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In short an alternative history novel of what would happen in early 1864, the winter after Gettysberg the Confederates get the AK-47.
If I write much more than that the twist is given away.

Great writing, great story, second time rading it.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/205321/209140.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/205321/209140.page GMT
Well actually Cosi, The Green mile (rereading), The Quest
Cosi "play written by Lewis Nowra about a phyc ward in Aust during 1971
Green mile" you all know what it is"
The Quest"set in Egypt during the plague's (river of blood ect)

Their all good books, I could call myself an intterlectual but well, this post probably makes no sense
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I've been looking around for fantasy again to read after I'm done with this batch, but have no idea what's out there nowadays. What's good lately?]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/205321/209506.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/205321/209506.page GMT
I do the same thing. People always ask me why I don't get confused.

In any case, I'm reading the Oath of the Empire series by Thomas Harlan, Quicksilver by Neal Stephenson, Birthright: The Book of Man by Mike Resnick, On Killing by Lt. Col. Dave Grossman, and Sleep Disorders Medicine (2nd edition) by Sudhansu Chokroverty.

Oath of the Empire is an alternate history/fantasy where the Western Roman Empire lasted (with the aid of magic) into the late 600s, where they assisted the Eastern Roman Empire in the invasion of Persia.

Quicksilver I'm only a chapter into, but if it's anything like his other books it'll focus on mathematics and a twisty plot I won't understand until the last 4th of the book.

Birthright: the Book of Man is a collection of short stories detailing the future history of mankind, including his rise to ruling the universe and his subsequent fall and extinction.

On Killing is probably one of the most facinating books I've ever read. It delves into the psychology of killing and killers.

Sleep Disorders Medicine is interesting if you enjoy learning about what can go wrong with the human body. Or if you work in the sleep field.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/205321/209509.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/205321/209509.page GMT
I'm about two thirds of the way through The Surgeon's Mate, which is the seventh of Patrick O'Brien's Aubrey/Maturin books. I really like these, but I'm not hurrying through them. I usually get a couple of them for Yule and a couple for my birthday. ]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/205321/209536.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/205321/209536.page GMT
[quote]I do the same thing. People always ask me why I don't get confused.[/quote]

Ditto. I also leave them in various places-- different rooms in the house, the car, my bag-- so more or less wherever I am there's something to grab and read if the mood hits suddenly. Though mostly I do it because even if a book is interesting you don't always want to be reading *that one* even if you want to be reading. Reagen's an interesting guy, but 300 pages of White House dinner commentary isn't something I can tackle without a break .

What kind of reading pace do the rest of you have? It seems one of my resolutions each year is to read more, and I'm doing okay this year with about 30ish books for '07. Stephen King once said he reads 80-90 books a year, but I doubt that's anywhere near average.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/205321/209673.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/205321/209673.page GMT
Sandworms of Dune]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/205321/209716.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/205321/209716.page GMT
I read 2-3 novels per week when that's all I'm reading. Less when I'm reading non-fiction.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/205321/209818.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/205321/209818.page GMT
30 books a year is very awesome. I'm jealous.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/205321/209829.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/205321/209829.page GMT Quicksilver I'm only a chapter into, but if it's anything like his other books it'll focus on mathematics and a twisty plot I won't understand until the last 4th of the book.[/quote]

Hah! Ah ha ha ha ha ha ha!!! No, no, no. See, it's the Baroque Cycle; you have two more "books" to go (technically seven or eight; there are more than one book in each bound copy, and in The Confusion the two books intersperse). And it's wonderful and roundabout and magical, and when you're done you'll feel like you've lost some friends. I'm almost done with my first re-reading of The Confusion, and it's just as good the second time around. Actually, read the Cryptonomicon [i]first[/i], as it will help you a bit with this series.

Don't forget, Enoch Root lives!

Currently, I'm reading Spook Country by William Gibson. That man makes everything he talks about cool.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/205321/209885.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/205321/209885.page GMT Quicksilver I'm only a chapter into, but if it's anything like his other books it'll focus on mathematics and a twisty plot I won't understand until the last 4th of the book.[/quote]

Hah! Ah ha ha ha ha ha ha!!! No, no, no. See, it's the Baroque Cycle; you have two more "books" to go (technically seven or eight; there are more than one book in each bound copy, and in The Confusion the two books intersperse). And it's wonderful and roundabout and magical, and when you're done you'll feel like you've lost some friends. I'm almost done with my first re-reading of The Confusion, and it's just as good the second time around. Actually, read the Cryptonomicon [i]first[/i], as it will help you a bit with this series.

Don't forget, Enoch Root lives!
.[/quote]

Freakin' engineers....]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/205321/209887.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/205321/209887.page GMT That his new one? Damn I need to add that to my Xmas list ...

Just read [i]Descent of Angels[/i] over Thanksgiving, wasn't terribly impressed but it was airplane fodder so whatev.

