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Deornoth
Joined: 08 Oct 2007 Posts: 446
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Posted: Thu Jan 14, 2010 5:10 pm Post subject: |
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Finished reading 'Black and White' (Jackie Kessler & Caitlin Kittredge), a tale of superheroes and superheroes gone bad... or have they? As with 'Spellbent' yesterday, 'Black and White' doesn't really bring anything new to the table but it's still a very entertaining read. My full review is over Here. I'm now well into Charles de Lint's 'Muse and Reverie'. _________________ Graeme's Fantasy Book Review
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Deornoth
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Posted: Wed Feb 03, 2010 2:44 pm Post subject: |
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I finished reading 'Death & Dishonour', a collection of fantasy stories set in the 'Warhammer' universe. Not all of the stories did it for me but there was enough blood n' guts to keep me happy on the whole; Paul Kearney's 'Broken Blood' was the highlight! This book is a good place to start if you're looking to get into Warhammer fantasy fiction for the first time. My full review is over Here. I'm now finishing off 'Star Wars: Crosscurrent' (Paul S. Kemp). _________________ Graeme's Fantasy Book Review
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Selik
Joined: 20 Jan 2005 Posts: 1524 Location: South Shields
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Posted: Wed Feb 03, 2010 5:35 pm Post subject: |
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Just started reading Fiona McIntosh's 'Royal Exile'. Absolutely fantastic so far and as delightfully gruesome as ever May have to buy book two so I can move straight on afterwards. _________________ "I sit on my arse, not my head." - Baron Gresse. |
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Deornoth
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Posted: Thu Feb 04, 2010 1:24 pm Post subject: |
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I can't remember why but i just couldn't get into that one... Let me know how the rest of it goes?
Finished Paul S. Kemp's 'Crosscurrent', a Star Wars novel about time travel and a new threat to the Jedi order. While the 'new threat' bit makes it sound like a rehash of other Star Wars books, Kemp's take on this is refreshing and could lead to an intriguing series of books. I hope it does. 'Crosscurrent' takes a while to get going but once it does... Star Wars fans won't be disappointed with this one as it's full of all the stuff that made the films great. My full review is over Here. I'm now working my way through N.K. Jemisin's 'The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms'... _________________ Graeme's Fantasy Book Review
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Selik
Joined: 20 Jan 2005 Posts: 1524 Location: South Shields
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Posted: Thu Feb 04, 2010 8:39 pm Post subject: |
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Deornoth wrote: | I can't remember why but i just couldn't get into that one... Let me know how the rest of it goes? |
Could it have had anything to do with the roasting and consumption of a monarch? _________________ "I sit on my arse, not my head." - Baron Gresse. |
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Deornoth
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Posted: Wed Feb 10, 2010 4:40 pm Post subject: |
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I didn't even get that far... Once the reading pile stops teetering quite so much I might have to go back to that one!
Finished reading Guy Adams' 'The World House', a dimension spanning mystery in a house that I loved visiting. I wouldn't want to live there though...
'The World House' suffers from choppy pacing at the start but overcomes this to present its readers with a compelling mystery set against a deliciously surreal and dark background. You may have seen it all before but Adams really makes it his own. I loved this book and can't wait for the sequel. My full review is over Here. I'm now finishing off N.K. Jemisin's 'The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms'... _________________ Graeme's Fantasy Book Review
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Selik
Joined: 20 Jan 2005 Posts: 1524 Location: South Shields
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Posted: Wed Feb 10, 2010 6:51 pm Post subject: |
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Deornoth wrote: | I didn't even get that far... Once the reading pile stops teetering quite so much I might have to go back to that one! |
I promise you it's well worth sticking with if you can. There are plenty of really likable characters, and although i've managed to guess a couple of things right along the way so far i'm pretty sure there're going to be a lot more surprises to come!
