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#2281 Serenity

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Posted 12 March 2012 - 12:20 PM

QuickTidal, on 07 March 2012 - 05:03 PM, said:

Serenity, on 07 March 2012 - 10:22 AM, said:

I have no willpower whatsoever. I already have 80+ books on my TBR pile and I went into Smiths on the way home last night - cos I noticed the day before that they had the 2nd and 3rd books in Cornwell's 'Grail Quest' trilogy and they were in great condition. So I went in to get those, then also found they had two other books I wanted in a 'buy 1 get 1 half price' deal Posted Image

So ...

Vagabond by Bernard Cornwell
Heretic by Bernard Cornwell

I love Cornwell (have read all the Arthur and Saxon books, working my way through the Sharpe books), but have never tried the Grail books. Are they good? I know that one character from Agincourt is apparently at least distantly related to Thomas of Hookton...and I've read that one.

I really enjoyed the first one, Harlequin. I'd say it wasn't quite as good as his Arthurian trilogy, but those set the bar so high I'm not really surprised - it was still hugely enjoyable and I'm looking forward to reading the other two I bought, above.

Mentalist, on 10 March 2012 - 12:21 AM, said:

Neal Asher The Voyage of Sable Keech and Orbus --more Spatterjay goodness!

Nice!

Orbus is my favourite Asher so far, I think. Have you read Prador Moon?

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Posted 12 March 2012 - 12:48 PM

Abyss, on 12 March 2012 - 05:15 AM, said:

UseOfWeapons, on 24 February 2012 - 10:55 PM, said:

..._Theft of Swords_ by Michael J Sullivan, based on recs from Abyss among others.

Considering it's in the TRP but i haven't read it yet, i have clearly accomplied time-travel/telepathy.
Thus, Victory is mine!!!

Um, wot? I was sure it was you pushing Riyria on everyone?

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Posted 12 March 2012 - 01:15 PM

Abyss, on 22 February 2012 - 05:56 PM, said:

QuickTidal, on 22 February 2012 - 05:27 PM, said:

...I went back to the beginning since TOR is now re-releasing all the original volumes with new covers and added stories.

Worth it?

Having read only 1-3, yes, very much so. The embedding into American society is expertly done even if some stories lack truly interesting content (although the Great and Powerful Turtle rocks, despite being just a chump in a car) and once the saga starts getting into gears and you meet Fortunato in his full glory (literally), the bollocks is on. Also, you can't help but admire the creativity in superhero design these writers came up with.

I can't speak for 4-10, of course, but a quick wiki search shows that at the least some early characters live on and keep getting stories - a good thing if you liked them.

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Posted 12 March 2012 - 01:15 PM

UseOfWeapons, on 12 March 2012 - 12:48 PM, said:

Abyss, on 12 March 2012 - 05:15 AM, said:

UseOfWeapons, on 24 February 2012 - 10:55 PM, said:

..._Theft of Swords_ by Michael J Sullivan, based on recs from Abyss among others.

Considering it's in the TRP but i haven't read it yet, i have clearly accomplied time-travel/telepathy.
Thus, Victory is mine!!!

Um, wot? I was sure it was you pushing Riyria on everyone?

That was QT

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Posted 12 March 2012 - 04:25 PM

Oh, right.

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Posted 15 March 2012 - 03:52 PM

Tapper, on 12 March 2012 - 01:15 PM, said:

UseOfWeapons, on 12 March 2012 - 12:48 PM, said:

Abyss, on 12 March 2012 - 05:15 AM, said:

UseOfWeapons, on 24 February 2012 - 10:55 PM, said:

..._Theft of Swords_ by Michael J Sullivan, based on recs from Abyss among others.

Considering it's in the TRP but i haven't read it yet, i have clearly accomplied time-travel/telepathy.
Thus, Victory is mine!!!

Um, wot? I was sure it was you pushing Riyria on everyone?

That was QT

UseOfWeapons, on 12 March 2012 - 04:25 PM, said:

Oh, right.

i just get credit/blame for everything.

So.... ANCIENT BLADES trilo... anyone? anyone?

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Posted 17 March 2012 - 07:00 PM

Finally broke down and got a kindle. I have to admit that I'm in love with this thing already. Kinda wish I'd had it when I was reading The Way of Kings. I also bought the new Temeraire novel Crucible of Gold in hardback. Finally I got leatherbound copies of Hondo and Lando by Louis L'Amour as my tribute to the anniversary of my father's passing. They were the ONLY books I ever saw him read.

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Posted 18 March 2012 - 08:07 PM

Fist Gamet, on 09 March 2012 - 08:15 PM, said:

UseOfWeapons, on 09 March 2012 - 02:28 PM, said:

Loaned from a friend: Paolo Bacigalupi's _The Windup Girl_, which I look forward to starting real soon now.