Now returning to [i]Midnight's Children[/i] by Rushdie, and wow did I leave off when it was getting good / better

- Salvage]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/205321/210007.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/205321/210007.page GMT
It's the third book in the Ringu series(the first 2 books inspired Ringu and Rasen, later followed by Ringu 2 and Ringu 0, as well as those American abortions). Like the first two books, it's very scientifically written. Centers around a young med student that discovers a link between low gravity and longevity zones leading to a discovery of a near null gravity zone in the midwestern US. There's also a strange new cancer going around that almost mimics the Ring Virus that killed so many people in the first two books(and NOT a dead girl coming out of the TV). Turns out inside the longevity zone is the application of a study in Japan that has built up into a virtual world built around real human DNA.

I suggest anyone interest in science/mysticism mix books to read the whole series, including the short story in Birthday that explains more about Sadako's life and death. The books are much better than any of the movie or TV Series adaptations and make much more sense, especially her hatred of humanity because of being raped by the last known case of Japanese Small Pox, almost being killed by her rapist because she has TFS, and then thrown down a well.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/205321/210078.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/205321/210078.page GMT
When I get some time to myself I'll probably use most of it for painting, waste a lot of it on messageboards, and confine my reading to bath time (fortunately my new job is also literally a 10 minute walk from where I live, so there'll be no more public transport reading window that I've always made good use of), and I'll probably be reading some true crime stuff. I'd probably have a whole stack of true crime on my shelves, but it would probably make me look like a wierdo.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/205321/210092.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/205321/210092.page GMT
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How is Ravenor Rogue? (question applies to anyone that's read it, in case HF isn't that far yet)]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/205321/210093.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/205321/210093.page GMT
But it's no longer supernatural? I dunno, I have some fond memories of that girl crawling out from TVs... although that does sound interesting. I'll pick it up if I run across it, thanks.

I polished off [i]When Elephants Weep[/i] today, which I removed from my currently-reading list because I thought I lost the book. For those who don't know it discusses animal feelings and emotions (especially that they happen to have such things). Great book whether or not you're an animal person.

Edit: that was in response to

[quote]30 books a year is very awesome. I'm jealous. [/quote]

Now if only most of them weren't bad .]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/205321/210094.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/205321/210094.page GMT But it's no longer supernatural? I dunno, I have some fond memories of that girl crawling out from TVs... although that does sound interesting. I'll pick it up if I run across it, thanks.
[/quote]

There's still plenty of supernatural(communication beyond the dead, rebirth/cloning through the virus, Psychic manipulation of Small Pox by implanting her own DNA then transmitting it through a video tape and other Media) but the deaths are due to the altered virus, not a direct death by ghost.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/205321/210464.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/205321/210464.page GMT http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/205321/210531.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/205321/210531.page GMT RR Martin, the best fantasy novel I've ever read (out of about 4, I'm not a fantasy guy). I can't wait for the HBO series to start, as long as they get it right.

Then I wanted something fun that I didn't have to think about, so I'm reading GW's [i]Storm of Iron[/i] again. Though I have to admit, I'm not too enthralled with it, and may move on to something else.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/205321/210608.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/205321/210608.page GMT OP: Turtledove is always a good read. I recently finished up Villa and Zapata: A History of the Mexican Revolution (Womack), as well as Russia at War: 1941-1945 (Werth). The former is a great survey history of that conflict, while the latter provides a very detailed reporter's ground-view of the depths and heights experienced by the Russia people during WWII. Oh and Don't Stand Where the Comet Is Assumed To Strike Oil.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/205321/210613.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/205321/210613.page GMT
His stuff is weird.

Listening to a book about whaling, of all things. I seriously need to find
some comfort reading.

Maybe I'll switch my reading list to slash fic. I mean, like more slash fic...]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/205321/210616.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/205321/210616.page GMT
Politics of Fear by Frank Furedi
Consuming Religion by Vincent Miller
The New Wars by Herfried Munkler
and American Theocracy by Kevin Philips]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/205321/211086.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/205321/211086.page GMT
...and before you know it, you'll be writing it. That's how the Devil gets inside you.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/205321/211248.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/205321/211248.page GMT Just finished re-reading The Neutronium Alchemist series again.

Going to go back now and re-read all of my "World War" stuff by Turtledove again. Good mindless brain candy.(Thanks for reminding me Waaaagh G. )

Going to need some suggestions though, am finding my library is being recycled a bit too often. Even my old Harry Harrison "Deathworld" series got another go! ]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/205321/211891.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/205321/211891.page GMT
Now reading [i]Spook Country[/i] (x-mas gift from the finacee ), as well as [i]Victor Hugo: Selected Poems[/i] with breakfast every day

- Salvage]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/205321/223764.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/205321/223764.page GMT http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/205321/223765.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/205321/223765.page GMT http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/205321/223816.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/205321/223816.page GMT DD, and escort carrier pilot perspective. Different view than of lot of the history one reads.

