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#2441 Binder of Demons

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Posted 29 July 2012 - 12:52 PM

On the back of several positive reviews here, I went and got LEVIATHAN WAKES (for some good sci-fi) and then the first of the ALEX VERUS novels (for a slice of Dresden-like urban fantasy). Hoping both are as good as people here have found them.

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#2442 Binder of Demons

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Posted 30 July 2012 - 01:41 AM

Briar King, on 30 July 2012 - 01:22 AM, said:

Binder...LW is so damn cool. I'm almost done with it.

That's good to hear. I'm already over half way through "Fated" by Benedict Jacka, and loving it, so I'll probably finish that tonight.

In which case I'll start into "Leviathan Wakes" tomorrow or the day after. It's great knowing there are sequels to these books already published as well.

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Posted 30 July 2012 - 03:06 AM

Exactly one expanse long.

They came with white hands and left with red hands.

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Posted 30 July 2012 - 03:14 AM

For better or worse, I am now One with the Internet.

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Posted 30 July 2012 - 10:18 AM

picked up:

Beyond the Shadows by Brent Weeks, The Blade Itself and Before They are Hanged by Joe Abercrombie,

I thought to pick it up once again, unlike last week when I had to cancel it, now I'm all up for trying Abercrombie now, but I will have to put him behind from my other books to read, and will definitely pick up the other 3 books of Abercrombie,
now I can finally finish the Night Angel Trilogy, and I'm considering picking up The Black Prism as positively recommended by The Briar King,

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Posted 04 August 2012 - 12:01 PM

Purchased the first three BLACK COMPANY omnibuses.

Guess I didn't realize while at the store, but there's only four volumes, should have sprung for that one too and got the whole set. Oh well.

Read the original trilo and Silver Spike about 10 yrs ago, but then never could find the Books of the South in my area.

I probably need to stop buying books and get to reading.

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

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Posted 04 August 2012 - 03:13 PM

Did my weekly trip to the bookstore and grabbed:

WHISPERS UNDERGROUND - Ben Aaronovitch (3rd in the series!)

HARLEQUIN - Bernard Cornwell (there is a 4th Thomas Of Hookton book coming out later this year, I figure it's time to start the series)

FATED - Benedict Jacka (from forum recommendations)

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Posted 06 August 2012 - 03:12 PM

Grabbed AMONG OTHERS - Jo Walton and PRINCE OF THORNS - Mark Lawrence, both on recco's from fellow bloggers...and you guys.

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

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Posted 06 August 2012 - 09:06 PM

Just let us know when we need to hold an intervention.

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Posted 06 August 2012 - 09:42 PM

worrywort, on 06 August 2012 - 09:06 PM, said:

Just let us know when we need to hold an intervention.

Now please. The bookstore is becoming a second home.

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Posted 06 August 2012 - 10:07 PM

QuickTidal, on 06 August 2012 - 09:42 PM, said:

worrywort, on 06 August 2012 - 09:06 PM, said:

Just let us know when we need to hold an intervention.

Now please. The bookstore is becoming a second home.

My home is becoming a second bookstore.

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―Gene Wolfe, The Citadel of the Autarch

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Posted 10 August 2012 - 10:19 AM

picked up:

Best Served Cold by Joe Abercrombie (Orbit Paperback w/ a beautiful cover of Monza Murcatto, i think?)

just missing Last Argument of Kings, may pick it up by next week and put up an order for Heroes and Red Country both Orbit Paperbacks,

also pre-ordered Death Mask, Blood Rites, Dead Beat and Proven Guilty all by Jim Butcher,

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Posted 10 August 2012 - 11:02 AM

QuickTidal, on 06 August 2012 - 03:12 PM, said:

Grabbed AMONG OTHERS - Jo Walton and PRINCE OF THORNS - Mark Lawrence, both on recco's from fellow bloggers...and you guys.

will you do a review of PoT? i like to add that one to my TBR list, and hoping to pre-order that one soon,

#2454 Otataral Toblakai

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Posted 10 August 2012 - 11:48 AM

The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms, Book 1

Disclaimer: The Toblakai in my nick is in no way Karsa but the spawn of a Thelomen Toblakai and the Otataral Dragon.
Disclaimer to the disclaimer: Thinks about his signature and wonders how on earth would a Toblakai and the Otataral Dragon...create offspring?

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Posted 10 August 2012 - 03:35 PM

More HPB acquisitions: F. Paul Wilson's The Keep (which I've just started) and Margaret Atwood's Oryx and Crake.

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Posted 10 August 2012 - 03:56 PM

yuna_anomander25, on 10 August 2012 - 11:02 AM, said:

QuickTidal, on 06 August 2012 - 03:12 PM, said:

Grabbed AMONG OTHERS - Jo Walton and PRINCE OF THORNS - Mark Lawrence, both on recco's from fellow bloggers...and you guys.

will you do a review of PoT? i like to add that one to my TBR list, and hoping to pre-order that one soon,

Probably, though I'm not sure when.

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Posted 11 August 2012 - 03:45 PM

Preparing for the second year of my bachelor:

Nights of Villjamur: Legends of the Red Sun: Book One - Mark Charan Newton

King of Thorns (Broken Empire 2) - Mark Lawrence

Forge of Darkness: The Kharkanas Trilogy 1 - Steven Erikson (Finally)

The Other Lands (The War with the Mein) - David Anthony Durham

A Cruel Wind: A Chronicle of the Dread Empire - Glen Cook

The Ambassador's Mission: The Traitor Spy Trilogy: Book One - Trudi Canavan

Cloud Atlas - David Mitchell

Dawnthief: Chronicles of the Raven 1 - James Barclay.

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Posted 13 August 2012 - 07:39 PM

McLovin, on 04 August 2012 - 12:01 PM, said:

Purchased the first three BLACK COMPANY omnibuses.

Guess I didn't realize while at the store, but there's only four volumes, should have sprung for that one too and got the whole set. Oh well.

Went back and got the fourth one.

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

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Posted 15 August 2012 - 06:58 PM

Today I bought _Forge of Darkness_, woo-hoo!

Also picked up Benedict Jacka's _Cursed_ and Stross's _The Apocalypse Codex_.

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