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The Sage
Procrastinator Most High
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 Posted - 22 Nov 2011 : 01:27:10
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As I'm starting to get hooked to Warhammer Dawn of War II game I'm wondering if the Warhammer novels are worth of reading. Any of the scribes here have had some experience with them?
It really depends on what you're looking for in terms of 40K fiction.
Given the factions available for play in the various DoW games, I'm assuming you're familiar with the Space Marine Chapters, the various xeno species -- like Eldar and Orks, and the Imperial Guard.
I can offer some recommendations on where to start, if you're interested.
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Artemas Entreri
Great Reader
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Posted - 22 Nov 2011 : 01:42:44
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Tyrant
Senior Scribe
USA
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Posted - 22 Nov 2011 : 03:30:12
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I was able to finish Star Wars:The Old Republic:Revan yesterday. I enjoyed the book, though I did have an issue or two with it. I will put it in spoilers for anyone interested:
My two main issues were the total lack of mention of Darth Sion and Darth Nihilus, and everything that comes with that as I will explain, and making Revan into an even bigger Mary Sue who was brainwashed into becoming a Sith. That reveal was a real let down. I really preferred the idea that he was forging the Republic into a weapon to fight the Sith Empire and becoming a Sith was the faster, more direct method to achieving that goal. Oh well. As for Darth Nihilus, the reason it's odd that he wasn't mentioned, aside from being a main villain in KotoR 2, is that his power is very similar to the Sith Emperor's ability. The Exile at some point should have said "Hey, I fought a guy just like that. Here's how we beat him..." and launch into a plan. Instead she says nothing and gets stabbed in the back. You could tell Drew wrote KotoR 1 and not KotoR 2.
Having said that, it was still good, but it could have been better. I guess I should also say that I thought KotoR 2 had a far better plot than KotoR 1 (though KotoR 2 was an inferior game in several other respects) so that may color my outlook on the book.
Now it's on to Cloak of Shadowsas I attempt to work my way through my Realms back log. |
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Thelonius
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Posted - 23 Nov 2011 : 12:17:56
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Originally posted by The Sage
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Originally posted by Thelonius
As I'm starting to get hooked to Warhammer Dawn of War II game I'm wondering if the Warhammer novels are worth of reading. Any of the scribes here have had some experience with them?
It really depends on what you're looking for in terms of 40K fiction.
Given the factions available for play in the various DoW games, I'm assuming you're familiar with the Space Marine Chapters, the various xeno species -- like Eldar and Orks, and the Imperial Guard.
I can offer some recommendations on where to start, if you're interested.
Sure that'd be nice of you. Thanks a lot  |
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Dennis
Great Reader
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Posted - 23 Nov 2011 : 12:31:54
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I wonder if it is challenging for authors to write fantasy & scifi books at the same time (as Paul does)?
Not that much, I guess. Sci-fi is just low-magic fantasy fraught with spaceships and toy guns.
Glad to see you are ok! I didn't see your normal plethora of daily postings yesterday 
Glad to know I'm missed.
Anyway, I've been extremely busy. I didn't know the preparations for taking over dad's organization would be too demanding of my time. I can even hardly find time to read. But that's life.
I should be able to resume and finish Hitman today. That is, if nothing untoward happens again.
Finished it two days ago. Quite worth my precious time. Well done, Dietz.
I'll see if I can find time to write a [short] review on it.
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And here it is:
Hitman: Enemy Within by William C. Dietz is based on a video game of the same title. But unlike some game-derived books, this one is surprisingly good. Agent 47 is an assassin employed by a murder-for-hire organization known only as The Agency. The title itself makes it plain and obvious that 47's enemy is a member of The Agency, a very influential one. The betrayal of one of their own would have toppled the entire organization. Being the most valuable asset (in fact, almost half of the organization's profits came from his assignments), it was 47's job to determine who the mole was...
Dietz's style is pretty much simple, but not lacking. Descriptions were given when needed. All trivial (or nigh-trivial) matters were just mentioned in passing, which gave the book the feel of non-stop action and suspense.
I really appreciate Dietz's effort in showing a very significant part of Agent 47's childhood. It humanizes the hero, and enables the reader to understand why 47 would do this but not that, and why some things that would have had no effect to common people could surprise him in some rather interesting ways.
