Werthead Posted June 4, 2010 Share Posted June 4, 2010 The latest book haul (all ARCs this time around):The Black Lung Captain by Chris WoodingThe Alchemist in the Shadows by Pierre PevelThe Japanese Devil Fish Girl and Other Unnatural Attractions by Robert Rankin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhiteHaven Posted June 4, 2010 Share Posted June 4, 2010 Noble House by James ClavellI am lacking the money for more, atm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ran Posted June 4, 2010 Share Posted June 4, 2010 Just arrived from Amazon today:Starlady / Fast-Friend by GRRM, two stories bound together in a slim volume by Subterranean. Been out for awhile, but I kept forgetting to put it down on the list.Bitter Seeds by Ian Tregillis, one of the new Wild Cards writers who I had the pleasure to meet during the L.A. Worldcon. A genuine rocket scientist (well, astrophysicist, anyways), I'm very much looking forward to this alternate-WWII where Germany uses superpowered soldiers and the Brits fight back using demons. Some excellent reviews for this one.The Phantom Queen Awakes, a fantasy anthology containing, among other things, a story from Katherine Kerr that connects to her recently-completed Deverry saga.The Dead-Tossed Waves by Carrie Ryan, a sequel ("companion", actually, is what the cover blurb calls it) to her The Forest of Hands and Teeth, a post-zombie apocalypse story. Quite liked the mood she set. I gather that this takes place 20 or 30 years after the first novel, picking up with the child of one of the characters from the original book. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Evil Hat Posted June 4, 2010 Share Posted June 4, 2010 Over the past week or so, I've got:Joe Hill - 20th Century GhostsNeil Gaiman - Anasi BoysPeter F. Hamilton - The Naked GodPeter F. Hamilton - Pandora's StarMark Charan Newton - Nights of Villjamur Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kcf Posted June 4, 2010 Share Posted June 4, 2010 Books/Graphic Novels received from publishers in the past 2 weeks or so (mix of ARCs and final copies)Dust of Dreams by Stephen Erikson (Bantam) - paperbackDragon Soul by Jaida Jones and Danielle Bennett (Spectra)Twelve by Jasper Kent (Pyr)Death's Head: Day of the Damned by David Gunn (Bantam)Procession of the Dead by Darren Shan (Grand Central)Shadow's Son by Jon Sprunk (Pyr)Speculative Horizons edited by Patrick St-Denis (Subterranean)Naamah's Kiss by Jacqueline Carey (Grand Central)Goats: Showcase Showdown by Jonathan Rosenberg (Del Rey) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WrathOfTinyKittens Posted June 4, 2010 Share Posted June 4, 2010 I got a nice Amazon gift-card as a graduation present, plus I've made a few trips to Half-Price books, so I've got quite a few. In addition to these, I'm thinking about getting Altered Carbon and New Model Army.From Amazon:Spellwright by Blake CharltonArms-Commander by L.E. Modesitt, Jr.The Briar King by Gregory KeyesNeuropath by R. Scott BakkerFrom Half-Price Books:The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown ($0.80!)New copies of: The Eye of the World, A Game of Thrones, A Clash of Kings (my copies of all three were really really worn out)Devices and Desires by K.J. ParkerThe Company by K.J. ParkerDune by Frank Herbert (never read it)Free eBooks for my Nook:The Foundation Trilogy by Isaac AsimovChildhood's Endby Arthur C. ClarkeThe Idiot by Fyodor Dostoyevsky Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
murf99 Posted June 4, 2010 Share Posted June 4, 2010 Just bought at the local B&M: The Darkness That Comes Before and The Warrior Prophet.Just ordered online: Best Served Cold, The Desert Spear, Hereos Die, Knife of Dreams Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emery Silverstein Posted June 5, 2010 Share Posted June 5, 2010 Just purchased from Amazon with the 4-for-3 promotion (always tempted to just unleash and buy a shit ton):Betrayal in Winter by Daniel AbrahamAn Autumn War by Daniel AbrahamWarbreaker by Brandon SandersonCurse of the Mistwraith by Janny Wurts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mashiara Posted June 5, 2010 Share Posted June 5, 2010 Waiting for The Price of Spring paperback was a waste of time since it's now official that there won't be one, so I just bought the Seasons of War omnibus by Daniel Abraham. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
murphy Posted June 5, 2010 Share Posted June 5, 2010 Arriving Monday,The Dragon Variation by Sharon Lee & Steve MillerShadow's Son by Jon SprunkDragon Haven by Robin Hobb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cuchulain Posted June 5, 2010 Share Posted June 5, 2010 Arrived this week:Treasure Island - Robert Louis StevensonThe Inferior - Peadar Ó GuilínThe Sorcerer's House - Gene Wolfe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garlan the Gallant Posted June 6, 2010 Share Posted June 6, 2010 I just bought the Volume 0 of XKCD. This makes me happy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lightning Lord Posted June 6, 2010 Share Posted June 6, 2010 Purchase:American Gods - Neil GaimanNeverwhere - Neil GaimanThe Best American Short Stories: 2006 - Editor: Ann PatchettEnglish language books being limited and expensive here, I rely a lot on borrowing. Recently borrowed:Catch 22 - Joseph HellerGoing After Cacciato - Tim O'BrienKorea - Simon Winchester Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guinevere Seaworth Posted June 6, 2010 Share Posted June 6, 2010 Picked up Stealing Fire by Jo Graham today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedEyedGhost Posted June 6, 2010 Share Posted June 6, 2010 My copy of The Passage shipped yesterday. Wohoo! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Raidne Posted June 8, 2010 Share Posted June 8, 2010 Just bought Robinson's Gallileo's Dream. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Werthead Posted June 8, 2010 Author Share Posted June 8, 2010 Oddly, after recent discussions about Kay, I'd been looking for a decent-priced copy of Tigana online. Just before I was planning to order it, I found a second-hand copy going for 20p in my girlfriend's son's preschool fund-raising donations sections, which was both random and welcome. That means I'm only missing Ysabel and Fionavar from my Kay collection. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Raidne Posted June 8, 2010 Share Posted June 8, 2010 Ha, you can have my Ysabel. Ugh. Since I'm worried about getting spoiled, will someone just tell me here if Under Heaven is any better? Meaning, is it more like Song for Arbonne/Tigana, or more like Fionavar/Ysabel? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Werthead Posted June 8, 2010 Author Share Posted June 8, 2010 Ha, you can have my Ysabel. Ugh. Since I'm worried about getting spoiled, will someone just tell me here if Under Heaven is any better? Meaning, is it more like Song for Arbonne/Tigana, or more like Fionavar/Ysabel?Under Heaven is definitely batting at or above the Arbonne/Tigana level. I found it far more impressive than Fionavar, which I couldn't even finish (very unusual for me). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Raidne Posted June 8, 2010 Share Posted June 8, 2010 Great thanks! So, last week I bought (and have since read) Westerfeld's The Risen Empire and Killing of Worlds, and this week I went out all set to buy the, yep, third book. :lol: I'm an idiot. I guess the ending just lacked that feeling of...finalty? He did say he was going to go back to it at some point, I guess, but it looks like he's preoccupied with young adult stuff.ETA: I have just been going crazy with book-buying lately. My next purchase is going to have to be another bookshelf. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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