They are humorous and fun, slightly in the Zanth/ Diskworld mold... but not as silly. So this is what Peter David has been doing instead of writing New Frontier books? I may not forgive him. This should take me another two to three weeks.

After this, I dive into the Game of Thrones. I have all three books (and the RPG) and look forward to spending a long time reading these. These are not popcorn for the mind.

More of the 163X saga will be published in paperback by then. :) www.163x.org

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#188

The last book I've read was "when Nietzsche wept" by Irvin D. Yalom and I really liked it. I'm very interested in Nietzsche and his philosophies, so I just had to read it.

Now I've started "Dolores" by Stephen King and - what else could I say - I like it. Books I don't like are put away after one chapter maximum. ;)

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#189

Gardens of the Moon
Stephen Erikson

Absolutely awesome book once I got over some of the names, Tattersail? Nothing even remotely nautical and Tattersail? The races are cool and got my mind churning...the black and gold Moranth and the barghasts and the the locations are top notch. The history is deep and the magic borders on over the top but it resonates through the entire book.

There is something that i would like to point out as a fact that I liked, and that was the variety and spirit of the weapons, swords, of the book. There is a chalcedony blade wielded by a liche race swordmaster, otataral, a magic absorbing sword as well as Chance, the only named blade in the book, blessed by the twin gods of Luck.

I cant wait to read Deadhouse Gates and Memories of Ice if they are BETTER than gardens of the moon.

The Crystal Shard
R.A. Salvatore

Nice book. I didnt know what to expect of the genuine drow, Mr. Do'Urden himself. I was plesantly surprised to find that aside from being a billt bad-ass, the Drizzt had a more philosophical side and existed beyond the realm of simply kicking ass and taking names. Not great literature, but it has been done a great disservice by the massive number of poorly and very poorly done Drizzt clones who try to match the look and actions of the drow, but nothing more than that.

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#190

Actually have read a lot of books, just mention something out of the ordinary.

Hartmut Kraft: Taboo (Magic and Social reality)

A Taboo, according to the definition in the book, is an 'imperative of evasion, for violating which can a person be excommunicated from a group'. This is (part of) the reason why people are so afraid of breaking taboos - a basic, existential fear of being left alone to die. Especially in primitive societies, being expelled can be fatal. Actually, this fear can lead to a 'psychological death' (caused without any violence, the person seemingly dying of its own).

Thought: Taboo serves to create and maintain identity. So: taboos are always bound to a context (group/place/time) of where they are valid. With a taboo, a group defines what belongs to it, and especially what does not. (The hint for us is obviously create a few taboos for our societies.)

Besides 'taboo', there is often used another term of polynesian origin - 'mana' (which is strangely entertaining for a roleplayer ;) ), rough translated as 'that which is unusually powerful'. Noted is the relation between the terms, and mana is used as an aid to explaining the effects and and power of taboos. Things which are taboo have high mana. Creating or upholding a taboo confers mana to the respective people; breaking it will lessen their mana. Mana is an aid to revealing the structures of power, be they obvious or not.

Aside: A short story mentions a young tribal chief in Africa, who had little influence among his people (yep, mana again); he banned his folk from using dogs; with little enthusiasm, he was obeyed, but since then his mana has rised up to becoming an undeniable chieftain.

The author, a therapeut, also notes something very interesting: taboos can have also psycho-therapeutic effects. How? In human lives, there often happen bad things, sometimes terrible things, of which we have no control about. However, in a society with manifold taboos, you can easily break one. Putting this together, if something terrible happens to you, you can always assume that a taboo was broken, and the terrible event was the punishment for it - hence, you can assume to have some measure of control about your fate, and your life is not simply a plaything of vast powers beyond your reach. Given the proper atonement and care, you could be even able to evade it next time.

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#191

I only read The little prince and some educational books >_<
I guess some of you guys already knows what is this book titled "the little prince"...
so I wont spill some >_

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#192

Currently reading:

The Lance and The Shield: The Life and Times of Sitting Bull
by Robet M. Utley
413 pages

An excellent biography of the American Indian resistance leader, it takes interviews from his nephews and Lakota historians to paint an accurate picture of Sitting Bull. Not quite a novelization of his life, not quite a historical textbook, it reads easy and immerses the reader.

