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Have you seen the movie (or miniseries or whatever it was) they made of Going Postal? They did quite a good job.
No!. :D I didn't even know they'd made one. I did enjoy David Jason as Rincewind in the movies of the 1st 2 books though.

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I am LISTENING to the unabridged version of the Crippled God. Have listened to the previous 9 volumes. All AWESOME.

But for some reason, not one of the Esslemont books are on audio. Puzzling. :?
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Have you seen the movie (or miniseries or whatever it was) they made of Going Postal? They did quite a good job.
No!. :D I didn't even know they'd made one. I did enjoy David Jason as Rincewind in the movies of the 1st 2 books though.

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They also did Hogfather, and animated versions of Wyrd Sisters and Soul Music. I hope they will do more live-action adaptations - the ones they have done have been very well cast and true to the books.

I got my copy of The Shepherd's Crown, but I'm going to save it for a bit. I know temptation will overwhelm me before too long, but until then, I'm not living in a world where there are no more unread Discworld books.

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Yeah, I saw Hogfather, didn't know about the animated ones either though. Shall have to seek them out. :D

I'm busy on Raising Steam now.

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Finished listening to Night Watch yesterday - really great book, one of his best. Now moving on to The Wee Free Men.
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As I said, my favourite. :D

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Currently reading Uprooted by Naomi Novik.
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Just finished The Martian... I may just hold off now on starting a new book until SRD's new short stories are released. God knows I can't read an entire book in less than a month,

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Currently reading The Sorcerer of the Wildeeps, by Kai Ashante Wilson.
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I just read Dima Zales' Mind Dimensions series. Pretty good. Lots of fun, and interesting applications of their weird powers.

Now reading Octavia Butler's Lilith's Brood series.
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yes, it is another exploration of the super hero mythology. but this is done well. very graphic/adult. and I just love Quitely's art.

there is a prequel going on right now, but I will wait for the trade before reading it.
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I've started Empire Ascendant by Kameron Hurley.
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Shadows of Self by Brandon Sanderson.
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Re-reading Foxglove Summer by Ben Aaronovitch.

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Just started Ancillary Mercy. I'd planned to have finished by tomorrow since the author is going to be at my local bookstore. It could still happen - it's pretty fast reading, but I kind of want to make it last.

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Just read Emerald Eyes, by Daniel Keys Moran. Telepaths, cyborgs, AI, a tiny bit of time travel... Hard to go wrong with that! :lol: In all seriousness, good stuff. Now reading the 2nd book, The Long Run.
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I finished Empire Ascendant today. Really good book. It's the middle book of a trilogy, which is traditionally where the heroes hit their low point and everything seems lost - and by god is this one brutal. Hurley does not pull her punches.
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I'm Murrin wrote:I finished Empire Ascendant today. Really good book. It's the middle book of a trilogy, which is traditionally where the heroes hit their low point and everything seems lost - and by god is this one brutal. Hurley does not pull her punches.
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Kine by A.R.Lloyd

A haunting story of the secret countryside
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I Shall Wear Midnight by Terry Pratchett. Last but one of the Tiffany Aching books.

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