Help
Michael Parenti's "the Assassination of Julius Caesar".
When you thought ancient history was safe and uncontroversial...
Reading at t'moment?
#1802
pat5150 
- D'ivers
-
- Group: Malaz Regular
- Posts: 2,719
- Joined: 06-November 05
Posted 15 November 2006 - 02:01 AM
Read this book by an obscure fantasy reader, A CLASH OF KINGS. This GRRM guy shows some promise!
Check the blog for the full review!
Patrick
www.fantasyhotlist.blogspot.com
Check the blog for the full review!
Patrick
www.fantasyhotlist.blogspot.com
#1803
Shiara
- High Scribe of Team Quick Ben
-
- Group: Team Quick Ben
- Posts: 473
- Joined: 30-September 04
- Location:Brisbane, Australia
Posted 15 November 2006 - 03:24 AM
Just finished reading Scar Night - t'was good I really liked the concept of Deepgate's construction - fantastic stuff
I really liked the concept of Deepgate's construction - fantastic stuff
*casting the shaved knuckle*
#1804
Tremolo
- High Fist
-
- Group: Malaz Regular
- Posts: 494
- Joined: 07-March 03
- Location:Copenhagen, Denmark
Posted 15 November 2006 - 07:56 AM
The mobile library - Ian Sansom (a librarian who is an occult detective in his spare time - what a novel idea...)
)
'We all have nukes, and we all know how to dance'
#1805
Astra
- Sony Reader PRS-650
-
- Group: Malaz Regular
- Posts: 1,064
- Joined: 06-March 06
- Location:UK
Posted 15 November 2006 - 09:53 AM
Just finished to re-read The Gunslinger. I must confess that when I read it for the first time I was not impressed at all. I have decided to re-read it after I have read the first 4 books and it was much more interesting. I think the reason behind it is that I have got to know Roland better from the book 4 - Wizard and Glass, about his past. It helped to understand The Gunslinger.
Now I am back to Drizzt, reading Exile, book 3 of the Dark Elf trilogy.
Now I am back to Drizzt, reading Exile, book 3 of the Dark Elf trilogy.
Only Two Things Are Infinite, The Universe and Human Stupidity, and I'm Not Sure About The Former.
Albert Einstein
Albert Einstein
#1806
Valgard
- Bored Microbiologist (not a good combination)
-
- Group: Malaz Regular
- Posts: 386
- Joined: 14-May 03
- Location:Uk
Posted 15 November 2006 - 11:45 AM
Cry of the Newborn by James Barclay really good so far am really enjoying it. Much better than his other series. Much more massive in scale and better written, but still keeps the excitment going throughout the book.
#1807
Sir Thursday
- House Knight
-
- Group: High House Mafia
- Posts: 1,819
- Joined: 14-July 05
- Location:Enfield, UK
Posted 15 November 2006 - 12:43 PM
Just finished Neal Asher's Skinner - I would not want to live on Spatterjay!
I really enjoyed Skinner...although I should probably have started from the first Polity novel (Gridlocked, is it?)
Next up:
Pashazade by Jon Courtney Grimwood
Only Revolutions by Mark Z. Danielewski
Sir Thursday
I really enjoyed Skinner...although I should probably have started from the first Polity novel (Gridlocked, is it?)
Next up:
Pashazade by Jon Courtney Grimwood
Only Revolutions by Mark Z. Danielewski
Sir Thursday
Don't look now, but I think there's something weird attached to the bottom of my posts.
#1808
caladanbrood
- Ugly on the Inside
-
- Group: Team Quick Ben
- Posts: 10,819
- Joined: 07-January 03
- Location:Manchester, UK
Posted 15 November 2006 - 03:41 PM
Sir Thursday;135046 said:
I really enjoyed Skinner...although I should probably have started from the first Polity novel (Gridlocked, is it?)
