[QuickTidal]

Considering my enjoyment of the first book I grabbed David Gemmell's TROY: SHIELD OF THUNDER today, looking forward to continuing the story!

[Captain Beardface]

I just purchased the following in eBook format for my Nook:
The Black God's War
The Pillars of Hercules
Leviathan Wakes
The Butcher of Anderson Station

the TBR list just got longer...

[JPK]

Got my hands on a few things today:
Railsea
An Introduction to Garrett, P.I.
Under Heaven

My bookstore is also transferring in a copy of The Dragon's Path, so I'll have that in a couple days as well.

[yuna_anomander25]

like to add here, my loot for today:

The Gathering Storm - Robert Jordan/Brandon Sanderson, hard cover in a discounted price

Summer Knight - Dresden Files - Jim Butcher

will be browsing a bit of both later, as i'm alternating between Deadhouse Gates and Crossroads of Twilight,
my TBR pile just got new recruits,

[Ukjent]

Had a little spree on amazon.co.uk earlier today:

The Sea Watch, The Scarab Path and "Heirs of the Blade (Shadows of the Apt 7) - Tchaikovsky, Adrian


"Ysabel" Guy Gavriel Kay


The Deed Of Paksenarrion: The Deed of Paksenarrion omnibus (Deed of Paksenarrion Series)" - Elizabeth Moon


The Legend Of Eli Monpress" - Aaron, Rachel


"Crown Of Shadows: The Coldfire Trilogy: Book Three"
Friedman, Celia

[JPK]

Today was a good day for my TRP...

Batman: Detective Comics #1 in hardback,
The Daemon Prism by Carol Berg
Flesh and Spirit by Carol Berg
Caliban's War by James S.A. Corey
Revelation Space by Alastair Reynolds (after heavy recommendations elsethread)
The Hobbit and the Simirillion by Tolkien (entirely your fault QT. Saw your posts about reading his works and it got me thinking of it again.)

All in all, my bookshelves were very happy with me today.

[worry]

I pre-ordered it last week, but it shipped today: The Devil Delivered by one Mr. Steven Erikson. As well as Ready Player One, to see what that's all about.

[QuickTidal]

Picked up THE PRISONER OF HEAVEN by Carlos Ruiz Zafon (3rd in his Cemetery of Forgotten Books Quartet) (starting it tonight!) and also go my hands on James S.A. Corey's CALIBAN'S WAR.

[yuna_anomander25]

my loot for today:

Knife of Dreams(mmpb) and Towers of Midnight(hard cover) - Robert Jordan/Brandon Sanderson
finally!!! i'll be able now to complete my read of Wheel of time before A Memory of Light hits us by next year,

saw an omnibus of Night Angel Trilogy - Brent Weeks, will definitely add this to my list, its only the same price as other paperbacks, a sweet deal!

This post has been edited by yuna_anomander25: 25 June 2012 - 08:40 PM

[Tsundoku]

QuickTidal, on 03 June 2012 - 08:02 PM, said:

worrywort, on 03 June 2012 - 07:42 PM, said:

Aren't you a little old for those Where's Wandla books?

When I read books I don't see "age limits".

Sounds like Apt's dating rules.

On topic: I recently picked up the first 2 Peter V Brett books "The Painted Man" and "The Desert Spear" in the cheap pile. Score!

Ordered the second Michael J Sullivan omnibus "Rise of Empires".

[Salt-Man Z]

Spent some Father's Day money and ordered:

Randall Garrett's Lord Darcy omnibus (arrived Saturday)
Mary Gentle's Ash: A Secret History omnibus
Ricardo Pinto's The Standing Dead
Terry Moore's Strangers in Paradise, Volume 5: Immortal Enemies graphic novel

and also picked up at Half Price Books:

Virgil's The Aeneid (David West translation)
Miéville's Un Lun Dun

[Salt-Man Z]

Aaaand I just picked up Michael Sullivan's Rise of Empire to complete my Riyria Revelations set. Now to just find time to read them...

[LadyMTL]

I'm debating buying Daniel Wilson's Robopocalypse but I don't know...I read a sample on my Kindle and I thought it was just ok but it's always hard to tell from a sample. Has anyone here read it? Should I bother investing my $12 on it?