Now reading a biography of Augustus Caesar. Have to love a guy who wrests control of a landmass larger than Alexander's empire at the same age as Alexander.

Then I have some books on networking to take down. That whole New Year's resolution thing rears its ugly head. ]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/205321/223832.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/205321/223832.page GMT ]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/205321/223839.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/205321/223839.page GMT Ethan Hawke read Vonnegut's Slaughterhouse Five, The
Children's Crusade.

And so it goes.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/205321/223856.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/205321/223856.page GMT http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/205321/223938.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/205321/223938.page GMT http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/205321/232049.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/205321/232049.page GMT http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/205321/232276.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/205321/232276.page GMT 40k universe. Right now though I'd like to start reading The Golden Compass. ]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/205321/232298.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/205321/232298.page GMT http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/205321/232330.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/205321/232330.page GMT Descent of Angels- Why oh why did they put this pap under the horus heresy banner??? (General reading)

The Essential Tank Identification Guide: Werchmacht Panzer Divisions 1939-1945 (My 'light' bedtime reading to help get me to sleep)

Fundamentals Of Obstetrics and Gynaecology (at work on breaks)]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/205321/238445.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/205321/238445.page GMT Descent of Angels is in the Horus Heresy to make a quick, unearned buck for GW]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/205321/238463.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/205321/238463.page GMT http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/205321/238492.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/205321/238492.page GMT http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/205321/238578.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/205321/238578.page GMT
It is about the political life and presidential cabinet of Abraham Lincoln.

The greatest president ever selected his rivals to the prez nomination to be his cabinet after he was elected for the simple reason that he wanted the strongest cabinet possible to lead the country in her darkest days. It's quite fascinating, and halfway through, the Civil War has just had it's opening battles.

Also, I recently read America Afire about the election of 1800 (the first political party "contested" election in the US's history), and it fascinated me to see the language used in 1800 was nearly identical to 2004. The hyberbole and rhetoric is largely unchanged.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/205321/239039.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/205321/239039.page GMT else would you recommend?]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/205321/239356.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/205321/239356.page GMT But I do plan on trying to get through some of the biggies - The Roosevelts, more Lincoln (because there is never enough on Lincoln), and Jefferson. I'll keep you posted though.

I do highly recommend America Afire. Like, BIG TIME, if you are a fan of American history.

EDIT: Before you think I'm "smart", I recently read Fulgrim

Take that as you will. In my older age, I find books about more meaningful things...more meaningful, I suppose. I'll still read Legion by Abnett ]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/205321/239390.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/205321/239390.page GMT
After that I'll try to catch up on the Horus Series with "Flight of the Eisenstien"

Also reading the new FAQ that Yak posted...its almost as good as "WWZ"]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/205321/239398.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/205321/239398.page GMT Basically the first three books, almost finished and they've been quite good.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/205321/241193.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/205321/241193.page GMT

[quote=dienekes96]Team of Rivals - By Doris Kearns Goodwin

It is about the political life and presidential cabinet of Abraham Lincoln.

The greatest president ever selected his rivals to the prez nomination to be his cabinet after he was elected for the simple reason that he wanted the strongest cabinet possible to lead the country in her darkest days. It's quite fascinating, and halfway through, the Civil War has just had it's opening battles.

Also, I recently read America Afire about the election of 1800 (the first political party "contested" election in the US's history), and it fascinated me to see the language used in 1800 was nearly identical to 2004. The hyberbole and rhetoric is largely unchanged.[/quote]

This sounded interesting to me, but I never picked it up. I heard about it on the Daily Show when our former UN Ambassador John Bolton said Lincoln never did that. So Jon Stewart called her the next day to get a rebuttal. ]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/205321/241207.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/205321/241207.page GMT http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/205321/241208.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/205321/241208.page GMT http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/205321/241666.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/205321/241666.page GMT Agro-Meterological Modelling, Climate, Weather and Irish Agriculture.
Sounds exciting, doesn't it? I'm also reading a bunch of papers from the 50s and 60s about freshwater molluscs.

Science: It's better than being dead!]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/205321/242200.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/205321/242200.page GMT http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/205321/242737.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/205321/242737.page GMT Name of the Rose by Umberto Ecco
Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norell by Sussanna Clark
What is the Spirit Saying to the Church by Henry Blackaby
The Spirit Driven Church by Robnett and Quist
The Church and the Age of Reason by some historian
A big church history book that I do not care what the title is.
and that is until about a month from now.

I just finished the Ultramarine trilogy and the third HH book.

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The narrator (audio book) does a good job of keeping
the voices different without being annoying. The voice is
neither monotonous or melodramatic.

And because it's an audio book, I give up on the pacing
and just let it go. I'm not concerned with what will happen
next (series never ends) and only interested in what's
happening now.

Audio books, believe it or not, have done wonders for my
reading impatience.

