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Nyovne
Netherlands19141 Posts
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Westy
England808 Posts
I have been considering Lies of Locke Lamora or Malazan, book of the fallen for my next read, but can't decide which to bother with first! | ||
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intothewhite
Australia60 Posts
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Nyovne
Netherlands19141 Posts
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h41fgod
Sweden377 Posts
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SirJolt
the Dagon Knight4016 Posts
Fascinatingly prescient, wonderfully weird :D There's also one of his short stories about a computer that knows everything there is to know about our universe and how it works. The short story follows characters who are on a journey to ask it the meaning of life. I would be staggered if it weren't what Douglas Adams based he Hitchhiker's Guide on. *Written at a time when "wireless" meant "radio." | ||
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{CC}StealthBlue
United States41117 Posts
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Sermokala
United States14215 Posts
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Powerpill
United States1693 Posts
On September 18 2014 02:43 {CC}StealthBlue wrote: Does anyone know any good first contact books or Alien among us type of stories? ![[image loading]](http://i.imgur.com/0DX2V50.jpg) There you go  (Seriously though, anyone else read those when they were kids? lol... ah the good old days) | ||
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SK.Testie
Canada11084 Posts
On July 01 2014 16:54 Nyovne wrote: Malazan, do it. Do it now. | ||
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MajuGarzett
Canada635 Posts
On September 18 2014 02:43 {CC}StealthBlue wrote: Does anyone know any good first contact books or Alien among us type of stories? You could try The Mote In God's Eye. | ||
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Just_a_Moth
Canada1971 Posts
On September 18 2014 02:43 {CC}StealthBlue wrote: Does anyone know any good first contact books or Alien among us type of stories? Blindsight. By Peter Watts. It's weird as fuck. But it's fucking beautiful. | ||
Xxio
Canada5565 Posts
On September 18 2014 02:43 {CC}StealthBlue wrote: Does anyone know any good first contact books or Alien among us type of stories? Childhood's End (Arthur C. Clarke) 2001: A Space Odyssey (Arthur C. Clarke) The Puppet Masters (Robert A. Heinlein) Enjoyed these three | ||
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Just_a_Moth
Canada1971 Posts
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Djzapz
Canada10681 Posts
This is the layout of the books of my collection (available for books 1,2,3,4,6,7,8,9,10): These are all available from amazon.ca and other retailers. As you can see, there's a "banner" type thing at the top and the title of the book at the bottom. ![[image loading]](http://d.gr-assets.com/books/1355144064l/55399.jpg) This is the layout of the book 5 that's available on amazon.ca: ![[image loading]](http://i.ebayimg.com/00/s/MjE1WDIwMA==/$(KGrHqVHJEgE-ml+Rcq2BPtk,sZQ,Q~~60_35.JPG) So I'm looking for the right one: + Show Spoiler + ![[image loading]](https://p.gr-assets.com/max_square/fill/books/1366996057/345299.jpg)  . Is this the worst feeling or what. | ||
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GGQ
Canada2653 Posts
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Djzapz
Canada10681 Posts
On September 20 2014 11:38 GGQ wrote: I hate that. Here's a nasty little tidbit to make you a bit more cynical: sometimes publishers change the layout partway through the series just so people who bought the earlier books have to rebuy them if they want to complete set in one layout. Thankfully it's not the case here but it's close. The 5th book, Midnight Tide with the purple cover that I want does exist and it has been printed, there are some floating around for 2-3x the price of the other 9. I'm not sure if it was under-printed or what but I know it's annoying as hell and I'd rather not have to import a book from a Canadian author from Australia. | ||
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VorGirL
72 Posts
Mistborn trilogy for cool steampunk awesome vorkosigan saga for, um, idk...romance, plots, humor, sci fi, everything honor harrington series, like 12 books and counting of military sci fi, amazing series | ||
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Manit0u
Poland17856 Posts
![[image loading]](http://www.lipstickandlibraries.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/Blindsight_book_cover.jpg) Blindsight by Peter Watts Blew me away. Borrowed it to a couple of friends and it blew them away too. | ||
Zealously
East Gorteau22261 Posts
On September 20 2014 11:50 Djzapz wrote: Thankfully it's not the case here but it's close. The 5th book, Midnight Tide with the purple cover that I want does exist and it has been printed, there are some floating around for 2-3x the price of the other 9. I'm not sure if it was under-printed or what but I know it's annoying as hell and I'd rather not have to import a book from a Canadian author from Australia. I bought all ten books when The Crippled God was published and it still bothers me that my Reaper's Gale is the wrong edition. If you're obsessive about your bookshelf, just buy the "right" edition (NO MATTER THE COST) | ||
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