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the blue magian · #901 Post by **the blue magian** » 19 Nov 2008 22:44

it probebly will fight back sound verry heavy stuff

reading sould be fun

eolas · #902 Post by **eolas** » 20 Nov 2008 17:22

I love the topic and it wasn't hard to read at all, but right now I have too much to do and can't find time to read it and this book needs a little bit concentration I can't give at these days:)

Yippee38 · #903 Post by **Yippee38** » 22 Nov 2008 09:44

I recently bought Glen Cook's "Sweet Silver Blues". This is a book in the Garrett, P.I. series. Basically, it's a Mickey Spillane (Mike Hammer) type P.I. book, but it's in a fantasy setting. It's not real swords and sorcery type stuff, just a bit of fantasy to make it interesting. I'd read 3 or 4 other books of this series and always liked it. They've got great plots and they're funny as hell. So I read Sweet Silver Blues. I finished it and went to the book store and bought "Old Tin Sorrows." I finished that in about 2 days. I then went back and bought "Bitter Gold Hearts" and "Cold Copper Tears." I just finished both of those. Now I have to find the next two.

Glen Cook is, IMO, one of the best fantasy writers out there right now.

Chiri · #904 Post by **Chiri** » 29 Nov 2008 02:25

twilight... grrrrr...

#905 Post by **Led Guardian** » 29 Nov 2008 04:00

Chiri wrote:twilight... grrrrr...

I'd be angry if I were reading it, too.

power_dysfunction · #906 Post by **power_dysfunction** » 29 Nov 2008 04:53

Currently reading The Garden of Iden by Kage Baker, first book of 'The Company' series.

Draugwen · #907 Post by **Draugwen** » 29 Nov 2008 16:39

I only read 'Gryden, der løb' this weekend. No one knows it? I am not surprised

last.fm · #908 Post by **Joost** » 30 Nov 2008 02:46

Just started The Hobbit, and am planning to go continue The Lord of the Rings, The Silmarillion, The Unfinished Tales and The Children of Hurin afterwards. The last two I have never read at all, and the others for the last time in 2002/2003.

On a much less fantasy-like note, I am also reading Charles Darwin's On the Origin of Species, at the moment.

Baby_Kürsch · #909 Post by **Baby_Kürsch** » 30 Nov 2008 16:39

Fables 1001 Nights of Snowfall

Telemachus · #910 Post by **Telemachus** » 03 Dec 2008 22:28

Tales of the Dying Earth by Jack Vance
Gotta love sci-fi/fantasy hybrids

#911 Post by **Led Guardian** » 03 Dec 2008 22:41

Ohjyeah!

eolas · #912 Post by **eolas** » 04 Dec 2008 16:25

Fahrenheit 451, it wasn't as interesting as i expected; but I'm only at the 50th page, I still have my hope by myself.

Draugwen · #913 Post by **Draugwen** » 04 Dec 2008 18:47

A short version of Alladin in Danish. Are there actually Danes here? o.o

ariellajem · #914 Post by **ariellajem** » 04 Dec 2008 23:47

Chiri wrote:twilight... grrrrr...

I just read them. They were meh. Not great not terrible. Just meh.

Right now I am reading Wolves of Calla. I am also reading the Time Traveller's Wife for the second time before the movie comes out. It's the most brutally heart wrenching book I have ever read and I just know that the movie is going to destroy it.

Hansi Smurf · #915 Post by **Hansi Smurf** » 09 Dec 2008 00:26

Mike Moorcock's classic "Stormbringer". Moorcock lists it in his own "100 Best of Fantasy" book, but on its own here, with years between me and the last read, it's seeming pretty doltish viz the nondisclosing of any technical data with regards to the magic weapons and their powers, the details of the scientific combat are also undisclosed, and there is zero masterfully written general and didactic tale with to advance we readers in the cause of accomplicing either Chaos, Law or Elric!

Telemachus is reading the dope! Jack Vance is MY FAVORITE WRITER!

I totally recommend "the Complete Tales of the Dying Earth" to anyone who digs Dungeons & Dragons, wild phony language, black humor, timeless apathy, classic fantasy romance, sticks, stones, time machines, frankenstein, satanic orgies, revenge, disfigurement, polyandry, spells of forlorn encystment, sandestin magic, chivalry, mystery, initiation, folklore, fairy tale, cherry red suns, ultramarine skies, hightowers and hoveltries.

power_dysfunction · #916 Post by **power_dysfunction** » 09 Dec 2008 10:13

ariellajem wrote:
Chiri wrote:twilight... grrrrr...
I just read them. They were meh. Not great not terrible. Just meh.

