I'm reading mostly weirdo and fantasy books this month. I'm probably going to start something by Raymond E. Feist next. I just finished An Evil Guest by Gene Wolfe. Not his best, I'd give it 3.5 out of 5. It has a puply feel to it but it's also science fiction and there is even some Ctulhu Mythos in there. Strange book indeed.
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You present a convicing argument! Kidding. I'll listen to you anyways. I looked at the cover and I see some magician with a cape fighting a dragon and a devil on a cliff by the ocean and yeah, pass. There is also a map of some made up land. I was going to give myself a break and read something light after two Dan Simmons epics (roughly 2000 pages total) but now I'll pick up Voice of the Fire by Alan Moore. It's a novel, not a comic book btw.
Hawkmoon: The Jewel in the Skull
Hawkmoon: The Mad God's Amulet
Both Moorcock's work. Good stuff if you're into science fantasy.
Carlos Ruiz Zafon - The Prince of Mist
Alan Moore - Voice of the Fire
Douglas Adams - Hitchiker's Guide 1
Dan Simmons - The Rise of Endymion
currently reading: Northanger Abbey (adoring it!)
and!!! at last!!! reading (it can't quite be called "reading" yet, but anyway) my first book in Polish!!! Wszystko czerwone by Joanna Chmielewska.
Ask not what bears can do for you, but what you can do for bears. (razz)
When one is in agreement with bears one is always correct. (mae)
bears are back!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I started Little Women last night... not my favorite, but I'm not that far in. Right now it seems like the only conflict is "our lives aren't perfect, but we like them anyway."
I think after this I'm going to try some Charles Dickens.
A lady always remembers her courtesies.
Good idea. Nothing better to hate than a Dickens antagonist.
Tim Powers - Salvage and Demolition
He is Legend
I finished this in one sitting. It's a 150 pager novella and could be a great introduction for a new possible Powers reader. Not as layered as his longer works but just enough fancy wordplay to make the book stand out heads and shoulders above most authors.
Hawkmoon: The Runestaff. The last five pages were utterly tragic. Moreso than the conclusion of the Elric saga.
Faerie Tales by Raymond Feist
Just finished "Defending Jacob" by William Landay..good murder mystery.
PKD -The Man in the High Castle
Arthur C. Clarke - The Songs of the Distant Earth
Nemo! by Ray Bradbury
Einstein's Dreams by Alan Lightman
"That which you think, becomes your world" Matheson
I found a first edition of Roots with a bookmark signed included by Arthur Haley in a used book shop for $8 so I'm reading (actually rereading. I read it a couple decades ago) that now. Also I am reading Let The Right One In and picked up hardcover firsts of Straub's Shadowland and Simmons' Summer Of Night so those will be hopefully read soon too...unless I find other diversions.
I'm interested to hear what other people think about Let the Right One In. I heard it was really popular, but I was underwhelmed when I read it.
A lady always remembers her courtesies.
So far I'm really enjoying it.
I'm also reading my first Doctor Who book...Doctor Who And The Seeds of Doom by Philip Hinchcliffe w/an introduction by Harlan Ellison.
Nice! I haven't read many of the Target novelizations. One of the more recent reprints with the gold logo, correct?
Never be cruel and never be cowardly. And if you ever are, always make amends.
You are a walking talking Doctor Who encyclopedia to me. - Melike
Is the novel a considerable expansion - mythos wise - in comparison to the film?
No, it's one of the older Pinnacle Books paperbacks from back when Doctor Who first got stateside attention. We have many of these at my house I've never got around to reading. What you'd love best: Harlan Ellison in his introduction speaks on going to a sci fi convention and talking about the greatest sci fi to ever hit the screen. Hint: It's not Star Trek or Star Wars.He was an early american devotee. Michael Moorcock introduced him to it.
Brilliant.
There's a few reprints of the Target novelisations over here with brand new introductions from numerous authors and Who writers, including Neil Gaiman, Stephen Baxter and Charlie Higson. There's also a range of 50th anniversary reprints of mostly original novels, although oddly enough, the reprint for the 7th Doctor is not only a novelisation, it's the one I'm most keen to read. Even got a signed copy of it, just haven't had the time to read it. Remembrance of the Daleks, one of my favourite Dalek stories. I'll let you know how it is when I read it.
Never be cruel and never be cowardly. And if you ever are, always make amends.
You are a walking talking Doctor Who encyclopedia to me. - Melike
I really liked it (I think we may have talked about it before). Handling the Undead was phenomenal, though.
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