Book Hauls!

[Talysia]

The Earthsea Quartet, Ursula Le Guin.

[Lenny]

Ooooh! Brilliant, Tal! I'd love to get my hands on The Earthsea Quartet.

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My latest haul... well, same as Ace's last haul, but a bit more over the top, methinks.

"The Magic of Recluce," "The Towers of the Sunset," and, "Magic Engineer," by L.E. Modestitt Jr.

I won an eBay auction of the first 11 Saga of Recluce books, and they came today. Just over £30, altogether.

The Magic of Recluce
The Towers of the Sunset
The Magic Engineer
The Order War
The Death of Chaos
The Fall of Angels
The Chaos Balance
The White Order
Colors of Chaos
Magi'i of Cyador
Scion of Cyador

[nomadman]

Originally Posted by j. d. worthington

nomadman: I'm also curious to hear your thoughts on the Bloch collection; as I recall (it's been quite some time since I read this one, and I no longer have a copy, unfortunately), it had some very good things in it....

It's not bad; Bloch is a good storyteller and I've enjoyed most of the pieces so far. The Weird Taylor was a particularly gruesome and well-wrought tale.

[j. d. worthington]

Originally Posted by nomadman

It's not bad; Bloch is a good storyteller and I've enjoyed most of the pieces so far. The Weird Taylor was a particularly gruesome and well-wrought tale.

Incidentally, this was one of the stories he adapted for Thriller, hosted by Karloff. Though the ending there was something you could see coming from early on, the way the final lines (spoken by Hans) were delivered (combined with a superb score by Jerry Goldsmith) was absolutely perfect: a blending of a touching childlike innocence with a very strong chill of such sentiments coming from such a source. If you can find a copy of that episode, I'd recommend watching it....

[j. d. worthington]

And completing the set: The Year's Best Horror Stories: Series II, ed. by Richard Davis.

Also received a copy (sans dj, unfortunately -- the ones with, in good shape anyway, are a bit too expensive *sigh*) of And the Darkness Falls, edited, with an introduction and notes, by Boris Karloff....

[nomadman]

Originally Posted by j. d. worthington

Incidentally, this was one of the stories he adapted for Thriller, hosted by Karloff. Though the ending there was something you could see coming from early on, the way the final lines (spoken by Hans) were delivered (combined with a superb score by Jerry Goldsmith) was absolutely perfect: a blending of a touching childlike innocence with a very strong chill of such sentiments coming from such a source. If you can find a copy of that episode, I'd recommend watching it....

Although the ending was, in hindsight, fairly predictable, the telling was such that I found myself caught up in the events and genuinely chilled by the final scene. The same with The Devil's Ticket (the clue's in the title!).

Thanks for the recommendation.

[Who's Wee Dug]

Just picked it up this afternoon, TEHANU The Last book of Earthsea by Ursala Le Guin, looking forward to reading it but it will have to go in the pile for the Mo!.

[Connavar]

Thanks to my reading moods that fixate on certain genres for a while im on a high when its about reading political/spy thrillers.

After The Jackal inspired to more of the genre at the moment, im reading both The Eye of The Storm by Jack Higgins and Bourne Supremacy by Robert Ludlum.


Higgins book is a pale copy of The Jackal but Bourne one is classic Bourne stuff even if Ludlum as usuall tend to be a bit too much melodrama sometimes.

[Nightmare]

Flow My Tears, the Policeman Said - Philip K. Dick
Axiomatic - Greg Egan
Singularity Sky - Charles Stross

[hammerhead]

just picked up ROBERT NEWCOMB,,the chronicles of blood and stone
the fifth sorceress, the gates of dawn and the scroll of the ancients

and also DAVID B. COE all five books to his winds of the forelands series
rules of ascension
seeds of betrayal
bonds of vengeance
shapers of darkness
weavers of war

[Lady of Winterfell]

Originally Posted by Connavar

im reading both The Eye of The Storm by Jack Higgins and Bourne Supremacy by Robert Ludlum.


Higgins book is a pale copy of The Jackal but Bourne one is classic Bourne stuff even if Ludlum as usuall tend to be a bit too much melodrama sometimes.

For some reason I couldn't really get into the Bourne books. I absolutely love the movies, but maybe I should try again sometime to read the books. As I remember, I found The Bourne Identity quite confusing at the beginning and it kept jumping around. But it's been awhile so I could be way off base.

[Lady of Winterfell]

From my local used bookshop:

The Dragonbone Chair - Tad Williams
Magician: Apprentice - Raymond Feist

I have been trying for awhile to get The Dragonbone Chair, so I'm excited that they finally had it. It seems for every book I finish I find 2 more to add to the list.

[murphy]

Originally Posted by Lady of Winterfell

From my local used bookshop:

The Dragonbone Chair - Tad Williams
Magician: Apprentice - Raymond Feist

I have been trying for awhile to get The Dragonbone Chair, so I'm excited that they finally had it. It seems for every book I finish I find 2 more to add to the list.

That's what happens when you read the Chronicles.

[Lady of Winterfell]

I know, I know! It's a good thing though, I've been introduced to so many good books. But sometimes looking at my To Be Read pile......I have set a daunting task for myself.

[Who's Wee Dug]

The Dragonbone Chair is good it may take you a little while to get into it due to the fact you get a lot of background info for the first 200 pages or so, then it just flies.