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That sums up my assessment perfectly.

eolas wrote:Fahrenheit 451, it wasn't as interesting as i expected; but I'm only at the 50th page, I still have my hope by myself.

Fahrenheit 451 is amazing. The social commentary is only growing more relevant (iPods? Giant flatscreen TVs? Censorship?), and Bradbury has an incredible and unique gift for the English language.

Zeernebrooch · #917 Post by **Zeernebrooch** » 10 Dec 2008 23:46

The Call of Cthulhu and other Weird Stories by H.P. Lovecraft (my default for when i have nothing else to read)

Dreamflight · #918 Post by **Dreamflight** » 11 Dec 2008 03:56

White Wolf (David Gemmell)

One of the best books I have ever read.

Chiri · #919 Post by **Chiri** » 11 Dec 2008 11:53

New Moon (Stephanie Meyer)

eolas · #920 Post by **eolas** » 11 Dec 2008 12:42

After Beyond the Techno Cave: A guerilla Writer's Guide to Post-Millenial Culture by Harold Jaffe I've just started to read a bunch of stories by Mark Twain:)

Fahrenheit 451 is amazing. The social commentary is only growing more relevant (iPods? Giant flatscreen TVs? Censorship?), and Bradbury has an incredible and unique gift for the English language.

I must agree the fact that it was very brave to publish this kind of a book in those times, but I just couldn't get the idea out of my head that it was "very" alike to 1984 or Brave New World. I appreciate the heart and intelligence of Bradbury, but in my opininion everything grows too fast and you can't get into the book. I've read in an article that the first version of the book was half shorter than that; just one magazine was interested in the book, but they had a condition: Bradbury had had to make it longer. For me, that's probably the reason of lack of atmosphere and feelings.

the blue magian · #921 Post by **the blue magian** » 13 Dec 2008 23:13

the colour of magic and trying to typ out my own story :S

power_dysfunction · #922 Post by **power_dysfunction** » 14 Dec 2008 05:00

Ender in Exile by Orson Scott Card.

Chiri · #923 Post by **Chiri** » 14 Dec 2008 23:52

New Moon

Arwen Arianna · #924 Post by **Arwen Arianna** » 18 Dec 2008 22:21

The Last Unicorn by Peter S. Beagle
Such an awesome piece of work! this guy is a genius writer! his words are so.. beautiful... it's amazing.... this is a real FANTASY book...

#925 Post by **Led Guardian** » 18 Dec 2008 22:41

Don't you mean The Last Winged Unicorn?

Arwen Arianna · #926 Post by **Arwen Arianna** » 18 Dec 2008 22:48

No, I mean the Last Unicorn. no wings in there.. you know, the story with king Haggard, prince Lír and Schmendrick, the magician?

ariellajem · #927 Post by **ariellajem** » 21 Dec 2008 01:46

Just started Wizard's First Rule by Terry Goodkind. So far I dig the crap out of it. I have been watching Legend of the Seeker and just had to read them. Zedd is the greatest wizard ever. He totally just surpassed Gandalf for me.

eolas · #928 Post by **eolas** » 24 Dec 2008 11:11

Just finished Martin Eden by Jack London, it was great and like his autobiography. It reminds you that you can make changes in your life, actually you should.
But I got a strange feeling that he's describing people like wolves:D "He had a strong chin, powerful shoulders and muscles etc etc" I also though everything happens just too fast and he's making the same descriptions again and again. But still, it was a great one.

Now I'm going to begin a book by Kafka, Sæmtliche Erzæhlungen.

Arwen Arianna · #929 Post by **Arwen Arianna** » 27 Dec 2008 02:38

I'll now start reading "The Color Of Magic" by Terry Pratchett...

Metal Fan · #930 Post by **Metal Fan** » 27 Dec 2008 07:07

I'm reading The Shadow in the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafón.

Spectrum · #931 Post by **Spectrum** » 06 Jan 2009 01:32

I am reading Kushiel's Chosen, second book of Jacqueline Carey's Kushiel's Legacy. It is a fantasy story centered around the young girl Phèdre nó Delaunay, a sexual masochist working as a courtesan and spy. It is a low-magic type of fantasy, focusing more on political intrigue. I liked the first book, and so far the second one is looking good, too.

The last book I finished was Donald Knuth's The TeXbook, the manual of Knuth's typesetting system TeX. It is a good book, and TeX is a great program.

Draugwen wrote:A short version of Alladin in Danish. Are there actually Danes here? o.o

Der er i hvert fald én.

BTW, is your name Sindarin for "wolf-girl"?

IcedRay · #932 Post by **IcedRay** » 06 Jan 2009 15:20

The Elfstones of Shannara by Terry Brooks

gothic_elf · #933 Post by **gothic_elf** » 07 Jan 2009 04:09

Just After Sunset, by Ves'ka Gan—er, Stephen King.

