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So, today I found a left over book-shop gift voucher and bought The Real Story, Forbidden Knowledge and A Dark and Hngry God Arises.

I'll be reading them after i finish my current book (Neverwhere by Neil Giaman.)

I figured I'd stick all my thoughts in one thread as I go along to avoid spoilers.

So, yea, watch this space in the next week or two. :)
But if you're all about the destination, then take a fucking flight.
We're going nowhere slowly, but we're seeing all the sights.
And we're definitely going to hell, but we'll have all the best stories to tell.


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We'll be watching, Warmark. That's what we do here.

Hang on. You are in for quite a ride!
Love prevails.
~ Tracie Mckinney-Hammon

Change is not a process for the impatient.
~ Barbara Reinhold

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I started tonight. :thumbsup:
But if you're all about the destination, then take a fucking flight.
We're going nowhere slowly, but we're seeing all the sights.
And we're definitely going to hell, but we'll have all the best stories to tell.


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Post by Sorus »

Enjoy the ride.

Oh, a change is coming, feel these doors now closing
Is there no world for tomorrow, if we wait for today?


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Post by Cheval »

Warmark:
The story is rude, crude, and vulgar in sections.
But as Sorus said: "Enjoy the ride."
One of the best sci-fi stories I have read yet!
(Another Donaldson masterpiece)
Have you hugged your arghule today?
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"For millions of years
mankind lived just like the animals.
Then something happened
that unleashed the power of our imagination -
we learned to talk."
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If PRO and CON are opposites,
then the opposite of PROgress must be...
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It's 4:19...
gotta minute?
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Post by Orlion »

I agree, you will only regret reading the Gap if you do not finish it.
'Tis dream to think that Reason can
Govern the reasoning creature, man.
- Herman Melville

I am Lazarus, come from the dead,
Come back to tell you all, I shall tell you all!

"All creation is a huge, ornate, imaginary, and unintended fiction; if it could be deciphered it would yield a single shocking word."
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Post by CovenantJr »

It can take some getting used to because, unlike Covenant, the Gap's suffering isn't alleviated by scenes of beauty or tranquility. It's brutal and vicious pretty much start to finish, but also utterly brilliant. Again, it takes some getting used to, but that's an effort very much worth making.
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Post by Akasri »

I agree with the others - this is a great series. The first book is rough and there are parts that are hard to get through, but if you can stick through it, the last 2 books are some of the best sci-fi I've ever read.
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Post by StevieG »

Warmark, any progress reports?
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Sorry, im away from home just now and i forgot the take my book with me. :oops:

However, im about 100 pages in and i'm really enjoying it. Angus is superb.
But if you're all about the destination, then take a fucking flight.
We're going nowhere slowly, but we're seeing all the sights.
And we're definitely going to hell, but we'll have all the best stories to tell.


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I just finished The Real Story, so I'll be starting Forbidden Knowledge tomorrow. :)
But if you're all about the destination, then take a fucking flight.
We're going nowhere slowly, but we're seeing all the sights.
And we're definitely going to hell, but we'll have all the best stories to tell.


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Post by Warmark »

I'm taking an absolute age to get through this book, but i am really enjoying it. Davies has just been ''born'' and the Amnion bio-chemistry culture is very well done.

Kind of disapointed by the lack of Angus though, hopefully there will be more of him in the later books.
But if you're all about the destination, then take a fucking flight.
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And we're definitely going to hell, but we'll have all the best stories to tell.


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Without getting into specifics, your patience will be rewarded.
Love prevails.
~ Tracie Mckinney-Hammon

Change is not a process for the impatient.
~ Barbara Reinhold

A government which robs Peter to pay Paul, can always count on the support of Paul.
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:lol:
I just got to a chapter about Angus. He's just been turned into a cyborg. :lol: 8O Hopefully he does some awesome stuff with all his new gadgets.
But if you're all about the destination, then take a fucking flight.
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And we're definitely going to hell, but we'll have all the best stories to tell.


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Post by CovenantJr »

Ah, you've reached the point where things start to really get interesting. :D
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Onto ADAHGA tomorrow as i finished FN tonight. :biggrin:
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And we're definitely going to hell, but we'll have all the best stories to tell.


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Agree 100% with what CovenantJr said. :)
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Post by StevieG »

I agree with you Warmark, Angus is a very interesting character. I always loved reading a chapter from his POV.

ADAHGA is not only a great title :D , but it is where the series becomes unputdownable!! It just goes from great to brilliant IMO...
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Post by drew »

Would it be a spoiler if I told you about all the beautiful unicorns who end up saving the day?
I thought you were a ripe grape
a cabernet sauvignon
a bottle in the cellar
the kind you keep for a really long time
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Post by billingsgate »

Are you still reading Warmark.
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