Totally agreed on the first half. I'll keep pushing for that last amazing 1/6th - I have around 250 pages left.
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Totally agreed on the first half. I'll keep pushing for that last amazing 1/6th - I have around 250 pages left.
modernwizardry
I want stout!
Dogs Playing Poker
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Oh, cool! Glad they translated this quickly. I haven't read Handling the Undead yet, but Let The Right One In was my favorite novel of the '00's.
Bryant
Mr. Sleepy
Now reading... the UMPPUSA lounge message board !!
In all seriousness, I have been reading "The Cat's Pajamas" by Ray Bradbury. I have skipped around quite a bit as it is a collection of 20 short stories, and hasve read most if not all before, but I sort of forgot just how good and diverse author he is.
Bryant
In all seriousness, I have been reading "The Cat's Pajamas" by Ray Bradbury. I have skipped around quite a bit as it is a collection of 20 short stories, and hasve read most if not all before, but I sort of forgot just how good and diverse author he is.
Bryant
Pellaz
Tigron of Immanion
Now reading: Paul of Dune, by Herbert and Anderson. I'd started it at one point, got distracted, and it's been kicking around ever since. The "direct sequel" to Dune....we'll see. 
OrbWeaver
BECAUSE FALCONER
Justin G
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Now reading: Paul of Dune, by Herbert and Anderson. I'd started it at one point, got distracted, and it's been kicking around ever since. The "direct sequel" to Dune....we'll see.
I loved the original Dune. It was such a visionary book. Everything that came after it was a chore to read though. I gave up after the fourth book.
BenMech
student of the d'eh
IMPOSSIBLE to find in Brick and Mortar Stores.
Only Barnes Ignoble to order A copy is in eldritch decadant Massachusetts. Borders is deader than a doornail.
Now reading: Paul of Dune, by Herbert and Anderson. I'd started it at one point, got distracted, and it's been kicking around ever since. The "direct sequel" to Dune....we'll see.
Paul of Dune is the only Dune sequel I've read, and I was pleasantly surprised with it. It's worth finishing, imho.
By the way, Kevin Anderson is signing his new book Hellhole (written with Herbert) at Eagle Eye Books in Decatur this evening if you're interested in getting that copy of Paul of Dune signed.
Legion by William Peter Blatty (thanks to Rakosh for the hook-up on this).
Never read the book, but was always a fan of the movie (Exorcist III), which was a suitable sequel to the original Exorcist (let's just ignore the abominable 2nd movie, shall we?). I love George C. Scott as Kinderman, and the character's eccentricities are even more pronounced in the original book.
In short...a real treat!
Never read the book, but was always a fan of the movie (Exorcist III), which was a suitable sequel to the original Exorcist (let's just ignore the abominable 2nd movie, shall we?). I love George C. Scott as Kinderman, and the character's eccentricities are even more pronounced in the original book.
In short...a real treat!
OrbWeaver
BECAUSE FALCONER
This will be my first foray into anything this author has written. I'm assuming those of you who have read the Wheel of Time series are familiar with Sanderson's writing, since he picked up where Jordan left off after his death. So far I've only read the first prologue in the book, but it seems pretty good. It got my attention. I noticed this book is also over 1k pages, which seems to be about par for the Wheel of Time series (before and after Sanderson took it on as author) so I'm a bit leery that it might drag in parts.
Any input from anyone familiar with this author's works?
Finished The Wise Man's Fear a few days ago - I was sort of disappointed, to be honest. Like jaimek said, the first half and the last sixth were amazing, but the chunks between those with the Felurian revelry and the Adem mercenaries just seemed to go on forever... and with so little payoff in terms of moving the story along, too. I don't remember having these problems with the first one, which is probably why I'm so "meh" about it. Hopefully the third one is more solid.
On the bright side, I started Gardens of the Moon by Steven Erikson, so now I'll see what all the fuss is about.
On the bright side, I started Gardens of the Moon by Steven Erikson, so now I'll see what all the fuss is about.
Harvester
The Promoter
Any input from anyone familiar with this author's works?
He may just be the best world/magic builder there is currently.
Elantris was brilliant. I also enjoyed the Mistborn series. I absolutely loved "The Way of Kings."
I still have a free eBook of Mistborn that I still need to read at some point.
Just got done with SM Stirling's "In The Courts Of The Crimson Kings". It looks like he was going for a pulpy SF story along the lines of the John Carter of Mars books and I think he mostly succeeded. It is a fun little book.
Just got done with SM Stirling's "In The Courts Of The Crimson Kings". It looks like he was going for a pulpy SF story along the lines of the John Carter of Mars books and I think he mostly succeeded. It is a fun little book.
Pellaz
Tigron of Immanion
Yep. I might have made it through five....but it would have been a foot-slog for the last 2 or 3.
Dang, didn't see this in time.
He's a nice guy, too. Second-biggest frequently-recurring author guest at Dragon*Con, behind only Sherrilyn Kenyon (who is also nice).
Locust0311
Shopping Ape
I got through 2 1/2 of the originals many moons ago though I keep intending to go back and try again. I have read (and enjoyed) 6 of the Herbert/Anderson books (the House trilogy and the History trilogy).
Finished Cussler's "Night Probe!" last night (which I quite enjoyed so a big
to Glenn). I think next up will be Jack McDevitt's second Alex Benedict book, "Polaris".And yesterday I finished off Treasure Island. It was a solid adventure tale, but the most intresting parts are when Jim Hawkins acts like a dumb kid and is most of the time rather fortunate that he doesn't get himself killed. I can see that movie adaptations have beefed up the ending, because the book ending is somewhat anticlimatic.
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