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GOLLUM · 20th July 2010, 03:41 AM

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Originally Posted by thatollie

I've got to disagree there. But hey, whatever floats your boat.

It would be initeresting to see what other folk think of these 2 authors....

given we have such wildly varying opinions on this one......

GOLLUM · 20th July 2010, 03:43 AM

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Originally Posted by j. d. worthington

I will definitely have to keep my eye out for this one, as I was mightily impressed with À rebours and Là-Bas and would very much like to read something which was, in a sense, a predecessor or antecedent for them. (I also need to get the other two novels in that sequence, for the matter of that.) Thanks for bringing this one to my attention....

Weel I'm still in the process of sourcing the final book. Dedauls put out a nice edition of this 'series'....

thatollie · 20th July 2010, 03:51 AM

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Originally Posted by GOLLUM

It would be initeresting to see what other folk think of these 2 authors....

given we have such wildly varying opinions on this one......

Indeed, it would make a neat topic.

elvet · 20th July 2010, 01:45 PM

I'm reading The Soprano Sorceress by L.E. Modesitt jr. The premise of a modern day singer being pulled into a fantasy world is my favorite type of story. I'm enjoying it, but have to say that the lead character is very ho-hum about her journey. She's so blase (not sure how to put an acute accent on the 'E'), that it takes away from the immersion.

Fried Egg · 20th July 2010, 01:47 PM

Just pulled in:

"VALIS" by Philip K Dick
"The Parasite" by Ramsey Campbell

Lord Soth · 23rd July 2010, 11:05 AM

Just delivered:

Nova War by Gary Gibson
Stealing List by Gary Gibson
Shadow and Betrayal by Daniel Abraham
Seasons of War by Daniel Abraham

I generally like to switch genres after a few books, should keep me going until next month...

GOLLUM · 23rd July 2010, 11:20 AM

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Originally Posted by Lord Soth

Just delivered:

Shadow and Betrayal by Daniel Abraham
Seasons of War by Daniel Abraham

I generally like to switch genres after a few books, should keep me going until next month...

Nice one. I believe the Abrahams quartet is supposed to be excellent. I have the first 2 books in an omnibus edn. and been waiting for the final 2 to be released in Pb here as a second duology.

nomadman · 23rd July 2010, 11:41 AM

Picked up the latest Harold Lamb collections from Bison Press: Swords From the West, Swords From the East, Swords From the Desert and Swords From the Sea. Lamb was one of the best historical adventure fiction writers ever, and I feel tremendously priviliged that his work is now so easily available after languishing for over half a century in obscurity.

Pikced up also:

A Case of Conscience by James Blish
Aegypt by John Crowley
Shadows of Fear edited by David G Hartwell
The Tain
Been Down So Long It Looks Like Up To Me by Richard Farina (big influence on the beat movement.

AE35Unit · 23rd July 2010, 12:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by nomadman

Picked up the latest Harold Lamb collections from Bison Press: Swords From the West, Swords From the East, Swords From the Desert and Swords From the Sea. Lamb was one of the best historical adventure fiction writers ever, and I feel tremendously priviliged that his work is now so easily available after languishing for over half a century in obscurity.

Pikced up also:

A Case of Conscience by James Blish
.

Best of luck with that one!

elvet · 23rd July 2010, 12:22 PM

Ok, so I needed The Devil in Green by Mark Chadbourn, and finally found it on Amazon.ca. I couldn't just buy one book, so I also got:
Iain M. Banks Use of Weapons and Player of Games
Paul Kearney Omnibus Hawkwood and the Kings
Harry Turtledove Vidressos quadrology
Michelle West's Cast in Chaos

Ian Gibson's Stuff of Legends
Leaona Wisoker's Secrets of the Sands
and....
preorderd The Blade Itself (limited edition) from Subterranean Press. This is my first purchase of this type. A little extravegant, but I love the book. I kicked myself for not gettting Gardens of the Moon.

GOLLUM · 24th July 2010, 12:12 PM

Today....