I love 47's travel around the world---Lisbon, Patras, Quadi Doum, Paris, Seattle, Yakima, Fez, Sudan, Gulf of Mexico, Rome, Cologne, and Sintra. Dietz in some occasions would take time to pause and paint the places on the reader's mind. But (and this is one which I don't particularly like) he left some places quite bare; he didn't bother to give even a three-word description. Thankfully, such places are famous enough that it's not that difficult to imagine how they look like in reality.
The fights are fun and do not exactly stretch logic, science, and one's common sense. A perfect assassin is a boring assassin. Agent 47 is nothing like that. He's a good planner, improviser, and [well, of course] killer; but he acknowledged his many limitations. And every once in a while, he would stumble and fall. But as someone who received the kind of training that would have broken a normal mind, he's quite disciplined and he never gave up.
I must admit, one of the reasons I read this novel is that I love the movie. I couldn't remember how many times I watched it in the cinema and in DVD. I expected the book to be as good as the movie, or better. I'm not completely impressed, but I'm not disappointed either. I say it's worth my precious time.
Recommended to fans of assassins and spies, and (broadly speaking) to those who are looking for a good read.
Out of 10 possible stars, I give it 7. |
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The Sage
Procrastinator Most High
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Posted - 23 Nov 2011 : 15:29:57
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Originally posted by Thelonius
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Originally posted by The Sage
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Originally posted by Thelonius
As I'm starting to get hooked to Warhammer Dawn of War II game I'm wondering if the Warhammer novels are worth of reading. Any of the scribes here have had some experience with them?
It really depends on what you're looking for in terms of 40K fiction.
Given the factions available for play in the various DoW games, I'm assuming you're familiar with the Space Marine Chapters, the various xeno species -- like Eldar and Orks, and the Imperial Guard.
I can offer some recommendations on where to start, if you're interested.
Sure that'd be nice of you. Thanks a lot
Are there any particular factions you're interested in, or should I just recommend titles from across the entire range of books on offer from the Black Library?
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Thelonius
Senior Scribe
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Posted - 24 Nov 2011 : 19:39:29
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Originally posted by The Sage
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Originally posted by Thelonius
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Originally posted by The Sage
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Originally posted by Thelonius
As I'm starting to get hooked to Warhammer Dawn of War II game I'm wondering if the Warhammer novels are worth of reading. Any of the scribes here have had some experience with them?
It really depends on what you're looking for in terms of 40K fiction.
Given the factions available for play in the various DoW games, I'm assuming you're familiar with the Space Marine Chapters, the various xeno species -- like Eldar and Orks, and the Imperial Guard.
I can offer some recommendations on where to start, if you're interested.
Sure that'd be nice of you. Thanks a lot
Are there any particular factions you're interested in, or should I just recommend titles from across the entire range of books on offer from the Black Library?
There's no particular faction I find appealing, I really like all the Warhammer Universe, the most I can say is that I find Eldar's very annoying to fight against tbh |
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Dennis
Great Reader
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Posted - 25 Nov 2011 : 14:38:19
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I'm reading The Bourne Identity by Robert Ludlum. So far so good. Not much like the movie, but still quite interesting. Since this novel was written and published about three decades ago, the technology is outdated. Nonetheless, that doesn't make the story less palatable. How Jason Bourne (convincingly) manages to survive any predicament he falls into is one of the many things that make the book a certified page-turner. |
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Wooly Rupert
Master of Mischief
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Posted - 25 Nov 2011 : 15:43:36
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I'm reading The Bourne Identity by Robert Ludlum. So far so good. Not much like the movie, but still quite interesting. Since this novel was written and published about three decades ago, the technology is outdated. Nonetheless, that doesn't make the story less palatable. How Jason Bourne (convincingly) manages to survive any predicament he falls into is one of the many things that make the book a certified page-turner.
