Book Hauls!

[Marky Lazer]

I have to say, every now and then this thread depresses me. Some people buy way too much books! People should send me books for free!

 

[Winters_Sorrow]

Free, my precious?

Marky cannot have the preeecious books

To keep on subject, I recently purchased (deep breath)

Crystal Singer Omnibus by Anne McCaffrey (read 'em before but need to again!)
The Black Company by Glen Cook
American Gods by Neil Gaiman
Deadhouse Gates by Steven Erikson
The Darkness That Comes Before by R. Scott Bakker
Harlequin by Bernard Cornwall
The 49ners - Graphic Novel by Alan Moore

 

[GOLLUM]

Just received an early birthday present in a single volume edition of Lian Hearn's Tales Of The Otori set in a samurai-style era of Japan. I've covered these before but I'm very happy to have received this HB copy with a beautifully illustrated dust cover....

 

[j d worthington]

Sounds neat. Is he any relation to Lafcadio Hearn?

(And, if you don't mind my asking, when exactly is your birthday?)

 

[GOLLUM]

Sounds neat. Is he any relation to Lafcadio Hearn?

Well I've read little of Lafcadio Hearn but interestingly enough Lian Hearn is a pseudonmym of an author whose real name I don't know. It's certainly partly named after the famous Lafcadio Hearn. Here's an interesting interview with the author where this is discussed.

http://www.sfsite.com/07b/lh180.htm

I've PM'ed you in reply to your last post on various details.......

Over and out....

 

[Kettricken]

Just ordered a few books on the internet:

- R. Scott Bakker - the darkness that comes before
- Guy Gavriel Kay - the lions of Al-Rassan
- Patricia McKillip - the forgotten beasts of the eld
- George R.R. Martin - fevre dream

Bought 'a storm of swords' part 1 and 2 by George R. R. Martin in Dutch translation and 'the shadow of the wind' by Carlos Ruiz Zafón.

Must hide some of these books for my boyfriend, otherwise he starts complaining again I buy waaaay to many books.

 

[j d worthington]

Oh, boy, have I been there!!!!

 

[murphy]

Well I've read little of Lafcadio Hearn but interestingly enough Lian Hearn is a pseudonmym of an author whose real name I don't know. It's certainly partly named after the famous Lafcadio Hearn. Here's an interesting interview with the author where this is discussed.

http://www.sfsite.com/07b/lh180.htm

I've PM'ed you in reply to your last post on various details.......

Over and out....

It seems these books have been optioned by Universal Studios for Frank Marshall and Kathleen Kennedy, who are associated with Stephen Speilberg. If they make the picture, it should be good.

My book hauls just arrived today and include

The First Betrayal -- Patricia Bray
Doppelganger -- Marie Brennan
Last of the Wilds -- Trudi Canavan
Echoes of Honor -- David Weber
Curse the Dark -- Laura Anne Gilman
Black Powder War -- Naomi Novik
Staying Dead -- Laura Anne Gilman
Warring States -- Susan R. Matthews
The Clan Corporate -- Charles Stroll
Widdershins -- Charles de Lint

Should keep me busy for a while.

 

[GOLLUM]

It seems these books have been optioned by Universal Studios for Frank Marshall and Kathleen Kennedy, who are associated with Stephen Speilberg. If they make the picture, it should be good.

Then again if Spielberg gets his hands over it maybe not....

 

[murphy]

Then again if Spielberg gets his hands over it maybe not....

What don't you like about Spielberg? I always thought he was one of the better producers.

 

[Nesacat]

Well I've read little of Lafcadio Hearn but interestingly enough Lian Hearn is a pseudonmym of an author whose real name I don't know. It's certainly partly named after the famous Lafcadio Hearn. Here's an interesting interview with the author where this is discussed.

Read the Otori books and was also curious about the name Hearn ... here's what I found:

Lian Hearn is a pseudonym for Gillian Rubinstein, a well-known Australian writer of children's books and plays. She chose not to publish The Otori Trilogy under her own name so as to have her first adult book judged in it's own right and not compared to her previous writing for children. She chose her name by combining her childhood nickname (the last letters of Gillian) and the surname of Lafcadio Hearn, an Irish writer who lived in Japan at the end of the 19th century.

Oooh and someone gave you hardbacks. Shall wish very hard for my birthday.

Shadow of the Wind is my find of the month ... it's translated from Spanish and I think it's the only one of Carlos Ruiz Zafon's books to have been translated into English. It's about a young boy who gets taken to the Cemetary of Forgotten Books by his father when he's 10 and the boy is allowed to choose a book. The story is about the book he chooses which is called Shadow of the Wind and the people who's lives are entwined with that book and its writer. ... Sorry for the very long delay.

