Galactic Bus Driver
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Yes, but the subject matter of the next one sounds like he's bringing Dresden to a conclusion, especially considering he's postponed the Cinder Spires books to accommodate these two Dresden books.
July 2020 Reading Thread
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biodroid
A.D.D.
Knights of Dark Renown - David Gemmell. Feels like meeting an old friend you haven't seen for years. The writing is good so far only 7 pages in.
nope. from what i read i believe there will be 24 books and this is number 17
Ian Fortytwo
A Poet, Writer and eclectic Reader.
Now reading Queen of Sorcery, by David Eddings. Still very entertaining, he's definitely a master storyteller.
Now reading a book on the battle of the Coral Sea - significant because...1) it was the first ever naval battle where the two sides ships never came into visual contact with each other and 2) if the Americans had been defeated, Japan may well have invaded Australia and the war in the Pacific could have gone on for a few years longer than it did.
biodroid
A.D.D.
Seriously? I loved the movie but haven't read the book and heard Armada wasn't that good.wow just found out there's a new ernest cline book coming out in november. ready player two
Elckerlyc
"Philosophy will clip an angel's wings."
I'd say that the book, in which old games play a far more important role in the plot, is definitely better then the movie.
It's not that I think the movie is bad, but the opening act in which the first key is won by this silly backwards race (in stead of how this was achieved in the book) nearly made me stop watching the rest of it. It nowhere comes close.
But OK, different mediums, different approaches. I recommend reading the book, though.
It's not that I think the movie is bad, but the opening act in which the first key is won by this silly backwards race (in stead of how this was achieved in the book) nearly made me stop watching the rest of it. It nowhere comes close.
But OK, different mediums, different approaches. I recommend reading the book, though.
i don't hate the movie... per se... but the book is infinitely better. As for Armada..... it was some flaws,really but ve read worst. lot worst. In some ways it feels like it was written before player one
Danny McG
Lid closed, monkey dead.
Hardwired by Len Vlahos
From a blurb I found online:-
"This kid begins a trail of clues and slowly gets convinced he's actually an AI in a virtual world, or is he in reality being brainwashed?"
From a blurb I found online:-
"This kid begins a trail of clues and slowly gets convinced he's actually an AI in a virtual world, or is he in reality being brainwashed?"
I finished The Consuming Fire, the second book in Scalzi’s new series. I liked it a good deal, if anything more than the first one, as he toned down the Kiva Lagos character and it’s all coming together. I like how it’s shaping up anyway. I have the final book in the trilogy on order but as I don’t have it yet, I’ve started something else: Hospital Station by James White.
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Real Tigers, the third of Mick Herron's Slow Horses series of spy novels. All of this series have been good, with amusing dialogue, decent characters (well, convincingly unpleasant characters) and just-about-believable plots. This one has a particularly good ending, with a very satisfying surprise on the last page. Quality stuff.
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Up next, a re- read of Eight Black Horses by Ian McBain
Ori Vandewalle
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Would you recommend it to someone who thought the first book was just okay?
I think if you thought The Collapsing Empire was just okay, you'd think The Consuming Fire was just okay too. For me, it was a little more satisfying overall, but I'm not sure your baseline is high enough for the difference to matter that much. I really enjoyed them both.
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Sure it is, a "poem of pure imagination," as Robert Penn Warren called it. But don't miss STC's "Christabel."
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Oh, here at Chrons it's not so bad as that --
Edgar Allan Poe
We all know his name and what he is famous for but are there any fans of his here ? People that have enjoyed and still read and enjoy his stories ? I read my first story of his last night. The famous first detective story of his, The Murders in The Rue Morgue. I was impressed alot by his...
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I finished Ambush by Barbara Nickless its another (book 3) in the Sydney Parnell series. Just like the other two books in the series this story has a dark setting with lots of morally reprehensible people including some of the "good guys." But there's just enough hope in the story, and the story is written well enough that I enjoyed it. I'll likely be back for book 4, but I need a break from bleak.
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"I need a break from bleak" is how I often feel when reading modern S.F. or "detective" novels. It seems in our world today that we either get "Pollyanna" or morbid stories. Does this reflect the ethos of our modern moment? Are we as in a time when people and/or stories are either too cheery to be stomached or too morose to enjoy the great gift of life?
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"I need a break from bleak" is how I often feel when reading modern S.F. or "detective" novels. It seems in our world today that we either get "Pollyanna" or morbid stories. Does this reflect the ethos of our modern moment? Are we as in a time when people and/or stories are either too cheery to be stomached or too morose to enjoy the great gift of life?
i understand what you're saying. but i guess it depends on your taste and perception. jan stryvant and john van stry for instance have interessting stories. you can see harry potter has a magnificent redemption story or a never ending sucession of disasters.
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