The Death of Virgil - Hermann Broch *Generally regarded to be Broch's best work and something of a problematic masterpiece of European literature. I confess that I had not heard of this 19th and early 20rh Century Viennese author before but he appears to have been greatly admired by authors of the ilk of Thomas Mann and was contemporary of Rilke, Musil et al Best known of the author's works, the novel imaginatively recreates the last 18 hours of the poet Virgil's life as he is brought to Brundisium. Broch, an Austrian Jewish refugee from Hitler's Europe, concerns himself here and in his other works with the place of literature in a culture in crisis. Written in rich poetic language and rhythmic sentences, the novel has four "symphonic" movements.

Celestina - Fernando De Rojas *Viewed as the first European novel, this Spanish tragicomedy revolving around the bawdy exploits of matchmaker Celestina in a world filled with prostitutes and black magic that became Spain's first bestseller, paved the way for the picaresque novel and Cervantes Don Quixote. This new translation is available in the Penguin Black Classics range.

Poems of the Night - Jorge Louis Borges *Whilst Borges is rightly admired for his magnificent works of fiction, Borges viewed himself first and foremost as a poet. Featured here are more than 60 of his best known poems in this new Penguin Black Classics release.

nomadman · 25th July 2010, 10:55 AM

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Originally Posted by GOLLUM

Poems of the Night - Jorge Louis Borges *Whilst Borges is rightly admired for his magnificent works of fiction, Borges viewed himself first and foremost as a poet. Featured here are more than 60 of his best known poems in this new Penguin Black Classics release.

Nice. Make sure you pick up the companion volume, Sonnets.

manephelien · 25th July 2010, 03:50 PM

Yesterday I went to town and bought some old SF.

RAH: The Moon is a Harsh Mistress, Between Planets and Farmer in the Sky.
Herbert: Dune

ravenus · 25th July 2010, 07:26 PM

From the a local bookstore:

Fritz Lieber - First Book of Lankhmar
Ken Grimwood - Replay
GK Chesterton - The Complete Father Brown
Truman Capote - In Cold Blood
Jorge Luis Borges - Collected Fictions
Stephen King, George Martin Dan Simmons (Anthology) - Dark Visions
Bana - Kadambari

Devil's Advocate · 25th July 2010, 08:44 PM

Added a few more to my "To Be Read" pile. All are ebooks, as I've recently got a Barnes & Noble nook. Very good e-reader, by the way.

- Swords & Dark Magic: The New Sword and Sorcery, edited by Jonathan Strahan and Lou Anders - an anthology of Fantasy shorts, featuring a pretty strong lineup of authors. Glen Cook, Scott Lynch, Greg Keyes, Michael Moorcock and Joe Abercrombie, among others.

- The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson - not Fantasy, I know. The first in the Millenium trilogy.

- The Sword/Elfstones of Shannara by Terry Brooks - the first two books of Brooks's original trilogy.

- The Second Coming by David H. Burton - not a famous author, but saw the book on Smashwords and seemed interesting.

Also got a couple of freebies from Smashwords, but can't really remember the names, to be honest...

20th July 2010, 01:45 PM	#5089 (permalink)
elvet Easily amused Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Canada Posts: 938	Re: Book Hauls! I'm reading The Soprano Sorceress by L.E. Modesitt jr. The premise of a modern day singer being pulled into a fantasy world is my favorite type of story. I'm enjoying it, but have to say that the lead character is very ho-hum about her journey. She's so blase (not sure how to put an acute accent on the 'E'), that it takes away from the immersion.

20th July 2010, 01:47 PM	#5090 (permalink)
Fried Egg Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Devon Posts: 2,898	Re: Book Hauls! Just pulled in: "VALIS" by Philip K Dick "The Parasite" by Ramsey Campbell

23rd July 2010, 11:05 AM	#5091 (permalink)
Lord Soth Mumbling though life Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: South Yorkshire Posts: 291	Re: Book Hauls! Just delivered: Nova War by Gary Gibson Stealing List by Gary Gibson Shadow and Betrayal by Daniel Abraham Seasons of War by Daniel Abraham I generally like to switch genres after a few books, should keep me going until next month...