Grindlinked:) And yes, I made the same mistake, and though it doesn't really matter too much in this case, its a good idea to read them in order. Skinner kind of has two series going though, based in the same universe. Gridlinked, Line of Polity, Polity Agent (and possibly a few others - the guy writes so damn fast it's easy to lose track) are one arc, and The Skinner, Brass Man and The Voyage of Sable Keetch are the other.
Plus a few stand-alones;)
O xein', angellein Lakedaimoniois hoti têde; keimetha tois keinon rhémasi peithomenoi.
#1809
Illuyankas
- Retro Classic
-
- Group: The Hateocracy of Truth
- Posts: 7,254
- Joined: 28-September 04
- Will cluck you up
Posted 15 November 2006 - 04:22 PM
Rereading World War Z, by Max Brooks, just after having bought it yesterday. The last book I did that with was The Bonehunters. It kicks ass.
Hello, soldiers, look at your mage, now back to me, now back at your mage, now back to me. Sadly, he isn’t me, but if he stopped being an unascended mortal and switched to Sole Spice, he could smell like he’s me. Look down, back up, where are you? You’re in a warren with the High Mage your cadre mage could smell like. What’s in your hand, back at me. I have it, it’s an acorn with two gates to that realm you love. Look again, the acorn is now otataral. Anything is possible when your mage smells like Sole Spice and not a Bole brother. I’m on a quorl.
#1810 Guest_Blue_*
Posted 15 November 2006 - 10:10 PM
just finished the thousandfold thought by R.scott Baker am now on book 3 of The Black Company by Glenn Cook. Must say they are quick reads (I only started book 1 last week) but enjoyable non the less. An obvious pre curser to SE if I may be so bold (though SE without a doubt has taken it to a new level in the military stakes as well as littery, havre I creeped enough now?)
#1811
Thelomen Toblerone
- Ascendant
-
- Group: Team Handsome
- Posts: 3,053
- Joined: 05-September 06
- Location:London
Posted 16 November 2006 - 09:17 PM
Night of Knives! 
#1814
Lord Gordonis
- Pursuivant of TQB
-
- Group: Team Quick Ben
- Posts: 658
- Joined: 20-January 03
- Location:The Midlands
Posted 16 November 2006 - 10:56 PM
Kingdom Come - DC Graphic Novel
#1815
Shiara
- High Scribe of Team Quick Ben
-
- Group: Team Quick Ben
- Posts: 473
- Joined: 30-September 04
- Location:Brisbane, Australia
Posted 17 November 2006 - 12:08 AM
Blind;135562 said:
Just started Devices and Desires by K. J. Parker
Just read the review on Amazon.com - am most definitely intrigued. Let us know how you like it
*casting the shaved knuckle*
#1817
Astra
- Sony Reader PRS-650
-
- Group: Malaz Regular
- Posts: 1,064
- Joined: 06-March 06
- Location:UK
Posted 17 November 2006 - 10:35 AM
Shiara;135598 said:
Just read the review on Amazon.com - am most definitely intrigued. Let us know how you like it 
Studying Russian?
Only Two Things Are Infinite, The Universe and Human Stupidity, and I'm Not Sure About The Former.
Albert Einstein
Albert Einstein
#1818
Morgoth
- executor emeritus
-
- Group: High House Mafia
- Posts: 11,448
- Joined: 24-January 03
- Location:the void
Posted 17 November 2006 - 11:26 AM
Finished the Blade itself -which was excellent - and will probably move on to another Iain Banks novell
Take good care to keep relations civil
It's decent in the first of gentlemen
To speak friendly, Even to the devil
It's decent in the first of gentlemen
To speak friendly, Even to the devil
#1819
Valgard
- Bored Microbiologist (not a good combination)
-
- Group: Malaz Regular
- Posts: 386
- Joined: 14-May 03
- Location:Uk
Posted 17 November 2006 - 11:53 AM
Am readung the history of the kings of britain by Geoffrey of Monmouth. Lots of fun reading a different origins of Britain like how we originally were descended from the trojans etc.
