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12-18-2004, 04:58 AM | #1 |
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What Scifi/Fantasy book Are You Just Reading?
At the moment I'm reading Unfinished Tales.
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12-22-2004, 01:44 PM | #2 |
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I'm currently reading Gardens of the Moon by Steven Erikson. Its a very brilliant piece. I urge all Tolkien fans to pick it up.
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12-23-2004, 03:01 AM | #3 |
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Hyperion by Dan Simmons.
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12-23-2004, 11:53 AM | #4 |
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I've heard of Hyperion. Is it pretty good?
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12-23-2004, 01:50 PM | #5 |
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I have no idea - I just bought it yesterday, and have read 2 pages, lol. I'll get back to you.
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12-23-2004, 02:13 PM | #6 |
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His Ilium isn't the worst read I've ever done, and most people I've seen claim Hyperion is better.
Currently reading LotR, once again.
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02-02-2005, 08:19 AM | #7 |
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I've just finished 'Hunt for Red October' by Tom Clancy, and I'm now in the middle of another of his books, Rainbow Six. Damn good game too.
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02-03-2005, 05:40 PM | #8 |
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WAR IN HEAVEN by Charles Williams...an interesting take on the Holy Grail.
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02-04-2005, 11:59 AM | #9 |
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I am on the second book of the Dragonlance series by Hickman and Weiss. Peace.
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02-15-2005, 03:21 PM | #10 |
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Book I'm ...
I was reading Erickson's Gardens of the Moon, but unlike RWChambers above, I thought it was horrible. After 200 pages it came across as so disjointed, so laking in focus, and just plain badly written that I had to stop reading it, and I think for good. I wanted to like it, but the plot, characters, etc, all lacked what I liked about epic fantasy. So, I dropped that and started reading China Mieville's Perdido Street Station, which is a much better read. The opening monologue itself was more satisfying than the 200 pages of GotM. Mieville's got a way with description that just draws you in. This book also reminds me a bit of Neil Gaiman.
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02-16-2005, 06:16 PM | #11 |
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Indeed, Gardens of the Moon is bad. The second book however, Deadhous Gates, is written 5 years later and IMO a lot better. A lot.
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05-09-2005, 06:17 PM | #12 |
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Triss: A novel of Redwall
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05-19-2005, 08:59 AM | #13 |
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Just finished 'The Keeping Place', fourth book of the Obernewtyn Chronicles.
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05-19-2005, 05:07 PM | #14 |
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I'm not sure if this counts as Sci-Fi but I am currently ready a most difficult book, A Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess. The incredible, yet horrible, slang used in this book maks it for quite a strange and almost difficult read!
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05-31-2005, 04:23 PM | #15 |
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I finished The First King of Shanara by Terry Brooks, and now am trying to finish The Sword of Shanara.. but it's just so long, and I'm not much of a reader. It took my like 2 years to read The Hobbit and I didn't even finish it!
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05-31-2005, 05:30 PM | #16 |
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Currently reading First King of Shannara myself, can't say I think very highly of it.
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07-06-2005, 11:46 AM | #17 |
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Nora Roberts
hey i havent been on in a hella long time i need to update a few things but yeah... currently im reading Nora Roberts work...hers are more romance than fantasy but the ones im reading are fantasy in a reality world...but yeah if you dont want to read steamy scenes, STAY AWAY thats gotta be a speciality...
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07-09-2005, 07:00 AM | #18 |
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Chronicles of Narnia, book III. Its a lovely story. The way its written kind of reminds me of the Hobbit, same style.
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07-14-2005, 05:05 PM | #19 |
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Douglas Adams with The Long, Dark Tea-Time of the Soul, second (and last finished) book in the Dirk Gently-series.
And BoP, if you're still listening: I just finished Dune Messiah. And liked it.
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