Before that it was Lian Hearn's Prequel to Across the
Nightingale Floor, which tells the story of Lord Shigeru
and how he got to the position he was in at the beginning
of Otori book 1. Here, I did become impatient, but I was
still satisfied with the book overall.

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Ben Counter's prose can be laughably bad at times, but I remember the book being quite inspiring for all the demonic stuff and few chaos marines in there. The book got me to build my demonbomb the first time, hoping to get a nice injection of interest in redoing it for C: Demons too

- Salvage]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/205321/247958.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/205321/247958.page GMT GW Fanboy, but I'm reading "Descent of Angels" and after that, I'm finishing "False Gods" so I can move on to "Galaxy in Flames" and "Flight of the Einstein".

On a side note, I'm only about 100 pages into "Descent of Angels" and I'm not crazy in how they're introducing everything so fast. The "Ravenwing" is a group of elite knights within the order? Lord Cypher is a title and not a person?

Seems to me they're trying (a bit too hard IMHO) to give the background to everything.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/205321/247989.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/205321/247989.page GMT
Probably the most interesting facet of the book is the constant references to "The code," it's meaning, it's interpretation, and it's execution. While the code isn't really written out in [i]Taxation[/i], this is a popular enough novel that a third party actually wrote out the entire code. I've been skimming the Code, and it's remarkably complex, but not exactly clearly written (which is of course a recurring theme of conflict within [i]Taxation [/i]itself!"

The book has some flaws however. There isn't much character development, except for ironically the neutral arbitrator of the the Tax Court, a character whose job is to pass judgement upon the heros. Over the sixty years of the narrative, which of course appear out of order, the Tax Court is revealed to be remarkably complex. While most authors lean on cliches and stereotypes for judges, Peroni exposed the thinking and actions of the Tax Court in all it's glory.

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Friggin' AWESOME book.

I don't put it above Flight of the Eisenstein, and I'm not sure if it's better than the first trilogy, but it's definitely up there. It's better than Fulgrim and leagues above Descent of Angels. I definitely like that it's from the perspective of the Imperial Army as opposed to the Alpha Legion.

The twists are just great.

Now on to finish the Van Carstein trilogy, to inspire my creative hand!]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/205321/252469.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/205321/252469.page GMT http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/205321/262357.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/205321/262357.page GMT http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/205321/262417.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/205321/262417.page GMT
We all know the 40k background sucks and tries too hard with its GRIM DORKNESS. This book is what 40k wishes it could be.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/205321/262476.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/205321/262476.page GMT http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/205321/262480.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/205321/262480.page GMT
Like others on this thread, I'm a multi-reader, so also currently in progress:
The Complete Essays of Montaigne (read selected essays for a college course, but never the whole thing before)
Gehenna scenario book (I used to play the original Vampire, and just recently picked this up to see what their vision was for the end)
Use of Weapons by Iain Banks (just started it)

I'll have to find Guns of South. I was always sort of vaguely interested in trying it out, especially after finding the World War series enjoyable fluff.

Hey Boss, you read any Rushdie other than Midnight Children? It's the only one I've read, although my wife bought Moor's Last Sigh and Ground Beneath Her Feet.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/205321/262798.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/205321/262798.page GMT
What I SHOULD be reading is "The Purpose-Driven Church", but I'm craving some real literature. Maybe I'll check out some Pinsker plays or something...]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/205321/262944.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/205321/262944.page GMT http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/205321/262964.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/205321/262964.page GMT http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/205321/263008.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/205321/263008.page GMT http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/205321/263027.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/205321/263027.page GMT
I'm re-reading the third Lyonesse book now- Madouc. Just fantastic stuff. ]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/205321/263072.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/205321/263072.page GMT http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/205321/263431.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/205321/263431.page GMT
Strangely enough, I read this series before reading "Island in the Sea of Time" and its 2 sequels, even though it was written before. The two series are connected; both involve an event of undetermined nature around the island of Nantucket, and a character in the first series is mentioned in passing in "Dies the Fire".]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/205321/263657.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/205321/263657.page GMT
OH!! You mean, like leisure reading?!

Axis, by Robert Charles Wilson. If you plan on getting into it, read his novel, "Spin" first as "Axis" is an indirect sequel to it.

In "Spin", the stars disappear. After that, it's an amazing roller coaster ride!!!!]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/205321/263678.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/205321/263678.page GMT I read [i]Satanic Verses[/i] first, the novel that got Rushdie fatwah'd. I may prefer it to [i]Midnight's Children[/i], though the sentiment in MC is a little easier to follow () and that book has a lot going for it too. If you're looking for more excellent modern Indian fiction, Arundhati Roy's [i]The God of Small Things[/i] is also superb.

Just started rereading [i]Blood Meridian [/i]by Cormac McCarthy, and remembered that I should find a copy of his [i]The Road [/i]sometime.

