Inigima Posted April 8, 2008 Share Posted April 8, 2008 Allen - Getting Things Done. Bought it on the strength of Merlin Mann's recommendation, as I love 43folders and his Inbox Zero video is amazing. Looking forward to it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beniowa Posted April 9, 2008 Share Posted April 9, 2008 Bright of the Sky by Kay Kenyon Paper Cities edited by Ekaterina Sedia A Dictionary of Iowa Place-names by Tom Savage Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lessthanluke Posted April 9, 2008 Share Posted April 9, 2008 Tobias Buckell - Ragamuffin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winterfella Posted April 10, 2008 Share Posted April 10, 2008 I was in Philadelphia yesterday for the Philly Film Fest, and made some cool finds at a used bookstore: The Physiognomy by Jeffrey Ford The Book of Skulls by Robert Silverberg The Extremes by Christopher Priest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PuroGeo Posted April 13, 2008 Share Posted April 13, 2008 The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss The Last Kingdom by Bernard Cornwell The Pale Horseman by Bernard Cornwell Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OverHill Posted April 15, 2008 Share Posted April 15, 2008 As the Wizard Knight is a excellent book, I decided to buy some more Wolfe -The Book of The New Sun GENE WOLFE Omnibus 4 novels HC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Werthead Posted April 16, 2008 Share Posted April 16, 2008 Galactic North by Alastair Reynolds This Forsaken Earth by Paul Kearney Off Armageddon Reef by David Weber* * Not sure what came over me. I picked it off the shelf and thought, "This looks really, really cheesy." Then I saw the multiple six pages of maps in the front and let out an ironic chuckle. Yet it was somehow going through the checkout before I knew what was going on Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThRiNiDiR Posted April 16, 2008 Share Posted April 16, 2008 This Forsaken Earth by Paul Kearney Where? I can't get ahold of it anywhere...out of print Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Werthead Posted April 17, 2008 Share Posted April 17, 2008 Excellent! Well, not excellent, but once the book goes out of print apparently the rights revert to the author within 2-5 years (depending on the contract), and that's when the series can be reprinted by Solaris and finished off. However, the paperback only came out a few months ago, so there should be plenty of stock floating around in bookshops and perhaps online. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cuchulain Posted April 17, 2008 Share Posted April 17, 2008 I've gone on a Dick spree (maybe not the right choice of words here) the last few days, ordering A Scanner Darkly, Valis, Ubik, A Maze of Death, the Penultimate Truth and the Three Stigmata of Palmer Eldritch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThRiNiDiR Posted April 18, 2008 Share Posted April 18, 2008 I bought Ian M. Banks "Consider Phlebas" and GRRM's "Dreamsongs: The Rretrospective", but when I'll find the time to read them is another matter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Roses Posted April 18, 2008 Share Posted April 18, 2008 Yevgeny Zamyatin's "We". and Michael Moorcock's "Elric". Haven't yet read any Moorcock so thought this was a good place to start and Gollancz have published it in a funky new cover as part of their Ultimate Fantasy Series. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inigima Posted April 25, 2008 Share Posted April 25, 2008 Inigima has recently acquired: - The Oxford College Dictionary - Danielewski - House of Leaves - Bujold - Diplomatic Immunity Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kkemikk Posted April 25, 2008 Share Posted April 25, 2008 Recently bought: Mary Shelley - Frankestein Stephen King - Firestarter Stephen King - Skeleton Crew Stephen King - Cujo Jeff Somers - The Electric Church China Mieville - The Scar China Mieville - Looking For Jake And Other Stories The Book Of Angels (book itself is nothing special but has wonderful illustartions) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Werthead Posted April 28, 2008 Share Posted April 28, 2008 My ARC of Neuropath arrived through the post. I also picked up Dan Simmons' Hyperion, Jim Butcher's Storm Front and Walter Jon Williams' The Praxis from the second-hand store, which has upped its SF section considerably in the last few weeks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThRiNiDiR Posted April 28, 2008 Share Posted April 28, 2008 The result of a shopping spree: Old Man's War (Scalzi) Lyonesse (Vance) Night of Knives (Esslemont) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gyrehead Posted April 28, 2008 Share Posted April 28, 2008 I wheedled and looked abashedly humble at my favorite London bookstore today and was able to get the new edition of Rita Monaldi and Francesco Corti's Imprimatur which wasn't on shelves yet because I want to see what the CD that comes with it is like. Only to realize I won't have access to a cd player for about nine days yet. Also picked up some Nigel Tranter in great condition , used, that I was missing from my collection. Otherwise that is it. For today at least. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kkemikk Posted April 29, 2008 Share Posted April 29, 2008 Got home today with: George R. R. Martin - A Game Of Thrones (US HC 1st/1st - silver foil ) Robin Hobb - Ship Of Destiny (UK HC) Robin Hobb - Assassin's Quest (UK HC) Robin Hobb - complete SIGNED Soldier Son Trilogy (UK HCs) Terry Prachet - Jingo The Man In The Iron Mask (Marvel HC Comic) The Last Of The Mohicans (Marvel HC Comic) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedEyedGhost Posted April 29, 2008 Share Posted April 29, 2008 Got home today with: George R. R. Martin - A Game Of Thrones (US HC 1st/1st - silver foil ) Robin Hobb - Ship Of Destiny (UK HC) Robin Hobb - Assassin's Quest (UK HC) Robin Hobb - complete SIGNED Soldier Son Trilogy (UK HCs) Terry Prachet - Jingo The Man In The Iron Mask (Marvel HC Comic) The Last Of The Mohicans (Marvel HC Comic) I think this deserves a photo in the "book porn" thread! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gyrehead Posted April 30, 2008 Share Posted April 30, 2008 Received a couple of arcs that look interesting: Andrew Davidson's The Gargoyle -- wasn't expecting this one but with a little research it seems this is going to get a big push. Some of the hype seems a bit over the top but I'm looking forward to reading this. As it doesn't come out though until the latter half of the summer, I probably won't read this until my first real vacation as I have a lot of June and July books still staring at me in offended neglect. The Gift of Rain by Tan Twan Eng an arc that I passed on when the group received it, it has since made its way back to me looking rather battered. The book should be out soon and I really like to read a new book with little to no inference from others so I'll probably push this up a bit in the "to read" pile. Especially considering the critical acclaim it seems to have already received. The Dragon's Lair by Elizabeth Haydon. The latest in her Journals of Ven Polypheme books. A young adult series. I was surprised at the first book in the series. I'm not a fan of Haydon's adult fantasy work much at all and I thought she did much better and created a rather interesting setting and plot with the YA approach. Second book though was a backsliding effort as it felt forced and rather insignificant. Very much paint by the numbers when it wasn't just phoned in. It lacked much of what made the first book enjoyable. So I might give this a pass entirely and leave it up to our rading group moderators that tend to focus mainly on the YA books. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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