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BradtheImpaler · 16th October 2006, 09:42 PM

Hyperion
Iliam
A Fire upon the Deep

j. d. worthington · 21st October 2006, 04:21 AM

Was given three books this week:

two by Romesh Gunesekera:

The Sandglass
Monkfish Moon

and The Mountain of the Moon by Bibhutibhushan Bandopadhyay

littlemissattitude · 22nd October 2006, 12:50 AM

Hooray for library used book sales! I picked these up today when I went to take some books back to the library:

My Name is Asher Lev - Chaim Potok (Fiction; this is a very good book; I've read it a couple of times)
The Eight - Katherine Neville (Fiction; I read this one a long time ago; all I recall is that I liked it) First Edition
A Man For All Seasons - Robert Bolt (the play)
The Birth of Europe- Robert Lopez (Non-fiction/history)
The Roosevelts: An American Saga (Non-fiction/biography)

And the total price, for all five books, all hardbacks? $1.00

Edit to add: I've been buying in the bookstores this week, as well. My purchases (all full price trade paperbacks, alas):

Rule by Secrecy - Jim Marrs (a look at conspiracy theories)
A People's History of the United States, 1492 - Present - Howard Zinn (US history from the point of view of the non-winners)
The Republican Noise Machine, David Brock (about the conservative media in the US)

And one mass market paperback that I picked up at the grocery store, just because it looked like fun:

Atlantis, by David Gibbins - it had archaeologists in it, so I couldn't resist.

Adasunshine · 25th October 2006, 12:47 PM

The Thackery T Lambshead Pocket Guide to Eccentric & Discredited Diseases
Judge Dredd The Complete Case Files 04
Tall Stories and Saints & Sinners by Tom Holt

xx

elvet · 25th October 2006, 02:12 PM

I have put my order in for the rest of the Sun Sword series (books 2 - 6) and Michelle West's other duology Hunter's Oath and Hunter's Death.
Unfortunately the delivery date is mid-November

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Nesacat · 27th October 2006, 06:10 AM

Just got these from Silverfish Books:

The Time Ships by Stephen Baxter
The Idle Thoughts of an Idle Fellow by Jerome K Jerome

GOLLUM · 27th October 2006, 10:45 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nesacat

Just got these from Silverfish Books:

The Time Ships by Stephen Baxter

Yeh! Let us know what you think and thanks again for the books...

Nesacat · 27th October 2006, 12:19 PM

You're most welcome GOLLUM. And I will.

aarti · 27th October 2006, 05:46 PM

I ordered eleven (eek! No self-restraint!) books off bookcloseouts.com recently. The fantasy ones are:

Gardens of the Moon, by Steven Erikson
Melusine, by Sarah Monette
The Mabinogian Tetralogy, by Evangeline Walton
A Sudden, Wild Magic, by Diana Wynne Jones
A Shadow in Summer, by Daniel Abraham

The others are history/historical fiction :-) But now I think I need to put myself on a moratorium!

GOLLUM · 29th October 2006, 08:19 AM

Today in the city at Minotaurs spotted and bought:

Limited Nighshade HB edition of A Cruel Wind: A Chronicle Of The Dread Empire (Original trilogy) - Glen Cook. Introduction by Jeff Vandermeer. Not cheap but I'm yet to read these so looking forward to this.

The Forsaken Earth - Book 2: Sea Beggars - Paul Kearney

Season One on DVD of the Brother Cadfael Mysteries starring Derek Jacobi.

Nesacat · 29th October 2006, 08:26 AM

Have never seen Brother Cadfael on television though I have and love all the books. What is the series like GOLLUM?

GOLLUM · 29th October 2006, 08:35 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nesacat

Have never seen Brother Cadfael on television though I have and love all the books. What is the series like GOLLUM?

I will be watching Episode 1 tonight of season 1 (4 DVDS avaiable for Seasons 1-4) but Jacobi is an excellent actor and it appears to have had quite good reviews.

I'll post something further next week.

Cheers..

j. d. worthington · 29th October 2006, 09:13 AM

I've seen a few of the Cadfael series (not enough, frankly) and, though differing at times from the books, they do try to remain pretty faithful... and have an excellent cast, are well done overall. Definitely worth watching.

GOLLUM · 29th October 2006, 11:39 AM

Halfway through watching one of these episodes and it's very well done. Enough to recommend this series...

@JD: Don't know if you're aware of Cook but his A Cruel Wind: A Chronicle Of The Dread Empire (Original trilogy) according to Vandermeer is somewhat reminscent of Weird Tales in combination with Vance and Leiber (Yes who was a WT contributor in the '40s). He's considered a bit of a trail blazer of the Genre in terms of bringing gitty realism to the High Fantasy sub genre. Of course quite influential on authors like Steven Erikson and Jeff Vandermeer. If you're interested I can give you a precis on this book once I get around to reading it, which probably won't be too long.

j. d. worthington · 29th October 2006, 11:47 AM

Thank you... I would appreciate that very much.