23rd July 2010, 11:41 AM	#5093 (permalink)
nomadman Sophomoric Mystic Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Greater London Posts: 433	Re: Book Hauls! Picked up the latest Harold Lamb collections from Bison Press: Swords From the West, Swords From the East, Swords From the Desert and Swords From the Sea. Lamb was one of the best historical adventure fiction writers ever, and I feel tremendously priviliged that his work is now so easily available after languishing for over half a century in obscurity. Pikced up also: A Case of Conscience by James Blish Aegypt by John Crowley Shadows of Fear edited by David G Hartwell The Tain Been Down So Long It Looks Like Up To Me by Richard Farina (big influence on the beat movement.

23rd July 2010, 12:22 PM	#5095 (permalink)
elvet Easily amused Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Canada Posts: 938	Re: Book Hauls! Ok, so I needed The Devil in Green by Mark Chadbourn, and finally found it on Amazon.ca. I couldn't just buy one book, so I also got: Iain M. Banks Use of Weapons and Player of Games Paul Kearney Omnibus Hawkwood and the Kings Harry Turtledove Vidressos quadrology Michelle West's Cast in Chaos Ian Gibson's Stuff of Legends Leaona Wisoker's Secrets of the Sands and.... preorderd The Blade Itself (limited edition) from Subterranean Press. This is my first purchase of this type. A little extravegant, but I love the book. I kicked myself for not gettting Gardens of the Moon.

24th July 2010, 12:12 PM	#5096 (permalink)
GOLLUM Moderator Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Australia, Victoria Posts: 9,196	Re: Book Hauls! Today.... The Death of Virgil - Hermann Broch Generally regarded to be Broch's best work and something of a problematic masterpiece of European literature. I confess that I had not heard of this 19th and early 20rh Century Viennese author before but he appears to have been greatly admired by authors of the ilk of Thomas Mann and was contemporary of Rilke, Musil et al Best known of the author's works, the novel imaginatively recreates the last 18 hours of the poet Virgil's life as he is brought to Brundisium. Broch, an Austrian Jewish refugee from Hitler's Europe, concerns himself here and in his other works with the place of literature in a culture in crisis. Written in rich poetic language and rhythmic sentences, the novel has four "symphonic" movements. Celestina* - Fernando De Rojas Viewed as the first European novel, this Spanish tragicomedy revolving around the bawdy exploits of matchmaker Celestina in a world filled with prostitutes and black magic that became Spain's first bestseller, paved the way for the picaresque novel and Cervantes Don Quixote. This new translation is available in the Penguin Black Classics range. Poems of the Night* - Jorge Louis Borges *Whilst Borges is rightly admired for his magnificent works of fiction, Borges viewed himself first and foremost as a poet. Featured here are more than 60 of his best known poems in this new Penguin Black Classics release.

25th July 2010, 03:50 PM	#5098 (permalink)
manephelien Transmural Feline Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Finland Posts: 721	Re: Book Hauls! Yesterday I went to town and bought some old SF. RAH: The Moon is a Harsh Mistress, Between Planets and Farmer in the Sky. Herbert: Dune

25th July 2010, 07:26 PM	#5099 (permalink)
ravenus Heretic Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: India Posts: 1,730	Re: Book Hauls! From the a local bookstore: Fritz Lieber - First Book of Lankhmar Ken Grimwood - Replay GK Chesterton - The Complete Father Brown Truman Capote - In Cold Blood Jorge Luis Borges - Collected Fictions Stephen King, George Martin Dan Simmons (Anthology) - Dark Visions Bana - Kadambari

25th July 2010, 08:44 PM	#5100 (permalink)
Devil's Advocate I lie. A lot. Honest! Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: [I am a spambot, selecting the default option - ban me!] Posts: 698	Re: Book Hauls! Added a few more to my "To Be Read" pile. All are ebooks, as I've recently got a Barnes & Noble nook. Very good e-reader, by the way. - Swords & Dark Magic: The New Sword and Sorcery, edited by Jonathan Strahan and Lou Anders - an anthology of Fantasy shorts, featuring a pretty strong lineup of authors. Glen Cook, Scott Lynch, Greg Keyes, Michael Moorcock and Joe Abercrombie, among others. - The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson - not Fantasy, I know. The first in the Millenium trilogy. - The Sword/Elfstones of Shannara by Terry Brooks - the first two books of Brooks's original trilogy. - The Second Coming by David H. Burton - not a famous author, but saw the book on Smashwords and seemed interesting. Also got a couple of freebies from Smashwords, but can't really remember the names, to be honest...

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