Naurbereth · #934 Post by **Naurbereth** » 07 Jan 2009 16:48

The defenders of the witches by Jan Guillou

FantasyDrummer · #935 Post by **FantasyDrummer** » 12 Jan 2009 16:55

Eragon - The wisdom of the fire by Christopher Paolini.

power_dysfunction · #936 Post by **power_dysfunction** » 14 Feb 2009 21:11

Darwin's Radio, by Greg Bear.

Dentarthurdent · #937 Post by **Dentarthurdent** » 14 Feb 2009 23:28

Agasin the ebst book ever written, a wholly remarkable book on the whole:

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams

Cerbere · #938 Post by **Cerbere** » 16 Feb 2009 05:54

Talisman by steven king

power_dysfunction · #939 Post by **power_dysfunction** » 18 Feb 2009 20:44

Revelation Space, by Alastair Reynolds.

the blue magian · #940 Post by **the blue magian** » 18 Feb 2009 23:00

the last law of the series of the "laws of magic"

Cerbere · #941 Post by **Cerbere** » 05 Mar 2009 06:41

Hobbit again!

i don;t know why but i find the roast mutton part really funny when the trolls are like: "whats a burrahobbit?" I lol every time

does anyone else think thats funny?

Dark Nomad · #942 Post by **Dark Nomad** » 06 Mar 2009 12:25

The Seer King by Chris Bunch.

Arwen Arianna · #943 Post by **Arwen Arianna** » 08 Mar 2009 13:29

Finished "Besuch der alten Dame" and "Die Physiker" by Dürrenmatt and started Sergej Lukianenko's (sp?) "Nightwatch" (amazing book, really... )
I'm also fighting my way through the "Nibelungenlied".. which takes a while, as it is written in Middle High German...

verbranden · #944 Post by **verbranden** » 10 Mar 2009 03:48

I just finished up The Dispossessed by Le Guin, which was amazing. Not sure what I'll read next, maybe something fluffy to balance it out.

Arwen Arianna · #945 Post by **Arwen Arianna** » 10 Mar 2009 13:24

Finished Nightwatch yesterday... one of the greatest books I've ever read... this guy is such a talented writer!
Should I manage to get "Daywatch" (2nd volume) any time soon, it will be the book I'll read next
(@Draug: I *will* finish the Tamuli. soon. I promise.)

Ripley · #946 Post by **Ripley** » 10 Mar 2009 21:06

I nearly made it ! This afternoon I started Vol 4 of Otherland ! Just 1000 more pages to go

Maybe I should banish "Carry the Blessed Home" from my Playlist- I might start reading The Dark Tower...

Arwen Arianna · #947 Post by **Arwen Arianna** » 10 Mar 2009 23:21

it's weird, isn't it? reading Otherland and the Dark Tower are somehow connected... (blame Hansi...?)

I managed to get vol. 2 : Day Watch (or whatever it's called in English) by Sergej Lukianenko.. And of course I started it this afternoon...

Ripley · #948 Post by **Ripley** » 11 Mar 2009 09:09

Yes, especially the first Volume. And of course I somehow blame Hansi

First time reading I thought "WTF... Going from one scenario to the next without a hint concerning connections..."

I really needed the hint that you see more clearly at the end of Vol 1.
But I still wonder what it all will lead to

How is "Nightwatch" ? I read another book by Lukjanenko (Das Schlangenschwert- no idea about the title in english...) and I'm not quite sure if I like it...

Sentinel · #949 Post by **Sentinel** » 11 Mar 2009 09:10

Good choice, Arwen! Nightwatch is one of my favourite books and Lukianenko indeed is a great author.
I like the atmosphere he creates, placing the whole storyline in Russia is something I´ve never read before.

Arwen Arianna · #950 Post by **Arwen Arianna** » 11 Mar 2009 12:33

Sentinel wrote:Good choice, Arwen! Nightwatch is one of my favourite books and Lukianenko indeed is a great author.
I like the atmosphere he creates, placing the whole storyline in Russia is something I´ve never read before.

Indeed...the books are exciting and humorous at the same time.. and full of characters you just have to like

(Don't ask me why, but I'm very fond of Bear and Tiger Cub.. even though they hardly ever appear in the story)
I just don't know why Alissa is the main character in the 2nd volume

I still don't like her.. Sebulon/Zavulon is somehow cool, though...

@Ripley: Nightwatch is one of the greatest books I've ever read

I don't know "das Schlangenschwert", but I've heard of it...
as for Otherland.. it's really not easy to get past page 100-300 (~)

but fighting your way through is worth it in the end...

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