- Salvage]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/205321/263843.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/205321/263843.page GMT
i just started re-reading Stephen King's [i]Dark Tower[/i] series just sube rb]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/205321/264135.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/205321/264135.page GMT
i just started re-reading Stephen King's [i]Dark Tower[/i] series just sube rb[/quote]

Are you rereading the original prints or the retconned ones? I
was listening to the audio version the other day and I was surprised
to hear so much new stuff I never heard before, until I realized
that STephen King had probably retconned his material so that
Roland was remembering scenes that didn't exist until the later
books.

Either that, or Stephen King had a lot of foresight...]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/205321/264179.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/205321/264179.page GMT
@malfred
the new ones its impossible to get the earlier books now days.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/205321/264335.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/205321/264335.page GMT 40k is supposedly based off from? I remember someone on the previous incarnation of Dakka saying something about the golden throne based off some short story.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/205321/264369.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/205321/264369.page GMT What I SHOULD be reading is "The Purpose-Driven Church", but I'm craving some real literature. [/quote]

Way over rated. It's short term fad technique not genuine change of thinking.
If you want a real read check out "The Shape of Things to Come" by Michael Frost and Alan Hersch]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/205321/280485.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/205321/280485.page GMT

- Salvage]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/205321/280596.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/205321/280596.page GMT http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/205321/282373.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/205321/282373.page GMT ]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/205321/282381.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/205321/282381.page GMT
Sea Warfare- a book from the 70's on well, sea warfare from pre-dreadnought through to the 70's.
Very OTT with the one sided historical view in that the Germans and Japanese are always doing nefarious and never heroic actions whilst the US and British are always heroic, but defeated by bad luck or the nefarious underhandedness of their opponents.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/205321/282448.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/205321/282448.page GMT
And for those of you who've actually been keeping track, that's 5 Horus Heresy books in a row.

Yeah, I'm a fanboi.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/205321/283355.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/205321/283355.page GMT Adepticon swag. It's okay, and makes me interested in
reading more Graham McNeill. Did he do Felix and Gotrek?
I hated those stories.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/205321/283359.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/205321/283359.page GMT TM1-1520-237-10 : UH-60a Black Hawk Helicopters. Technical manual - for about the 1000th time.
Wolves of the Calla; The Dark Tower V. It's taking me almost as long to read Stephen King's Magnum Opus as it took him to write it.
Old Man's War: Pretty cool concept. I actually liked this one alot
The Quest by Wilbur Smith: good old adventuring in ancient Egypt.
The Reulators by Stephen King/Richard Bachman. Man, I hate it when kids get possessed by demons.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/205321/283550.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/205321/283550.page GMT 40k novel. I've heard that the Inquisition series isn't the high water mark for GW fiction, so I gave the Horus Heresy a shot, and I'm glad I did.

Horus Rising was a great pulp page turner: the characters were solidly 2 dimensional, so they never got in the way of the plot. I had heard that Abnett novels tend to rattle along for 200 pages and then finish rapidly in the last 50, and Rising did not disapoint there. The action was fast paced, the attention to detail is much appreciated, and the ability to look into the 40k universe of the great crusade is fascinating.

My question would be: should I read the rest of the series? Are there books to skip? I've heard that HR might be the high point of the series, is that true?]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/205321/283582.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/205321/283582.page GMT http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/205321/283585.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/205321/283585.page GMT
Descent of Angels is obviously a book written completely aside from the Horus Heresy and GW, knowing it was a dog slapped the Horus Heresy logo on it and shoved it out the door.

Poorly written, minute linkings to anything outside the Dark Angels, pathetic... most people I know who bought it (including myself) never even bothered to finish it....]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/205321/283721.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/205321/283721.page GMT http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/205321/283819.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/205321/283819.page GMT
I just picked up "Ivan's War" by Catherine Merridale, and have been browsing through that. A good friend also sent me "Lost Victories" by Erich von Manstein which I need to read.

Plus I'm trying to revisit "Democracy Matters" by Cornel West, and also recently bought the prequel "Race Matters."

Oh, and there's the new Tolkien book, "Children of Húrin" that I'm also slowly trying to finish.

So yeah. There's a lot on my literary plate at the moment.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/205321/283888.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/205321/283888.page GMT
And I have to disagree SLIGHTLY with the assesment of "Descent of Angels." If you happen to be a fan of the Dark Angels, it's a good book to explain exactly what led up to their civil war. It's more a parallel story arc to the Horus Heresy, and tells their side story. Because, really. The Dark Angels didn't play much part in the Heresy except to be coming near Terra with the Wolves, pre-empting Horus to drop his shields, blah blah blah...

Then the meat of their side story of the Horus Heresy takes off. If you aren't a fan, then you can skip it. If you ARE a fan, it's a decent read.

