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20th April 2006, 11:59 PM
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| Dragon Writer  Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Northamptonshire
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| Re: Book Hauls! I have finally bought GRR Martin's Game of Thrones and King Rat - China Mieville. I guess as the rest of you all seem to be reading these guys, I ought to make the effort some time soon. |
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21st April 2006, 12:04 AM
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| Moderator  Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Australia, Victoria
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22nd April 2006, 07:42 AM
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| The Wicked Sword Maiden  | Re: Book Hauls! Well you are converting them, left, right and centre! Just picked up a copy of Ancient Sorceries and Other Stories by Algernon Blackwood. I imagine it will be a completely different style than what I am used to, leaning more to the psychic detectives, Cat People - fear and tensions, tales of horror...  |
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26th April 2006, 12:16 PM
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| Registered User  Join Date: Dec 2004
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| Re: Book Hauls! I just got this anthology entitled Mythic, edited by Mike Allen, that I was really interested in reading after seeing the talent assembled participating in it in some press releases. It features work by Catherynne M. Valente, Ian Watson, Matthew Cheney who is one of the truly outsanding souces of opionion on fantasy, so I'm interested in seeing his fiction), Theodora Goss, Joe Hadleman, Sonya Taffe among others. |
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26th April 2006, 12:36 PM
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| Red Rane  Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Greater Manchester
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| Re: Book Hauls! Quote:
 Mind you, I found King Rat to be weaker than either Perdido Street Station or The Scar... but a bit better than Iron Council  | |
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3rd May 2006, 12:39 PM
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| Moderator Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Australia, Victoria
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| Re: Book Hauls! WOOHOOO!! now got my hands on a copy of George RR Martin's 1974 Vampiric tale about romance and horror in 1857 on the Mississippi river Fevre Dream (also part of Masterwork series). The cover by Bantam is absoultely beautiful to boot!..... Won this as part of the Chronicles recent book competition..... |
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3rd May 2006, 08:16 PM
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| Registered User  Join Date: Jun 2005
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| Re: Book Hauls! I got quite a lot today - most of it with speculative fiction elements, but those which are placed in the general fiction section. Some highlights include: King Rat by China Mieville The Thousandfold Thought by R Scott Bakker The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay by Michael Chabon Life of Pi by Yann Martel Blood Meridian by Cormac McCarthy Blindness by Jose Saramago |
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