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that old guy · 6th February 2007, 09:57 PM

A month or two ago I finished There Will Be Dragons by John Ringo, the first book in his Council Wars series. Not too bad, despite the obnoxious cover art that seemed to have been lifted from a customized van circa 1977. Kind of a unique blend of sci-fi and fantasy. Not the best I've ever read, but far from the worst, either. Call it 3 and 1/2 stars out of five. Enough to make me want to keep reading it, as long as I can do it for free.

Anyway I put a request into inter-library loan for books 2 and 3 of the series. The computer showed both books on the shelf of another library, so I dutifully requested both. And, of course, now Book 3 and ONLY Book 3 has shown up. Which is really irritating since you can't renew books you've gotten through ILL. So, now I either read Book 3 with no clue what is going on, wait until Book 2 turns up and speed read through both, or say the hell with it and maybe do something like balance my checkbook for the first time in close to a year. (Perish the thought.)

Anyway, thanks for your time. Rant over.

chrispenycate · 6th February 2007, 10:23 PM

Well, I'd lend you my copy of "the emerald sea" but you're rather a long way away. On the other hand, I've not found There will be dragons" yet, and I didn't find it too hard to follow the second book (I've got a lot of practice in reading series out of order; if I find a book, the experience is so unusual I get it whether or not I've read the earlier volumes; and since my "to read" pile is rarely more than one book high…

Happy Joe · 9th February 2007, 10:50 PM

The first book is available free through the baen free library
(new poster ... no linkee yet)
The sequels are available free through the fifthimperium as a part of the baen Cd's.
Heather Alexander's music March of Cambreath, referenced in the books, is available through her site or as a part of the free CD download.

Enjoy!
Please support Baen with purchases since they are nice enough to provide free samples!

Ice fyre · 9th February 2007, 11:06 PM

I have read the first either two or three.

John Ringo has a rather...shall we say distinctive world and political views which are not in sync with mine (he tends to the right I kinda veer to the left) but for all that he writes a good book and I have enjoyed what he is has written this series.

Let me know when you have read the other's and tell me what you think of the AI bunny, no I'm not kidding.

If you liked the first two you should like the others.

Ta ra chuck

chrispenycate · 9th February 2007, 11:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Happy Joe

The first book is available free through the baen free library
(new poster ... no linkee yet)
The sequels are available free through the fifthimperium as a part of the baen Cd's.
Heather Alexander's music March of Cambreath, referenced in the books, is available through her site or as a part of the free CD download.

Enjoy!
Please support Baen with purchases since they are nice enough to provide free samples!

Well,I buy Baenned books anyway, but don't tend to read Ebooks yet. Thus I'm balancing out someone on webscription. Popped across to check out the situation at Baen and they've modified the free library setup, but if I really can't find the dead tree version I'll probably download it.

http://jiltanith.thefifthimperium.com/

Is that the site you were unable to post? Or was it?

http://www.baen.com/library/

Happy Joe · 10th February 2007, 01:16 AM

The site that I' referring to is baencd.thefifthimperium.com
('t would be easier to post a link but need 15 posts)
The cds listed are a form of promotion by Baen and include many titles not on the free library. Copy the whole cd or just a book
Enjoy!
I tend to use the microsoft reader but html also works. The microsoft reader is free also, although I will have to look up a link.
*(frustration)* google microsoft reader

6th February 2007, 09:57 PM	#1 (permalink)
that old guy Registered User Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 167	This makes me vurrry grumpy. A month or two ago I finished There Will Be Dragons by John Ringo, the first book in his Council Wars series. Not too bad, despite the obnoxious cover art that seemed to have been lifted from a customized van circa 1977. Kind of a unique blend of sci-fi and fantasy. Not the best I've ever read, but far from the worst, either. Call it 3 and 1/2 stars out of five. Enough to make me want to keep reading it, as long as I can do it for free. Anyway I put a request into inter-library loan for books 2 and 3 of the series. The computer showed both books on the shelf of another library, so I dutifully requested both. And, of course, now Book 3 and ONLY Book 3 has shown up. Which is really irritating since you can't renew books you've gotten through ILL. So, now I either read Book 3 with no clue what is going on, wait until Book 2 turns up and speed read through both, or say the hell with it and maybe do something like balance my checkbook for the first time in close to a year. (Perish the thought.) Anyway, thanks for your time. Rant over.

6th February 2007, 10:23 PM	#2 (permalink)
chrispenycate resident pedantissimo Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Switzerland Posts: 2,268	Re: This makes me vurrry grumpy. Well, I'd lend you my copy of "the emerald sea" but you're rather a long way away. On the other hand, I've not found There will be dragons" yet, and I didn't find it too hard to follow the second book (I've got a lot of practice in reading series out of order; if I find a book, the experience is so unusual I get it whether or not I've read the earlier volumes; and since my "to read" pile is rarely more than one book high…

9th February 2007, 10:50 PM	#3 (permalink)
Happy Joe Registered User Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Colorado Posts: 178	Re: This makes me vurrry grumpy. The first book is available free through the baen free library (new poster ... no linkee yet) The sequels are available free through the fifthimperium as a part of the baen Cd's. Heather Alexander's music March of Cambreath, referenced in the books, is available through her site or as a part of the free CD download. Enjoy! Please support Baen with purchases since they are nice enough to provide free samples!

9th February 2007, 11:06 PM	#4 (permalink)
Ice fyre Dark Lord Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Falkirk Posts: 521	Re: This makes me vurrry grumpy. I have read the first either two or three. John Ringo has a rather...shall we say distinctive world and political views which are not in sync with mine (he tends to the right I kinda veer to the left) but for all that he writes a good book and I have enjoyed what he is has written this series. Let me know when you have read the other's and tell me what you think of the AI bunny, no I'm not kidding. If you liked the first two you should like the others. Ta ra chuck

10th February 2007, 01:16 AM	#6 (permalink)
Happy Joe Registered User Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Colorado Posts: 178	Re: This makes me vurrry grumpy. The site that I' referring to is baencd.thefifthimperium.com ('t would be easier to post a link but need 15 posts) The cds listed are a form of promotion by Baen and include many titles not on the free library. Copy the whole cd or just a book Enjoy! I tend to use the microsoft reader but html also works. The microsoft reader is free also, although I will have to look up a link. (frustration) google microsoft reader

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