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So what new books did you get at xmas???

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  • 27-12-2004 3:31pm
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    Evilution
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    Well??


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    calis
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    johnatan strange and mr norrell
    legends 1 and 2
    his dark materials triloogy
    non fantasy - the godfather
    birdsong
    life of pi


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    Sir Digby Chicken Caesar
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    i got "johnathan strange and mr norrell"


    his dark materials is ****ing fantastic :) read that first


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    Fenster
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    Shadowmarch by Tad Williams


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    Karl Hungus
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    Terry Pratchett - Mort
    JRR Tolkien - The Silmarillion


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    Ping Chow Chi
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    I brought myself 'Century Rain' by Alastair Reynolds, I finished reading it today .... and it was a great book :D


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    ixoy
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    Just bought 'The Collected Short Stories of Greg Bear' by eh.. Greg Bear and 'Ash' by Mary Gentle. I've still a mountain of stuff to get through.


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    Woden
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    got myself up to date with the latest bunch of star trek books


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    azezil
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    Got a couple of Trek books by John Vornholt, set after the events of Nemesis.
    I'll see how these go, might get the series.


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    c0y0te
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    tis amazing what the christmas lucky dip turns up from people ;) ... here is what I ended up after all the smoke cleared:-

    War of the Flowers - Tad Williams
    Long Way Around - Ewan McGregor/Charlie Boorman
    The Moviegoers Companion - Various
    The World According to Clarkson - Jeremy Clarkson
    London Bridges - James Patterson

    and some other sci-fi book called 'saga of seven suns' volume 1 "Hidden Empire" by someone or other.

    Not exactly high literature, but thats the lucky dip for ya :D

    c0y0te


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    David Stewart
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    I splurged out just before Christmas and got
    Century Rain by Alastair Reynolds
    The Runes of the Earth by Stephen Donaldson
    River of Gods by Ian McDonald
    The Family Trade by Charles Stross
    Toast by Charles Stross
    Eastern Standard Tribe by Cory Doctorow

    I've finsihed Family Trade already. The rest have been added to my 'To Read' pile, which includes Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell, Absolution Gap and Redemption Ark, both by Alastair Reynolds. Why do I keep buying these books when I know I won't have time to read them?


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    ixoy
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    David Stewart wrote:
    Why do I keep buying these books when I know I won't have time to read them?
    Hah! I know how you feel. In addition to the books I mentioned above, on a "to-read" pile I still have (with page count!):

    "War of the Flowers" by Tad William (758)
    "Crossroads of Twilight" by Robert Jordan (ain't rushing into this one...700)
    "The Gathering Storm" by Kate Elliott (1037!)
    "Perdido Street Station" by China Miellville (867)
    "Scar" by China Miellville (795)
    "The First Book of Lankhmar" by Fritz Lieber (762)
    "The Voyage of Jerle Shannara - Book One: Isle Witch" by Terry Brooks (454 ahh)
    "The Voyage of Jerle Shannara - Book Two: Antrax" by Terry Brooks (371)
    "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel (319 how cute)
    "House Harkonnen" by Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson (626)
    "The Swans' War - Book One: The One Kingdom" by Sean Russell (714)l
    "The Swans' War - Book Two: The Isle of Battle" by Sean Russell (562)
    "Lord of Flies" by David Zindell (674)
    "The State of the Art" by Iain M. Banks (216)
    "Odd Thomas" by Dean Koontz (420)

    TOTAL PAGES (incl. new purchases): 10,622 :eek: !!! SOMEBODY STOP ME!!


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    Evilution
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    Was considering getting the 'His Dark Materials' trilogy. Are they any good?


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