I finished it last night. Off out to buy 'Tyrant's Blood' tomorrow. Then I just have to hope 'Kings' Wrath' comes out really soon after _________________ "I sit on my arse, not my head." - Baron Gresse. |
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Deornoth
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Posted: Thu Feb 11, 2010 4:45 pm Post subject: |
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If I get a chance I'll give it another go My wife has promised to kill me if I bring more books into the house though
Finished reading N.K. Jemisin's 'The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms'. The book started off a little choppy in terms of pace (a main character who keeps stopping the story to go back and correct other details doesn't help) but once it got going things really picked up and I had a great time reading it. I'll be around to see what happens in the next book. My full review is over Here. I'm now finishing off Mike Resnick's 'Starship: Flagship'. _________________ Graeme's Fantasy Book Review
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Selik
Joined: 20 Jan 2005 Posts: 1524 Location: South Shields
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Posted: Thu Feb 11, 2010 5:24 pm Post subject: |
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Deornoth wrote: | If I get a chance I'll give it another go My wife has promised to kill me if I bring more books into the house though
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How cruel and heartless! Perhaps you could find some way of concealing it? _________________ "I sit on my arse, not my head." - Baron Gresse. |
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Deornoth
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Posted: Fri Feb 12, 2010 4:47 pm Post subject: |
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Not only does my wife see all but even if I did manage to sneak a book into the house without her spotting it, my conscience would stab me in the back and drop me in it... Maybe if I can get the reading pile under control...
Finished reading Mike Resnick's 'Starship: Flagship', last in that series. Wilson Cole's fight to take down the Republic is as contrived as hell but, at the same time, it's also contrived to be good fun and very entertaining so you can't really complain. My full review is over Here. I'm now finishing off 'The Eternal Prison' (Jeff Somers) and 'The Call of Kerberos' (Jonathan Oliver). _________________ Graeme's Fantasy Book Review
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Selik
Joined: 20 Jan 2005 Posts: 1524 Location: South Shields
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Posted: Fri Feb 12, 2010 5:44 pm Post subject: |
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Deornoth wrote: | Not only does my wife see all but even if I did manage to sneak a book into the house without her spotting it, my conscience would stab me in the back and drop me in it... Maybe if I can get the reading pile under control... | Do you think she'd be happier if someone leant a book rather than you buying it?
I got the second installment today. 'Tyrant's Blood'. Wasn't expecting it to begin in a contemporary world despite knowing one character wasn't in the original world itself.
A bit weird seeing names like 'Jim Watkins' and 'Reginald', but there you go!
I'm still hoping that a really go outcome will happen, but then I don't exactly know the full history yet (so many secrets ) _________________ "I sit on my arse, not my head." - Baron Gresse. |
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Futre4
Joined: 27 May 2006 Posts: 274 Location: Jong-he, New Taipei City.
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Posted: Sat Feb 13, 2010 3:16 pm Post subject: |
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Just finished Ghost by Robert Harris. As chance has it its currently being made into a movie directed by Roman Polanski. It was an atmospheric and edgy affair that culminated in an unforseable twist. Im now looking forward to the movie incarnation. _________________ I always knew Chang was Chinese Intelligence.
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Selik
Joined: 20 Jan 2005 Posts: 1524 Location: South Shields
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Posted: Sun Feb 14, 2010 6:41 pm Post subject: |
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2/3 of the way through Tyrant's Blood. All I can say is the number of things I've guessed would happen is freaky and I can't wait for book 3, King's Wrath, due out in October!
Handy- bday pressie for me I think _________________ "I sit on my arse, not my head." - Baron Gresse. |
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Deornoth
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Posted: Tue Feb 16, 2010 5:04 pm Post subject: |
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Selik wrote: | Do you think she'd be happier if someone leant a book rather than you buying it? |
She'd be a lot happier but my house is like a black hole for books; they get lost, never to be seen again...
Thanks for the offer though!
Finished reading Jonathan Oliver's 'The Call of Kerberos' where a fisherman must learn to control powers that he never even knew he had in order to fight off an invasion of monsters from beneath the sea...
As you can tell, there isn't a lot here that you won't have read before in other books and there's also a disturbing lack of background for the story to set itself against. When things get going though, Oliver does tell an entertaining tale that's worth a read. My full review is over Here. I'm now finishing off 'Kitty's House of Horrors' and 'The Eternal Prison'. _________________ Graeme's Fantasy Book Review
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Kerela
Joined: 10 Sep 2005 Posts: 372 Location: Germany
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Posted: Fri Feb 19, 2010 4:35 pm Post subject: |
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Volpone by Ben Johnson...yeah looking at my reading-lists for this semester I won't have time for much fun-reading _________________ The question that sometimes drives me hazy: Am I, or the others crazy?
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