Fulgrim sucked though. I'll give you the readers digest version, to save you the torture. Fulgrim invades the Laer, kills them all, enters their temple, wiffs the jiff of slaanesh, takes the sword, hears the voices in his head, talks to eldrad, fights some eldar, tries to sway Ferrus, sneak attacks the Iron Hands fleet, goes to Istvaan V, kills Ferrus while decimating the Raven Guard and Salamanders, then get's possessed by a daemon. The end.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/205321/284125.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/205321/284125.page GMT ]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/205321/284253.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/205321/284253.page GMT http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/205321/284274.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/205321/284274.page GMT
If the outcome to a novel or film is any good, walking into
it knowing what it is should still be satisfying. ]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/205321/284293.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/205321/284293.page GMT http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/205321/284446.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/205321/284446.page GMT
If the outcome to a novel or film is any good, walking into
it knowing what it is should still be satisfying. [/quote]

Well, for something like HP Lovecraft where the irony or twist is central to the story, yes. I was spoiled and still read [u]All Quiet on the Western Front[/u] and other books where the theme was more important than the ending and it doesn't diminish the book at all.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/205321/284517.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/205321/284517.page GMT one-trick device. A well set-up twist will have interesting
clues throughout the piece. If the only reason to read a
book or watch a film is to have the author completely
surprise you with some "God in the Machine" then it's
probably not a very good story anyway.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/205321/284545.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/205321/284545.page GMT http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/205321/284639.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/205321/284639.page GMT one-trick device. A well set-up twist will have interesting
clues throughout the piece. If the only reason to read a
book or watch a film is to have the author completely
surprise you with some "God in the Machine" then it's
probably not a very good story anyway.[/quote]

Yes, it's grounds for re-reading it, and I love to do that, but I happen to want to be surprised the first time around. Anticipation is my favorite emotion. Whether it's waiting for a package, sexual tension, or reading a book, I love not knowing when it'll happen.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/205321/284858.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/205321/284858.page GMT then decide if I care enough to see the movie.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/205321/284870.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/205321/284870.page GMT
You wear a murse. :-P]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/205321/284883.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/205321/284883.page GMT
You wear a murse. :-P[/quote]

So does Jack Bauer:

[img]http://thesatchelpages.com/wp-content/uploads/2006/05/jack-bauer-in-action.jpg[/img]]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/205321/284909.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/205321/284909.page GMT http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/205321/285147.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/205321/285147.page GMT
And I have to disagree SLIGHTLY with the assesment of "Descent of Angels." If you happen to be a fan of the Dark Angels, it's a good book to explain exactly what led up to their civil war. It's more a parallel story arc to the Horus Heresy, and tells their side story. Because, really. The Dark Angels didn't play much part in the Heresy except to be coming near Terra with the Wolves, pre-empting Horus to drop his shields, blah blah blah...

Then the meat of their side story of the Horus Heresy takes off. If you aren't a fan, then you can skip it. If you ARE a fan, it's a decent read.

Fulgrim sucked though. I'll give you the readers digest version, to save you the torture. Fulgrim invades the Laer, kills them all, enters their temple, wiffs the jiff of slaanesh, takes the sword, hears the voices in his head, talks to eldrad, fights some eldar, tries to sway Ferrus, sneak attacks the Iron Hands fleet, goes to Istvaan V, kills Ferrus while decimating the Raven Guard and Salamanders, then get's possessed by a daemon. The end.[/quote]

Have I ever expressed how much I hate Graham McNeil? It's quite irrational really. I hate him more than that guy in WW2 that killed those Jews. I hate him so much.

Seriously though, the guy can't write a decent story to save his life.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/205321/285152.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/205321/285152.page GMT http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/205321/285756.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/205321/285756.page GMT http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/205321/285950.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/205321/285950.page GMT http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/205321/286823.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/205321/286823.page GMT http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/205321/287285.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/205321/287285.page GMT http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/205321/288261.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/205321/288261.page GMT one-trick device. A well set-up twist will have interesting
clues throughout the piece. If the only reason to read a
book or watch a film is to have the author completely
surprise you with some "God in the Machine" then it's
probably not a very good story anyway.[/quote]

I just saw the village for the first time. I had never watched it because I was told the twist before it came to town. But it deffinently was a movie that would be proof for your point. I was totally drawn into the suspence even though I knew the secret.

Back on topic... I am just now getting to read Eisenstein.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/205321/290063.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/205321/290063.page GMT
I've got a collection of Martin Buber's essays on my nightstand, but I've also been indulging my Osprey/crack habit. Armored trains baby! ]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/205321/290222.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/205321/290222.page GMT
I'm going to go through Eisenhorn and Gaunt trilogies again.
If only because I was at Borders and didn't know what to
buy.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/205321/290251.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/205321/290251.page GMT http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/205321/290317.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/205321/290317.page GMT or else we'd not be emotionally invested.



]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/205321/290352.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/205321/290352.page GMT http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/205321/290400.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/205321/290400.page GMT
Actually, I just found a very old copy of Rubiyat of Omar Khayyam from my grandfather's house. Going to try and finish it before Fulgrim.

