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#3641 Maark Abbott

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Posted 01 September 2015 - 06:54 AM

Feist is pretty cheesy, but worth a read. Just bear in mind that every series seems to follow the same pattern (see Star Wars IV, V, VI).

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Posted 03 September 2015 - 07:47 AM

Recent purchases:

True Names and Other Dangers by Vernor Vinge

Up Against It by M. J. Locke

Pelquin's Comet by Ian Whates

Winterfair Gifts (Vorkosigan novella) by Lois McMaster Bujold

Fade Out by Patrick Tilley - read this about 30 years ago and fancied reading it again

Hammered by Elizabeth Bear

Trust Your Eyes by Linwood Barclay

Never Look Away by Linwood Barclay

Stormbird (War of the Roses Book 1) by Conn Amazon Posted Image

#3643 QuickTidal

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Posted 07 September 2015 - 05:45 PM

Picked up TWELVE KINGS IN SHARAKHAI by Bradley P. Beaulieu as I read a short story featuring the protagonist a few months ago and loved it.

Also, it's nice to start into an eastern flavoured desert-set fantasy series.

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Posted 18 September 2015 - 01:23 PM

Picked up the last Dept. 19 book DARKEST NIGHT by Will Hill. It will be nice to finish this series. I actually had no idea it was out so soon.

Also grabbed one of the three new YA Star Wars books WEAPON OF A JEDI by Jason Fry (which details a story about Luke after ANH before EMPIRE)...these are slickly made little hardcovers (with art by the brilliant Phil Noto) which feature aspects that are easter eggs for THE FORCE AWAKENS in them...which is cool.

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Posted 20 September 2015 - 04:59 PM

I grabbed two new ones today. The first is The Third Section by Jasper Kent - more russian vampire goodness. The second was Queen of Fire by Anthony Ryan.

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Posted 03 October 2015 - 09:22 PM

A few weeks back I bought a TPB edition of A Crown for Cold Silver by Alex Marshall on a whim-the blurb reminded me a bit of "Best Served Cold", as did the cover.

Apparently, that book is now a big deal, b/c my local Chapters today had a whole shelf of 'em

Today I grabbed:

Iron Jackal by Chris Wooding, the 3rd Ketty Jay book
Of Bone and Thunder Chris Evan's take on Vietnam War with elves.
and also
Welcome to the Madhouse , which is a sci-fi thriller by S.E. Sasaki. The author was doing a book-signing in the store and gave me a bookmark. I liked the blurb, asked her more about the book, we started talking. She asked me who I think is the best SFF author. I, naturally, said, SE. Turns out she was an advance reader for a bunch of SE and ICE's books. Small world, :rolleyes:

Had a lovely chat, bought a book, got it signed, told her I'll tell her what I though on her web-site.

Oh, I looked for "Aeronaut's Windlass", too. I'm a sucker for steampunk, so I was actually willing to break my own rule and buy a Butcher book in hardcover. The store's supposed to have 20 copies, and one of the clerks spent about 40 minutes searching all over the store for them, with no luck. I'm not overtly upset, b/c I've got enough to read right now, but the guy seemed incredibly apologetic.

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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.

#3647 Gnaw

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Posted 05 October 2015 - 02:05 AM

I'm legal, I'm legal!!

Finally actually bought the books!

Only fair since I've read them twice. :rolleyes:

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Posted 05 October 2015 - 03:29 AM

Picked up Ancillary Mercy breaking from my recent trend of only listening to books at work, I'll make time for some deadtree in this case.

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Posted 07 October 2015 - 07:56 AM

Recent purchases:
Killer of Men by Christian Cameron
Tribune of Rome by Robert Fabbri
Prophet of Bones by Ted Kosmatka
The Whale Road by Robert Low
Relentless by Jack Campbell
The Crystal Cave by Mary Stewart
Alexander: God of War by Christian Cameron
The King Must Die by Mary Renault
The Tropic of Serpents: A Memoir by Lady Trent by Marie Brennan

#3650 Gredfallan Ale

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Posted 17 October 2015 - 02:49 PM

Well, a few might have heard of it, but today I bought "Gardens of the Moon" by fantasy author Steven Erikson. I think I can recommend it to most of you.

'When I use a word,' Humpty Dumpty said, in rather a scornful tone, 'it means just what I choose it to mean — neither more nor less.'

'The question is,' said Alice, 'whether you can make words mean so many different things.'

'The question is,' said Humpty Dumpty, 'which is to be master — that's all.'

#3651 Macros

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Posted 17 October 2015 - 03:38 PM

Daniel Polanskys new book.
Those Above (the empty throne book 1)

looking forward to it (based on my enjoying his style in low town)

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Posted 18 October 2015 - 08:13 AM

Gredfallan Ale, on 17 October 2015 - 02:49 PM, said:

Well, a few might have heard of it, but today I bought "Gardens of the Moon" by fantasy author Steven Erikson. I think I can recommend it to most of you.

Sounds a bit rubbish tbh the Moon doesn't have any Gardens on it,plus what does an author know about lunar horticulture?

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Posted 18 October 2015 - 01:54 PM

realized I bought a second copy of "Prince of Fools" two weeks ago. Went to exchange it. Picked up the third Merchant Princes omnibus, "Revolutionary Trade" by Stross.

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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.

#3654 Serenity

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Posted 19 October 2015 - 10:28 AM

Luna: New Moon by Ian McDonald
Roboteer by Alex Lamb
Crashing Heaven by Al Robertson

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Posted 21 October 2015 - 03:48 PM

Spent some birthday money and ordered the Dresden Files: Down Town hardcover, plus some dirt-cheap TPBs of This River Awakens and The Devil Delivered and Other Stores (both of which I'd read and loved, but didn't yet own.)

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Posted 21 October 2015 - 03:51 PM

Tiste Simeon, on 18 October 2015 - 08:13 AM, said:

Gredfallan Ale, on 17 October 2015 - 02:49 PM, said:

Well, a few might have heard of it, but today I bought "Gardens of the Moon" by fantasy author Steven Erikson. I think I can recommend it to most of you.

Sounds a bit rubbish tbh the Moon doesn't have any Gardens on it,plus what does an author know about lunar horticulture?

It's a metaphor, it doesn't have to make sense.

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Posted 21 October 2015 - 04:09 PM

Abyss, on 21 October 2015 - 03:51 PM, said:

Tiste Simeon, on 18 October 2015 - 08:13 AM, said:

Gredfallan Ale, on 17 October 2015 - 02:49 PM, said:

Well, a few might have heard of it, but today I bought "Gardens of the Moon" by fantasy author Steven Erikson. I think I can recommend it to most of you.

Sounds a bit rubbish tbh the Moon doesn't have any Gardens on it,plus what does an author know about lunar horticulture?

It's a metaphor, it doesn't have to make sense.

are you implying there are some metaphors that make sense?

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