I recently read the Bourne trilogy (the original three written by Ludlum; I didn't bother with any of the others), and they have very little to do with the movies. A highly trained amnesiac on the run, and that's about it. Of course, the movies had to change some stuff around, since Carlos the Jackal features quite prominently in the books, and the real Carlos was not as scary, and was already in prison when the first movie came out. I think they had to scrap much of the original material because it was easier to do a re-write than it was to set the movies in the 1980's, and also because Carlos was old news when the movies were done. |
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Dennis
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Posted - 27 Nov 2011 : 12:48:22
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Originally posted by Dennis
I'm reading The Bourne Identity by Robert Ludlum. So far so good. Not much like the movie, but still quite interesting. Since this novel was written and published about three decades ago, the technology is outdated. Nonetheless, that doesn't make the story less palatable. How Jason Bourne (convincingly) manages to survive any predicament he falls into is one of the many things that make the book a certified page-turner.
I recently read the Bourne trilogy (the original three written by Ludlum; I didn't bother with any of the others), and they have very little to do with the movies. A highly trained amnesiac on the run, and that's about it. Of course, the movies had to change some stuff around, since Carlos the Jackal features quite prominently in the books, and the real Carlos was not as scary, and was already in prison when the first movie came out. I think they had to scrap much of the original material because it was easier to do a re-write than it was to set the movies in the 1980's, and also because Carlos was old news when the movies were done.
I'm still about 1/3 of the book. I like Marie better in the novel. Capable women are always interesting.
As for Carlos, well, I was in elementary when he was sentenced to life imprisonment (December 1997). And as most (if not all) elementary students are, I didn't care much for politics and news that time. So now Carlos is not exactly that old news to me. Besides, he got a new trial that began on November 7, 2011, in Paris.
And oh, I should note that I like Ludlum's style. Very smooth, as fluid as a gently running stream. And there are no awkward dialogs. |
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Wooly Rupert
Master of Mischief
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Posted - 27 Nov 2011 : 14:53:36
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Originally posted by Dennis
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Originally posted by Wooly Rupert
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Originally posted by Dennis
I'm reading The Bourne Identity by Robert Ludlum. So far so good. Not much like the movie, but still quite interesting. Since this novel was written and published about three decades ago, the technology is outdated. Nonetheless, that doesn't make the story less palatable. How Jason Bourne (convincingly) manages to survive any predicament he falls into is one of the many things that make the book a certified page-turner.
I recently read the Bourne trilogy (the original three written by Ludlum; I didn't bother with any of the others), and they have very little to do with the movies. A highly trained amnesiac on the run, and that's about it. Of course, the movies had to change some stuff around, since Carlos the Jackal features quite prominently in the books, and the real Carlos was not as scary, and was already in prison when the first movie came out. I think they had to scrap much of the original material because it was easier to do a re-write than it was to set the movies in the 1980's, and also because Carlos was old news when the movies were done.
I'm still about 1/3 of the book. I like Marie better in the novel. Capable women are always interesting.
As for Carlos, well, I was in elementary when he was sentenced to life imprisonment (December 1997). And as most (if not all) elementary students are, I didn't care much for politics and news that time. So now Carlos is not exactly that old news to me. Besides, he got a new trial that began on November 7, 2011, in Paris.
And oh, I should note that I like Ludlum's style. Very smooth, as fluid as a gently running stream. And there are no awkward dialogs.
I say old news because he's not done much of anything to be in the spotlight -- when Ludlum wrote the first book, Carlos was big news if you paid attention to the international scene. By the time the first movie came out, though, he'd been in prison for several years, and had thus long-since vanished from the media radar. I personally only knew about him because he was mentioned in passing in another book I read; I think one of the Tom Clancy ones. I had to Wikipedia him to learn more about him, and this would be the same for the average movie-going person -- which makes him ill-suited for being a villain.
Out of curiosity, are you going to read the non-Ludlum Bourne books, or are you going to stop with the trilogy?
Oh, and as a further note: the second and third books of the trilogy have nothing to do with the movies. The movies may use the same names, but they build off the first movie, which really only used the book of the same name as inspiration. |
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Dennis
Great Reader
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Posted - 27 Nov 2011 : 15:41:56
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Originally posted by Wooly Rupert
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Originally posted by Dennis
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Originally posted by Wooly Rupert
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Originally posted by Dennis
I'm reading The Bourne Identity by Robert Ludlum. So far so good. Not much like the movie, but still quite interesting. Since this novel was written and published about three decades ago, the technology is outdated. Nonetheless, that doesn't make the story less palatable. How Jason Bourne (convincingly) manages to survive any predicament he falls into is one of the many things that make the book a certified page-turner.
