The Book I bought today is...

#3121 QuickTidal

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Posted 09 October 2013 - 12:51 PM

lastname, on 09 October 2013 - 05:05 AM, said:

Ordered Guards! Guards! (Pratchett) and Empire in Black and Gold (Tchaikovsky).

I have minor qualms about both. The former will be my first Pratchett novel and I'm hoping I've picked a decent intro to Discworld. I got the latter mostly on a whim. I didn't know what to make of the Shadows of the Apt thread. Very little in the way of consensus there (except for praise for The Air War) but enough to intrigue me.

GUARDS GUARDS! Is easily my second fave Discworld book, only trumped by MEN AT ARMS (the 2nd Watch-based Discworld books) and that's because of Detritus. You should not be disappointed by it. Getting to know Ankh-Morpork from the POV of Sergeant Vimes and Co. is probably the best way to bust into the Dicworld books. You're in for a treat.

EMPIRE IN BLACK AND GOLD is solid, and unique. This is one of those series that very slowly grabs its own bootstraps and pulls itself up into quality stratosphere. Thus book 1 is good, Book 2 is also good (if slightly better), Book 3 is REALLY good, and so far book 4 is great...so yeah, if you are down to continue with it, you'll be impressed.

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Posted 10 October 2013 - 04:20 AM

Morgoth, on 09 October 2013 - 05:56 AM, said:

Guards! Guards! is brilliant, but Empire in Black and Gold was too predictable and bland to do anything for me. I tried to give the series another shot With book two, but that was even worse.

Supposedly it gets better

Kaamos, on 09 October 2013 - 07:12 AM, said:

Yes! Guards! Guards! is excellent, although the Watch series does get even better thereafter. :-D

QuickTidal, on 09 October 2013 - 12:51 PM, said:

lastname, on 09 October 2013 - 05:05 AM, said:

Cheers for that, folks. I'm starting to get quite excited about my book haul now :doh:

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Posted 10 October 2013 - 04:36 AM

QuickTidal, on 09 October 2013 - 12:47 PM, said:

The Incredible Kitsu, on 08 October 2013 - 08:36 AM, said:

Got Redemption ark and absolution gap in hardcover. Likely to start 2014 with them.

How in the saucy fuck did you find those in hardback you lucky bastard!?

Amazon is my friend. Lol. I tend to watch for "very good" or "like new" copies from certain retailers on there. This time I found them both through Thriftbooks. It kind of made my day.

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Posted 11 October 2013 - 04:22 AM

As stated elsewhere, under the influence of Neal Stephenson's first volume of the Baroque cycle, I've ordered the other 2, as well as "cryptonomicon"
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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 14 October 2013 - 10:07 AM

Today I've bought Myke Cole's Shadow Ops: Control point and Simon Scarrow's Under the Eagle, the first in his Roman series. As I have promised I shall provide QuickTidal with my opinion when I'm done reading it.

I have also ordered The Lies of Locke Lamora seeing as how I keep hearing good things about it.

Screw you all, and have a nice day!

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Posted 14 October 2013 - 02:59 PM

QI: The Book of General Ignorance (The Noticeably Stouter Edition), Stephen Fry
Warrior of Rome I: Fire in the East, Sidebottom, Harry
The Ace of Skulls (Tale of Ketty Jay 4), Wooding, Chris
War Master's Gate: Book Nine in the Shadows of the Apt series, Tchaikovsky, Adrian
The Ghost Brigades, Scalzi, John
The Forgotten Legion: (The Forgotten Legion Chronicles No. 1), Kane, Ben.
The Rose and the Thorn: Book 2 of The Riyria Chronicles, Sullivan, Michael J
Something for the coming winter.

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Posted 14 October 2013 - 03:14 PM

Mythic Worlds, Modern Words: Joseph Campbell on the Art of James Joyce. It's not like I don't have enough books about Joyce already. But.. it's Joseph Campbell writing about James Joyce! Also, it was on offer!

I just realised, this probably belongs in the 'What's making you happy?'-thread.. Oh well, just carry on. I'll go fangirling over there in the corner.

