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Alia



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PostPosted: Thu Nov 11, 2010 12:46 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Banks, one of my favourite authors. Unfortunately, they stopped publishing him in Polish, he just didn't catch on.
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PostPosted: Tue Nov 16, 2010 10:38 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

The night watch/Day watch films were very interesting. I saw them here in japan. It was a little weird with the Japanese voiceovers but still a good watch.
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PostPosted: Fri Nov 19, 2010 7:41 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I've had a look at the synopsis's today and all I can say is.....huh? They seem to have taken parts of the night watch and day watch books and mixed them up, added random other connections between charaters and made them into the night watch film. As for day watch....well that didn't make sense at all lol it made the Day watch out as the Inquisition watching over light and dark.....confusing Razz
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PostPosted: Sat Mar 05, 2011 2:06 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I've started 'A Feast of Crows' a while ago, very convenient as I won't have too much time to forget everything again until Dance With Dragons is finally published Very Happy
(Also: some magic forces drew my towards my copy of Dawnthief and made me put it up again...I actually wanted to catch up with some other series and my unread book-pile in general and then re-read all the raven books, but well...)
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Conrad



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PostPosted: Tue Mar 08, 2011 3:23 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Since I last posted here I've managed to read a few more books.
Warrior Priest by Darius Hinks for Black Library: An old world gothic setting of chaos vs oder. Good simple read.
Sword of Justice by Chris Wraight for Black Library: Another old world gothic setting of chaos vs oder. Again a good simple read.
The Deed of Paksenarrion by Elizabeth Moon (The omnibus version). A tale similar to Joan de Arc that was very entertaining.
The Kingdoms of Thrones of Thorn and Bone series by Greg Keyes. A very good story that had an unexpected ending.

Am now going to start on the Valisar Trilogy by Fiona Mcintosh.

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PostPosted: Tue Mar 08, 2011 9:11 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Be interetsed to hear what the Mcintosh one is like as I liked her Mirron's Gift trilogy
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PostPosted: Thu Mar 10, 2011 8:31 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Saga of the Seven Suns: Of Fire and Night by Kevin J.Anderson

Fifth one in the series, I read the first four a while ago but because the series was so long they became a bit tedious, however now I've rediscovered this one again I'm enjoying it more, possibly because I'm older now.

Just finished it to be fair, now going to find Metal Swarm to continue this epic saga.
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PostPosted: Thu Mar 10, 2011 9:39 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

I'm about 3/4 through Tome of the Undergate by Sam Sykes. It's ok but it is taking along time to get anywhere and they all hate each other which is a bit annoying because it is bickering and fighting all the way. This is mean bickering not the banter you got with the Raven.

Don't know my overall verdict though, have to see what the last 1/4 brings....
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PostPosted: Mon Mar 14, 2011 9:49 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Finished 'Dissolution' by C J Sansom. Darn good historical murder mystery.

Now reading Gemmell's Shield of Thunder. This is akin to uncorking the penultimate bottle of a particularly superb fine wine. Sigh. And dear lord but it's a terrific book.
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PostPosted: Tue Mar 15, 2011 12:42 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Currently on book 2 of 9 from my wife's True Blood box set Laughing
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PostPosted: Tue Mar 15, 2011 9:33 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Finally back reading books after a bit of a Football Manager 2011 sabbatical!

Just read The Burning Man by Mark Chadbourn (and was chastisted by Lizzy for not reading it earlier! Wink ).

Also recently read Kell's Legend by Andy Remic - a good page turner for holiday, with clear Druss/Gemmell influences.

And finally, currently reading The Hobbit, by some English chap! Haven't read this for years but am really enjoying it, despite some issues I have with the odd plot line!
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PostPosted: Tue Mar 22, 2011 7:36 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

The Day Watch, Sergei Lukyanenko. Could be so much better than it is. Ultimately a let down with promising bits.
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PostPosted: Sun Mar 27, 2011 9:51 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Max Power wrote:
The Day Watch, Sergei Lukyanenko. Could be so much better than it is. Ultimately a let down with promising bits.


Have you read the Night Watch? Because it makes a lot more sense if you do. I've read all three and The Last Watch. They are definitely different and not what I expected but I did find myself really wanting to find out what was really going on and what the next intrigue was going to be Smile
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PostPosted: Sun Apr 10, 2011 9:47 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Metro 2033 and Metro 2034 by Dmitry Glukhovsky - two novels set in Moscow underground following a nuclear war and total destruction of the world overground. A really entertaining read - a bit of s-f, a bit of post-apo and a lot of satire added to the mix. Although in both novels the endings felt as a bit of a let down after the whole strony.
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PostPosted: Mon Apr 11, 2011 2:36 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I've started Naomi Novak's first Temeraire-book 'His Majesty's Dagons'. I really like it, just love the relation between Laurence and Temeraire Very Happy
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