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#1841 McLovin

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Posted 19 November 2006 - 03:12 PM

Walter Jon Williams - The Praxis

OK, I think I got it, but just in case, can you say the whole thing over again? I wasn't really listening.

#1842 tiam

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Posted 19 November 2006 - 08:43 PM

astra_lestat;136168 said:

I would say read IT. It is next to the Stand imho. The Stand is my favorite King's book. Then goes IT. I have not finished The Dark Tower yet, so I cannot say anything about it. The first 4 books that I have read are very good, but some people say that the last 3 are very bad, so I cannot judge it yet. I liked Tommynockers more than Salem's Lot.

I just got wolves of the Calla and it seems a bit odd (even for a S King book).

Also what is the stand? Fantasy or horror

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Posted 20 November 2006 - 09:16 AM

tiam;136511 said:

I just got wolves of the Calla and it seems a bit odd (even for a S King book).

Also what is the stand? Fantasy or horror

Both?

Let's say it is a mini The Dark Tower series.
It is about a global plague. It is going to wipe out most of human population on the Earth and there is a certain character who is probably the same bad guy that you met in The Dark Tower (not sure about it, I have read the Stand many years ago, if I am wrong someone correct me please).

As I said it is No. 1 by S. King for me. I even bought hardback edition 1 year ago for my home collection: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Stand-Stephen-King...ie=UTF8&s=books

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#1844 ChrisW

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Posted 20 November 2006 - 10:00 AM

From memory the Stand world is visited in the DT series.

I'm reading "Jack of Ravens" by Mark Chadbourn. Good book but I don't think i'll read the rest of the series. Having read Gaimans American Gods and Lawheads Paradise War series this book really doesn't stand up to either.

#1845 caladanbrood

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Posted 20 November 2006 - 04:44 PM

ChrisW;136655 said:

Lawheads Paradise War series

Any good?

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#1846 Tiste Simeon

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Posted 20 November 2006 - 04:58 PM

Night of Knives, soon to be GOTM... I am lending my brother the entire MBOTF series, so I want to get another read in before I do.

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#1847 pat5150

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Posted 26 November 2006 - 05:45 PM

Just finished Joe Abercrombie's THE BLADE ITSELF. I found it refreshing, somewhat of a throwback to fantasy books of the 80s. Much more humorous in tone than I thought it would be, though.

Check the blog for the full review!

Patrick
www.fantasyhotlist.blogspot.com

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Posted 26 November 2006 - 06:22 PM

Tiste Simeon;136814 said:

I am lending my brother the entire MBOTF series

But not the novellas.... right?

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#1849 High House Death

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Posted 26 November 2006 - 06:35 PM

Deadhouse Gates.

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Posted 28 November 2006 - 03:23 AM

thingie...
i mean glass dragons - it's not actually too bad. not too serious and great fun to read.

Question:

Does being the only sane person in the world make you insane?

If a tree falls in the woods and a deaf person saw it, does it make a sound?

#1851 Shiara

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Posted 28 November 2006 - 05:38 AM

Re-reading Fruits Basket

...and yes, I am a total geek

*casting the shaved knuckle*

#1852 Dr Trouble

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Posted 28 November 2006 - 06:28 AM

And you called me weird for liking Love Hina

Oh, and I am reading: How to Make Love Like a Porn Star: A Cautionary Tale.

... Because I can, damnit!

#1853 Tiste Simeon

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Posted 28 November 2006 - 07:05 PM

Deadhouse Gates (4th time)

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Posted 28 November 2006 - 08:13 PM

Finished yesterday Sojourn (The Dark Elf trilogy) by Salvatore.
Somewhere during the third book of the series I got borred and felt somewhat disappointed and even regret that I started to read the series but toward the end of the book it became interesting again (or maybe my mood has changed?), so I am glad I read the trilogy and looking forward to read Ice Windale trilogy (if it arrives, I ordered a BCE hardback edition from USA amazon marketplace, but it was sent to me by land...means over the sea, probably 6-9 weeks if it doesn't get lost).

Anyway, from tonight I am back to The Dark Tower, Wolves of the Calla. I mean to finish the series if it proves to be interesting.

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