The Book I bought today is...

#641 Tremolo

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Posted 17 September 2007 - 02:46 PM

Naomi Novik - Temeraire

( after reading a couple of Tim PowersÂ´ and others novels I have become very hooked on the idea of alternate histories - I think the blend between historic facts, persons and events set in a fantasy plot is just marvellous)

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#642 Murrin

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Posted 18 September 2007 - 10:23 PM

Things Fall Apart - Chinua Achebe
Court of the Air - Stephen Hunt
Heart-Shaped Box - Joe Hill

#643 Called-by-the-Voices

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Posted 19 September 2007 - 09:17 AM

R. Scott Bakker- The Darkness That Comes Before
R. Scott Bakker- The Warrior Prophet

after hearing so much about these books from you guys... I had to try them. (To kill time till TtH is released) So far, 30 pgs into TDTCB,and i'm LOVING it... Dunno, it has that something so far. A great atmosphere, the style of writing, dunno.. Something...:heyhey:

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#644 QuickTidal

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Posted 21 September 2007 - 12:56 AM

Empire of Ivory - Naomi Novik

The Naming - Alison Croggon

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

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#645 Dagger

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Posted 21 September 2007 - 03:43 AM

Red Seas under Red Skies - Scott Lynch

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#646 ObsoleteResolve

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Posted 21 September 2007 - 06:34 AM

A Cruel Wind-- Glen Cook.
The Warrior Prophet- Bakker.

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#647 Valgard

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Posted 24 September 2007 - 08:55 AM

Troy: the Fall of Kings by David and Sarah Gemell. Very good so far no change in quality from a normal Gemell book enjoying it greatly.

#648 mxlm

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Posted 24 September 2007 - 09:02 AM

The Dispossessed - Le Guin
His Dark Materials omnibus - Pullman
Sweet Silver Blues - Cook (only $2 at Amazon.com right now. fyi.)
Hammered - Bear
War Surf - Buckner

#649 maynard

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Posted 25 September 2007 - 09:29 PM

Today was pay-day so I took a stroll down to the bookstore and bought two books I've been wanting to read for quite a while. Scott Lynch - Red seas under red skies and Richard Morgan - Black man.

They'd better be good considering the price for the damn trade paperbacks is about twice that of the mmpb.

#650 Dag

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Posted 08 October 2007 - 07:15 PM

Today I went kind of berserk with my credit card, and the result is...

Scott Lynch - "Red Seas under Red Skies"
Brandon Sanderson - "Mistborn: The Final Empire" and "Elantris"
Paul Kearney - "This Forsaken Earth"
Joe Abercrombie - "The Blade Itself" and "Before They are Hanged"
Joan D. Vinge - "The Snow Queen" and "The Summer Queen"

Actually, all I wanted to buy was a funny comic book for a friend's birthday... I swear! But somehow things got out of control...

Well, at least I've got something to read until Christmas...

#651 Rat Mentor

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Posted 08 October 2007 - 08:23 PM

mxlm, have to say that 'The Dispossessed' by Ursula le Guin is one of my favorite SF books. Damn good read. What's your opinion?

#652 Mentalist

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Posted 16 October 2007 - 08:04 PM

umm, went to chapters on Fri with a gift card

"The Braided path" omnibus by Chris Woodings
Keys of Power triliogy by Simon Brown
Volume 1 of "The Cloudmages"
Volume 1 of Bakker's "Prince of Nothing"
Volume 1 of Tad Williams' "Otherland"
Volume 1 of Harry Tutledove's "Darkness"
Dunham's "Acacia"

and a week before-- "Tyrants and Kings" trilogy by John Marco

Kud13, doomed himself before midterms.....

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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 22 October 2007 - 06:08 PM

David Anthony Durham's "Acacia"

(actually, it was a gift, not purchased)

Story sounds fairly standard, but just from what I've heard about the author I am intrigued.

EDIT - DINGDINGDINGDINGDINGDINGDINGDINGDING!!!!!!!

I finally hit 1,000 posts! Class.

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

#654 caladanbrood

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Posted 22 October 2007 - 06:34 PM

kud13;214596 said:

"The Braided path" omnibus by Chris Woodings

I really enjoyed that trilogy. Not many other people I know have read it though

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Posted 22 October 2007 - 06:53 PM

yeah, it's the next thing i'll be reading, once im done "Tyrants and Kings". I heard a few references about it, although it seems to be rather obscure and sffworld has no info on Woodings....

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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.

#656 caladanbrood

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Posted 22 October 2007 - 07:06 PM

Yeah - you might be looking in the wrong place. He was always previously a YAF author as opposed to fantasy, so these were he debut novels in the genre. Not the most outstanding or original books in the world, but good characters, nice plot twists and some real laugh-out-loud moments too

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Posted 25 October 2007 - 03:29 PM

Richard K Morgan - Thirteen (Black Man)

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#658 Tremolo

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Posted 26 October 2007 - 07:05 PM

Dean Koontz - Frankenstein 'Prodigal Son'
Dean Koontz - Frankenstein 'City of Night'
Michael Moorcock - Gloriana
Michael Swanwick - The Iron Dragons Daughter
Greg Keyes - The Black God
Greg Keyes - The Waterborn
Richard Matheson - I am Legend
Laurell K. Hamilton - Guilty Pleasures

Booksale in my fav book shop

which is unfortunately closing

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Posted 28 October 2007 - 04:36 AM

Tremolo;217121 said:

which is unfortunately closing

I read Greg Keyes' Waterborn and Blackgod like 10 years ago and at the time I was still a teen, so they were a bit of a hard read for me. I should reread them though. Strange books, but then again if you like a world with really fantasic elements these are probably for you.

I found a used book store nearby and have purchased 100+ books recently.

Average price is $0.75 per paperback and $3-5 for a hardback(US currency).
Best ones I found were:
House of Chains US edition(good, because I have UK version)
Stephen King-Gunslinger and The Stand
Stephen Donaldson- about 10 of his books
Terry Goodkind-All of his(just kidding, I am actually thinking about giving my copies away)
Legends with GRRM, Jordan, King, Feist, Pratchett and others
Gaiman- American Gods
Also found some K. Kurtz, D. Eddings, M. Lackey, T. Hickman, and L.E. Modesitt Jr. that I miiiiiiight read someday.
Lots of other non-fantasy books as well, including an 1880 edition of Charles Dickens' Works.

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Posted 31 October 2007 - 01:43 AM

Night of Knives by ICE

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Cursed Summer returns. The Lady Now Sleeps.

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