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Just finished Evil for Evil. I really enjoyed it and I am looking forward to reading Escapement.
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What Are You Reading 2013 - Page 21
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sleepingMentat
United States35 Posts
Just finished Evil for Evil. I really enjoyed it and I am looking forward to reading Escapement. | ||
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sam!zdat
United States5559 Posts
On January 29 2013 09:12 DannyJ wrote: Fair enough, I didnt read the last two. I might read them if I have the time. I still think the politics of the first book, even just the first 1/4th of the book, would probably be enough for some people to stop reading it. Then again I did read the book like 10 years ago so maybe I'm remembering it wrong... Yeah, unfortunately the beginning of the first book doesn't really do the series justice. It's very old-school astrophysics type SF. I think this is actually intentional and part of the aesthetic unity of the novel (novel = all 3 books), but I could see how it might turn some people off at the beginning. Think about the novel as recapitulating in part the history of SF and the history of thinking about the future ("futuriography", lol) as part of the novel's structure - this involves beginning with a cold war paradigm, which then becomes greatly complicated as the story progresses. edit: that is, as you read the novel, you watch the new politics grow out of the old politics, and you couldn't do that if he didn't start with the old politics. the science is the same way, as you watch astrophysics->geology->biology->ecology | ||
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Xinder
United States2269 Posts
On January 25 2013 00:49 Vardant wrote: Finished reading the last book in the Dresden Files and now, I have no idea what to read next. Guess I'll have to go through this thread again to find some inspiration. Or does anyone have any tips? ![[image loading]](http://www.orbitbooks.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/cold-days-uk.bmp) Not sure if you've found a new book yet or not but since you like Dresden Files you may like the Iron Druid Chronicles by Kevin Hearne. It's the same genre, urban fantasy, about a 2100 year old druid living in modern day Tempe, Arizona. Has a lot of mythology from all the different religions of the world and the premise of the first book is that the Celtic god of love wants his ass dead. Book 1: http://www.amazon.com/Hounded-Iron-Druid-Chronicles-Book/dp/0345522478/ref=pd_sim_b_7 ![[image loading]](http://i.imgur.com/imKPrzU.jpg) | ||
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MinKi
Korea (South)151 Posts
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sam!zdat
United States5559 Posts
other than that, enjoy one of the world's great philosophical texts  | ||
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sam!zdat
United States5559 Posts
![[image loading]](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51P6yJCmgTL._SL500_AA300_.jpg) ![[image loading]](http://assets.cambridge.org/97805215/27880/cover/9780521527880.jpg) | ||
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corumjhaelen
France6884 Posts
Still in Balzac but just received the first volume of the Memoirs of Saint-Simon. | ||
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123Gurke
France154 Posts
On January 30 2013 09:21 sam!zdat wrote: This is a great book! Like everything by the Strugatsky brothers I have read it starts off a little dull. But once you get over this initial part it gets incredibly rewarding. I also recommend the Maxim Kammerer series. | ||
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rebuffering
Canada2436 Posts
![[image loading]](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/7/73/Hyperion_cover.jpg) Would also like to note that i have downloaded the NPR top 100 sci-fi/fantasy novels, i am sort of "new" to books, in that ive only started really putting a lot of time into reading this year, so i thought this was a good place to start. There is a great flow chart, which is helping me decide what next to read. Hope this helps other noobs like myself to the wonderful world of sci fi and fantasy! + Show Spoiler + https://dl.boxcloud.com/bc/1/626755c27ddf2b1e2d18423674838425/JolueqOGpciD6dgYhecNBoVpYxkvmYe1ZLheZor6BF4DUBIelMQTkFwYIys3nIibNIIEHUp447tBZLaXDzIbNQ,,/7eb5f5e38a6412116efdd4678890b3d3/ | ||
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aloT
England1042 Posts
![[image loading]](http://i.imgur.com/8Bt525L.png) If anyone is interested, I have published one of my short stories as a free PDF. It's a light-hearted locked room murder mystery. Edit: In fact, have a cover! | ||
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Syn Harvest
United States191 Posts
