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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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I thought it was a bit better, though can't remember a lot of the first (been a while since I read it ). The first part of the book is mostly talk; but luckily intelligent talk. And when the action kicks in...Also, it was a lot shorter.
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Oh, ok. My friend liked the first one better. I haven't read it myself, it is still on my to-read-list I'm sure you know what I'm talking about. I like long books though.
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I am currently rereading the Abhorsen series by Garth Nix. I highly recomend the series. Its about magic and people who go around and control the dead with bells and music and stuff. Well written and definitley a good read. Another series worth reading if you have the time is the Necroscope Series which deals with a man who can talk to the dead and uses this power to save the world from Vampires. Written by Brian Lumley it is actually a lot better and much less cheesy than it sounds.
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These books all sound interesting. I love Fantasy and Sci-Fi.
I read "Oryx and Crake" by Margaret Atwood. It's a bit dark, but extremely well-written. Atwood writes flashbacks unbelievalby well. They're so seamless, that this book actually has two slowly intertwining plots that meet at the end in a completely fascinating way. I recommend this if you don't mind some heavy reading. This is one of my all-time favourite books now, and that's saying something.
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I'm reading The OtherWorld by Mercedes Lackey with Mark Shepherd and Holly Lisle. It's a combined volume containing Wheels of Fire and When the Bough Breaks. Her take on the world of elves and their interactions with current day humans is both interesting and humorous.
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Good news, for me. I just found Dune Messiah in a second hand book shop! Yeah. Now I have all 3.
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I'm reading Dragonfly by Frederic Durbin. It's not bad. Reminds me of Tim Burton movies.
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Over the summer I read the Coldfire Trilogy by C.S. Friedman and loved it. It's now one of my favorite pieces of fantasy.
Now I'm reading the Dune series for the first time. Like it sofar.
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right now i am reading a book called The Stone and thew Flute by Hans Behman a german guy the book was orignally released only in germany but it was translated into english and released here. really good book so far
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Yesterday I stared Eragon and so far I'm a little over halfway done. Very impressive, imo. I'll have to check out Eldest when I'm done.
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Hm, depends a bit. It's still gritty and 'depressive' (even more so than Martin, though I think Bakker might beat him), Erikson isn't very good at character-building and his prose is a hit-and-miss experience. The story in itself, however, is great - at least "the Chain of dogs"-plotline, which is probably one of the most moving stories ever. It's also much easier to understand what's going on, the story is better organized and the prose is a bit better.
Erikson improves with each book (with the possible exception of House of Chains), IMO, though I haven't read his last one yet. He's the kind of author that either leaves you cold and unengaged, or sucks you in (though patience may be required). Been a while since I read it though, think I'll have to refresh my memory soon. In conclusion, I think you should give it a go. If you still don't like it after the chain of dogs I don't think anything'll convince you.
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I'm currently reading book 4 of G.R.R.Martin's "Song of Ice and Fire" series.
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What a coincidence, I've just started A Clash of Kings...
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