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When Zelazny wrote the book he travelled through the park to get his descriptions as accurate as he humanly could. 
I am now dithering as to whether begin Bank's The Algebraist, Kay's Song of Arbonne, or Erikson's Gardens of the Moon.
I started reading The Algebraist this morning. So far Ilike it a lot. It is science fiction, but is not part of his Culture series. I am only a chapter in, but it looks like it will have a labyrithian plot, super cool aliens, and some great space opera aspects to it. 
Avatar wrote:He's almost always excellent, Culture or not. Two of my favourites by him are not Culture books at all, Feersum Endjinn and Against a Dark Background.
Waddley wrote:your Highness Sir Dr. Loredoctor, PhD, Esq, the Magnificent, First of his name, Second Cousin of Dragons, White-Gold-Plate Wielder!
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You can read the full review on the blog. . .
WHAT???? where did you get it??? i hate you.Murrin wrote:I've finished Erikson's The Bonehunters. He gets better with each book. Bring on the Gale.
I'm not a big fan of Calvert I must say, largely due to Hamilton's rather childish approach to sex. I much prefer Syrinx as a character, though it's only a matter of time before she and Joshua shag I'm sure. /yawnLoremaster wrote:It was an excellent series, I will add. I just had major problems with Joshua Calvert as a character.
Waddley wrote:your Highness Sir Dr. Loredoctor, PhD, Esq, the Magnificent, First of his name, Second Cousin of Dragons, White-Gold-Plate Wielder!
Came out in the UK on March 1st. If you want to get it, it can be ordered from Amazon.co.uk. (Comes out in Canada the end of April, I think, and in the US sometime in 2007/8.)Lucimay wrote:WHAT???? where did you get it??? i hate you.Murrin wrote:I've finished Erikson's The Bonehunters. He gets better with each book. Bring on the Gale.
One of the reasons I've been sort of holding off on starting that series...I keep hoping they will start releasing his books quickly here and letting us catch up. However, Gardens of the Moon has worked its way up to nearly the top of my TBR pile, so I might break down and start it soon. 
If I like it I might have to head over the River to Canada on a buying expedition. 
This is the first of two closely related books by Timothy Zahn, called Survivor's Quest. It is set many years after the events of Return of the Jedi. Luke and Banks's imagination blows me away. He already has one wonderfully developed world (well, galaxy) in his Culture books. Here is another, completely different, and equally well imagined. Fantastic stuff. 
Banks is one hell of a writer, and I do so wish his books were more readily availble in this country! Well said!duchess of malfi wrote:I did finish the Iain Banks book, The Algebraist yesterday, and I thought it was very good.
Waddley wrote:your Highness Sir Dr. Loredoctor, PhD, Esq, the Magnificent, First of his name, Second Cousin of Dragons, White-Gold-Plate Wielder!
I don't know about that; it seems to skip a bit like a bad cd. I will finish it, and maybe next time I read it, it'll flow better for me. Oh, and it seems quite obvious to me who the antagonist is, even though I think Brin is trying to make it a surprise. So far, I still think Startide Rising is the high point of this series. Hopefully, the 2nd half of Sundiver will be better.Loremaster wrote:Very very very good book.dANdeLION wrote:Sundiver - David Brin.
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