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Posted 14 October 2013 - 06:13 PM

Got a copy of REPUBLIC OF THIEVES...which I'll be starting after I finish CROWN TOWER.

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Posted 14 October 2013 - 06:54 PM

The Incredible Kitsu, on 10 October 2013 - 04:36 AM, said:

QuickTidal, on 09 October 2013 - 12:47 PM, said:

The Incredible Kitsu, on 08 October 2013 - 08:36 AM, said:

Got Redemption ark and absolution gap in hardcover. Likely to start 2014 with them.

How in the saucy fuck did you find those in hardback you lucky bastard!?

Amazon is my friend. Lol. I tend to watch for "very good" or "like new" copies from certain retailers on there. This time I found them both through Thriftbooks. It kind of made my day.

I actually have them in hardback myself. But I bought them on they days they were published.

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Posted 14 October 2013 - 08:05 PM

Picked up a bunch today, including Good Omens which I've only heard good things about. Looking forward to it, it's been ages since I've read either Pratchett or Gaiman.

Cougar said:

Grief, FFS will you do something with your sig, it's bloody awful

worry said:

Grief is right (until we abolish capitalism).

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Posted 16 October 2013 - 03:40 AM

Forgot to mention Republic of Thieves came in last week.

For this haul though: I ordered a hardcover of The Shadow of the Wind. (My paperback was in shambles after my read and the 7 other people I've loaned it to. I have to thank you for this one again QT.)
Got Emperor of Thorns
Got The Last Dark
Got an autographed copy of Steelheart.

It was a good day.

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Posted 16 October 2013 - 08:22 AM

More of Vernor Vinge:

Across Realtime
Tatja Grimm's World
The Witling

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Posted 16 October 2013 - 08:26 AM

Bough Calculus Early Transcendentals yesterday. A bit boring,

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Posted 16 October 2013 - 03:35 PM

Just bought a Philip K Dick anthology for $0.99 on Google Play, I love me some cheap books

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Posted 16 October 2013 - 05:51 PM

I got myself Codex of Alera book 1 and 2! Got the audiobook aswell just for fun.

I am enjoying it.

Pokemon meets Avatar meets Rome meets Allomantic emotional swordplay. What could possibly go wrong?

Thanks Cause!

also maybe abyss....

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Posted 20 October 2013 - 11:11 AM

The Lies of Locke Lamora 99p on Kindle !!!!!

What Would Jack Do ?

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Posted 20 October 2013 - 02:25 PM

Couldn't resist Ruckley's EDINBURGH DEAD second hand for $2.

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Posted 20 October 2013 - 02:30 PM

After plowing through the last eight eps of THE WHITE QUEEN over the last few days, I decided I wasn't satiated with Phillipa Gregory's tales about the War of the Roses, and I picked up THE WHITE PRINCESS in hardcover.

"When the last tree has fallen, and the rivers are poisoned, you cannot eat money, oh no." ~Aurora

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Posted 20 October 2013 - 08:21 PM

This River Awakens. Finally.

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Posted 21 October 2013 - 03:46 AM

Briar King, on 21 October 2013 - 03:17 AM, said:

QuickTidal, on 20 October 2013 - 02:30 PM, said:

Is it very female romance lovey dovey shit on paper or badass battles and politics Tudor style?

Um, so far its seems to keep the romance on the same level as it was in the show, present, but not lovey-dovey or excessive.

Though so far Elizabeth (the younger) has spent a bunch of time morosely moping about Richard being gone, and having to marry Henry...but it's not overly brutal, and you've interestingly got younger sister Cecily in the background undermining her at every turn about her unworthiness to marry Henry because of her past secret lover-status with Richard (probably cause Cecily would rather marry Henry herself), on top of which are both Elizabeth (elder), and Margaret plotting from the outset. And apparently Gregory deals with the historical mystery of what exactly happened to the Princes in the tower...Edward AND Richard. anyways, a few chapters in and I'm enjoying it. Will let you know after what I thought of it on the whole.

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