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WACKYNEPHEW

Saturday, October 13, 2007 3:38 AM

State of Denial: Bush at War by Bob Woodward,
Clemente: The Passion and Grace of Baseball's Last Hero by David Maraniss

Has George R R Martin gotten around to writing the next Song of Ice and Fire book, A Dance of Dragons? I'm going to have to read the previous four again to get back up to speed.

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AMITON

Saturday, October 13, 2007 3:56 AM

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NewOldBrownCoat wrote:
Monday, October 08, 2007 20:54
just bought a new copy of The Moon Is A Harsh Mistress, by Robert Heinlein.

I just finished that book. It drove me freaking crazy, and (for me) it was a long, hard read. I wanted to just give up on it almost every time I picked it up. In the end it was a decent story, but I didn't hold it in nearly the esteem that 98% of the science fiction fans seem to.

Then again, I always was weird...

Amiton.

WHIMSICALNBRAINPAN

Saturday, October 13, 2007 6:34 AM

Just finished a Harlan Ellison compilation (loved Deathbird) and am slowly working my way through How to Become a Famous Writer Before You're Dead by Ariel Gore.

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COZEN

Saturday, October 13, 2007 9:48 AM

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Originally posted by WackyNephew:
Has George R R Martin gotten around to writing the next Song of Ice and Fire book, A Dance of Dragons?

http://www.georgerrmartin.com/if-update.html

In short: he's still writing it.

GORRAMGROUPIE

Saturday, October 13, 2007 4:10 PM

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I got Terry Brooks new book, today. Actually, it’s the first book of his new Trilogy: Genesis of Shannara: Armageddon's Children. This one is supposedly about how it all started.

This novel bridges the Running with a demon trilogy and the prehistory of Shannara. It's really creepy and somewhat depressing. Humanity is pretty much wiped out, and there are hordes of once-men being led by demons systematically destroying the remains of humanity. Very interesting read, especially if you read the demon books. Some of the same characters and locations, and the elves show up too. Takes place after 2067(?). I think it's 2170 or close to that.

CRUITHNE3753

Saturday, October 13, 2007 4:25 PM

The Mammoth Book of Extreme Science Fiction. Best story so far is one by Stephen Baxtter, set in an alternative world where a colossal nazi nuclear-powered flying behemoth flies a mission to cross a Pacific Ocean where by some freak of geometry is rather wider than it's supposed to be.

CAPTAINCOUPI

Saturday, October 13, 2007 11:45 PM

Terry Pratchett - Making Money: Just finished.

The Pirates Own Book: Authentic Narratives of the Most Celebrated Sea Robbers: Just about to begin.

Contemplating if I want to read Moby Dick or Neuromancer again.

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DEEPGIRL187

Sunday, October 14, 2007 1:59 AM

I'm reading three, actually (one for school and two that I randomly started).

Notes From Underground, by Fyodor Dostoevsky
Fascinating story so far. It's definitely a hard read, but the narrator has some interesting (and frankly, quite true) insights on society in general.

The Neverending Story, by Michael Ende
I saw the movie for this when I was a kid, and have been in love ever since. The book is even more amazing.

Storm Front, by Jim Butcher
As some of you well know, I am a Dresden junkie (is there a twelve-step program, I wonder? ). So I see no problem in reading all of the books again. And again.

ETA: And I see I'm not the only Dresden junkie on the thread. Nice to be in good company.

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WACKYNEPHEW

Sunday, October 14, 2007 2:39 AM

I really enjoyed The Dresden Files on TV, but I've never read the source material. Where should I start?

Also. Has anyone read any Guy Gavriel Kay books?

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TPAGE

Sunday, October 14, 2007 3:09 AM

I've read Guy Gavriel Kay: Fionavar Tapestry and Sarantine Mosaic. I liked them.

As for the original question: just finished (literally a minute ago, no pun intended) A Study in Scarlet (first Sherlock Holmes) by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, also finished The Tao of Pooh. Currently reading A Sign of Four by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and Walden by Thoreau.

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