Your welcome. And how silly and evil not to word my post in a manner you would approve of. I'll really have to consider carefuly exactly how I type my words next time, won't I? Because I'm just shattered, shattered I tell you, that I failed to communicate at a level worthy of your approval.Murrin wrote:You could have just said "actually, it's out in hardcover in the US." I wasn't aware of that, thank you for telling us.gyrehead wrote:Well as some are in the US, the point is not moot at all as it is only available here in the US as hardcover.Murrin wrote:Well, The Lies of Locke Lamora is only out in trade paperback, so it's a moot point.
What fantasy/science fiction book are you reading RIGHT NOW?
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i taunt you with zee bonehuntairs!!Sorus wrote:Oh, that's just MEAN.Lucimay wrote: page 93 of bonehunters.
*reading frantically*
(did you get it yet? you can borrow mine when i'm done if you need to!!)
you're more advanced than a cockroach,
have you ever tried explaining yourself
to one of them?
~ alan bates, the mothman prophecies
i've had this with actors before, on the set,
where they get upset about the [size of my]
trailer, and i'm always like...take my trailer,
cause... i'm from Kentucky
and that's not what we brag about.
~ george clooney, inside the actor's studio
a straight edge for legends at
the fold - searching for our
lost cities of gold. burnt tar,
gravel pits. sixteen gears switch.
Haphazard Lucy strolls by.
~ dennis r wood ~
have you ever tried explaining yourself
to one of them?
~ alan bates, the mothman prophecies
i've had this with actors before, on the set,
where they get upset about the [size of my]
trailer, and i'm always like...take my trailer,
cause... i'm from Kentucky
and that's not what we brag about.
~ george clooney, inside the actor's studio
a straight edge for legends at
the fold - searching for our
lost cities of gold. burnt tar,
gravel pits. sixteen gears switch.
Haphazard Lucy strolls by.
~ dennis r wood ~
oh GOOD!!
sorry i haven't gotten down there with your cd's yet too!!!
we should have coffee and trade cd's and chat about erikson!!!
it's summer, i'm free!!! yay!!
sorry i haven't gotten down there with your cd's yet too!!!
we should have coffee and trade cd's and chat about erikson!!!
it's summer, i'm free!!! yay!!
you're more advanced than a cockroach,
have you ever tried explaining yourself
to one of them?
~ alan bates, the mothman prophecies
i've had this with actors before, on the set,
where they get upset about the [size of my]
trailer, and i'm always like...take my trailer,
cause... i'm from Kentucky
and that's not what we brag about.
~ george clooney, inside the actor's studio
a straight edge for legends at
the fold - searching for our
lost cities of gold. burnt tar,
gravel pits. sixteen gears switch.
Haphazard Lucy strolls by.
~ dennis r wood ~
have you ever tried explaining yourself
to one of them?
~ alan bates, the mothman prophecies
i've had this with actors before, on the set,
where they get upset about the [size of my]
trailer, and i'm always like...take my trailer,
cause... i'm from Kentucky
and that's not what we brag about.
~ george clooney, inside the actor's studio
a straight edge for legends at
the fold - searching for our
lost cities of gold. burnt tar,
gravel pits. sixteen gears switch.
Haphazard Lucy strolls by.
~ dennis r wood ~
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All talking with a french accent and what I got today
Oz: The hippo says, "I got my hippo dignity where are my pants?"
Oz: (using french accent) "I mock you with my munkeypawntz!"
Willow: "I didn't know the monkey was french"
Oz: "All monkeys are french, didn't you know that?"
BtVS, What's my Line (part 2)
So I'm at my local public library like two or three times a week, not always to check out anything. And today, I check out a newish book; lets explain to everyone, I have like 100 pps of Kim Stanely Robinson to finish off, like 50 pps of one of my Buffy books to finish off, and I could start the Amber Benson/Christopher Golden collaboration Ghosts of Albion. So what do I walk out of the library with, it's Touched by Venom by Janine Cross. NOw, I've not actually started it yet?
What's TbV you ask? Well it's a novel set in an alt. universe with dragons (that are sometimes revered, venerated and held in worshipful awe and sometimes not), an opressive and cruel upper class aristocracy, and an oppresed and reviled underclass. Additionally, this book was part of the registration packets to all attendees of last year's World Fantasy Con in Madison, WI and then book went on to be the topic of much of the bar gossip at the convention. Some reviewers and commenters have compared the book to the Gor series.
Do a 'Google' search, you'll find something.
Oz: (using french accent) "I mock you with my munkeypawntz!"
Willow: "I didn't know the monkey was french"
Oz: "All monkeys are french, didn't you know that?"
BtVS, What's my Line (part 2)
So I'm at my local public library like two or three times a week, not always to check out anything. And today, I check out a newish book; lets explain to everyone, I have like 100 pps of Kim Stanely Robinson to finish off, like 50 pps of one of my Buffy books to finish off, and I could start the Amber Benson/Christopher Golden collaboration Ghosts of Albion. So what do I walk out of the library with, it's Touched by Venom by Janine Cross. NOw, I've not actually started it yet?