Oh vell, I'm going to pick up the Eisenhorn Omnibus today but I need to finish Fulgrim.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/205321/290502.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/205321/290502.page GMT
I have even more respect for our special forces guys after reading this, and also a grudging respect for their deadly opponents fighting skills in afghanistan, those tibesman have been fighting over that exact same ground for centuries.

Also just started reading Abnett alpha legion book last night. Have managed to avoid any spoilers. Really likes the first chapter so hope the rest is as good or better.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/205321/292038.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/205321/292038.page GMT 40k compilation. Some of the stories are gold, but others make me want to put the book down. Or become an author because I could do much better.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/205321/292041.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/205321/292041.page GMT http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/205321/295227.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/205321/295227.page GMT
Its based on the idea of "What if Jesus knew Kung Fu?" And follows him as he grows up and [i]learns[/i] to be the messiah, which isnt really covered anywhere else. ]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/205321/295279.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/205321/295279.page GMT
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New Thread?]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/205321/295295.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/205321/295295.page GMT I just saw the village for the first time. I had never watched it because I was told the twist before it came to town. But it deffinently was a movie that would be proof for your point. I was totally drawn into the suspence even though I knew the secret.
[/quote]
I would never have seen [i]The Village [/i]if I hadn't asked to have the twist ruined for me. Just seemed boring and a period piece from a time/place I don't care much about ... but then I heard it was actually kinda spooky and cool, and then enjoyed the flick all the same when I finally saw it.

On topic, started Cormac McCarthy's [i]The Road[/i], and expect to finish it shortly. Pretty haunting book, I haven't felt so pulled into a character's world in a very long time. I actually had to get up and sit outside in the sun where I could see my fiancee doing things, as I was starting to feel the man's cold, grey, lonely world too acutely.

- Salvage]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/205321/295518.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/205321/295518.page GMT http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/205321/295593.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/205321/295593.page GMT dissatisfaction with society, unique teenage voice that
isn't cliche, an example of contemporary society and the
teen's role in it, post World War 2 psychology, etc. etc.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/205321/295625.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/205321/295625.page GMT
Ive been meaning to get the Horus Heresy books but I haven't had a chance to get those.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/205321/297999.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/205321/297999.page GMT BTW.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/205321/298005.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/205321/298005.page GMT
I'm on book 4 I think.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/205321/298012.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/205321/298012.page GMT
Some others that I'm working through are "Legion" - Dan Abnett and "How I trade Options" - Jon Najarian

and always Dr. Seuss for the kid! Speaking of, most of the drawings in his books remind me of worlds conquered by Tyranids!]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/205321/298068.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/205321/298068.page GMT http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/205321/298069.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/205321/298069.page GMT BTW.[/quote]

Something I borrowed from my father that I found immensely helpful was a lexicon for his books, called [i]A sea of words[/i]. Grab it on half.com or a used book store if you see it. ]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/205321/298122.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/205321/298122.page GMT The mans technical knowledge of 19th century ships and period is nuts.
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When they talk about the different sails and ropes and what not, it reminds me of working with the instruments and such that I do, with all of the jargon.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/205321/299271.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/205321/299271.page GMT
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Its based on the idea of "What if Jesus knew Kung Fu?" And follows him as he grows up and [i]learns[/i] to be the messiah, which isnt really covered anywhere else. [/quote]

I love this book. It's hilarious.

Right now I'm reading "Wrath of a Mad God" (book 3 of the Darkwar Saga) by Raymond E. Feist. It's a pretty good fantasy novel, but it's still a set up book. Feist's sagas are usually four books long and done so all the really epic stuff will be in the next book. In this one, the main characters have to travel to a lower plane of existence to stop the lower plane's god of evil from invading their plane. Not the most thought-provoking literature, but it entertains and I like it.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/205321/300281.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/205321/300281.page GMT
I seem to be going from Pratchett to Lovecraft and back again recently. It's a good balance.

Also, I met the guy in my local bookshop on Saturday that is the cause of the shop's slim Lovecraft pickings. The owner has previously described him as "The most dedicated Lovecraft fan this side of the (random location)". He is a good guy though, the book I got today was one of his old ones.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/205321/301558.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/205321/301558.page GMT http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/205321/301701.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/205321/301701.page GMT 40k game simulator. Results have been very good so far.

