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[metalprof]

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I'm about half-way through. The book is way too long, but has enough interesting tidbits to keep me going. I'm more interested in the stories about personalities, and less so the business dealings.

Ken

 

[Harvester]

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I'm about half-way through. The book is way too long, but has enough interesting tidbits to keep me going. I'm more interested in the stories about personalities, and less so the business dealings.

Ken

Agreed. It was a huge let down. Olberman running rough shod was by far the best part. My understanding is that it bombed for the publishing company as well considering the amount paid.

 

[Justin G]

Let's see if this was worth the .99 I paid for it.

 

[OrbWeaver]

First Lord's Fury by Jim Butcher.

I finished A Dance with Dragons and all I can say is that it better not be another 5 years for the next book.

 

[Justin G]

First Lord's Fury by Jim Butcher.

I finished A Dance with Dragons and all I can say is that it better not be another 5 years for the next book.

You know it's going to be at least that long. I am resigned to this.

 

[OrbWeaver]

You know it's going to be at least that long. I am resigned to this.

I'm hoping DWD took so long because he wrote himself into a corner and got stuck. Prior to that he was chugging along fairly well. So my hope is that it was merely a writers' block, and that he's good to go for the last two books.

 

[RagePSV]

Just finished Michener's Hawaii and started Reynold's Redemption Ark

 

[monoxide_child]

i've read most of the Stephanie Plum series
and i just heard that Stephanie Plum is going to be in a big-budget-theatrically-released-movie
woo-hoo

 

[monoxide_child]

Done the Ringworlds.

I've read two Hogan novels. Two Faces Of Tomorrow and can't remember the other off hand. I know I started on a third one back then, and it turned into more of a political kind of book, and I never went back. So maybe the Giants series is better. I'll try the first one for sure. Thanks.

you wanna read star trek or star wars?
if you're gonna read trek just skip anything that has Kirk in it, the rest is decent
if you're reading Star Wars, start with the Darth Bane books, those were freaking awesome

 

[Justin G]

 

[Magius]

Stormlord's Exile by Glenda Larke

 

[metalprof]

Warbreaker, by Brandon Sanderson.

It's my last non-Wheel of Time Sanderson book for me to get to. (I'm not counting Way of Kings yet.)

 

[TheLongshot]

So, finished a couple over the weekend.

The collection of Weber's "Dahak" series. The first two I felt were ripping yarns. The third seemed to collapse under its own weight. They would have been better off just focusing on the kids, since the Earth plot was lame. I also felt like he rushed the ending to tie everything up. Kinda glad he isn't writing any more of these.

A first book of a series, and therefore pure setup. Lots of graphic description of very bad things happening to innocent people. Not sure I'll read more of it.

 

[Justin G]

Sequel to the killer superheroes vs. zombies novel Ex-Heroes.

 

[Justin G]

Just picked up a stack of books at the almost-closed Borders here.

Jim Butcher: Ghost Story (HC)
Max Brooks: G.I. Joe Hearts and Minds (HC)
Kim Paffenroth: Dying to Live - Life Sentence
J.L. Bourne: Day By Day Armageddon - Beyond Exile
Scott Westerfeld: Behemoth (HC)
Christopher Farnsworth: The President's Vampire (HC)
Brandon Sanderson: Elantris

All that and the latest Whitesnake CD for just $40.

 

[Akumu]

I've been hitting up the Borders around here waaaay too often...

Just finished The Bone Doll's Twin by Lynn Flewelling. Now reading Hidden Warrior by the same and Nights of Villjamur by Mark Charan Newton.

 

[Harvester]

The Presiden'ts Vampire (HC)
Brandon Sanderson: Elantris

TPV was good, but not the awesomeness of the debut.

I loved Elantrist.

 

[Justin G]

TPV was good, but not the awesomeness of the debut.

I loved Elantrist.

The only other non-Wheel of Time Sanderson book I've read is Warbreaker, and that didn't thrill me, but I figured for $2.40 this was worth a try.

Ex-Patriots RULED by the way. Superheroes, super-soldiers and zombies are a recipe for awesome.

 

[TheLongshot]

Finished another book before ProgPower:

Yeah, a Warhammer 40k book, but surprisingly well written for what it was. Certainly better than some of David Weber's hamfisted stuff...

 

[Justin G]

I'm officially giving up on this one, and I almost never walk away from a book. I'm sure there's a good story somewhere in there, but getting there is just too tedious.