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Finished Pride of Carthage, very good book, though it got fairly depressing toward the end.
Gonna read The Wasp Factory again, and I think the Emperor series by Conn Iggulden...
Reading at t'moment?
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Tiste Simeon 
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Posted 01 January 2006 - 05:08 PM
A Haunting Poem
I Scream
You Scream
We all Scream
For I Scream.
I Scream
You Scream
We all Scream
For I Scream.
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Posted 01 January 2006 - 08:27 PM
Finally got started on Woken Furies again. Next in line is Fledling by Octavia Butler, for a reading group that I got coerced into joining. It's not my cup of tea but at least it's sci-fi.
"I can see my days of not taking you seriously are coming to a middle." - Mal Reynolds
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Posted 01 January 2006 - 08:29 PM
Vampire Slayer - William King
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Posted 01 January 2006 - 09:08 PM
I'm in the middle of Sarah Ash's second volume in the Tears of Artamon trilogy, PRISONER OF THE IRONSEA TOWER. Not bad so far, but certainly not great. . .
Patrick
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Posted 06 January 2006 - 06:42 PM
Just finished Al Reynolds "Pushing Ice" and have been in contact with Al to express my appreciation.
Started "Cry Of The Newborn" 900 pages to go..so so..so far.
( I've not read any of the threads to GRRMS FOC, so any thoughts ? )
Started "Cry Of The Newborn" 900 pages to go..so so..so far.
( I've not read any of the threads to GRRMS FOC, so any thoughts ? )
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Posted 06 January 2006 - 07:23 PM
Hopefully when I get back home, Brood will have sent some books to me, and I can start on the Blood Follows or some such book, he sent me all the SE non-MBOTF books, and Night of Knives, which means that while I have already bought him a pint and could cross him off my list I think for providing such a service he deserves another. 
Til I get back though, I am reading The Wasp Factory for the second time. It's grand stuff.
Til I get back though, I am reading The Wasp Factory for the second time. It's grand stuff.
A Haunting Poem
I Scream
You Scream
We all Scream
For I Scream.
I Scream
You Scream
We all Scream
For I Scream.
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Posted 06 January 2006 - 07:38 PM
Still busy with Cornwells books(currently the Arthur series). Wonderful stuff.
When they are done I'm returning to Iggulden to finish off that series. Another winner.
And after that It wont be long until Bonehunters arrive. Wohoo.
bm
When they are done I'm returning to Iggulden to finish off that series. Another winner.
And after that It wont be long until Bonehunters arrive. Wohoo.
bm
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Posted 06 January 2006 - 08:36 PM
Yeah, I'm currently reading Excalibur, the final one in Cornwell's Warlord series.
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Posted 06 January 2006 - 08:49 PM
Rich what did you make of Catch-22??
House of Leaves is a very very odd book indeed, another one of those 10 years in the making books! It is excellent though, would be even better if it were real!
House of Leaves is a very very odd book indeed, another one of those 10 years in the making books! It is excellent though, would be even better if it were real!
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Posted 06 January 2006 - 09:26 PM
Found the style of it slightly confusing when I first started so I wasn't sure whether I would continue to the end, but as I went on it was hugely amusing and insightful in its cynicism. A very good read indeed.
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Posted 07 January 2006 - 07:14 PM
Finished Kushiel's Dart. First third was dull, middle third was semi-interesting, the last third was dull again. Not recommended...
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Posted 08 January 2006 - 12:01 AM
Hi guys!
I just read Sarah Ash's PRISONER OF THE IRONSEA TOWER.
The novel's main shortcoming remains the characterizations. In my previous book review I stated that they were clumsy at times. I now realize that I was wrong in my assumption. The characterizations are not clumsy, they are juvenile. And I don't mean this in a derogatory way. It's just that Ash's characterizations remind me of those of authors such as R. A. Salvatore, J. V. Jones, and Elizabeth Haydon. Hence, fans of those writers could well enjoy this series.