 

[Nesacat]

Went to a bookstore downtown with the very good intention of buying one single graphic novel and failed miserably to keep the resolution. Came out with:

Kwaidan - Lafcadio Hearn
Istanbul - Orhan Pamuk
The Inn at the Edge of the World - Alice Thomas Ellis
Kingdom Come - Mark Waid, Alex Ross
Lovecraft (Graphic Novel) - Hans Rodionoff
Club Dumas - Arturo Perez-Reverte
The Flanders Panel - Arturo Perez-Reverte
The Poe Shadow - Matthew Pearl
[SIZE=-1]http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/t...=sr_1_17/002-9548257-2604038?v=glance&s=books[FONT=verdana,arial,helvetica]H.P. Lovecraft's Favorite Weird Tales: The Roots of Modern Horror - Compiled by Douglas A. Anderson
Dark Water - Koji Suzuki
Summon the Keeper; The Second Summoning and Long Hot Summoning - Tanya Huff
The Last Temptation (Graphic Novel) - Neil Gaiman & Alice Cooper
Complete Winnie the Pooh - A.A Milne (they had a new edition)

*Am now contemplating robbing a bank ... anyone have any helful suggestions?*
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[j d worthington]

That's an impressive haul. I also have a copy of the Anderson anthology; it's taken not only from pieces HPL mentioned in a list of his favorite (or what he thought were the best) weird stories, but also ones mentioned in his letters; and a very impressive book it is, too. No lover of the weird should be without it. I'd appreciate your thoughts on the Lovecraft graphic novel -- I've not seen it, but I've heard the name dropped quite a bit.

As for me, no sf/f (as such) lately, but I did pick up some interesting things yesterday; a bunch of bound volumes of the old American Athenaeum: 1 volume from 1824; a complete set from Apr. 1825 to Apr. 1832; and a volume from Oct. 1832-Apr. 1833. Should be interesting to see the sort of things magazines were publishing at that period; and when glancing through there I noticed an occasional weird piece, as well as some "sketches" on various figures from the Romantics, etc. Nifty stuff!

 

[ravenus]

If my thoughts on the HPL graphic novel are of any use:

I personally loved it. It takes bits and pieces from the man's life and mixes it up heartily with the myths and creatures of his imagination, the end result being an invitingly bizarre experience. The illustrations are terrific as well.

 

[Nesacat]

That's an impressive haul. I also have a copy of the Anderson anthology; it's taken not only from pieces HPL mentioned in a list of his favorite (or what he thought were the best) weird stories, but also ones mentioned in his letters; and a very impressive book it is, too. No lover of the weird should be without it. I'd appreciate your thoughts on the Lovecraft graphic novel -- I've not seen it, but I've heard the name dropped quite a bit.

Loved the graphic novel. The artwork is wonderful ... looks like watercolour so gives the whole book a pretty surreal feel. The writer basically took the main facts of Lovecraft's life and wrote it as if the Mythos were a reality and therefore provided the reasons for many of the things that happened to him, such as his parents' incarceration in an asylum and the breakup of his marriage. It reads well.

There's also a novel called Shadows Bend by David Barbour & Richard Raleigh that works along the same lines only that also has Robert Howard and Clark Ashton Smith in it. I loved this one too.

 

[j d worthington]

Thanks to both. I may have to scrouge up the money (now that I've blown my budget) and get these. Nice to have someone to talk to about this sort of thing.

 

[Nesacat]

Thanks to both. I may have to scrouge up the money (now that I've blown my budget) and get these. Nice to have someone to talk to about this sort of thing.

The bank robbing idea is steadily gaining credence. Either that or some miracle will take place and books will be given free to readers. Yes ... definitely good to have someone to talk to about these things who does not think you ought to be put away someplace with padded walls and bars.

 

[j d worthington]

The bank robbing idea is steadily gaining credence. Either that or some miracle will take place and books will be given free to readers. Yes ... definitely good to have someone to talk to about these things who does not think you ought to be put away someplace with padded walls and bars.

Hey, I've seen times when I would have put up with that, if only they'd listen!

 

[Nesacat]

Hey, I've seen times when I would have put up with that, if only they'd listen!

yes ... would have been worth it .... come to think of it ... they might have listened then ... at least a nice person in white coat would have.

 

[Mouse]

Just got Sean Russell The One Kingdom, is it any good or have I wasted my hard earned cash?!