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Old 02-04-2011, 03:33   #826
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Yeah, I'm with you there - his old school horror/thrillers were great. Whispers is the one with the writer, right?

Haven't bothered with most of his new stuff since about 'From the corner of his eye'.
That reminds me - must get Lost Souls - Frankenstein book 4 by Dean Koontz.


Helpfully the ebook isn't available in the UK so...
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Old 02-04-2011, 12:07   #827
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Just finished

The Last Centurions - John Ringo (a good military SF title ruined by Tea-Party polemic)
Laugh Lines - Ben Bova
The Engineer Re-conditioned - Neal Asher
Guardians of the Phoenix - Eric Brown
Leviathan - David Golemon
For The Win - Cory Doctorow
Split Image - Robert Parker
The Professional - Robert Parker
Alternate Generals - Harry Turtledove)
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Old 19-04-2011, 20:49   #828
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Just finished

Engineering Infinity - edited by Jonathan Strahan
Child of Fire - Harry Connolly
Moondust - Andrew Smith
D-Day - Stephen E. Ambrose
Dreams From My Father - Barack Obama

Just started

Game of Cages - Harry Connolly
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Old 19-04-2011, 21:03   #829
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Game of Thrones by George R.R. Martin.
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Just finished :

The Whisperers - John Connolly
The Lovers - John Connolly
The Reapers - John Connolly
The Unquiet - John Connolly
All the Pretty Girls - J.T. Ellison
The Last 10 Seconds - Simon Kernick
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Old 20-04-2011, 12:54   #831
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Deep Six - Jack McDevitt
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Bit of a mouthfull:

The Horse, the Wheel and Language - how bronze age riders from the Eurasian steppes shaped the modern world

fascinating but a wee bit archeology heavy once you get into the meat of the text.
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1984 by george orwell i LOVE that novel
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Old 27-04-2011, 11:01   #834
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Chindi - Jack McDevitt
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Old 27-04-2011, 11:16   #835
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Matter - Iain M. Banks
Legacy of Heorot - Niven, Pournelle & Barnes
Audacity of Hope - Barack Obama
Bossypants - Tina Fey
Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom - Cory Doctorow
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Old 03-05-2011, 21:41   #836
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What are you currently reading?

I didn’t see a post anywhere on the first page for this or when I searched, so I figured I would start a thread of my own!

What book are you currently reading? Or what was the most recent book that you have read? I myself have just started reading a book called Drylor The First Artifact. It is an Action/Fantasy book created by Ryan Tomasella. So far it is actually damn good, it is a story about a man that suffers amnesia and struggles to regain his memory. As his memory starts to come back to him he realizes that his brother is an evil S.o.b and he makes it his mission to stop him.

It seems like a fairly generic story line but the author makes it his own. There are tons of twists and turns in the story (mainly when the main character thinks he remembers something from his past he realizes that it was only an illusion that his brother wanted him to think was true.) I must say I am really impressed with this book, then again I read almost anything that involved sword and sorcery. Below is the cover of the book and what the back of the book reads.



When a man wakes up inside a cage that is being carried through
an underground city, he has no idea where he is or what has
happened to him. As Von, a victim of amnesia, is taken to a jail
cell to await his fate amongst elves, humans, dwarfs, gnomes, and
halflings, he is told he is a member of the Royal Guard of Genisus.
It is not long before he is transported to the palace where he
meets an impatient king who eventually returns him to his jail
cell while deciding his destiny.

As Von’s memory slowly returns, he discovers that he is the only
one who can protect Drylor—a world that abandoned him—
from its greatest evil, his own brother. Through his journey to the
truth, Von meets an unlikely group of friends who are willing
to sacrifice everything to help him stop his brother Scarlet
from annihilating the only world they have ever known.

As Von’s past becomes clear and reveals his future, he soon
realizes the only way he can end his brother’s heartless
massacres is to find him and kill him.

The book is for sale through all major online retailers, so you can buy a copy from Amazon, Barnes and Nobles or any other book retailers. If you're too lazy to look it up then here is a link to the barnes and nobles website where you can place an order:

http://search.barnesandnoble.com/Dry...+artifact#TABS
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Omega - Jack McDevitt

Engines Of God Series Book 4.
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Man-Kzin Wars XII - Larry Niven (et al)
Armor - John Steakley (worst SF book I have ever read)
Watching Trees Grow / The Demon Trap - Peter F. Hamilton
The Dragons Of Heorot - Niven, Pournelle, Barnes
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A Game of Thrones - George R. R. Martin


I love the TV series, but keep spoiling things for myself by reading character entries & things on Wikipeda. So, I decided I should just read the book. If I'm going to spoiler the TV series for myself, I should do it properly.
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Watching Trees Grow / The Demon Trap - Peter F. Hamilton
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