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#1051 |
Mars b****es!!!
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: Dallas, Texas
Posts: 3,426
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![]() Probably Towers of Midnight. After toughing it out through a brutal stretch of bla bla bla for several thousand pages it was nice to see the story start to wrap up. Jordan started some quality story lines that have been treading water up for several books. It's about time they get into the action.
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#1052 | |
grand pubah
Join Date: Dec 2002
Posts: 1,979
Adopt-a-Bronco: Bubby Brister |
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Speaking of Dark Tower, anyone notice that there's a new Dark Tower novel out by King? Forgot the name, but I'm tempted to read it... looks to be a flashback type story in the vein of 'Wizard and Glass' which I really loved. |
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#1053 | |
grand pubah
Join Date: Dec 2002
Posts: 1,979
Adopt-a-Bronco: Bubby Brister |
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I've been thinking of picking of Carrion Comfort for a while, is it worth the read? I've never really been into horror but I love sci-fi. Speaking of sci-fi - a great Hugo award winner I read last year was Robert Charles Wilson's 'SPIN'... Awesome concept for sci-fi and it really felt like something that could actually happen. There's a couple sequels out - 'Axis' and something else, which I haven't read, but the first book was definitely worth it. |
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#1054 |
Chaos Technician
Join Date: Apr 2001
Location: 4th dimension
Posts: 43,369
Adopt-a-Bronco: Eris |
![]() Wow, i read the first hyperion....but it was so long ago!
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#1055 | |
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However, it was probably 20+ years ago since I read it, so maybe my discriminating taste has changed. But it was extremely well done -- horror that was actually scary. |
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#1056 |
grand pubah
Join Date: Dec 2002
Posts: 1,979
Adopt-a-Bronco: Bubby Brister |
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#1057 |
Chaos Technician
Join Date: Apr 2001
Location: 4th dimension
Posts: 43,369
Adopt-a-Bronco: Eris |
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#1058 | |
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I call this "The Matrix Syndrome." |
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#1059 | |
Old School
Join Date: Sep 2001
Location: Rocky Mountain High
Posts: 2,792
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The Halfblood Chronicles by Andre Norton and Mercedes Lackey (fantasy). Anything by C.J. Cherryh, but especially the "Fortress" series (fantasy), the "Faded Sun" trilogy (sci fi) and the "Foreigner" series (sci fi). The "Idlewild" series (post-apocalyptic sci-fi) from Nick Sagan, son of eminent cosmologist and author of "Contact," Carl Sagan. "The Hunger Games" trilogy (distopian future sci-fi) by Suzanne Collins. "The Hollow Chocolate Bunnies of the Apocolypse" (think "Hitchikers Guide" but with fairy tale creatures ![]() The "Alcatraz" books (fantasy) by Brandon Sanderson are a lot of fun even if they are aimed at a juvenile crowd. Also can't forget the "Artemis Fowl" books by Eoin Colfer. Those are just some of the places you can go. Ben |
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#1060 |
Chaos Technician
Join Date: Apr 2001
Location: 4th dimension
Posts: 43,369
Adopt-a-Bronco: Eris |
![]() I finished the "Walking Dead" compendium last week. I enjoyed it.
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#1061 |
Mars b****es!!!
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: Dallas, Texas
Posts: 3,426
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#1062 | |
We need a DE
Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: West Des Moines, IA
Posts: 1,612
Adopt-a-Bronco: Eddie Royal |
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#1063 | |
Ring of Famer
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: Denver
Posts: 14,184
Adopt-a-Bronco: VIRGIL GREEN!!! |
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the books are put together in a way that they feel rushed, as if they were missing several chapters, especially the 2nd and 3rd books. also, Katniss is one of if not the least likeable lead characters i have ever followed in any book. the books were decent, but on a scale of 1-10 i give the series a 5. |
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#1064 |
24/7 Broncos
Join Date: Apr 2001
Posts: 52,995
Adopt-a-Bronco: Peyton Manning |
![]() I'm on my second read through the Song of Ice and Fire books and am enjoying it just as much on the second read-through as I did on the first. It's amazing the little details you pick up the second time through.
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#1065 | |
Watch me dab...
Join Date: Aug 2004
Posts: 2,476
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Have you tried Martin's The Hedge Knight trilogy? Set about 80-90 years before GoT. Not as good as any of the ASOIAF books IMHO, but an interesting look at Westeros under Targaryen rule and just as violent. Combined I think it's about 400-500 pages. |
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#1066 |
Old School
Join Date: Sep 2001
Location: Rocky Mountain High
Posts: 2,792
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![]() Really? I've enjoyed everything I've read from Peter Watts (including "Starfish" books). To each his own.
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#1067 | |
We need a DE
Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: West Des Moines, IA
Posts: 1,612
Adopt-a-Bronco: Eddie Royal |
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I agree, we all like and have different tastes, but I would much rather read something somebody really liked as a starting point. |
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#1068 |
Ring of Famer
Join Date: May 2003
Posts: 18,338
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![]() I read "The Old Man and the Sea" by Ernest Hemmingway the other day.
It was a book I'd been meaning to read for a while. I enjoyed it. |
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#1069 |
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![]() I read the Name of the Wind, and the Wise Mans Fear.. They are the first 2 books of a trilogy and the third book hasn't released yet, I thought they were awesome.
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#1070 |
Ring of Famer
Join Date: May 2003
Posts: 18,338
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![]() Has anyone read the Pendergast Series of books by Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child?
I think there are 11 of them out right now, with a 12th on the way. I've enjoyed them all, for the most part. Agent Pendergast is one cool and interesting character. Both authors have also written some pretty good solo novels. I really liked Douglas Preston's books 'Tyrannosaur Canyon', 'The Codex', and 'Blasphemy'. |
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#1071 |
twitter: @dpieza
Join Date: Jun 2009
Location: North of the Wall
Posts: 2,033
Adopt-a-Bronco: Chris Harris |
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#1072 |
Ring of Famer
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: Nęstved, DK
Posts: 12,223
Adopt-a-Bronco: Spencer Larsen |
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#1073 |
Old School
Join Date: Sep 2001
Location: Rocky Mountain High
Posts: 2,792
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![]() Try the "Idlewild" books by Nick Sagan. I've read them four times in the last three years (just finished the fourth time today). This series is at or near the top of all sci-fi written in the last 30 years.
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#1074 | |
Pro Bowler
Join Date: Aug 2009
Posts: 580
Adopt-a-Bronco: None |
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It's friggin' nuts seeing guys like Conan O'brien say words like "Winterfell" and the "Iron Throne." |
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#1075 |
Pro Bowler
Join Date: Aug 2009
Posts: 580
Adopt-a-Bronco: None |
![]() I have For Whom the Bell Tolls on my bookshelf ready to read, and I just finished the short story the short happy life of francis macomber. Jeez, I think he had periods of his life where he hated women! Great story.
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