16th October 2006, 09:42 PM	#601 (permalink)
BradtheImpaler Registered User Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: South Carolina Posts: 30	Re: Book Hauls! Hyperion Iliam A Fire upon the Deep

21st October 2006, 04:21 AM	#602 (permalink)
j. d. worthington Moderator Join Date: May 2006 Location: Texas Posts: 8,631	Re: Book Hauls! Was given three books this week: two by Romesh Gunesekera: The Sandglass Monkfish Moon and The Mountain of the Moon by Bibhutibhushan Bandopadhyay

22nd October 2006, 12:50 AM	#603 (permalink)
littlemissattitude Super Moderator Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: California Posts: 3,342	Re: Book Hauls! Hooray for library used book sales! I picked these up today when I went to take some books back to the library: My Name is Asher Lev - Chaim Potok (Fiction; this is a very good book; I've read it a couple of times) The Eight - Katherine Neville (Fiction; I read this one a long time ago; all I recall is that I liked it) First Edition A Man For All Seasons - Robert Bolt (the play) The Birth of Europe- Robert Lopez (Non-fiction/history) The Roosevelts: An American Saga (Non-fiction/biography) And the total price, for all five books, all hardbacks? $1.00 Edit to add: I've been buying in the bookstores this week, as well. My purchases (all full price trade paperbacks, alas): Rule by Secrecy - Jim Marrs (a look at conspiracy theories) A People's History of the United States, 1492 - Present - Howard Zinn (US history from the point of view of the non-winners) The Republican Noise Machine, David Brock (about the conservative media in the US) And one mass market paperback that I picked up at the grocery store, just because it looked like fun: Atlantis, by David Gibbins - it had archaeologists in it, so I couldn't resist.

25th October 2006, 12:47 PM	#604 (permalink)
Adasunshine Daisy Toadfoot Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Wiltshire Posts: 938	Re: Book Hauls! The Thackery T Lambshead Pocket Guide to Eccentric & Discredited Diseases Judge Dredd The Complete Case Files 04 Tall Stories and Saints & Sinners by Tom Holt xx

25th October 2006, 02:12 PM	#605 (permalink)
elvet Easily amused Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Canada Posts: 490	Re: Book Hauls! I have put my order in for the rest of the Sun Sword series (books 2 - 6) and Michelle West's other duology Hunter's Oath and Hunter's Death. Unfortunately the delivery date is mid-November .

27th October 2006, 06:10 AM	#606 (permalink)
Nesacat The Cat Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Malaysia Posts: 2,692	Re: Book Hauls! Just got these from Silverfish Books: The Time Ships by Stephen Baxter The Idle Thoughts of an Idle Fellow by Jerome K Jerome

27th October 2006, 12:19 PM	#608 (permalink)
Nesacat The Cat Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Malaysia Posts: 2,692	Re: Book Hauls! You're most welcome GOLLUM. And I will.

27th October 2006, 05:46 PM	#609 (permalink)
aarti bibliophile Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Illinois Posts: 220	Re: Book Hauls! I ordered eleven (eek! No self-restraint!) books off bookcloseouts.com recently. The fantasy ones are: Gardens of the Moon, by Steven Erikson Melusine, by Sarah Monette The Mabinogian Tetralogy, by Evangeline Walton A Sudden, Wild Magic, by Diana Wynne Jones A Shadow in Summer, by Daniel Abraham The others are history/historical fiction :-) But now I think I need to put myself on a moratorium!

29th October 2006, 08:19 AM	#610 (permalink)
GOLLUM Moderator Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Australia Posts: 5,294	Re: Book Hauls! Today in the city at Minotaurs spotted and bought: Limited Nighshade HB edition of A Cruel Wind: A Chronicle Of The Dread Empire (Original trilogy) - Glen Cook. Introduction by Jeff Vandermeer. Not cheap but I'm yet to read these so looking forward to this. The Forsaken Earth - Book 2: Sea Beggars - Paul Kearney Season One on DVD of the Brother Cadfael Mysteries starring Derek Jacobi.

29th October 2006, 08:26 AM	#611 (permalink)
Nesacat The Cat Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Malaysia Posts: 2,692	Re: Book Hauls! Have never seen Brother Cadfael on television though I have and love all the books. What is the series like GOLLUM?

29th October 2006, 09:13 AM	#613 (permalink)
j. d. worthington Moderator Join Date: May 2006 Location: Texas Posts: 8,631	Re: Book Hauls! I've seen a few of the Cadfael series (not enough, frankly) and, though differing at times from the books, they do try to remain pretty faithful... and have an excellent cast, are well done overall. Definitely worth watching.

29th October 2006, 11:39 AM	#614 (permalink)
GOLLUM Moderator Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Australia Posts: 5,294	Re: Book Hauls! Halfway through watching one of these episodes and it's very well done. Enough to recommend this series... @JD: Don't know if you're aware of Cook but his A Cruel Wind: A Chronicle Of The Dread Empire (Original trilogy) according to Vandermeer is somewhat reminscent of Weird Tales in combination with Vance and Leiber (Yes who was a WT contributor in the '40s). He's considered a bit of a trail blazer of the Genre in terms of bringing gitty realism to the High Fantasy sub genre. Of course quite influential on authors like Steven Erikson and Jeff Vandermeer. If you're interested I can give you a precis on this book once I get around to reading it, which probably won't be too long. Last edited by GOLLUM; 29th October 2006 at 11:50 AM.

29th October 2006, 11:47 AM	#615 (permalink)
j. d. worthington Moderator Join Date: May 2006 Location: Texas Posts: 8,631	Re: Book Hauls! Thank you... I would appreciate that very much.

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