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The Complete Robot by Isaac Asimov (This includes I, Robot plus a slew of other robot stories...)
Mistborn The Final Empire by Brandon Sanderson
Upon finishing those, I plan to work on the following for GR group readings:
Neverwhere: A Novel by Neil Gaiman
Storms of Vengeance by John Beachem
Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch by Gaiman and Terry Pratchett
Carrie by a fellow named Stephen King
and once it arrives, I'll slip Avempartha by Michael J. Sullivan in there.....
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Hammered by Elizabeth Bear
The Flame in the Bowl Unbinding the Stone by Marc Vun Kannon
City of Saints and Madmen by Jeff VanderMeer
Quicksilver by Neal Stephenson (I've been working on this one forever.)
I have quite a few books in my to-read drawer. I don't know what's next. It'll depend on my mood.
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Irresistible Invitation 40 Day Reading Book Responding to the Extravagant Heart of God,
The Ultimate Hitchhiker's Guide Five Complete Novels and One Story
I started Neverwhere a couple days ago, and should finish that next week.
Books I want to read this month:
Jennifer Rardin's Once Bitten, Twice Shy
and
Stardust by Neil Gaiman
There are so many sitting by my bed...these are the ones on the top of the list right now.
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Next I plan on reading The Crown Conspiracy, and then rounding out my current S&S kick with Midwinter.
Then it's on to catching up with some faerie stories which have been recently released, including Faerie Lord The Faerie Wars Chronicles, Little (Grrl) Lost and Fablehaven Grip of the Shadow Plague. Then we'll finish up the YA trek with Attack of the Fiend...
Oh, I also want to reread Good Omens The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch and Neverwhere for groups, so I'll have to fit them in somewhere, too...
That should take me into May, I think... which already has its own, growing waiting list...
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I've also been reading Thunder of Time by James F. David, which is a sequel to a book called Footprints of Thunder about dinosaurs that get transported to the modern world. However, I see myself giving up on this one soon because it's turning out to be a disappointment and not as good as the first book.
After that I'm going to reread Neverwhere A Novel for the book club.
Then I may get into A Clash of Kings if I'm not feeling intimidated by its size. Reading two massive tomes so close to each other can be daunting. So, other wise instead I might go for The Divine Invasion by Philip K. Dick.
That's the plans for April for now.
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Then it is :
The Hills of Dreams by Arthur Machen
The Gun by C.S Forester
Kiss Her Goodbye by Allan Guthrie
Forever Odd by Dean Koontz
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Anybody who likes Kim Harrison, Rachel Caine or Laurell K. Hamilton-- I'd stack this book up against the early Anita Blakes... Yeah, it's that good.
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I'm finishing up The Bonehunters which is taking me forever, for some reason I have done an abrupt about-face and haven't gotten any serious reading done in weeks and weeks!
Then I'll be reading Helprin's Winter's Tale for a group here. Been wanting to read that for about 25 years now.
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World War Z An Oral History of the Zombie War
Came highly recommended by my husband and daughter. I did enjoy it quite a deal but we do disagree on a few points.
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I'm about half way through The Divine Invasion by Philip K. Dick. It's proving to be bizarre, but really interesting. My first time reading something from Dick. But I have currently set it aside for now to get into
Avempartha by Michael J. Sullivan. So far it has been really hard to put down! :)
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Well, I am not impressed so far.
Nice idea, I like the romantic bit but I dislike all the unnecessary bits about art, music, literature etc. I am not familiar with most of them and these bits are very boring and have nothing to do with the story line.
Not sure whether it is fantasy ot some other genre? Maybe mystic realism?
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Hammered by Elizabeth Bear"
I'm a bit late on the uptake here... but please let me know how you like(d) this book. I read New Amsterdam by her, and have been meaning to pick up some more of her stuff at some point. Hope it's a good one. :>
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Those are the very things that took that book from good to awesome for me. But I can see how they would probably appeal to a very specific type of person, and I think a lot of people didn't like those things. But for me they helped create a larger picture, something that made Henry and Clare's world a place I wanted to stay in, beyond the plot and story and characters. I absolutely love that book, it's my favorite.
As far as genre, it's not really fantasy or sci fi really. I see it as more of a general fiction book with some fantasy elements, but it's really not the focus and the way it's written makes those elements negligible.
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Summer vacation is just a few weeks away, however, and I have three more books lined up to read. The first two Erec Rex books by Kaza Kingsley and "The Sorcerer King" by Frewin Jones.