I only read The little prince and some educational books >_<
I guess some of you guys already knows what is this book titled "the little prince"...
so I wont spill some >_<

If you like The Little Prince, I must also recommend The Alchemist and Siddhartha. All books of a similar vein.

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#193

I see I see! So where can I find this book? is it being sold on your normal bookstores >_

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#194

Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norell
Susanna Clark

If a story of the restoration of English magic set during the Napoleonic wars, complete with footnotes, some of which cover as many as 4 pages isn't your thing, I cannot recommend this book. However, if a deeply historical work of historical European fantasy with spells often being secondary to being a proper gentleman, than this book is for you.

As a second note, the book is large and sturdy enough to serve as a weapon should the need arise. A very good, if slow read.

:up:

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#195

STREAMS OF SILVER
R.A. Salvatore

This book is second in the Icewind Dale trilogy in the Forgotten Realms. I know that most people have already read all of of these books but for those who havn't, if you like fantasy and action you'll like this book.

It is about group of friends ( Drizzt Do'Durden, a dark elf who's shunned upon, Bruenor Battlehammer the dwarf, Wulfgar the barbarian, and Regis the Halfling,) as they search for the lost dwarven Kingdom of Mithral Hall.

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#196

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I see I see! So where can I find this book? is it being sold on your normal bookstores >_

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#197

Not sure where to start :)

My most recent batch of books from the library (I'm cheap!) include

Stark's Command (sci -fi) - Not bad, but a bit light. Not that much action and almost feels like a 'filler' episode.
Op-Center - Mirror Image
Netforce - Hidden Agenda These books are 'created' by Tom Clancy, but no where near as good as his stuff. Liked Netforce better then Op-center.

Bourne Ultimatum - Still in progess, this is more like Clancy's work with regards to size and detail.
Turtledove's Rulers of Darkness - I've decided I'm not a great fan of his stuff. He takes WW2, replaces nouns
like 'Shell' with "egg", "Plane" with 'Dragon', "Rifle" with "Stick" and tank with Behemoth. Also, the plot tends to be
predictable.

Larry Bonds Red Pheonix, Whirlwind and Cauldron - Good war stories, but some of the plots are very contrived.
Curse of the Azure Bonds - Hadn't read it till now. It's okay, but seems a record of a gaming session.
Sword of Shannara - I thought it was too much a clone of Lord of the rings

My favorite books have to be:

1. Anything by Farley Mowet (Not the least bit fantasy related - A fine Canadian author!)
2. Winston Churchills WW2 series (6 very long books. Have gone through the series 3 times now...)
3. Lord of the Rings, The Hobbit and the Simarilian(sp).
3. Tom Clancy's Fiction - I hope he comes out with something new soon, as the Op-center and Netforce are pale compared to his own stuff.

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#198

I just picked up the Rose of the World by Jude Fisher. it's the third book in the Fool's Gold series. (they FINALLY got it in at borders)
the books seem to get thicker and thicker as the series goes on. i've already read sorcery rising and wild magic, the first two books and have been murdurous trying to get the third one.
These are definatly not for children to read, some really graphic descriptions.
the story follows many people in their journey through a drastic change in the world and how each one handles the changes.
the book jumps back and forth between all the character (wich are a lot in the beginning) their paths criss-cross, join together, and split apart throughout the series. not entirely action packed, some parts in the first book get slow but the rest of it has easily kept my attention. the whole burning people alive, stealing souls, kidnapping, stabbing and the such.
there are exerpts of the books here.
Jude Fisher

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#199

Done: A Game of Thrones (A Song of Ice and Fire, Book 1) by George R.R. Martin

Read quickly between the two: The Athena Factor by W. Michael Gear (Popcorn)

In Process: A Clash of Kings (A Song of Ice and Fire, Book 2) by George R.R. Martin 3/4th the way through

On Deck: A Storm of Swords (A Song of Ice and Fire, Book 3) by George R.R. Martin

Contemplating: A Feast for Crows (A Song of Ice and Fire)

I really need some mindless drivel. When is the next Peter Davids book coming out?

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#200

Just finished: A Storm of Swords (A Song of Ice and Fire, Book 3) by George R.R. Martin

In Process: Darkover Landfall

On Deck: Conquistidors

Contemplating: A Feast for Crows (A Song of Ice and Fire)

I really need some mindless drivel. When is the next Peter Davids book coming out?