Maybe I will be able to finish this puppy this week. 
What fantasy/science fiction book are you reading RIGHT NOW?
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I bought Gregory Maguire's Wicked last week and up at present approximately one-quarter of the way through it. I'm really enjoying it, although Elphaba (the Wicked Witch of the West) isn't quite as sympathetic as I had expected. She's getting there though. Galinda also seems to be growing into an interesting character, and I can't wait to meet Nessarose (the Wicked Witch of the East and Elphaba's younger sister).
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In the name of their ancient pride and humiliation, they had made commitments with no possible outcome except bereavement.
He knew only that they had never striven to reject the boundaries of themselves.
In the name of their ancient pride and humiliation, they had made commitments with no possible outcome except bereavement.
He knew only that they had never striven to reject the boundaries of themselves.
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With less than a hundred pages left in House of Chains, I have some rereads on my mind. With a new Latro book coming out this fall from Gene Wolfe, it is time to reread those two books. Then I think it will be time for a Dan Simmons Hyperion/Endymion reread. And then I will tackle rereading the classic Frank Herbert Dune series, as the sequel Hunters of Dune will be coming out pretty soon.
With a new Latro book coming out this fall from Gene Wolfe, it is time to reread those two books. Then I think it will be time for a Dan Simmons Hyperion/Endymion reread. And then I will tackle rereading the classic Frank Herbert Dune series, as the sequel Hunters of Dune will be coming out pretty soon. Love as thou wilt.
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Two stories into Richard Bowes' latest, a collection entitled Streetcar Dreams and other Midnight Fancies and loving it, this is a nice follow-up (not a sequel) for Bowes, after last year's From the Files of the Time Rangers. Bowes just magnifies reality to see the fantastic and has the most authentic NYC of any author I have read recently. Great introduction by Jeffrey Ford who lets us know some very interesting tidbits about Bowes and his ties to the city and indeed the art culture of the city. One story in and you know you have to take Bowes seriously, you take him at his word - you are not there, but you don't question he was. Good stuff.
I'm also reading Star Wars on Trial, I'm only two the opening statements by David Brin but this looks to be interesting as several author debate the merits of Star Wars including Brinn and Matthew Stover (on the defense).
I'm also reading Star Wars on Trial, I'm only two the opening statements by David Brin but this looks to be interesting as several author debate the merits of Star Wars including Brinn and Matthew Stover (on the defense).
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I heartily recommend Star Wars on Trial. It's structured like a courtroom, Brin for the Prosecution, Stover for the Defense, and various writers and critics as the "witnesses." They discuss eight different issues, and no holds are barred. Some of the essays are very thought-provoking, and some are just hilarious.
I've since bought four others in the Smart Pop series by BenBella Press - Firefly, Buffy, Angel and Harry Potter.
I've since bought four others in the Smart Pop series by BenBella Press - Firefly, Buffy, Angel and Harry Potter.
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I'm also going on to Bloodlines (just go it today) by Karen Traviss (Legacy of the Force part II) which is the probably the first Stars Wars books I have anticipated reading in a decade.
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Thank for the heads up! I expect nothing less from Traviss. Although I don't always agree with her conclusions in the matter of some opinion, her reasoning is always still sensible and understandable - I'm a big fan of her non-SW fiction as well.
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Just finished Paul Kearney's THE MARK OF RAN. I really enjoyed it, and can't wait to read the sequel, THIS FORSAKEN EARTH.
Check the blog for the full review. . .
Patrick
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Check the blog for the full review. . .
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I just finished reading "The Gun Seller" by Hugh Laurie. It was hysterically funny. It technically isn't scifi... it is in general fiction. I just happened upon it at Half Price Books and picked it up. Yes, it is by the actor... the british one... who plays House.
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"You can always procrastinate later."
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"I'm not fat. I'm FLUFFY!"
- Garfield
"We live we love
We forgive and never give up
Cuz the days we are given are gifts from above
Today we remember to live and to love"
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The other day I received a shipment from Amazon:
The Road to Middle-earth by Tom Shippey (3rd ed.)
Crown Duel by Sherwood Smith (omnibus paperback ed.)
Inda by Sherwood Smith (new release, hardcover)
I've now read the first two and am having a bit of a rest before tackling the third. Very good stuff so far.
The Road to Middle-earth by Tom Shippey (3rd ed.)
Crown Duel by Sherwood Smith (omnibus paperback ed.)
Inda by Sherwood Smith (new release, hardcover)
I've now read the first two and am having a bit of a rest before tackling the third. Very good stuff so far.
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Well I hope you enjoy it more than I did. Not that it was bad. But it was very much a book that little happened in. At least to me. I like Kearney's writing and in particular I like this world he has created with this series. But overall the book just felt like the first Act in a play that should have had at least three.Roland of Gilead wrote:The Forsaken Earth is very high on my TBR pile. It should be - I paid an exorbitant price to get it from amazon.uk - that overseas postage is a killer.
Currently doing a triple read. Rober Harris' Imperium which is really historical fiction, Austin Tappen wright's Islandia and Cherryh's Fortress of Ice.
I have to agree with gyrehead concerning THIS FORSAKEN EARTH. Good, but could have been much more.
The full review is on the blog, if anyone is interested.
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The full review is on the blog, if anyone is interested.
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Reading Simmon's "Fall of Hyperion" and then on to Simmon's "Song of Kali". Duchess has always recommended Hyperiion and I can now see why. Should have picked these gems up a long time ago.
War is an ugly thing, but not the ugliest of things. The decayed and degraded state of moral and patriotic feeling which thinks that nothing is worth war is much worse. The person who has nothing for which he is willing to fight, nothing which is more important than his own personal safety, is a miserable creature and has no chance of being free unless made and kept so by the exertions of better men than himself. John Stuart Mill
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