Nice, I loved this book.

I adored Windup Girl, actually, and I bought Pump Six right after I finished it...it's not 100% necessary to read P6 first, but it does 'fill in the blanks', so to speak.
As for American Gods I really did enjoy it, for the most part. I think it's largely because I had zero expectations going in, so I was pleasantly surprised. :wallbash:

Right now I'm still waiting for my copy of Stepford Wives to arrive, I'm annoyed because it shipped on March 5th (the same day as AG) and I still don't have it. I haven't bought anything else since then, unfortunately.

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Posted 19 March 2012 - 03:28 AM

Today I bought -

Python Pocket Reference
Expert Oracle Database Architecture
The Unix Command Line

:wallbash:

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Posted 19 March 2012 - 08:55 PM

Had a 40% off coupon for Half Price Books, so today I picked up Star Wars: Riptide for $2.50ish.

Last Friday I also nabbed a copy of Robert E. Howard's The Haunter of the Ring & Other Tales, part of the Wordsworth's Tales of Mystery and the Supernatural series.

This evening I'll probably use my HPB coupon to get The Thousandfold Thought and complete my PoN trilogy.

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#2291 Serenity

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Posted 20 March 2012 - 08:20 AM

The Last Kingdom - Bernard Cornwell. Not that I've even finished his Grail Quest trilogy yet :wallbash:

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Posted 21 March 2012 - 12:01 PM

Serenity, on 20 March 2012 - 08:20 AM, said:

The Last Kingdom - Bernard Cornwell. Not that I've even finished his Grail Quest trilogy yet

The Saxon stories is my favorite Cornwell series. I'll be picking up Death of Kings as soon as I finish Perdido Street Station.

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Posted 21 March 2012 - 07:47 PM

Abyss, on 15 March 2012 - 03:52 PM, said:

Tapper, on 12 March 2012 - 01:15 PM, said:

UseOfWeapons, on 12 March 2012 - 12:48 PM, said:

Abyss, on 12 March 2012 - 05:15 AM, said:

UseOfWeapons, on 24 February 2012 - 10:55 PM, said:

..._Theft of Swords_ by Michael J Sullivan, based on recs from Abyss among others.

Considering it's in the TRP but i haven't read it yet, i have clearly accomplied time-travel/telepathy.
Thus, Victory is mine!!!

Um, wot? I was sure it was you pushing Riyria on everyone?

That was QT

UseOfWeapons, on 12 March 2012 - 04:25 PM, said:

Oh, right.

i just get credit/blame for everything.

So.... ANCIENT BLADES trilo... anyone? anyone?

Funny, Chapters just recco'd books 2 and 3 to me.

possibly, eventually, this will be purchased.

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Jump Around, on 23 October 2011 - 11:04 AM, said:

And I want to state that Ment has out-weaseled me by far in this game.

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Posted 25 March 2012 - 01:48 PM

Picked up:

DOCTOR WHO: PRISONER OF THE DALEKS by Trevor Baxendale (I own and have read the eBook version on my Kindle, but I collect the physical versions too)

DOCTOR WHO: TOUCHED BY AN ANGEL by Jonathan Morris (Weeping Angels and the 11th Doctor = Win)

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#2295 Salt-Man Z

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Posted 25 March 2012 - 07:13 PM

It was 50% off coupon day today at Half Price Books, so I got Glen Cook's The Dragon Never Sleeps for $4.

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Posted 25 March 2012 - 08:48 PM

Salt-Man Z, on 25 March 2012 - 07:13 PM, said:

It was 50% off coupon day today at Half Price Books, so I got Glen Cook's The Dragon Never Sleeps for $4.

That might be my favourite book by Cook, yet it's not everyone's cup of tea.

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Posted 26 March 2012 - 03:55 AM

Second hand stores are the bane of my TRP...

Just bought THE HORUS HERESY, first three books..., NOT THE THREE MUSKETEERS by the late Joel Rosenberg, loved his Guardians of the Flame series, so i couldn't resist.... and MONSTER by Lee Martinez, read the first chapter online a while ago and liked well enough...

Gah... its becoming just silly how many great books i have backlogged...

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#2298 Serenity

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Posted 27 March 2012 - 09:13 AM

Added four more books to my already huge TBR pile:

Sword in the Storm - David Gemmell
Winter Warriors - David Gemmell
The Skystone - Jack Whyte
The Singing Sword - Jack Whyte

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Posted 27 March 2012 - 12:11 PM

I enjoyed the Jack Whyte Arthur books. I loaned the first couple out a few years ago and never got them back. Need to replace them so I can reread the series.