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was downtown today. Walked into a used bookstore, because I had 10 min before my appointment.
walked out 20 bucks pporer, but with a 2-volume Set of Gene wolfe's "Book of New Sun"
The Book I bought today is...
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Posted 11 November 2010 - 12:13 AM
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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 11 November 2010 - 08:08 PM
Glad to see all the TBotNS love going around.
I've been buying technical manuals recently, some books on Unix/Linux and Oracle. I think Towers of Midnight is on my list for this week, though.
I've been buying technical manuals recently, some books on Unix/Linux and Oracle. I think Towers of Midnight is on my list for this week, though.
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Posted 15 November 2010 - 01:20 AM
I grabbed the first Fate Of The Jedi volume OUTCAST by Aaron Allston. What can i say, I am a sucker for post-Yuzhan Vong Star Wars EU.
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Posted 15 November 2010 - 09:39 AM
while not quite bought today ... was purchased in last week while waiting on the release of SW:
1) Mistborn 1st and 2nd books
2) Towers of Midnight
3) Chronicles of the Black Company (First 3 books in one collection)
1) Mistborn 1st and 2nd books
2) Towers of Midnight
3) Chronicles of the Black Company (First 3 books in one collection)
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Posted 15 November 2010 - 11:52 AM
Nabbed TP's Monstrous Regiment. Looks good to me.
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Posted 15 November 2010 - 04:54 PM
QuickTidal, on 15 November 2010 - 01:20 AM, said:
What can i say, I am a sucker for post-Yuzhan Vong Star Wars EU.
By which you mean "after everyone in the GFFA forgets the Vong ever existed."
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Posted 15 November 2010 - 05:57 PM
Salt-Man Z, on 15 November 2010 - 04:54 PM, said:
QuickTidal, on 15 November 2010 - 01:20 AM, said:
What can i say, I am a sucker for post-Yuzhan Vong Star Wars EU.
By which you mean "after everyone in the GFFA forgets the Vong ever existed."
That is only partly correct. I'm only 30 odd pages into OUTCAST and already the Vong have been mentioned twice. Points for the new series there.
Though I do admit that after the NJO series was over, they kind of get relegated to the "Yeah, so that happened, but we aren't gonna dwell" stack. LOL!
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Posted 15 November 2010 - 07:02 PM
I forgot about the Vong mentions in Outcast. Overall, I was pleasantly surprised by how much FotJ calls back to old continuity points. I was particularly impressed by how well Omen weaved in a ton of EU references, especially given Golden's status as a newbie SW author.
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Posted 15 November 2010 - 08:40 PM
I bought a publication from the danish ministry of economics and industry today...does that count?
Screw you all, and have a nice day!
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Posted 15 November 2010 - 09:10 PM
Salt-Man Z, on 15 November 2010 - 07:02 PM, said:
I forgot about the Vong mentions in Outcast. Overall, I was pleasantly surprised by how much FotJ calls back to old continuity points. I was particularly impressed by how well Omen weaved in a ton of EU references, especially given Golden's status as a newbie SW author.
Indeed. It's nice to see Denning and Allston stepping up to that particular plate.
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Posted 18 November 2010 - 11:53 AM
Lois McMaster Bujold's Cryoburn arrived yesterday! Woo-hoo! Miles goodness!
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Posted 21 November 2010 - 09:04 PM
Stoneweilder!!!!!!!!!!
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Posted 22 November 2010 - 12:21 PM
Nightangel Trilogy .... good read.... though makes you wonder if the author has plans to retur to this world as there is so much more to answer.... and was really hoping that lightbringer was part of it ..... ;o(
Kingmaker Kingbreaker series by Karen Miller.... looks good from what I've read so far... just wonderin if the other the Godspeaker Trilogy and the Fishermans Children books form part of teh same ongoing tale
Kingmaker Kingbreaker series by Karen Miller.... looks good from what I've read so far... just wonderin if the other the Godspeaker Trilogy and the Fishermans Children books form part of teh same ongoing tale
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Posted 25 November 2010 - 12:47 AM
Harvester, on 24 November 2010 - 09:51 PM, said:
I ordered Robert McCammon's Swan Song and if that's as shitty as the Stand.. woe betide you, McCammon, woe betide you.. D:
ordered...? really? the average 2h bookstore seems to have McCammon's entire works twice over. I swear i saw three Swan Song's alone last time i was at one.
I did like the Wolf's Hour (ww2 werewolf commando ftw!) but found the rest of his stuff is mediocre.
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Posted 25 November 2010 - 12:53 AM
Was asked if I wanted Justin Cronin's The Passage for Chrimbo...Do I?
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Posted 25 November 2010 - 02:49 AM
Abyss, on 25 November 2010 - 12:47 AM, said:
Harvester, on 24 November 2010 - 09:51 PM, said:
I ordered Robert McCammon's Swan Song and if that's as shitty as the Stand.. woe betide you, McCammon, woe betide you.. D:
ordered...? really? the average 2h bookstore seems to have McCammon's entire works twice over. I swear i saw three Swan Song's alone last time i was at one.
I did like the Wolf's Hour (ww2 werewolf commando ftw!) but found the rest of his stuff is mediocre.
I had to order it, because I live in Germany.
Don't judge me D:
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Posted 27 November 2010 - 02:33 PM
So Stonewielder has just arrived! I have been a bit slow to finish DoD, so I now ask your advice on whether I should read Towers of Midnight or Stonewielder next. Which should it be?
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Posted 27 November 2010 - 02:38 PM
What a silly question. Stonewielder no matter what.
In other news, went out looking for Stonewielder at my local book pushers yesterday but couldn't find it.
Instead I bought Small Favors by Jim Butcher and the first omnibus in the Gaunts Ghosts series by Dan Abnett. Anything that Werthead recommends is usually worth picking up.
In other news, went out looking for Stonewielder at my local book pushers yesterday but couldn't find it.
Instead I bought Small Favors by Jim Butcher and the first omnibus in the Gaunts Ghosts series by Dan Abnett. Anything that Werthead recommends is usually worth picking up.
