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#581 caladanbrood

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Posted 25 May 2007 - 10:17 AM

Falco;188796 said:

So I looked him up on Wikipedia...do I need to read the Ian Cormac series first too? Or are they stand-alone in the same universe Alistair Reynolds-style?

Yeah, all his books are in the same universe (except for The Cowl, I guess), but the Cormac books (which are the majority) are set a few hundered years prior to the Spatterjay ones. You don't need to read them first though - there are a few minor cross-references, but nothing important that I can remember:)

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Posted 25 May 2007 - 01:46 PM

The War of the World by H.G. Wells.

Just could not restrain myself. I bought it for Â£2 in a second hand shop, very nice small hardback edition.

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Posted 30 May 2007 - 05:09 PM

The Road by Cormac McCarthy came in the mail, the other day im about half way through.

Bought and finished "American Gods" I enjoyed it so thanks to the people who recommended it,

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Posted 31 May 2007 - 05:26 PM

I got The Road today as well. It's half price in Waterstones, so you can get it for about Â£3.98 at the moment.

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Posted 01 June 2007 - 11:08 AM

Endless Things by John Crowley - the 4th and final book in his Aegypt sequence - it's only been 20 years since I read the first one...

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Posted 05 June 2007 - 01:55 PM

Back from a first visit of my in-laws in Belarus and found
Night of Knives: A Novel of the Malazan Empire by Ian Cameron Esslemont awaiting for me ^_^

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Posted 11 June 2007 - 01:02 PM

Light - M John Harrison
Revelation Space - Alastair Reynolds

For some reason, in a very science-fictiony mood of late. However, to counterbalance it:

Ship of the Line - CS Forester

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

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Posted 11 June 2007 - 01:15 PM

RG better have arrived when I get back home!

NOK came on Wed last week. It was underwhelming.

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Posted 11 June 2007 - 03:39 PM

I went to a book signing the other day and came back with copies of 'The Year of Our War' (Steph Swainston) and 'Celtika' (Robert Holdstock) :cool:

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Posted 22 June 2007 - 10:18 AM

In the Ruins and Crown of Stars by Kate Elliott and Night of Knives by Ian Cameron Esslemont.

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Posted 22 June 2007 - 10:22 AM

Werthead;196070 said:

In the Ruins and Crown of Stars by Kate Elliott

How does re-reading go?

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#592 Dr Trouble

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Posted 22 June 2007 - 10:42 AM

I hate Kate Elliott.

Chris out...

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Posted 22 June 2007 - 11:13 AM

Trouble;196074 said:

I hate Kate Elliott.

Chris out...

Werd. Well not hate, but y'know...don't like it.

RG did arrive on Monday. Nothing since. Will try to find White Knight when I'm over in the UK next week.

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Posted 22 June 2007 - 07:42 PM

astra_lestat;196071 said:

How does re-reading go?

Thoughts on the first two books here.

A frustrating series. So many good elements about it but then so much other stuff which severely undermines it. However, the strongest thing about it that I recall is that it does get better as it goes along with the fourth volume (as far as I got last time) being the best of the ones I read. The other three are sitting on the shelf waiting to be read as well.

Actually, looks like I've a fair amount of rereading to do. Looking forward to a JV Jones re-read next year in advance of the summer 2008 publication of A Sword from Red Ice in paperback, and will probably kick off the Wheel of Time re-read once we know when Book 12 is coming out. Assuming late 2008/early 2009, I'd probably have to start that next summer as well (since review copies will be arriving intermittently as well). Might do a ASoIaF reread before ADWD comes out, although that might get squeezed out due to time constraints.

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Posted 23 June 2007 - 07:43 PM

That's a lot of re-reading :eek:

I'm hoping to get round to re-reading 'Kingdoms of Thorn and Bone' (Greg Keyes) before 'The Born Queen' comes out...

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Posted 02 July 2007 - 06:55 PM

Was in Scotland and spent some money on buying:

'The Skinner' by Neal Asher. First of his that I've read and I was hooked/impressed. Similar to Reynolds.

'Red Seas under Red Skies' by Scott Lynch. Good book, but had its flaws much like tLoLL.

A Nick Hornby, a Bill Bryson and a book of writing on Glasgow as well.

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Posted 09 July 2007 - 05:55 PM

Saw The Name of the Wind on sale for dirt cheap, so I bought it. No idea when I'll read it, but hope it's good...

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

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Posted 13 July 2007 - 08:20 PM

The Tyranny of the Night, Glen Cook...loved the Black Company

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Posted 13 July 2007 - 10:46 PM

The ARC of Paul McAuley's Cowboy Angels ('our' USA enforces its value systems onto millions of alternate Americas in parallel universes) arrived today. It looks pretty interesting, especially as McAuley seemed to have disappeared off the radar after causing a storm of interest in his big high-concept hard SF novels about a decade ago.

It'll have to wait a bit though. I'd forgotten that Kate Elliott's The Burning Stone is the bit where her series actually gets pretty decent, and the fourth volume, Child of Flame, is probably the best book in the series. I also have some Mieville and Esslemont that may have to take priority.

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Posted 16 July 2007 - 08:03 PM

Picked up The Swarm by Frank Schatzing as it's now out here in TPB. It's described as SciFi/horror/thriller genre and has been at #1 on bestseller lists in Germany forever according to the cover. Not a bad read, actually -- first book in a long time that has given me nightmares. Fookin' marine worms!

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