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Me too - this would be an interesting series to discuss. I haven't read the last two - how did you like them Lori? You mentionedd that The Last Watch wasn't your favorite. How about Dusk Watch (aka Twilight Watch)?
Dusk Watch
The Last Watch
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Fragile Eternity
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy 1-4
I Capture the Castle
May Bird and the Ever After Book One
and will then be reading:
The Restaurant at the End of the Universe
Bones of Faerie
Close Kin
In the Coils of the Snake
Maybe I will get through a few more as well...
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Which brings me onto the book I hope to have tomorrow: Bloodhound: Beka Cooper by Tamora Pierce. Loved the first book-- like policemen and women who walk the line, only cooler. Way cooler. Way, way, way.....
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I have the book but have not read it yet....Michael read it and gave it a good review. The author Dee Marie is a great person.
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Woohoo! Another Martin fanatic joins the flock... :-D
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I saw it, but didn't read the book. I found the movie quite enjoyable, though. Not suited for very young children, though. There are some rather disturbing images here and there.
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I read the book and saw the film. Not one of my favorites of his, but I enjoyed the both well enough. I didn't get to see the movie in 3d, though, which was annoying.
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I loved both the book and the movie. They were very similar to each other so I was happy with the movie adaptation.
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I loved both the bo..."
Small Gods is one of my favorites!
Liked Coraline very much but read The Graveyard Book -- amazing.
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Isn't it? The scope is incredible - it pretty much comments on the entire human condition.
How is Storms of Vengeance so far?
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Nothing wrong with that! I didn't move onto other fantasy until I had read everything Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman had written ;-) Everytime they publish I drop everything else!
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I am also reading many things. I am reading in rotation and there are too many to mention, but some of the books are:
1. Angel's Blood by Nalini Shingh
2. Finding Water: The Art of Perseverance by Julia Cameron
3. A Promise for Spring by Kim Vogel Sawyer
4. The StormCaller by Tom Lloyd
5. Counting Heads by David Marusek
6. Black Sun Rising by C.S. Friedman
7. Some Like it Wicked by Teresa Medeiros
8. Dance with the Dragon by David Hagberg
9. Curse the Dawn by Karen Chance
10 Revelation Space by Alistair Reynolds
I will stop with #10, but you get the idea. I have given up on trying to curb my appetite. It's better to just ride the wind. :-)
1. Angel's Blood by Nalini Shingh
2. Finding Water: The Art of Perseverance by Julia Cameron
3. A Promise for Spring by Kim Vogel Sawyer
4. The StormCaller by Tom Lloyd
5. Counting Heads by David Marusek
6. Black Sun Rising by C.S. Friedman
7. Some Like it Wicked by Teresa Medeiros
8. Dance with the Dragon by David Hagberg
9. Curse the Dawn by Karen Chance
10 Revelation Space by Alistair Reynolds
I will stop with #10, but you get the idea. I have given up on trying to curb my appetite. It's better to just ride the wind. :-)
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The Divine Invasion lays it on you heavy with the religious symbolism. It was a strange story, but I liked it. Now I think I'm a new initiate to Philip K. Dick's work and finding myself wanting to get my hands on everything he's written. :)
Now I've just started The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss.
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Dark Need A Novel of the Darkyn by Lynn Viehl
The Shadow Queen by Anne Bishop
The Steel Breakfast Era The Decadent Return of the Hi-Fi Queen and Her Embryonic Reptile Infection by Carlton Mellick III
Breathers A Zombie's Lament by S.G. Browne
The Littlest Hitler - Stories by Ryan Boudinot
Overqualified by Joey Comeau
Look at My Striped Shirt! Confessions of the People You Love to Hate by The Phat Phree
Heaven's Bones by Samantha Henderson
Dream Warrior by Sherrilyn Kenyon
A Kiss to Remember by Teresa Medeiros
Caressed By Ice by Nalini Singh
Dhampir Child of the Blood by V.M. Johnson
The Gashlycrumb Tinies by Edward Gorey
Deathwish by Rob Thurman
Magick on the Edge Adventures in Experimental Magick by Taylor Ellwood
Mine to Possess by Nalini Singh
Now I'm reading God of Clocks by Alan Campbell
...It's been a slow month but after making this post I can't help but feel I should look into getting a life...
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Glad to hear it's at least holding your interest, Leslie :-).
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Lord of Light by Roger Zelazny- in progress
A Song for Arbonne by
Guy Gavriel Kay
Before They Are Hanged by Joe Abercrombie
The Ghost Brigades by John Scalzi
Blaggard's Moon by George Bryan Polivka
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and possibly Avempartha if I can squeeze it in.