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#3481 Abyss

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Posted 28 October 2014 - 02:37 PM

Serenity, on 17 October 2014 - 09:06 PM, said:

... made the mistake of turning the wi-fi on on my Kindle and suddenly it downloaded a load of books without my permission!

...

Blade of Tyshalle by Matthew Stover

...

Your Kindle is smarter than you are. Shut up and read.
(assuming you've read HEROES DIE already)

THIS IS YOUR REMINDER THAT THERE IS A
'VIEW NEW CONTENT' BUTTON THAT
ALLOWS YOU TO VIEW NEW CONTENT

#3482 Serenity

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Posted 28 October 2014 - 02:54 PM

Abyss, on 28 October 2014 - 02:37 PM, said:

Serenity, on 17 October 2014 - 09:06 PM, said:

... made the mistake of turning the wi-fi on on my Kindle and suddenly it downloaded a load of books without my permission!

...

Blade of Tyshalle by Matthew Stover

...

Your Kindle is smarter than you are. Shut up and read.
(assuming you've read HEROES DIE already)

Ain't that the truth :unworthy:

And yes, I have.

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Posted 30 October 2014 - 01:23 PM

Pre-ordered STAR WARS: TARKIN for the Kindle.

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

#3484 Baco Xtath

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Posted 08 November 2014 - 06:59 PM

All on audible:
IQ84
Dance, Dance, Dance
Broken Kingdoms
the Company Man
River of Blue Stars: Otherland 2
The Scar
The Iron Council
Blade Runner
After Dark
Emperor Mollusk vs. the Sinister Brain
The Rhesus Chart

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#3485 Serenity

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Posted 11 November 2014 - 04:52 PM

The Curse of the House of Foskett by MRC Kasasian (59p on Kindle!)

Death of Kings by Bernard Cornwell

The Pagan Lord by Bernard Cornwell

Sandman Slim by Richard Kadrey

Willful Child by some bloke or other

#3486 caladanbrood

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Posted 11 November 2014 - 09:23 PM

Willful Child and Ben Aaronovitch's Foxglove Summer. Going to pick them up at the weekend. Now the eternal conundrum of which to read first. Ahhhhhhhh!!!! Posted Image

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Posted 11 November 2014 - 09:54 PM

caladanbrood, on 11 November 2014 - 09:23 PM, said:

Willful Child and Ben Aaronovitch's Foxglove Summer. Going to pick them up at the weekend. Now the eternal conundrum of which to read first. Ahhhhhhhh!!!! Posted Image

Foxglove Summer because if it ends on a kicker anything like the last one did you can drive away the jitters with Willful Child.

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#3488 caladanbrood

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Posted 11 November 2014 - 10:00 PM

I'm not sure I could cope with another ending like the previous one...

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Posted 11 November 2014 - 11:02 PM

It would appear that I've forgotten to inform the thread that I've picked up Alera 5 + 6, as well as "republic of Thieves" a few weeks back. So I will do so now.

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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 17 November 2014 - 12:15 AM

Another pay day, another book purchase

"Sixty Days and Counting'--Kim Stanley Robnson's third "Sciance in the Capital" book
and also "The Human Division"--apparently, John Scalzi wrota another book in the Old Man's War series.

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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.

#3491 Tsundoku

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Posted 25 November 2014 - 07:50 AM

Recently finally got around to buying:
Assail by ICE, and
Kings of Morning by Paul Kearney

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#3492 McLovin

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Posted 25 November 2014 - 03:26 PM

Picked up vol 3 of Nu52 JUSTICE LEAGUE. Wasn't really interested in getting but I needed something to get free Amazon shipping.

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

#3493 Tsundoku

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Posted 26 November 2014 - 08:26 AM

Got into town today and picked up the Firefly graphic novel "Leaves on the Wind", which apparently picks up straight after the movie Serenity.

I think I'll start that now.

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Posted 28 November 2014 - 03:15 PM

Before They Are Hanged, by Joe Applecrumble - needed something meaty to tuck into on the 7 hour train journey to (and then from) Weymouth on Tuesday / Thursday.

Debut novel 'Incarnate' now available on Kindle

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Posted 29 November 2014 - 12:44 AM

Maark, on 28 November 2014 - 03:15 PM, said:

Before They Are Hanged, by Joe Applecrumble - needed something meaty to tuck into on the 7 hour train journey to (and then from) Weymouth on Tuesday / Thursday.

I loved the first law trilogy. good times

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Posted 29 November 2014 - 07:26 AM

It's very dark and in that reminds me a little of the story I'm working on (which is sort of a low fantasy with a few steampunk eleemnts revenge / whodunnit crossed with an overarching storyline that ends up swallowing the main characters' problems almost entirely). The characters are pretty believeable and Glokta is such a beautiful misanthrope. If my leg stops working I think he could be a role model to me.

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Posted 03 December 2014 - 05:42 AM

Dropped by Chapters for tehe Black Friday Sale. on Sun...

The sale was less then impressive, but perusing the bargain shelves I did spot "The Best of H.P. Lovecraft" for 10 bucks.

Never read Lovecraft before, so I figured it'd be a good start.

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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 03 December 2014 - 05:56 AM

Mentalist, on 03 December 2014 - 05:42 AM, said:

I would congratulate you on that, but all of Lovecraft's works are available online for free. Though the format is kind of poor.

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Posted 03 December 2014 - 02:41 PM

Gwynn ap Nudd, on 03 December 2014 - 05:56 AM, said:

Mentalist, on 03 December 2014 - 05:42 AM, said:

I would congratulate you on that, but all of Lovecraft's works are available online for free. Though the format is kind of poor.

Yes, I know his stuff's public domain. But I don't like reading off a screen, as I do enough of that at work. Give me the dead tree version anyday.

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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 04 December 2014 - 12:11 AM

Just bought "A Cruel Wind" by Glen Cook for $2 on Kindle

HiddenOne. You son of a bitch. You slimy, skulking, low-posting scumbag. You knew it would come to this. Roundabout, maybe. Tortuous, certainly. But here we are, you and me again. I started the train on you so many many hours ago, and now I'm going to finish it. Die HO. Die. This is for last time, and this is for this game too. This is for all the people who died to your backstabbing, treacherous, "I sure don't know what's going on around here" filthy lying, deceitful ways. You son of a bitch. Whatever happens, this is justice. For me, this is justice. Vote HiddenOne Finally, I am at peace.