The Book I bought today is...

#481 Illuyankas

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Posted 25 December 2006 - 06:33 PM

Do gifts count? Because my sister got me the single most horrifying novel ever - David Hasselhoff's autobiography. We're not speaking any more.

Hello, soldiers, look at your mage, now back to me, now back at your mage, now back to me. Sadly, he isn’t me, but if he stopped being an unascended mortal and switched to Sole Spice, he could smell like he’s me. Look down, back up, where are you? You’re in a warren with the High Mage your cadre mage could smell like. What’s in your hand, back at me. I have it, it’s an acorn with two gates to that realm you love. Look again, the acorn is now otataral. Anything is possible when your mage smells like Sole Spice and not a Bole brother. I’m on a quorl.

#482 Tremolo

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Posted 25 December 2006 - 07:39 PM

Well, you cant really hear her you deaf bugger...

If gifts count I got The Divine Comedy by Dante Aligeri and a booklet on danish micro breweries, yay!

'We all have nukes, and we all know how to dance'

#483 Murrin

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Posted 25 December 2006 - 10:54 PM

Gifts:
-Little, Big - John Crowley
-Learning the World - Ken Macleod
-Blood Meridian - Cormac McCarthy
-Pale Fire - Vladimir Nabokov
-Nova Swing - M. John Harrison
-The Troika - Stepan Chapman
-Oldboy manga

#484 Darkwatch

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Posted 26 December 2006 - 04:04 AM

Not so much bought as recieved:
Fate of the Fallen - Ian Irvine
La plus veille cuisine du monde (the oldest recipes in the world) - Jean Bottéro
Persian Fire - Tom Holland

And a lot of gift certificates for the book store.

The Pub is Always Open

Proud supporter of the Wolves of Winter. Glory be to her Majesty, The Lady Snow.
Cursed Summer returns. The Lady Now Sleeps.

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Τον Πρωτος Αληθη Δεσποτην της Οικιας Αυτος

RodeoRanch said:

You're a rock.
A non-touching itself rock.

#485 Raymond Luxury Yacht

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Posted 26 December 2006 - 06:08 AM

I got the newest David Eddings books for christmas. Damn holiday traditions. My family insists on getting me an Eddings book for christmas every year. It makes me sad.

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#486 vahlar

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Posted 27 December 2006 - 06:46 AM

I picked up Winterbirth by Brian Ruckley a couple days ago. quite good so far, I would recomend it if your looking for something new and I always am. I also have Scar Night by Alan Campbell on the way from amazon, sounds like it should be good.

#487 Werthead

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Posted 30 December 2006 - 06:15 PM

Counting the last few days, Fat by Rob Grant, Dreamsongs by George RR Martin and The Blade Itself by Joe Abercrombie

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"Try standing out in a winter storm all night and see how tough you are. Start with that. Then go into a bar and pick a fight and see how tough you are. And then go home and break crockery over your head. Start with those three and you'll be good to go."
- Bruce Campbell on how to be as cool as he is

#488 Astra

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Posted 30 December 2006 - 06:17 PM

The Blade Itself by Joe Abercrombie

Only Two Things Are Infinite, The Universe and Human Stupidity, and I'm Not Sure About The Former.
Albert Einstein

#489 Hume

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Posted 31 December 2006 - 01:14 AM

Went and got these shortly after xmas.

Hal Duncun - Vellum

Umberto Eco - Baudilino

Richard Dawkins - Unweaving the Rainbow

Williom Gibson - Neuromancer, Pattern Recognition

Hopefully they all be good.

#490 Astra

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Posted 31 December 2006 - 11:55 AM

Child of Flame by Kate Elliot

Only Two Things Are Infinite, The Universe and Human Stupidity, and I'm Not Sure About The Former.
Albert Einstein

#491 Falco

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Posted 01 January 2007 - 03:00 PM

Raided the library post-NYE:

-'Broken Angels' by Richard Morgan
-'Lost in a Good Book' by Jasper Fforde
-'The Night Watch' by Sergei Lukyanenko
-The Evergence Trilogy by Sean Williams and Sean Dix
-'The City of Ravens' by Richard Baker. One of the Forgotten Realms books, but mehh
-Couple of Robert Asprin's M.Y.T.H omnibus books.

Looking forward to 'The Night Watch'. Never saw the movie.

#492 tiam

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Posted 03 January 2007 - 04:36 PM

Was the film the one in Russian?

Neway bought Songs of Susannah and the Dark Tower. finally polishing of the series.

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Posted 03 January 2007 - 07:52 PM

Winterbirth by Brian Ruckley

Scar Night (Deepgate Codex) by Alan Campbell

The Golden Fool: The Tawny Man Book 2 [Hardcover - finally

] by Robin Hobb

tiam

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Was the film the one in Russian?

Yes. Though the movie is rubbish IMHO, however, he book is very good.
The Last Watch - the fourth book is the best so far.

Only Two Things Are Infinite, The Universe and Human Stupidity, and I'm Not Sure About The Former.
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#494 Sir Thursday

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Posted 04 January 2007 - 12:50 PM

Just bought:

The Blade Itself by Joe Abercrombie
Winterbirth by Brian Ruckley
Scar Night by Alan Campbell
The Belly of the Bow by KJ Parker
The Lions of Al-Rassan by Guy Gavriel Kay

Looking forward to it!

Sir Thursday

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#495 caladanbrood

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Posted 04 January 2007 - 04:50 PM

Fat, by Rob Grant and Storm Front, the first of the Dresden Files books by Jim Butcher:)

O xein', angellein Lakedaimoniois hoti têde; keimetha tois keinon rhémasi peithomenoi.

#496 Illuyankas

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Posted 04 January 2007 - 06:35 PM

Last And First Men - Olaf Stapledon
The Science of Discworld 3: Darwin's Watch - Terry Pratchett, Jack Cohen and Ian Stewart
The Player Of Games and The Algerbraist - Iain M. Banks
Lord Of Light - Roger Zelazny
The Darkness That Comes Before - R. Scott Bakker (finally)

Lots of good stuff to burn through.

#497 blewin

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Posted 13 January 2007 - 07:49 AM

Steven Erickson's "Midnight Tides" (only one not on bookshelf out of the whole series). I was debating between it and Martin's first book.... but uh, leave Martin for later.

#498 councilor

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Posted 13 January 2007 - 10:22 AM

the golden age - i forget by who. only a couple of pages into it, but it feels like a pretty good read so far. hope it continues. oh, and just recently polished off the algebraist - does feel as good as some of the authors ealier books. could just be me though...

Question:

Does being the only sane person in the world make you insane?

If a tree falls in the woods and a deaf person saw it, does it make a sound?

#499 Hume

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Posted 13 January 2007 - 10:47 AM

Over the Past week or so ...
Richard Dawkins Climbing Mount Improbable
Gene Wolfe The Fifth Head of Cereberus, The Wizard
Matt Stover Heroes Die, Blade of Tyshalle
Neil Gaimen Anansi Boys
Steved Coll Ghost Wars
Manucher Farmanfarmaian Blood and Oil

And was Recently Given
Jeff Vandermeer Veniss Underground
Mark Bowden Black Hawk Down

Now the Daunting Task of deciding which ones to read...But I will be having a lot (hopefully) spare time soon for a while with little access to electricity so stocking up stuff (books) to keep me busy.

#500 Dr Trouble

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Posted 27 January 2007 - 11:15 AM

I bought:

Enders Game - Orson Scott Card (I read it straight away also, Very good, I thought. I heard he gets preachy and shit down the line, can anyone tell me when to stop reading?)