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MODNosferatiel

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"God's in his heaven, all's right with the world." Nerv Motto, Neon Genesis Evangelion

MODNosferatiel

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13 years ago

Mar 15, 2012, 8:00:18 AM

Currently reading "Gauntlgrym" by R. A. Salvatore. It is interesting to see the good old Drizzt age and the D&D universe move on.

I just hope it lasts til Brian Sanderson finishes the last instance of WoT or Patrick Rothfuss gets his next book out, but that's probably futile. -.-

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VIPznork

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i were a ninja once

VIPznork

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13 years ago

Mar 29, 2012, 7:48:31 AM

yeah i know sharidann, i do rember wheel of time, what a disaster. well what forced my hand was the tv siries. so i caved pluss it cost 20 dollars for first 4 books on amazon.

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VIPSharidann

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VIPSharidann

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13 years ago

Mar 29, 2012, 7:25:17 AM

Game of Thrones, frankly if I were you, I would wait a tad... It is planned in 7 books, only 5 came out so far and GRR Martin is well-known to be a slow writer... plus has LOTS of other commitments due to the TV Show etc... Book 4 came out 2005, Book 5 2011, I don't think we will have to wait that long for 6 and 7, simply because he is under pressure from HBO... and they are in season 2... from 7 planned... but still.

I did a reread last year as a dance with dragons came out and it was much needed. This is a RICH universe with lots of details, secondary characters, hints and so on....

The "fun" part is that the series so far takes mostly care of the side-shows.... the REAL important thingie is that the winter is coming, after all, and not many of the characters seem to care right now.

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Cloud

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Cloud

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13 years ago

Mar 29, 2012, 1:57:02 AM

Recently read The Warded Man and that was a great read! Thinking about starting the Game of Thrones series soon...

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Ashbery76

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Ashbery76

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13 years ago

Mar 28, 2012, 4:53:12 PM

The Mote in God's Eye by Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle.A great first contant story

On Basilisk Station: Honor Harrington by David Weber.Military sci fi

Both of these books are great reading for this type of game.

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VIPznork

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VIPznork

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13 years ago

Mar 28, 2012, 12:54:01 PM

well im now half way in game thornes book 2. its a ok book

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VIPSharidann

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VIPSharidann

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13 years ago

Mar 28, 2012, 9:22:11 AM

Reread of "Dies the Fire" Trilogy atm. (S.M. Stirling)

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MODVieuxChat

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Truth is a chameleon. Herbert

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13 years ago

Mar 28, 2012, 6:54:12 AM

empreintes wrote:
I've just finish "La Horde du contrevent" and start Ubik by Philip K. Dick

Damn. That book is just awesome.

I've read in the last 6 months :

War before civilization (a book from an ethnologist that try to know if wars before civilization were rarer/do more harm)
Maus and MetaMaus (interviews with the author of Maus. A very good reading)
Le chuchoteur (the whisperer) from Donato Carisi. An excellent book in the kind of "Criminal Minds" TV series.
the last two Harlan Coben
La tendresse des loups (Kindness of the wolves) : a story in the far north of Canada.
12th reading of "Le petit prince" (the little prince)
Some magazines about warfare (Vae Victis, Champs de bataille)
Akira
Some french thrillers that weren't as good as "Le chuchoteur".

All in all i've considerably restrained the number of books I read. This summer I think I'll read the Dune books for the 6th time.

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DEVSlowhands

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"Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn't do than by the ones you did do."

DEVSlowhands

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13 years ago

Mar 28, 2012, 6:38:36 AM

A new anthology from the awesome editor John Joseph Adams is out.

The anthology is called "Armored", and it's (not hard to guess) about mecha suits and armored SF warfare.

One story is free to read on Wired right now -- it's good, and I'd recommend pretty much any anthology put together by Adams.

http://t.co/M4dNPNw4

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VIPSharidann

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VIPSharidann

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13 years ago

Mar 15, 2012, 8:09:35 AM

There is a follow-up to Gauntlgrym (Neverwinter)

I am not sure I like the way the FR universe turned. It is alot more somber that it used to be, but heh, probably reflects the fact that the world is also more pessimistic.

Sanderson: end of the year for the last WoT. Still have his Way of Kings on my Reading list, not sure whether I want to commit yet, as he plans it in 10 books...

Rothfuss: Got Wise Man's Fear on my list (and home actually) as well, no ETA for book 3, and as Rothfuss didn't deliver in time ( as The Name of the Wind came out, he claimed he had the whole trilogy written and we would get one book per year....)

If you like fantasy... Try Elizabeth Moon. A few years ago, she came back to Paksenarrion's universe and is in the middle of a series "Paladin's legacy". There are currently three books out, the 4th is done and she is writing the 5th.

Good stuff I think, albeit it would probably be useful to read the first trilogy (Deed of Paksenarrion) before you begin.

And if you still need to bide some time, David Weber is returning to fantasy with War Maid's choice, coming out in July.

Ok, I stop now... Promise

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VIPSharidann

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VIPSharidann

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13 years ago

Mar 29, 2012, 7:58:34 AM

Yeah the first 4 were a bargain.

Don't get me started on WoT... ooops too late!

I did a reread last year, as Sanderson had stated he wanted to release the last book in november 2011... Stupid, dumb me, it is planned for release in november 2012....

And frankly, I think Jordan could really, really have cut it short in lots of ways. Oh well...

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digitalurn87

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digitalurn87

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13 years ago

Mar 14, 2012, 4:07:22 PM

Reading American Gods by Neil Gaiman... known for Coraline, Stardust, etc... good book so far

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empreintes

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empreintes

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13 years ago

Mar 14, 2012, 10:27:26 AM

I'v just finish "La Horde du contrevent" and start Ubik by Philip K. Dick

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VIPSharidann

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VIPSharidann

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13 years ago

Mar 14, 2012, 8:10:18 AM

Naah, maceman, for that there is John Ringo

(Ghost comes to mind

smiley: stickouttongue

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maceman

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maceman

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13 years ago

Mar 14, 2012, 8:01:07 AM

and no one admitted reading 'Twilight'?

come on. you know you wanna get in touch with ur inner preteen girl when ur not trying to conquer the universe.

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maceman

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maceman

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13 years ago

Mar 14, 2012, 7:58:58 AM

Martok wrote:
I've been reading C.S. Forester's Horatio Hornblower series for the first time, although I've taken a break in between books to (re)read Presumed Innocent by Scott Turow.

I was always more partial to the Bolitho series by Alexander Kent. Read those voraciously for a time.

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VIPSharidann

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VIPSharidann

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13 years ago

Mar 14, 2012, 7:08:55 AM

Apparently none.

After a quick check that is.

Was just surprised at it is the 2d time in about 3 weeks that someone mentioned the hunger games to me.

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Danne

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Danne

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13 years ago

Mar 13, 2012, 11:30:49 PM

What other Books are named Hunger Games?

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VIPSharidann

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VIPSharidann

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13 years ago

Mar 13, 2012, 2:39:45 PM

Hunger games by Susanne Collins or something completely different?

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VIPSharidann

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VIPSharidann

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13 years ago

Apr 4, 2012, 4:26:14 PM

Asimov is great as first read, not so good (at least imho) for rereads.

Martok wrote:
Isaac Asimov. Accept no substitutes.

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