What fantasy/science fiction book are you reading RIGHT NOW?
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danlo,
www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0805054 ... 30-1923135
www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0786716 ... 30-1923135
www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/ ... ce&s=books
There might even be a few more.
www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0805054 ... 30-1923135
www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0786716 ... 30-1923135
www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/ ... ce&s=books
There might even be a few more.
I've read I Am Alive And You Are Dead. It's OK, but not great. Dick was an amazing man who I would have loved tossing a few drinks back with.
"There is only one basic human right, the right to do as you damn well please. And with it comes the only basic human duty, the duty to take the consequences." - PJ O'Rourke
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"Men and women range themselves into three classes or orders of intelligence; you can tell the lowest class by their habit of always talking about persons; the next by the fact that their habit is always to converse about things; the highest by their preference for the discussion of ideas." - Charles Stewart
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"I believe there are more instances of the abridgment of the freedom of the people by gradual and silent encroachments of those in power than by violent and sudden usurpations." - James Madison
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"Men and women range themselves into three classes or orders of intelligence; you can tell the lowest class by their habit of always talking about persons; the next by the fact that their habit is always to converse about things; the highest by their preference for the discussion of ideas." - Charles Stewart
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"I believe there are more instances of the abridgment of the freedom of the people by gradual and silent encroachments of those in power than by violent and sudden usurpations." - James Madison
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I don't know how much of his stuff you've read Danlo, but I'd be more than happy to discuss PKD's works if you want to start a thread either here or in the Library.
"There is only one basic human right, the right to do as you damn well please. And with it comes the only basic human duty, the duty to take the consequences." - PJ O'Rourke
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"Men and women range themselves into three classes or orders of intelligence; you can tell the lowest class by their habit of always talking about persons; the next by the fact that their habit is always to converse about things; the highest by their preference for the discussion of ideas." - Charles Stewart
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"I believe there are more instances of the abridgment of the freedom of the people by gradual and silent encroachments of those in power than by violent and sudden usurpations." - James Madison
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"Men and women range themselves into three classes or orders of intelligence; you can tell the lowest class by their habit of always talking about persons; the next by the fact that their habit is always to converse about things; the highest by their preference for the discussion of ideas." - Charles Stewart
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"I believe there are more instances of the abridgment of the freedom of the people by gradual and silent encroachments of those in power than by violent and sudden usurpations." - James Madison
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Getting finished with Ken Macleod's excellent forthcoming Science fiction work Learning the World and recently finished Paul Park's recently released Princess of Roumania
I'm going to start Accelerando by Charles Stross, I have read much of it, but simply couldn't read a book via online. I unexpectedly reeived the novel in the mail so going to finish it up, as I really was enjoying it.
I also plan on reviewing R. Scott Bakker's The Darkness That Comes Before Book I of The Prince of Nothing on my blog, and had a desire to reread the series one more time for January's release of The Thousandfold Thought.
On the non-genre front I have been thumbing through Elizabeth Kostova's The Historian and Yukio Mishima's Thirst for Love, after recently finishing his superb Golden Pavillion - I'm sold that Mishima is one of the great writers in history.
I haven't been getting much reading done due to being absurdly behind on reviews (Typing of my review on Sarah Monette's debut Melusine now)
I'm going to start Accelerando by Charles Stross, I have read much of it, but simply couldn't read a book via online. I unexpectedly reeived the novel in the mail so going to finish it up, as I really was enjoying it.
I also plan on reviewing R. Scott Bakker's The Darkness That Comes Before Book I of The Prince of Nothing on my blog, and had a desire to reread the series one more time for January's release of The Thousandfold Thought.
On the non-genre front I have been thumbing through Elizabeth Kostova's The Historian and Yukio Mishima's Thirst for Love, after recently finishing his superb Golden Pavillion - I'm sold that Mishima is one of the great writers in history.
I haven't been getting much reading done due to being absurdly behind on reviews (Typing of my review on Sarah Monette's debut Melusine now)
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I've read tons of his short stories--and The Man in the High Castle and started to read The World Jones Made but couldn't get very far. I've seen all the films based on his stuff, so far: Blade Runner, Total Recall, Screamers, Imposter, Minority Report and even the stinky Paycheck--I'm looking forward to A Scanner Darkly, even if it does have Keanu in it. I've wanted to read Scanner and The Last Stigmata of Palmer Eldritch (or whatever it's called) for a long time. I also read a cool alternate history about how Dick's death alters history called The Secret Ascension by Michael Bishop.
fall far and well Pilots!
Scanner and LSoPE are fantastic. I'll have to pick up the Bishop book.
"There is only one basic human right, the right to do as you damn well please. And with it comes the only basic human duty, the duty to take the consequences." - PJ O'Rourke
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"Men and women range themselves into three classes or orders of intelligence; you can tell the lowest class by their habit of always talking about persons; the next by the fact that their habit is always to converse about things; the highest by their preference for the discussion of ideas." - Charles Stewart
_____________
"I believe there are more instances of the abridgment of the freedom of the people by gradual and silent encroachments of those in power than by violent and sudden usurpations." - James Madison
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"Men and women range themselves into three classes or orders of intelligence; you can tell the lowest class by their habit of always talking about persons; the next by the fact that their habit is always to converse about things; the highest by their preference for the discussion of ideas." - Charles Stewart
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"I believe there are more instances of the abridgment of the freedom of the people by gradual and silent encroachments of those in power than by violent and sudden usurpations." - James Madison
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The Three Stigmata of PE is great.
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Three Stigmata of Palmer Eldritch is one of my absolute favorite PKD works.
In one of my favorite colelctions by Paul Di Filippo (a terrific author), entitled Lost Pages, has a story entitled Linda and Phil, a alterante reality what if in which PKD is married too Linda Ronstadt and has to save the timeline from a world Rush Limbaugh rules!
The whole collection is terrific, and particularly real genre heads will appreciate it.
In one of my favorite colelctions by Paul Di Filippo (a terrific author), entitled Lost Pages, has a story entitled Linda and Phil, a alterante reality what if in which PKD is married too Linda Ronstadt and has to save the timeline from a world Rush Limbaugh rules!
The whole collection is terrific, and particularly real genre heads will appreciate it.
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Ainulindale, are you getting the ARC for TTT? 'Cause if you were, and you were finished with it, and were just going to throw it away or something... 
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I can't answer that question with any certainty. I have relations (through FBS) with Scott's UK publisher so if they offer one, I will get one.Ainulindale, are you getting the ARC for TTT? 'Cause if you were, and you were finished with it, and were just going to throw it away or something...
I certainly fully expect to have the ARC on way or another, but I can't say I'm certain of it at this point.
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Couldn't agree more. Just don't subject yourself to the horrifying travesty that is the "Watchers" movie starring none other than.....Corey Haim.Avatar wrote:One of the better Koontz IMO. Read a lot of his books, but they're a bit formulaic.
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Back on topic: I'm midway through "The Charnel Prince", the sequel to "The Briar King".