Guess what else is coming in that next order? Heh.Myste wrote:If you're enjoying it, then I can't recommend The Worm Ouroborus by E. R. Eddison enough. It's also flawed, but magnificent. Add it to your lists! Add it now!
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I have seen some of that transformation, though it has been about 7 years since I was there last, it was already emphasizing collectibles - though they still had a decent selection of books.Myste wrote:It's still there, Vector--very very addictive, but more given over to stuff than books. The stuff is great, though, whether you're a genuine collector or a goofball fangirl/boy like me.
I remember going there in my teens 20 -25 years ago (my grandfather lived in Manhattan at that time) and they just had so many fantasy/sci-fi titles - it seemed like paradise at the time.
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I bought a Four-in-one paperback which includes:
The Wizard of Earthsea.
The Tombs of Atuan.
The Farthest shore.
Tehanu.
Is this the right order?
What is the Fifth called?
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The Wizard of Earthsea.
The Tombs of Atuan.
The Farthest shore.
Tehanu.
Is this the right order?
What is the Fifth called?
BTW, 500th post.
I am so proud.
But if you're all about the destination, then take a fucking flight.
We're going nowhere slowly, but we're seeing all the sights.
And we're definitely going to hell, but we'll have all the best stories to tell.
Full of the heavens and time.
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And we're definitely going to hell, but we'll have all the best stories to tell.
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I've always thought it a little strange that they seem to still be selling the same Puffin edition of "The Earthsea Quartet" that I bought a decade ago. Warmark, does yours have a cover divided into four pictures, with a title in a box in the center? A brownish colour scheme?
I've not read the fifth book, but I've seen it in stores. Trying to remember the name - The Other Wind?
I've not read the fifth book, but I've seen it in stores. Trying to remember the name - The Other Wind?
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Murrin--yes, the fifth Earthsea book is called The Other Wind.
CJ--:lol: The third book of the Gormenghast trilogy just isn't as well put together as the other two. Peake had some weird idiosyncrasies that showed up more as his mental state deteriorated. Like I said, it doesn't mean Gormenghast isn't magnificent, or one of the greatest epics of the 20th century.
CJ--:lol: The third book of the Gormenghast trilogy just isn't as well put together as the other two. Peake had some weird idiosyncrasies that showed up more as his mental state deteriorated. Like I said, it doesn't mean Gormenghast isn't magnificent, or one of the greatest epics of the 20th century.
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May have got stuck as last on post on last page:The third book of the Gormenghast trilogy just isn't as well put together as the other two. Peake had some weird idiosyncrasies that showed up more as his mental state deteriorated. Like I said, it doesn't mean Gormenghast isn't magnificent, or one of the greatest epics of the 20th century
Regarding the third book in Gormenghast , the different tone and the admittedly lack of quality in comaprison to the prior 2 novels is due to it being largely written from Mervyn Peake's notes, as he was suffering both mentally and physically at this time in his life he suffered from Parkinson's disease and a until later in life the dormant Encephalitis Lethargica (sleeping sickness). That said the first two books, are IMHO, if such a thing exists, THE two masterpieces of the genre.
Boy in the Darkness, a novella also is Gormenghast related and appeared in an anthology entitled Somewhere, Never
There is also a Tales of Earth Sea collection that has some related short stories. Also in her collection The Wind's Twelve Quarters there are a 2 more short stories that are Earthsea related.I've not read the fifth book, but I've seen it in stores. Trying to remember the name - The Other Wind?
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Yep, thats the one, only read first two chapters but i like it.Murrin wrote:I've always thought it a little strange that they seem to still be selling the same Puffin edition of "The Earthsea Quartet" that I bought a decade ago. Warmark, does yours have a cover divided into four pictures, with a title in a box in the center? A brownish colour scheme?
But if you're all about the destination, then take a fucking flight.
We're going nowhere slowly, but we're seeing all the sights.
And we're definitely going to hell, but we'll have all the best stories to tell.
Full of the heavens and time.
We're going nowhere slowly, but we're seeing all the sights.
And we're definitely going to hell, but we'll have all the best stories to tell.
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I returned to those book stalls yesterday and bought Dune by Frank Herbert (finally) and Vittorio the Vampire by Anne Rice.CovenantJr wrote:Today I discovered two reasonble used-book stall in Victoria Market (this is the first time I've found even a hint of second-hand books in Nottingham city). I bought The Business by Iain Banks, because it sounded interesting, and the first Wheel of Time book, since it's one of the many series I've been meaning to read for years.
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