This post has been edited by Maia Irraz: 27 June 2012 - 09:00 PM

[Abyss]

Maia Irraz, on 27 June 2012 - 09:00 PM, said:

I'm debating buying Daniel Wilson's Robopocalypse but I don't know...I read a sample on my Kindle and I thought it was just ok but it's always hard to tell from a sample. Has anyone here read it? Should I bother investing my $12 on it?

Yes I've read it and no you shouldn't.
Track the ded-thread... It was a huge disappointment.

[LadyMTL]

Abyss, on 28 June 2012 - 12:11 PM, said:

Maia Irraz, on 27 June 2012 - 09:00 PM, said:

I'm debating buying Daniel Wilson's Robopocalypse but I don't know...I read a sample on my Kindle and I thought it was just ok but it's always hard to tell from a sample. Has anyone here read it? Should I bother investing my $12 on it?

Yes I've read it and no you shouldn't.
Track the ded-thread... It was a huge disappointment.

Oooh, thanks for the heads-up...I'll scrap that one, then.

[QuickTidal]

Maia Irraz, on 28 June 2012 - 12:31 PM, said:

Abyss, on 28 June 2012 - 12:11 PM, said:

Maia Irraz, on 27 June 2012 - 09:00 PM, said:

I'm debating buying Daniel Wilson's Robopocalypse but I don't know...I read a sample on my Kindle and I thought it was just ok but it's always hard to tell from a sample. Has anyone here read it? Should I bother investing my $12 on it?

Yes I've read it and no you shouldn't.
Track the ded-thread... It was a huge disappointment.

Oooh, thanks for the heads-up...I'll scrap that one, then.

Oi Abyss!

It's NOT a huge disappointment, it merely means that Abyss prefers Zombies to Robots...as ROBOPOCALYPSE is basically WORLD WAR Z with Robots instead of Zombies.

It's decent, but not worth $12 by any stretch...when it's cheaper or you find it used, give it a go as it IS at least entertaining.

In the meantime if you want a GREAT book about humans interacting with AI, check out THE STORIES OF IBIS by Hiroshi Yamamoto as it was amazing!

[Abyss]

QuickTidal, on 28 June 2012 - 12:54 PM, said:

...
It's NOT a huge disappointment, it merely means that Abyss prefers Zombies to Robots...as ROBOPOCALYPSE is basically WORLD WAR Z with Robots instead of Zombies.

It's decent, but not worth $12 by any stretch...when it's cheaper or you find it used, give it a go as it IS at least entertaining. ...

HERE is the thread. Make up your own mind but note spoilers.


QT you liked it way more than i did and that's fair, it's your opinion and you're entitled to it however wrong and silly and clearly the product of mind-altering drugs and poor street alcohol that it may be.

But my dislike was neither that it is not WWZ, nor that it's robots. While WWZ is an excellent book, i was not expecting WWR and went in with an open mind.

But the story makes leaps of logic that make no sense, key points in the plot are just silly, it falls back on, literally, deus ex machina, more than once, and the narrative is weak.
But that's just my opinion.

For $5>, sure, in an second, why not.... for $12, n'uh-uh. On this i agree w QT. Spend your money on something less frustrating.

[Nocturnal]

Finally got The Cold Commands by Richard Morgan. It better have some explanations.

This post has been edited by Nocturnal: 28 June 2012 - 11:47 PM

[Baco Xtath]

Nocturnal, on 28 June 2012 - 11:40 PM, said:

Finally got The Cold Commands by Richard Morgan. It better have some explanations.

I found it about as enlightening as Wise Man's Fear was to Name of the Wind, if that. Great book though.

[yuna_anomander25]

picked up:
Chronicles of the Black Company omnibus - Glen Cook & The Way of Shadows (The Night Angel Trilogy book 1) mmpb - Brent Weeks
i'm starting a few new series now, my TBR pile is well, piling up, w/ so many new recruits, i'll have many all-nighters for this aside from those i'm already reading now, whew!

and to add more icing to the cake, i'm just a few days away from my order of Storm Front - Jim Butcher (YEAH!) and Empire in Black and Gold (Shadows of the Apt book 1) Adrian Tchaikovsky
i'm really overwhelmed right now, its a good thing i went here other than to lurk before, so many of you fellow forumites are a good influence on my reading passion, thanks