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Post by **duchess of malfi** » Fri Sep 02, 2005 6:27 am

I'm glad it made it there.

I had found a used copy on Amazon and ordered it a couple of weeks ago -- and it was being shipped to you from Florida -- shortly before Katrina hit!

Post by **danlo** » Fri Sep 02, 2005 1:06 pm

Used!?

Looks brand new!

Post by **Ainulindale** » Fri Sep 02, 2005 6:00 pm

Danlo you should have let me known something; I've had a copy just sitting for awhile (yet to have a chance to read others yet!)

I was assuming you already had it!

Post by **I'm Murrin** » Sat Sep 10, 2005 3:18 pm

Good Omens by Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman.

duke wrote:How many novels do you have that you havent read that you plan to?

I currently have only seven on my shelves to read - but there's at least ten I intend to buy, probably more like twenty, and I'll probably acquire them gradually before I even finish these seven.

Post by **Avatar** » Mon Sep 12, 2005 11:02 am

Picked up a copy of Huxley's Brave New World yesterday.

Read it a couple of times before, but didn't own it. And this edition has a foreword written by Huxley 15 years after the original publication, where he details where he thinks he went wrong, what he'd do if he were to rewrite it (if he believed in rewriting) etc. Very interesting.

--A

Post by **Ainulindale** » Mon Sep 12, 2005 3:56 pm

Just got:

The Twisted Root of Jarfindor - Sean Wright
Travel Light - Namoi Mitchison
Carmen Dog - Carol Emshwiller
Mothers and other Monster - Maureen F. Mchugh

Post by **I'm Murrin** » Mon Sep 19, 2005 1:22 pm

Murrin wrote:I'm now considering picking up Mistress of Mistresses sometime.

I've got to stop putting ideas in my head.

(Incidentally, I now own books 1, 3, 4, 7, 12, 13, 19, 21 and 29 in the Fantasy Masterworks series, though not all in that edition)

Post by **Ainulindale** » Tue Sep 20, 2005 4:03 pm

The Runner by William Dietz

Post by **dANdeLION** » Mon Sep 26, 2005 3:20 pm

I just got a hardback copy of "Crystal City" by Orson Scott Card at Barnes & Nobles for $4.99! I also got 'Fevre's Dream' by G.R.R. Martin.

Post by **Ainulindale** » Mon Sep 26, 2005 4:03 pm

Got some stuff today:

Lies of Locke Lamora by Scott Lynch (very excited!)
Knife of Dreams by Robert Jordan
Summer Knight by Jim Butcher
Grave Peril by Jim Butcher
Lion Senet by Jenifer Fallon

Post by **Avatar** » Wed Oct 05, 2005 10:00 am

Finally got Pratchett's Monstrous Regiment.

--A

Post by **Warmark** » Thu Oct 06, 2005 6:56 pm

Just bought, Eldest ( the sequel to Eragon ) A Storm of Swords Part II Blood and Gold, and Daughter of Regals by some random guy.

I will finally get to read Gildenfire!!

Post by **Avatar** » Fri Oct 07, 2005 9:33 am

Lucky bugger. (I've read it, but would love to own it.)

--A

Post by **I'm Murrin** » Fri Oct 14, 2005 3:11 pm

I ordered A Feast for Crows earlier this week. I also picked up The Wasp Factory by Iain Banks, because all the stuff I've heard about it seemed interesting.
I was about to order Anansi Boys, but then I saw pat5150's offer, so I'll wait a bit first.

YouTube · Post by **Menolly** » Sat Oct 15, 2005 4:35 am

Just picked up the four Circle of Magic and the four The Circle Opens novls by Tamora Pierce for a reread before my tuen comes up on the waiting list the The Will of the Empress. Turns out the library syste here as two copies, both checked out, and I'm number three on the waiting list. The eight previous novels should help pass the time.

Post by **Ainulindale** » Sat Oct 15, 2005 10:04 am

The Wasp Factory by Iain Banks, because all the stuff I've heard about it seemed interesting.

Terrific book -- Banks' first, and shows the versatality and the introspective writing that will become his MO. Not many could have written this book - especially as a first book.[/quote]

Post by **Warmark** » Sat Oct 15, 2005 11:39 am

Ainulindale wrote:
The Wasp Factory by Iain Banks, because all the stuff I've heard about it seemed interesting.
Terrific book -- Banks' first, and shows the versatality and the introspective writing that will become his MO. Not many could have written this book - especially as a first book.

[/quote]

Its on my to buy list!

Post by **Avatar** » Mon Oct 17, 2005 7:14 am

I prefer his sci-fi myself.

Picked up The Inverted World, a Star Wars book, (the first Rogue Squadron one), Adam's Shardik and a Far side collection this weekend. I love 2nd hand book shops.

--A

Post by **duke** » Wed Oct 19, 2005 5:02 am

Just picked up A Feast for Crows by Martin. It was released in Australia today. We get the UK version. It was released in the UK on Monday morning, and it seems like the publishers just throw a few boxes of the book onto a plane, and 24 hours later it arrives in Melbourne. Given that we're 10 hours or so ahead of London , that makes it Wednesday morning for us. Anyways, cant wait to finish work and start reading.

Post by **Ainulindale** » Thu Oct 20, 2005 10:16 am

Glass Soup by Jonathan Carroll
The Strange Adventures of Rangergirl by Tim Pratt
Seeker by Jack McDevitt
The Magical World of Narnia: A Treasurey of Myths, Legends and Fascinating Facts by David Colbert

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