Werthead Posted February 3, 2009 Share Posted February 3, 2009 [i][b]Odd and the Frost Giants [/b][/i]by Neil Gaiman [i][b]Use of Weapons [/b][/i]by Iain M. Banks [i][b]The Gunslinger [/b][/i]by Stephen King Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
murphy Posted February 3, 2009 Share Posted February 3, 2009 [b]Dragonfly Falling [/b]by Adrian Tschaikovsky [b]Backup[/b] by Jim Butcher [b]Trial by Fire [/b]and [b]Rebel's Cage[/b], both by Kate Jacoby [b]Bright of the Sky [/b]by Kay Kenyon [b]The Skewed Throne [/b]by Joshua Palmatieri [b]Scar Night [/b]by Alan Campbell [b]The Chaos Crystal [/b]by Jennifer Fallon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cuchulain Posted February 3, 2009 Share Posted February 3, 2009 Dune - Frank Herbert The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress - Robert Heinlein (both SF Masterworks hardcovers) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Procrastimancer Posted February 4, 2009 Share Posted February 4, 2009 [b]Prince of Stories: The Many Worlds of Neil Gaiman[/b] [b]Only Forward[/b] - Michael Marshall Smith Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaxom 1974 Posted February 4, 2009 Share Posted February 4, 2009 [b]Star Trek: A Singular Destiny [/b]- Keith RA DiCandido [b]Sharks Just Wanna Have Fun: The Thirteenth Sherman's Lagoon Collection [/b]- Jim Toomey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Law Lord Posted February 4, 2009 Share Posted February 4, 2009 Went to the city with my friend and followed some recommendations from this forum, getting: Deadhouse Gates - Steven Erikson. Dune - Frank Herbert. Crime and Punishment - Dostyevsky. Should keep me busy for a while considering the second yesr of my law degree begins soon and i'm in the process of reading Gardens of the Moon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
romison Posted February 4, 2009 Share Posted February 4, 2009 My first english ebook Richard Morgan - The steel remains Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Galactus Posted February 4, 2009 Share Posted February 4, 2009 Not today, but they ARRIVED yesterday: Sir Terry Pratchett: Nation Bakker: Judging Eye Lukyanenko: Last Watch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wolverine Posted February 4, 2009 Share Posted February 4, 2009 Infected: A Novel by Scott Sigler The List of Seven by Mark Frost The Blade Itself (The First Law: Book One) by Joe Abercrombie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomekire Posted February 4, 2009 Share Posted February 4, 2009 Wolves of the Calla - Stephen King Vellum- Hal Duncan Deryni Rising- Katherine Kurtz The Way of Shadows - Brent Weeks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irriadin Posted February 4, 2009 Share Posted February 4, 2009 [b]Before They Are Hanged[/b] - Joe Abercrombie [b]Last Argument of Kings[/b] - Joe Abercrombie [b]The Thousandfold Thought[/b] - R. Scott Bakker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erisort Posted February 4, 2009 Share Posted February 4, 2009 The Stornoway Way - Kevin MacNeil Because my copy got left on the bus and never returned. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max the Mostly Mediocre Posted February 5, 2009 Share Posted February 5, 2009 Steel Remains and Graceling (Larry, if I don't like the latter, I'm burning down your house) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Fossaway Posted February 5, 2009 Share Posted February 5, 2009 Anyone whos reading the Gunslinger books... Do they get better or more complex after the first one? I couldn't finish the first book and I understand King wrote it when he was just starting out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrBloodmoney Posted February 5, 2009 Share Posted February 5, 2009 [quote name='Jon Fossaway' post='1674622' date='Feb 5 2009, 01.33']Anyone whos reading the Gunslinger books... Do they get better or more complex after the first one? I couldn't finish the first book and I understand King wrote it when he was just starting out.[/quote] The rest of the books are different than the first. I actually enjoy the first book, but it doesn't feel like a book that King wrote. The later books were written later, after King had more experience as a writer and had developed his own voice. So they read more like what I would say is "classic King style." By that I mean they feel like [i]The Stand[/i], [i]It[/i], [i]Carrie[/i], and others. So if you like how King writes, don't stop after the first book. Read 1-3 and if you aren't really hooked at that point, then you can quit. Personally, I love the series. [b]The Steel Remains[/b] by Richard K. Morgan [b]Death's Head Maximum Offense[/b] by David Gunn [b]Escapement[/b] by Jay Lake [b]Iron Angel[/b] by Alan Campbell [b]MultiReal[/b] by David Edelman [b]Locke & Key[/b] by Joe Hill [b]The Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of the Year, Vol. 2[/b] Night Shade Books [b]The Drowned Life[/b] by Jeffrey Ford (collection) [b]The Reality Dysfunction[/b] by Peter F. Hamilton [b]The Neutronium Alchemist[/b] by Peter F. Hamilton (Finally Orbit put these out in the US in a non-mmpb form) And the two I'm most excited about getting my hands on: [b]The Mystic Arts of Erasing All Signs of Death[/b] by Charlie Huston [b]Drood[/b] by Dan Simmons Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red snow Posted February 5, 2009 Share Posted February 5, 2009 [quote name='DrBloodmoney' post='1674832' date='Feb 5 2009, 12.40']The rest of the books are different than the first. I actually enjoy the first book, but it doesn't feel like a book that King wrote. The later books were written later, after King had more experience as a writer and had developed his own voice. So they read more like what I would say is "classic King style." By that I mean they feel like [i]The Stand[/i], [i]It[/i], [i]Carrie[/i], and others. So if you like how King writes, don't stop after the first book. Read 1-3 and if you aren't really hooked at that point, then you can quit. Personally, I love the series.[/quote] I read gunslinger and while it was ok it wasn't the jaw dropping read I was expecting so shelved the series and, as it happens, began to read AGOT. I want to like the dark tower but feel there are a lot of other things I'd rather read than invest time in another two books. Maybe if I see them on offer somewhere I'll give them a try. The most recent book I have bought is "Name of the wind" by Patrick Rothfuss. I'm 150 pages in and I'm really enjoying it and pleased I won't have to wait long to pick up the sequel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irriadin Posted February 5, 2009 Share Posted February 5, 2009 [quote name='red snow' post='1674936' date='Feb 5 2009, 09.24']I read gunslinger and while it was ok it wasn't the jaw dropping read I was expecting so shelved the series and, as it happens, began to read AGOT. I want to like the dark tower but feel there are a lot of other things I'd rather read than invest time in another two books. Maybe if I see them on offer somewhere I'll give them a try. The most recent book I have bought is "Name of the wind" by Patrick Rothfuss. I'm 150 pages in and I'm really enjoying it and pleased I won't have to wait long to pick up the sequel.[/quote] I'm also reading Name of the Wind and finding it immensely entertaining. Anyway, regarding The Dark Tower. The Gunslinger is not representative of the series as a whole at all; the prose is disjointed and the overall "feel" of the book is somewhat confused (at least on the first read). The Drawing of the Three is far better, and The Wastelands better still, in my opinion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Fossaway Posted February 5, 2009 Share Posted February 5, 2009 I didn't like how the narrative seemed detached from the story. Everything was described in a very sparse way. Kind of like outlines without colour or shading. I'll give them another try. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beniowa Posted February 5, 2009 Share Posted February 5, 2009 I went to Borders today. They didn't have everything I wanted but I did get a few, [i]City of Thieves[/i], David Benioff [i]2666[/i], Roberto Bolano [i]Spirit Gate[/i], Kate Elliot [i]Three Unbroken[/i], Chris Roberson [i]Drood[/i], Dan Simmons [i]The Atrocity Archives[/i], Charles Stross Also, bought a few online, [i]Proven Guilty[/i], Jim Butcher (hardcover) [i]Alexandria[/i], Lindsey Davis (UK) [i]The Affirmation[/i], Christopher Priest (finally had a copy that was affordable) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
murphy Posted February 5, 2009 Share Posted February 5, 2009 [quote name='beniowa' post='1675324' date='Feb 5 2009, 12.19']I went to Borders today. They didn't have everything I wanted but I did get a few, [i]City of Thieves[/i], David Benioff [i]2666[/i], Roberto Bolano [i]Spirit Gate[/i], Kate Elliot [i]Three Unbroken[/i], Chris Roberson [i]Drood[/i], Dan Simmons [i]The Atrocity Archives[/i], Charles Stross Also, bought a few online, [i]Proven Guilty[/i], Jim Butcher (hardcover) [b][i]Alexandria[/i], Lindsey Davis (UK)[/b] [i]The Affirmation[/i], Christopher Priest (finally had a copy that was affordable)[/quote] Is that the Lindsey Davis that wrote the Falco books? Ordered today: [b]The Girl with the Dragon Tatoo [/b]by Stieg Larsson [b]Destiny Kills [/b]by Keri Arthur [b]Dragon in Chains [/b]by Daniel Fox [b]Magic of Twilight [/b]by S. L. Farrell Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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