I recently read the Bourne trilogy (the original three written by Ludlum; I didn't bother with any of the others), and they have very little to do with the movies. A highly trained amnesiac on the run, and that's about it. Of course, the movies had to change some stuff around, since Carlos the Jackal features quite prominently in the books, and the real Carlos was not as scary, and was already in prison when the first movie came out. I think they had to scrap much of the original material because it was easier to do a re-write than it was to set the movies in the 1980's, and also because Carlos was old news when the movies were done.
I'm still about 1/3 of the book. I like Marie better in the novel. Capable women are always interesting.
As for Carlos, well, I was in elementary when he was sentenced to life imprisonment (December 1997). And as most (if not all) elementary students are, I didn't care much for politics and news that time. So now Carlos is not exactly that old news to me. Besides, he got a new trial that began on November 7, 2011, in Paris.
And oh, I should note that I like Ludlum's style. Very smooth, as fluid as a gently running stream. And there are no awkward dialogs.
I say old news because he's not done much of anything to be in the spotlight -- when Ludlum wrote the first book, Carlos was big news if you paid attention to the international scene. By the time the first movie came out, though, he'd been in prison for several years, and had thus long-since vanished from the media radar. I personally only knew about him because he was mentioned in passing in another book I read; I think one of the Tom Clancy ones. I had to Wikipedia him to learn more about him, and this would be the same for the average movie-going person -- which makes him ill-suited for being a villain.
Out of curiosity, are you going to read the non-Ludlum Bourne books, or are you going to stop with the trilogy?
Oh, and as a further note: the second and third books of the trilogy have nothing to do with the movies. The movies may use the same names, but they build off the first movie, which really only used the book of the same name as inspiration.
I'm not sure yet if I'll read the non-Ludlum Bourne novels. I'll decide when I finish the trilogy. I've read several reviews of Lustbader's Bourne books calling them horrible.
Yes, I actually made a little research about the trilogy before grabbing the first book, and gathered a fair amount of information about the differences between the books and the films. But thanks for the heads up. |
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Thelonius
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Posted - 27 Nov 2011 : 18:28:02
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| I'm re-reading Well of Darkness, by Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman; without doubt the best of the Sovereign Stone trilogy books while I wait until I go to visit my parents as they are keeping most of my Forgotten Realms collection books |
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Wooly Rupert
Master of Mischief
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Posted - 27 Nov 2011 : 18:28:49
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I'm not sure yet if I'll read the non-Ludlum Bourne novels. I'll decide when I finish the trilogy. I've read several reviews of Lustbader's Bourne books calling them horrible.
I can't comment on the quality of those books, myself. I opted to not read them because I prefer to stick with the original author. Also, I felt, after reading the trilogy, that Jason Bourne's story had been told. |
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Richard Lee Byers
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Posted - 27 Nov 2011 : 19:28:13
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| I haven't read Lustbader's Bourne novels. I did read the Ninja books he did way back when. I enjoyed those, and they would incline me to think he's somebody who maybe could write a good Bourne novel. |
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Dennis
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Posted - 27 Nov 2011 : 19:48:05
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Originally posted by Wooly Rupert
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Originally posted by Dennis
I'm not sure yet if I'll read the non-Ludlum Bourne novels. I'll decide when I finish the trilogy. I've read several reviews of Lustbader's Bourne books calling them horrible.
I can't comment on the quality of those books, myself. I opted to not read them because I prefer to stick with the original author. Also, I felt, after reading the trilogy, that Jason Bourne's story had been told.
Thanks. But I'm not yet closing any doors for Lustbader. Either I continue reading the Bourne "spin-off's," or grab other novels by Ludlum. |
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Dennis
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Posted - 27 Nov 2011 : 19:59:54
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I haven't read Lustbader's Bourne novels. I did read the Ninja books he did way back when. I enjoyed those, and they would incline me to think he's somebody who maybe could write a good Bourne novel.