In conclusion, I'm persuaded that this trilogy could be highly successful if it was marketed toward a younger audience. God knows there are legions of teenagers purchasing fantasy novels! Truth to tell, it might not be greeted with the same sort of enthusiasm by aficionados of the genre and fans of such authors as Martin, Erikson, Miéville, Bakker, Jordan, Hobb, etc. I feel it's just not complex and ambitious enough. . .
For the full review, you can always check the blog! By the way, I have 3 copies of Elizabeth Kostova's THE HISTORIAN up for grabs!
Patrick
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I just read Sarah Ash's PRISONER OF THE IRONSEA TOWER.
The novel's main shortcoming remains the characterizations. In my previous book review I stated that they were clumsy at times. I now realize that I was wrong in my assumption. The characterizations are not clumsy, they are juvenile. And I don't mean this in a derogatory way. It's just that Ash's characterizations remind me of those of authors such as R. A. Salvatore, J. V. Jones, and Elizabeth Haydon. Hence, fans of those writers could well enjoy this series.
In conclusion, I'm persuaded that this trilogy could be highly successful if it was marketed toward a younger audience. God knows there are legions of teenagers purchasing fantasy novels! Truth to tell, it might not be greeted with the same sort of enthusiasm by aficionados of the genre and fans of such authors as Martin, Erikson, Miéville, Bakker, Jordan, Hobb, etc. I feel it's just not complex and ambitious enough. . .
For the full review, you can always check the blog! By the way, I have 3 copies of Elizabeth Kostova's THE HISTORIAN up for grabs!
Patrick
www.fantasyhotlist.blogspot.com
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Posted 08 January 2006 - 06:49 AM
I finished A Song for Arbonne the other day... or week, rather, and am now moving onto the Lions of Al-Rassan
I should probably also reread House of Leaves as I haven't read in in two or three years...
I should probably also reread House of Leaves as I haven't read in in two or three years...
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Posted 08 January 2006 - 09:05 AM
I'm reading at the moment in this forums 
The Book I'm reading these days is GotM - again, but this time english
Long time ago i read it in its german version. but I'm tired of waiting so long of new releases, therefore I began to read english. the books are released (understandably) erlier in english than in german. for example - the bonehunters will release on March 1st but the second part of midnight tides is in germany not released at the moment... (will be released in july...) quite dissatisfying
The Book I'm reading these days is GotM - again, but this time english
Long time ago i read it in its german version. but I'm tired of waiting so long of new releases, therefore I began to read english. the books are released (understandably) erlier in english than in german. for example - the bonehunters will release on March 1st but the second part of midnight tides is in germany not released at the moment... (will be released in july...) quite dissatisfying
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Posted 08 January 2006 - 05:18 PM
Reading Six Characters in Search of an Author by Luigi Pirandello.
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Posted 08 January 2006 - 05:52 PM
'm putting a few books to rest now, Paul Auster's Brooklyn Follies, Tobias Buckell's Crystal Rain, and a reread of Scott Lynch's The Lies of Locke Lamora before a review.
I recenty started Hamilton's Judas Unchained, and Diana Wynne Jones' Tough Guide to Fantasyland , and non-fiction, hugo nominated effort from the past.
Looking to starting Jeff Vandermeer's Shriek: an afterword
I recenty started Hamilton's Judas Unchained, and Diana Wynne Jones' Tough Guide to Fantasyland , and non-fiction, hugo nominated effort from the past.
Looking to starting Jeff Vandermeer's Shriek: an afterword
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Posted 11 January 2006 - 01:02 PM
Well I started Hyperion by Dan Simmons, but I just couldn't stand putting off GRRM's A Feast for Crows any longer, so I switched to that...
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Posted 11 January 2006 - 01:24 PM
Besides Jack Whyte's The Eagle, I'm currently reading both the poetic and prose Eddas. For school, of course.
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Posted 11 January 2006 - 03:19 PM
four books, currently...GotM (3rd time, not including original draft), Diamond Age (Neil Stephenson) for the 2nd time...Knife of Dreams (Jordan, as my daughter gave it to me for christmas and asks me every day what i think of it)and Reaper's Gale (draft) for the second time, just so i can keep up with malaclypse's theories...not that i am reading any of them quickly, you understand, and they're also scattered across various vehicles and offices...
