Book Hauls!

[j. d. worthington]

That's the original published edition (of which I'm quite fond, I must admit); the uncut version was released in 1991. Any further printings of it that I've seen tend to have an indication of this on the cover. However, it's still debated as to which version is "better".....

[GOLLUM]

So I take it you've read both "versions"?

[Marky Lazer]

No surprise but hey!

The Color of Magic, The Light Fantastic, Equal Rites, Mort, Sourcery, Wyrd Sisters, Pyramids and Guards! Guards!

[j. d. worthington]

Yes, though I've only read the uncut when it first came out, so it's been quite a while.... It flows a bit more smoothly, and some of the motivation is clearer; some of the character development is smoother, and there are other differences. But I can see why some parts of it didn't make it into the original edition, considering the period.

[Allegra]

Originally Posted by Marky Lazer

No surprise but hey!

The Color of Magic, The Light Fantastic, Equal Rites, Mort, Sourcery, Wyrd Sisters, Pyramids and Guards! Guards!

Didn't know you were a fellow TP fan, Marky!

[Marky Lazer]

Originally Posted by Allegra

Didn't know you were a fellow TP fan, Marky!

Not yet, dear! Not yet... See the other thread: http://www.chronicles-network.com/fo...d-diaries.html

[gully_foyle]

Last Saturday I picked up Gateway by Frederik Pohl and Stand on Zanzibar by John Brunner. I saw about 10 books on my to read list, in one shop (Canty's), but wasn't that cashed up. Besides, I still have a few books backlogged.

If ever anyone comes to Canberra you have to check out the 2nd hand book shops in Fyshwick. There's 4 or 5 concentrated within 100 metres, including an SFF bookshop. But the best one is a shop called Canty's. They don't seem to have a website unfortunately.

[GOLLUM]

Today I bought...

The Earthsea Quartet - Ursula Le Guin *A must for any SFF library
Tales From Earthsea - Incl. "bridging novel" Dragonfly - Le Guin
The Other Wind (next Earthsea novel) - Le Guin (World Fantasy Award)
Reave the Just & Other Stories - Stephen Donaldson award winner
The Rediscovery Of Man - Cordwainer Smith
The Minority Report & Other Stories - Philip K. Dick *Never read anything by him yet.
Platinum Pohl - Collected Stories (30) - *Ditto with Pohl
The Jack Vance Treasury (18) - Edited by T. Dowling & J Strahan
The Best Australian SF Writing - A 50 Year Collection *not going to the 'cat'...
Nightwings - Robert Silverberg *Hugo Award Winner
Ombria In Shadow - Patricia McKillip *World Fantasy Award Winner
The Haunted House - Charles Dickens

On order....

The Hallowed Hunt Lois McMaster Bujold
The Best in Fantasy and Horror 2005

[ravenus]

Nightwings - Robert Silverberg *Hugo Award Winner

Pretty decent read for most part although the ending I thought was this huge copout "Oh everything's nice and sunny for our protagonist" type. If you haven't got them already I more hihly recommend Book of Skulls and Dying Inside, both incredibly poignant and emotionally powerful books.

[GOLLUM]

Originally Posted by ravenus

Pretty decent read for most part although the ending I thought was this huge copout "Oh everything's nice and sunny for our protagonist" type. If you haven't got them already I more hihly recommend Book of Skulls and Dying Inside, both incredibly poignant and emotionally powerful books.

Got them in my previous book haul and very much looking forward to reading them....

[GOLLUM]

Today I got...

Nebula Awards Showcase 2006 incl. commentary from Silverberg, Le Guin & Pohl plus extracts and inclusions of the finalists work.
Flights Extreme Visions of Fantasy Volume II incl. Card, Gaiman, McKillip, Wurts, Turtledove & Wolfe.
Imagings An Anthology Of Long Short Fiction (10) incl. Turtledove, Zettel, Gardner & Pearlman.
The Fantasies Of Robert A. Heinlien Collected Fantasy Masterworks.
Strange Travelers - New Selected Stories - Gene Wolfe
Declare - Tim Powers Winner of 2003 World Fantasy Award

Graphic Novel

The Sandman Vol I - Preludes & Nocturnes - Neil Gaiman

[Tea is my copilot]

Jude Morgan "Indiscretion"

Haven't read it (it has nothing to do with sci-fi, which might be the reason I'm stuck on page one. This has never before happened to me)

[gully_foyle]

Originally Posted by GOLLUM

Today I bought...

Originally Posted by GOLLUM

Today I got...

I have to ask, as a fellow antipodean and former mexican, where Gollum gets his books. Do you get them all new (as your bookcase pics suggest) or are there some fave 2nd hand haunts local to you. And is the SFF bookshop in Swanston St still there (can't remember its name), or Minotaur books?

And I guess a further question has to be, after scoring 18 books in two days how the Zarkoff do you find the time to read them?

[GOLLUM]

Originally Posted by gully_foyle

I have to ask, as a fellow antipodean and former mexican, where Gollum gets his books. Do you get them all new (as your bookcase pics suggest) or are there some fave 2nd hand haunts local to you. And is the SFF bookshop in Swanston St still there (can't remember its name), or Minotaur books?

And I guess a further question has to be, after scoring 18 books in two days how the Zarkoff do you find the time to read them?

You're right, I'm buying more quickly than I can read at the moment but today was the last of my big hauls. From now to the end of this year I'll be getting the occasional anthology and ongoing series but not large sized hauls. I've got approx 150- 170 books on my TBR pile, plenty for the remainder of this year! Hence expect more reviews and discussions about books I'm reading rather than any more large scale hauls.

The SFF Shop run by Justin in swanston street was Slow Glass books. Justin closed down but has a shop front now in Northcote, presumably as a result of cheaper rates in that area. Minotaur is where I get the bulk of my books and IMO the best SFF run shop in Australia having been to it's counterparts in WA, Adelaide, Canberra and Sydney.

Cheers....

[gully_foyle]

Originally Posted by GOLLUM

Minotaur is where I get the bulk of my books and IMO the best SFF run shop in Australia having been to it's counterparts in WA, Adelaide, Canberra and Sydney.

Cheers....

I agree. My local SFF shop in Canberra is kinda lame, though their intentions are good. But I should probably spend more time there to give a more informed opinion. But I have an informed opinion on Minotaur, and it has rocked for many many years.

I'd be interested to know if you have any fave 2nd hand haunts. I only get down there occasssionally and I don't have much time away from the fam so I would like to target the best ones. Sybers I know, and the one run by Syber's husband in Elsternwick.

Cheers... GF...