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#3621 murphy72

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Posted 07 February 2009 - 07:08 PM

Just started Mean Streets, which contains novellas by Jim Butcher, Simon Green, Kat Richardson and Thomas E. Sniegoski.

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Posted 08 February 2009 - 04:28 PM

Currently reading "Nation" by Terry Pratchett. Great stuff so far!

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Posted 09 February 2009 - 01:04 AM

Just finished Ian McDonald's Cyberabad Days and it's a terrific collection of short fiction set in the same environment as the author's masterpiece, River of Gods.

The man is a genius!

Check out the blog for the full review. . .

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#3624 Deornoth

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Posted 09 February 2009 - 04:35 PM

Just finished reading an advance copy of Kate Griffin's 'A Madness of Angels', a tale of urban magic in London and one man's quest for revenge and identity...
After a slightly confusing start things really get going and I was hooked for the whole of the book, it wasn't letting me go! There was an over-emphasis on it being set in London (how many times do we need to be told?) but overall it was an amazing read and a very early contender for my urban fantasy read of the year. My full review is over Here.
I thought I'd go for a complete change of pace so I'm now reading Steve Lyon's 'Ice Guard' (a Warhammer 40K book)...

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Posted 09 February 2009 - 04:40 PM

Deornoth, on Feb 9 2009, 04:35 PM, said:

Stand alone book?

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Posted 10 February 2009 - 11:53 AM

The Black Company by Glen Cook

Love it.

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Posted 10 February 2009 - 12:01 PM

A friend at work has loaned me Jane Austen's _Pride and Prejudice_. First time Austen reader here.

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Posted 10 February 2009 - 12:17 PM

First time and last time, I'd wager.

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Posted 11 February 2009 - 03:57 AM

I'm halfway through "Blasphemy" by Douglas Preston...not bad for an "airport book"

A few days later...

It was pretty good, I will read some of his other stuff.

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#3630 Deornoth

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Posted 11 February 2009 - 04:35 PM

Astra, on Feb 9 2009, 04:40 PM, said:

Deornoth, on Feb 9 2009, 04:35 PM, said:

Stand alone book?

Which one?

Actually, they're both stand alone but they're both a part of series at the same time...

I've finished reading Steve Lyons' 'Ice Guard', a book that's a little too short (in terms of really being able to get into some of the stuff that it throws up) but totally delivers in terms of full on warfare! Lightweight but enjoyable, my full review is over Here.
I'm now well into John Marco's 'Starfinder'...

#3631 Slow Ben

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Posted 11 February 2009 - 06:27 PM

Just started "Elantris" by Brandon Sanderson. Loved the Mistborn series, especially the first one. I'm about 30 pages in and it seems interesting.

I've always been crazy but its kept me from going insane.

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Posted 11 February 2009 - 09:00 PM

Deornoth, on Feb 11 2009, 04:35 PM, said:

Which one?

Actually, they're both stand alone but they're both a part of series at the same time...

Oops.
This one: Kate Griffin's 'A Madness of Angels'

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Posted 12 February 2009 - 12:07 AM

I'm re-reading Guy Gavriel Kay's "Fionavar Tapestry", I'm on book 3...I'd forgotten how good that trilogy was and how long ago it was published (1984-86! Ack!).

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Posted 12 February 2009 - 03:29 AM

Just started "Moon Called" by Patricia Briggs

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#3635 Dark Wolf

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Posted 12 February 2009 - 09:56 AM

I finished Joe Hill's novella, "Gunpowder". I have to admit that Joe Hill's works are quite impressive and if he keeps his works at this level he will be strong voice in literature. "Gunpowder" is an absolutely lovely read. (My full review)

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Posted 12 February 2009 - 03:59 PM

reading a Tale of Two Cities. I've never actually read anything by Dickens before, which I now realise is a tremendous oversight on my part. Brilliant so far

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#3637 murphy72

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Posted 12 February 2009 - 04:48 PM

Now reading Bujold's The Sharing Knife: Horizon. This is the fourth and latest book in the Sharing Knife series. As much as I like Bujold, these books seemed stretched out more than necessary.

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#3638 Deornoth

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Posted 12 February 2009 - 04:55 PM

I've now finished reading an ARC of John Marco's 'Starfinder', steampunk meets fantasy with a quest added for good measure! As much as I enjoyed reading 'Starfinder' it is very much a young adult book and, as such, didn't give me an awful lot to identify with... My full review is over Here. I'm now finishing off the week with an ARC of Aaron Allston's 'Outcast' (a Star Wars: Fate of the Jedi book)...

#3639 Salt-Man Z

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Posted 12 February 2009 - 07:58 PM

I'm struggling through Gene Wolfe's The Wizard. I loved The Knight, but book two just isn't doing it for me like the first one. It's good, but I'm just not excited to pick it up every night.

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Posted 13 February 2009 - 08:45 AM

Salt-Man Z, on Feb 12 2009, 08:58 PM, said:

I'm struggling through Gene Wolfe's The Wizard. I loved The Knight, but book two just isn't doing it for me like the first one. It's good, but I'm just not excited to pick it up every night.

I had the same problem. In the Wizard I just didn't find the main character interesting

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