I've never read any of his books. However, I heard that his The Pearl Saga is good. Some even compare it to Goodkind's novels. But then again, that's fantasy. And Bourne's story isn't. Well, not quite. |
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The Sage
Procrastinator Most High
Australia
31799 Posts |
Posted - 28 Nov 2011 : 00:33:33
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I'm re-reading Well of Darkness, by Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman; without doubt the best of the Sovereign Stone trilogy books while I wait until I go to visit my parents as they are keeping most of my Forgotten Realms collection books
The "Sovereign Stone" trilogy remains some of the finest fiction from both Weis & Hicman. If you haven't already done so, I'd also recommend you look into the campaign setting that was released for the books as well, as it features fantastic visual input from Larry Elmore. |
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DragonReader
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Posted - 28 Nov 2011 : 03:03:40
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| Finished reading "The Measure of the Magic" by Terry Brooks and am now reading "Gatekeepers" book #3 in the Dreamhouse Kings series by Robert Liparulo. |
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Wooly Rupert
Master of Mischief
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Posted - 28 Nov 2011 : 03:36:06
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I'm right now reading A Clash of Kings, but I've been feeling like revisiting some old friends in the BattleTech universe... So I may, after this book, dip back into there. I'm thinking either Binding Force (which intro'ed me to the Wraith, my first Mech mini and still a fave for Inner Sphere stuff), or Highlander Gambit and Impetus of War (books that will hopefully arrive soon, courtesy of Amazon).
It was, incidentally, the plot of Impetus of War that made me realize, right before they showed it, what Mal Reynolds had planned when returning to Mr. Universe's world in Serenity. |
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The Sage
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Posted - 28 Nov 2011 : 06:10:27
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I'm right now reading A Clash of Kings, but I've been feeling like revisiting some old friends in the BattleTech universe... So I may, after this book, dip back into there. I'm thinking either Binding Force (which intro'ed me to the Wraith, my first Mech mini and still a fave for Inner Sphere stuff), or Highlander Gambit and Impetus of War (books that will hopefully arrive soon, courtesy of Amazon).
Never had much love for the Wraith. But then that could simply be a result of the fact that I never cared for the character of Aris Sung.
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It was, incidentally, the plot of Impetus of War that made me realize, right before they showed it, what Mal Reynolds had planned when returning to Mr. Universe's world in Serenity.
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Artemas Entreri
Great Reader
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3131 Posts |
Posted - 28 Nov 2011 : 15:25:08
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| Right now im reading Sailor on the Seas of Fate by Michael Moorcock |
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Clad In Shadows
Learned Scribe
Canada
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Posted - 30 Nov 2011 : 19:49:15
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Artemas Entreri
Great Reader
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3131 Posts |
Posted - 30 Nov 2011 : 20:29:52
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| Finished up Sailor on the Seas of Fate by Michael Moorcock. Seemed a little strange compared to the first book, but still good. Now going to continue reading with Best Served Cold |
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DragonReader
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Posted - 01 Dec 2011 : 21:45:10
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| Finished "Gatekeepers" by Robert Liparulo and am now reading "Planesrunner" the first book of the Everness series by Ian McDonald |
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Artemas Entreri
Great Reader
USA
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Posted - 02 Dec 2011 : 19:45:53
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| Does anyone know if Joe Abercrombie's First Law Trilogy is going to be released in the Mass Market Paperback format? |
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The Sage
Procrastinator Most High
Australia
31799 Posts |
Posted - 03 Dec 2011 : 00:17:52
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The 1981 Moon Knight comic book series from Marvel.
I've always been intrigued by the deep psychological problems that have plagued this hero. And I'm curious to see how the whole "multiple personalities" he's since adopted, actually started.
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HardKano
Learned Scribe
Canada
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Posted - 03 Dec 2011 : 03:55:27
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Thelonius
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Spain
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Posted - 03 Dec 2011 : 07:14:03
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I'm re-reading Well of Darkness, by Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman; without doubt the best of the Sovereign Stone trilogy books while I wait until I go to visit my parents as they are keeping most of my Forgotten Realms collection books
The "Sovereign Stone" trilogy remains some of the finest fiction from both Weis & Hicman. If you haven't already done so, I'd also recommend you look into the campaign setting that was released for the books as well, as it features fantastic visual input from Larry Elmore.
Ya I read about it and wanted to put my clutches on it, Elmore is definetly one of the best Fantasy-Drawers I've ever seen and I'm a follower of him. Also the Sovereign Stone Trilogy comes from himself if I recall it right... |
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