What's TbV you ask? Well it's a novel set in an alt. universe with dragons (that are sometimes revered, venerated and held in worshipful awe and sometimes not), an opressive and cruel upper class aristocracy, and an oppresed and reviled underclass. Additionally, this book was part of the registration packets to all attendees of last year's World Fantasy Con in Madison, WI and then book went on to be the topic of much of the bar gossip at the convention. Some reviewers and commenters have compared the book to the Gor series.
Do a 'Google' search, you'll find something.
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So what do I walk out of the library with, it's Touched by Venom by Janine Cross.
Ha! Venom Cock! If anybody wants a brief run-down with applicable links I summarized it (in some form) at my blog last year. Check it out. *just scroll down to 'Venom Cock'.
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Somehow this weekend I managed to squeeze in reads of Throne of Jade and Black Powder War by Naomi Novik. They are the two sequels to His Majesty's Dragon. The Napoleanic War in an alternate Earth where dragons and their captains and crews fight to control the air. 
I found them to be very enjoyable. 
Sort pf like Patrick O'Brian or Horatio Hornblower meet Anne Mccaffrey's Pern dragons. 
I found them to be very enjoyable. Sort pf like Patrick O'Brian or Horatio Hornblower meet Anne Mccaffrey's Pern dragons. Love as thou wilt.
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So-so. It was a fun enough read, but not much substance. I thought American Gods was better, though not great either. I was impressed with Carabas' plan, after we found out it was planned. But too much silliness just for the sake of silliness. "I got it! I'll have humans revere rats! That'll be mysterious and funny!"
I think Gaiman is genius with comic books, and am VERY excited that his take on the Eternals is beginning this month!
I think Gaiman is genius with comic books, and am VERY excited that his take on the Eternals is beginning this month!
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Still a man hears what he wants to hear
And disregards the rest -Paul Simon
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I have rarely been this impressed by a novel, let alone a debut. Vellum certainly ranks among the best books of the year -- of any year.
With Vellum, Hal Duncan immediately established himself as one of the most gifted authors out there. With amazing aplomb, this novel takes speculative fiction into uncharted waters. Ambitious, innovative, unique, Vellum is a truly rewarding read. Duncan's talent and imagination defy description. With this debut, Duncan pushes the boundaries of what is considered speculative fiction even further. And in so doing, he defies every label.
Do yourself a favor and read this novel. You won't be disappointed.
As for me, I can't wait to read the sequel, Ink. With such multilayered plotlines, this is the sort of tale one can read again and again, always realizing that there is a panoply of things that slipped past your attention in previous readings. Yes, it is that impressive!
Check the blog for the full review!
Patrick
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With Vellum, Hal Duncan immediately established himself as one of the most gifted authors out there. With amazing aplomb, this novel takes speculative fiction into uncharted waters. Ambitious, innovative, unique, Vellum is a truly rewarding read. Duncan's talent and imagination defy description. With this debut, Duncan pushes the boundaries of what is considered speculative fiction even further. And in so doing, he defies every label.
Do yourself a favor and read this novel. You won't be disappointed.
As for me, I can't wait to read the sequel, Ink. With such multilayered plotlines, this is the sort of tale one can read again and again, always realizing that there is a panoply of things that slipped past your attention in previous readings. Yes, it is that impressive!
Check the blog for the full review!
Patrick
www.fantasyhotlist.blogspot.com
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Interesting-I came very close to buying it yesterday...when I found out that Page One AGAIN was out of A Feast For Crows. Actually they had 8 copies but were in the process of sending them back. They said it "appeared" as if someone had blacked out the middle 8 pages with a magic marker...
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fall far and well Pilots!
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OMG I am reading Neverness! It took me years to get hold of it and then I was looking for it in a secondhand book shop - I always give it a try - and there it was. I am about half way through and I love it.
The reality is in this head. Mine. I'm the projector at the planetarium, all the closed little universe visible in the circle of that stage is coming out of my mouth, eyes, and sometimes other orifices also.
still on BOOOOONNNNNEHUNTAHS!!! 
you're more advanced than a cockroach,
have you ever tried explaining yourself
to one of them?
~ alan bates, the mothman prophecies
i've had this with actors before, on the set,
where they get upset about the [size of my]
trailer, and i'm always like...take my trailer,
cause... i'm from Kentucky
and that's not what we brag about.
~ george clooney, inside the actor's studio
a straight edge for legends at
the fold - searching for our
lost cities of gold. burnt tar,
gravel pits. sixteen gears switch.
Haphazard Lucy strolls by.
~ dennis r wood ~
have you ever tried explaining yourself
to one of them?
~ alan bates, the mothman prophecies
i've had this with actors before, on the set,
where they get upset about the [size of my]
trailer, and i'm always like...take my trailer,
cause... i'm from Kentucky
and that's not what we brag about.
~ george clooney, inside the actor's studio
a straight edge for legends at
the fold - searching for our
lost cities of gold. burnt tar,
gravel pits. sixteen gears switch.
Haphazard Lucy strolls by.
~ dennis r wood ~