Awesome. I'll need to pick that up. But I still haven't read The Hienama: A Story of the Sulh, so I need to read that first.
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Awesome. I'll need to pick that up. But I still haven't read The Hienama: A Story of the Sulh, so I need to read that first.
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Yippee38
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I need to start another book, I've just been to addicted to Sudoku lately...
I played it once. I figured out that it is virtually impossible to not win. Therefore, I quit playing. To me, it just seems like a pure timewaster, since there really isn't much of a challenge.
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They come in different difficulties. I bought Sudoku for dummies and they have easy ones, tricky ones and some seriously difficult ones. Yes you always win but it's more of a how fast can I finish it thing, than a will I finish it thing. The more I play the more logic skills I gain and I solve the puzzles faster and faster.
But yeah in the end, it's just a puzzle, after a puzzle after a puzzle...
I have a couple of Michael Connelly books waiting for me one of these days...
OrbWeaver
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I need to start another book, I've just been to addicted to Sudoku lately...
I have a book full of cryptograms I've been doing. Dirk Gentley's Holistic Detective Agency has ended up on the backburner for now.
Pellaz
Tigron of Immanion
Wow...was there a tornado touchdown near you? I've been in 3 or 4, depending on how you count 'em...if it's really happening it's quite scary. Don't believe the crap like Twister, either....
Shit, I have no idea. I'll have to check on that.
Yes, you'll want to read The Hienama as it's a direct prequel.
I'm a few pages into Student of Kyme and there are already enough references to Hienama that I want to re-read it.
Note that The Hienama has a bit more graphic approach to aruna than is normal for Storm C.'s Wraeththu books, but it is an integral part of the plot.
Yippee38
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I started reading Jhegaala today. Only got through the prologue. It feels like coming home. I love Steven Brust's writing. If you guys haven't read his stuff, go get Jhereg and read it. I mean, go today. Order it from Amazon or something. It's great stuff.
Pellaz I think I asked you this before... but what are your thoughts on the Moorcock & Constantine collaboration? And I'm not worried about any graphic approaches to aruna. I'm very tolerant. And Storm has always had a fascination with alternative sexuality (such as in the Magravandian stories). This has definitely increased her readership among some, but has made it difficult at times to get people to read Wraeththu.
I finally finished Bonehunters the other day. The problem I'm having with Erikson is that there's SO MUCH GOING ON that I cannot keep track of what's actually happening and what's significant - and I'm a veteran of people like GRRM, Tad Williams, Melanie Rawn, and other writers of door-stopper-sized books with a cast of hundreds. The moment-by-moment is interesting, but I just can't get a grip on what's happening on a larger scale, which makes it hard for me to really *stay* interested.
Not sure what's next on my plate after Red Seas. I've got some Tad Williams, CS Friedman, and an old Greg Bear sitting on my shelf, all from my various Powell's trips while in Portland... probably one of those.
Not sure what's next on my plate after Red Seas. I've got some Tad Williams, CS Friedman, and an old Greg Bear sitting on my shelf, all from my various Powell's trips while in Portland... probably one of those.
Pellaz
Tigron of Immanion
You're referring to Silverheart? When it came out, it took me completely by surprise -- I had no idea from either Storm or Mike that it was on the way, and lo! there it was. And I quite liked it. Partly I think because it had some elements from both writers' styles, and because it was basically a standalone. (The sequel has been scrapped indefinitely.)
Yep, been there, done that. Or tried.
Oddly, from my experience with her fans, I'd say that most are female, a fact that kinda surprised me.
Student of Kyme also introduces a new Wraeththu calendar based on the dehara (and Storm's chaos magick system). They really need to work on a print calendar for the Immanion web-shop.
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I finished reading "Twilight" and I am halfway through the 2nd book "New Moon", I wanted to see what all the fuss was about. I'm now wondering what I've gotten myself into as I now have to read all the books and I'm sure it's going to be non stop angst all the way.
Not saying the books are bad at all, I do enjoy the lore and back stories of the vampires. But the whole angsty forbiden love just seems to prolong the inevitable.
Another thing this reminds me of is Sookie Stackhouse in True Blood with the whole "I can't read your mind gimmick" which is another series I want to read eventually. I saw the pilot for the HBO series and it really looked interesting.
I still need to finish the last Drizzt book before the new one comes out in October. For some reason it just seems such a boring read and I never thought I'd say that about a Drizzt book. Usually I'd read it cover to cover in the first 2 days.
Not saying the books are bad at all, I do enjoy the lore and back stories of the vampires. But the whole angsty forbiden love just seems to prolong the inevitable.
Another thing this reminds me of is Sookie Stackhouse in True Blood with the whole "I can't read your mind gimmick" which is another series I want to read eventually. I saw the pilot for the HBO series and it really looked interesting.
I still need to finish the last Drizzt book before the new one comes out in October. For some reason it just seems such a boring read and I never thought I'd say that about a Drizzt book. Usually I'd read it cover to cover in the first 2 days.
Yippee38
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The Sookie Stackhouse/"Southern Vampire Mysteries" get the nod from me. I haven't read all of them (catching up is one of my first things to do post-Dragon*Con), but they are fun and I like the fact that rural/small-town Southerners are portrayed with dignity. Plus, one of the main vampire characters is a Viking, so that is cool. They also have a bit more of a "lighter" feel than a lot of the other vampire books I read, so they make for a brisk change of pace. Charlaine Harris (the author) has been really nice to me when we communicate online.
I'll read those Stephenie Meyer books just to keep up with the current trend in vampire books, but I suspect there will be a lot of skimming.
spag
I am a leaf on the wind
Pellaz
Tigron of Immanion
NR: David Weber and John Ringo, March to the Stars -- 10% done, pretty good so far. Looks as if I might be lacking a prequel, so I'll be hunting it soon.
(The plot is based on an actual historical event, wherein a Greek detachment had to fight their way back to the Persian coast, heavily outnumbered, and they made it.)
(The plot is based on an actual historical event, wherein a Greek detachment had to fight their way back to the Persian coast, heavily outnumbered, and they made it.)
jhallum
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yeah, I read this series as E-books. I think it's quite good, even for Weber/Ringo/Baen Mil-porn.
Pellaz
Tigron of Immanion
lol at 'Mil-porn.' So far, there's been nothing like 'porn' at all.....
Sometimes the military details can get a little smothering, though.
spag
I am a leaf on the wind
You mean like the Warriors.
I just thought the timing was good. I'm sitting here having just started the Warriors ultimate directors cut in HD, and they have a little narrative at the beginning telling about this exact event.
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