On January 30 2013 20:36 aloT wrote: Finished 1Q84. It was a fantastic read, although what I enjoyed most was the writing style. I haven't read many translated books, so it was an entirely new experience for me. If anyone is interested, I have published one of my short stories as a free PDF. It's a light-hearted locked room murder mystery. I thought the story wasn't too bad there were no plot holes and it was structured well but you made a few novice errors. You use to many adjectives and your dialogue is very poorly constructed. Lose all the attributive phrases in the dialogue. The dialogue should describe how something is said you don't need to inform the reader how something was said. If you feel like you do then rewrite your dialogue. It makes it apparent that your a novice. | ||
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aloT
England1042 Posts
"The dialogue should describe how something is said you don't need to inform the reader how something was said. If you feel like you do then rewrite your dialogue." I have re-read this multiple times, could you clarify? Edit: Aha! I understand now. I'll keep an eye out for an excess of over-description in the attribution. Thanks a bunch ![[image loading]](http://www.litmir.net/BookBinary/126709/1333260020/cover.jpg) This baby just arrived in this post. I have a lot of work to do. I'm hoping I can fall in love with it as much as A Song of Ice and Fire. | ||
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Syn Harvest
United States191 Posts
On January 30 2013 20:55 aloT wrote: Thanks for the feedback! I'll have a looksie at how I weave in the dialogue for my future shorts. Could you elaborate on- "The dialogue should describe how something is said you don't need to inform the reader how something was said. If you feel like you do then rewrite your dialogue." I have re-read this multiple times, could you clarify? Edit: Aha! I understand now. I'll keep an eye out for an excess of over-description in the attribution. Thanks a bunch This baby just arrived in this post. I have a lot of work to do. I'm hoping I can fall in love with it as much as A Song of Ice and Fire. Ya your overly descriptive in the attributive. Its not hard to fix. I also enjoy writing and the greatest thing I ever did to enhance my own abilities was to buy On Writing by Stephen King. I have read many books on writing and On Writing is without a doubt the greatest book ever written on the subject of creative writing. It is also a badass memoir. | ||
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sam!zdat
United States5559 Posts
On January 30 2013 17:23 corumjhaelen wrote: Fuck yeah for the scenarists of Stalker :D I'd be interested in what you think of it sam!zdat. Still in Balzac but just received the first volume of the Memoirs of Saint-Simon. It was pretty good. Jameson talks about it at length so I already knew some things about it. What should I read next by the Strugatskys? | ||
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mossing
Norway19 Posts
![[image loading]](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/6/62/BraveNewWorld_FirstEdition.jpg) Aldous Huxley's tour de force, Brave New World is a darkly satiric vision of a "utopian" future—where humans are genetically bred and pharmaceutically anesthetized to passively serve a ruling order. A powerful work of speculative fiction that has enthralled and terrified readers for generations, it remains remarkably relevant to this day as both a warning to be heeded as we head into tomorrow and as thought-provoking, satisfying entertainment. | ||
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sam!zdat
United States5559 Posts
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Deckard.666
152 Posts
![[image loading]](http://media.npr.org/assets/bakertaylor/covers/g/gardens-of-the-moon/9780765322883_custom-6dd7f391d3a7ac8af7b85f48e169eafbe7e90a2f-s2.jpg) Does anyone know how good these books are? I bought the first one, but it started kinda slow, and quickly got bored of it. I'd like to know if it's worth picking up again. | ||
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DoYouHas
United States1140 Posts
![[image loading]](http://images.amazon.com/images/P/0345504976.01.LZZZZZZZ.JPG) Definitely enjoying it so far. I'm a little over halfway through. I'm reluctant to describe it because it has a fair bit of suspense, and I don't want to spoil anything for any of you who decide to pick it up. I'll edit this with more complete thoughts when I finish. | ||
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drooL
United Kingdom2108 Posts
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Flicky
England2659 Posts
On January 31 2013 16:08 Deckard.666 wrote: Does anyone know how good these books are? I bought the first one, but it started kinda slow, and quickly got bored of it. I'd like to know if it's worth picking up again. Lots of people don't like the first book and then fall in love with the seies at book 2. I on the otherhand loved the first book and still love them up to book 7 (which is where I am at the moment). I would absolutely recommend the series to anyone who loves high-fantasy. They are incredible books, the best fantasy I've read. Read the foreword by the author in Gardens of the Moon to have him sum it up. There's a turning point, that once you reach, you'll know if you're hooked or not. I don't normally like to tell people to grind out a book but I really want to here. | ||
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