Latest SF/Fantasy Acquisitions

Post by **CovenantJr** » Sun Jun 12, 2005 10:52 am

This week, I bought The Real Story at last, and an omnibus kind of thing of Michael Moorcock, out of curiosity.

Post by **I'm Murrin** » Sun Jun 12, 2005 11:15 am

My order still hasn't dispatched. I've even had to cancel Night of Knives, because I just don't think I can afford to spend £35 on a single book. Hopefully the rest will be here within the week.

Post by **gyrehead** » Sun Jun 12, 2005 12:37 pm

Finally. I got my copy of Janny Wurts' Traitor's Knot. Took long enough. Also got the rest of my Book Expo bag back. So I have the Martin Dany chapter which was interesting. Especially as that is all AFFC will have.

And the last remaining hold out of my Australian order arrived with Kim Wilkins' Giants of the Frost.

Also the second member of our reading group got back her proofs for an as yet untitled fantasy to be published end of next year that we will all be reading and tearing apart!

Post by **Ainulindale** » Wed Jun 15, 2005 12:24 pm

Continuing the tradition of not having many SF/F books in English here, but when they do they are of quality I got these 3 today at a local store:

Fury by Salman Rushdie

The Door's of His Face, the Lamps of His Mouth by Roger Zelazny

The Unconsoled by Kazuo Ishiguro

Post by **I'm Murrin** » Wed Jun 15, 2005 12:30 pm

My amazon order has arrived (though I haven't collected it yet - as soon as I got to reception the porter decided to run off somewhere), containing:

-Gormenghast
-The Worm Ouroboros
-Tales of the Dying Earth
-Viriconium

As I said before, I've cancelled Night of Knives because of price - but I've now ordered a signed copy of The Warrior-Prophet by R Scott Bakker in its place.

Post by **danlo** » Wed Jun 15, 2005 1:11 pm

ooooooou Worm! oooooooou Doors!

Post by **Edinburghemma** » Wed Jun 15, 2005 1:27 pm

I think that everybody's most recent acquisition should be by Jeff Vandermeer. So there,

I recently got an old copy of Footfall and my god what pish. What is wrong? Is it Jerry Pournelle? Am I missing the point? Alas for Larry Niven.

Post by **Ainulindale** » Wed Jun 15, 2005 1:31 pm

I think that everybody's most recent acquisition should be by Jeff Vandermeer

Defintely agree, anxiously awaitng my ARC of his new book coming out next year!

VanderMeer is one of the top writers in the genre today IMHO.

Post by **Edinburghemma** » Wed Jun 15, 2005 1:32 pm

I agree completely. I have a few of his ARCs and most signed. I am a Vandergeek. I love Jeff Vandermeer. Do you sign up for his blog?

Post by **I'm Murrin** » Wed Jun 15, 2005 1:40 pm

Vandermeer's City of Saints and Madmen is on my to-read pile already, before the ones I just recieved. Only two books to go before I start it - and it looks to be pretty good. Will certainly be looking at more of his work if I enjoy this one.

Post by **Edinburghemma** » Wed Jun 15, 2005 1:45 pm

Great. This is the one that turned me onto him. I hope you enjoy it as much as I did.

Post by **Ainulindale** » Wed Jun 15, 2005 1:49 pm

I agree completely. I have a few of his ARCs and most signed. I am a Vandergeek. I love Jeff Vandermeer. Do you sign up for his blog?

No, but I communciated with him a week or so ago, to facilitate a interview I will conduct with him closer to the release of his forthcoming Shriek: an afteroword (which is going to be awesome) which will

Looking very forward to it, and getting to read the novel, no doubt it's going to be great. He is probably my second favorite current writer.

Post by **Encryptic** » Wed Jun 15, 2005 9:33 pm

I picked up City of Saints and Madmen from the library the other day, once again based on the recommendations of the Watch. I'm going to give it a shot as soon as I finish re-reading Perdido Street Station.

Post by **I'm Murrin** » Thu Jun 16, 2005 2:47 pm

Okay, so I keep going on about how I need to stop buying so many books; but what can I say? - Iron Council finally came out in paperback.

Post by **Encryptic** » Sat Jun 18, 2005 5:05 am

Murrin wrote:Okay, so I keep going on about how I need to stop buying so many books; but what can I say? - Iron Council finally came out in paperback.

Cool. Iron Council isn't quite as good as the previous books, but still a worthy read.

On that note: I had some extra money burning a hole in my pocket and stopped off at the bookstore on the way home....

Walked out with King Rat, Gates of Fire by Steven Pressfield, and the 2nd and 3rd books of the Coldfire trilogy (When True Night Falls and Crown of Shadows) by C.S. Friedman.

Post by **Loredoctor** » Fri Jul 01, 2005 11:24 pm

Just picked up H.G.Wells' The Shape of Things to Come, and Iain M Banks' Consider Phlebas (for danlo).

Post by **Brinn** » Fri Jul 01, 2005 11:43 pm

Just finished The Scar. Thought it was a better novel than Perdido Street and I loved Perdido Street. DOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOUL!

I'm gonna check out Vandermeer next.

P.S.
Encryptic,

Your going to be Awestruck by Gates of Fire! Let me know via PM when you start reading it. And visit the Gates of Fire thread to add your $.02.

Post by **Ainulindale** » Sun Jul 03, 2005 7:44 am

I'm gonna check out Vandermeer next.

VanderMeer owns.

Post by **Encryptic** » Sun Jul 03, 2005 11:04 pm

Brinn wrote:Just finished The Scar. Thought it was a better novel than Perdido Street and I loved Perdido Street. DOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOUL!

I'm gonna check out Vandermeer next.

P.S.
Encryptic,

Your going to be Awestruck by Gates of Fire! Let me know via PM when you start reading it. And visit the Gates of Fire thread to add your $.02.

Heh...I believe I did post in that thread already.

I read it a while back, and just now got my hands on my own copy.

Glad to see we've got another Mieville convert too.

I've recently read some of Vandermeer's stuff as well (City of Saints and Madmen, Veniss Underground), and if you like Mieville, you'll probably enjoy Vandermeer as well. Very quirky, but intriguing style.

Post by **I'm Murrin** » Sat Jul 09, 2005 10:58 am

My signed copy of R. Scott Bakker's The Warrior-Prophet arrived today.

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