G]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/205321/302121.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/205321/302121.page GMT Hey Boss, you read any Rushdie other than Midnight Children? It's the only one I've read, although my wife bought Moor's Last Sigh and Ground Beneath Her Feet.[/quote]
Starting [i]The Ground Beneath Her Feet[/i] at lunch today. Might make a run of all the Rushdie at the library this summer

- Salvage]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/205321/314258.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/205321/314258.page GMT http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/205321/314261.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/205321/314261.page GMT http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/205321/314343.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/205321/314343.page GMT
I'm starting to figure out that Stephen King has a lot in
common with the litwank favorite, Murakami. Both dive
into popular culture and incorporate them into surreality,
but the biggest difference is that Stephen King over explains
his endings while Murakami, um, doesn't explain anything.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/205321/314351.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/205321/314351.page GMT http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/205321/314363.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/205321/314363.page GMT
I'm currently jumping back into non-fiction. Right now I need to finish up "A History of Hell" by Alice Turner, which is exactly what it sounds like and veeeery interesting. I actually picked it up because I was considering doing a demon army next year, and while it only touches peripherally on demons (being much more concerned with Hell as a place) it touches on the origins of old buddies of ours such as Nergal (Nurgle) and even Harlequins. A great, eclectic read so far.

I'm still in the beginning of "Rise and Fall of the Third Reich", which is slow going because I take such huge breaks in between sessions.

@Malfred - How is Duma Key? I actually love listening to Stephen King on Audiobook. I've never read one of his novels in print format, (just short stories) but I've listened to a ton of his books on cd. They're great for work, really engaging characters, but since you're right and he does tend to over-explain things, I can zone a little bit from time to time without falling out of the story completely. I'm really curious about his latest thought, and would be interested to know if it's any good.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/205321/314370.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/205321/314370.page GMT
A very good book that gets beyond the pointless liberal bullshit over the issues in Palestine. The book brings up moral argument concerning the illegal status of Israel.

Of course it won't change nothing, as most people decides to ignore facts and history and continue to support a country that shouldn't exist.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/205321/324221.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/205321/324221.page GMT
And then on and on and on...]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/205321/324236.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/205321/324236.page GMT
Then I will be take a first run through "The Coming Fury" (Catton), interspersing it with "The Criminal Trial And Punishment of Animals" for light relief.

Then it will be the last of Elizabeth Moon's "Vatta's War" novels -- just to complete the series -- and I shall plough into the 1,000+ pages of Terrible Swift Sword and Never Call Retreat (Catton.)

There is also some manga stuff on the agenda which I don't count as reading because it's so visual.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/205321/324404.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/205321/324404.page GMT http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/205321/324812.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/205321/324812.page GMT
Brief sojourn for that aside I'm now returning to finishing off "Arthur", book 3 of Stephen Lawhead's very enjoyable Pendragon cycle. I'm a suckker for Arthurian or Robin Hood type stories. When that's done I'll move onto the books he added later in the series.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/205321/325902.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/205321/325902.page GMT
I've also just picked up the new re-printing of Moorcock's [i]Elric: Stealer of Souls[/i], which should serve as a nice gateway drug into the Multiverse.

One of the Lovecraft compilations slowly floats around my apartment. It ends up in the void behind my eyes every once in a while, screaming to be let out. I eventually have to read a story or two to calm it, lest the insanity gain a foothold.

I plan on digging out Hamilton's [i]The Reality Dysfunction[/i] soon. I never did finish it the first time around, though I might have finished the first half.

Bova's [i]The Precipice[/i] is also on my to-read list.

Kroeger: I just finished [i]Old Man's War[/i] a month or so ago. And I agree, it's portrayal of humanity's expansion into space is fascinating. I highly suggest it to anyone who wants a good Sci-Fi read.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/205321/326143.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/205321/326143.page GMT Ever since i found out Dan Abbnett is writing another Guants Ghosts (YAY) Ive started re-reading the series, great books every one!!]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/205321/326310.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/205321/326310.page GMT http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/205321/326327.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/205321/326327.page GMT http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/205321/326375.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/205321/326375.page GMT
Only up to page 3....

I guess 5th ed rulebook will be read alot over the next few weeks.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/205321/326520.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/205321/326520.page GMT
I liked this book a lot, probably moreso than the Bean series of books. However, I
imagine a wargaming community might rather enjoy the political conflicts that take
place in the Bean books.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/205321/326654.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/205321/326654.page GMT atm Im actually reading the dawn of war trilogy.
I think Im near the end of book one.... but i find it a rather ... stiff read.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/205321/327090.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/205321/327090.page GMT Imo, his only good books were the Deathwatch duo.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/205321/328422.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/205321/328422.page GMT
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[b]Synopsis[/b]
Melanie Stryder refuses to fade away. The earth has been invaded by a species that take over the minds of their human hosts while leaving their bodies intact, and most of humanity has succumbed.

Wanderer, the invading "soul" who has been given Melanie's body, knew about the challenges of living inside a human: the overwhelming emotions, the too vivid memories. But there was one difficulty Wanderer didn't expect: the former tenant of her body refusing to relinquish possession of her mind.

Melanie fills Wanderer's thoughts with visions of the man Melanie loves-Jared, a human who still lives in hiding. Unable to separate herself from her body's desires, Wanderer yearns for a man she's never met. As outside forces make Wanderer and Melanie unwilling allies, they set off to search for the man they both love.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/205321/329151.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/205321/329151.page GMT