What is that beside your bed! (book thread)
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MrBishop
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The place where I work is having it's annual book sale... it's about 1 week away, so the books (Donated) are coming in, in droves. As donated books...most of them are crap, but I managed to pre-buy a foursome of books by Michael Moorcock (The Elric Saga) - never hear of it, but it's practically free. 
Aah...more books to add to my 'to be read' pile in my library.
Aah...more books to add to my 'to be read' pile in my library.
MrBishop said:As donated books...most of them are crap, but I managed to pre-buy a foursome of books by Michael Moorcock (The Elric Saga) - never hear of it, but it's practically free.
You're obviously a stranger to fantasy fiction then Bishop.
They are brilliant (but there are a lot more than four in the saga, hopefully you've got the first 4).........both as standard sword and sorcery tales......and as a demonstration of writing while under the influence of halucinogenic narctics
Elric is a magnificent charater (and his sword ain't bad either)
Currently reading: H by Chritiane E (biography of a teenage heroin addict and prostitute in 1970's Berlin.......it's heartbreaking
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Professur
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MrBishop said:The place where I work is having it's annual book sale... it's about 1 week away, so the books (Donated) are coming in, in droves. As donated books...most of them are crap, but I managed to pre-buy a foursome of books by Michael Moorcock (The Elric Saga) - never hear of it, but it's practically free.
Aah...more books to add to my 'to be read' pile in my library.
I've a stack more to add to your pile as well.
paul_valaru
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cough cough
I've read most of the eternal champion series, but I'm missing erekose, and the book titled the eternal champion....and the hawkmoons
I have ALL elric (even dreamcatchers daughter wihich is a von bek/Elric crossover and all the Corum books
uhmmm Bish, Elric rocks
BeardofPants
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I just finished the last book in the otherland series. Very good read. All loose ends nicely tied up. 
Now I'm reading the first book in the Belgariad series by David Eddings. Figured it was about time to give 'em a go.
I was eyeing that up in the book store. Let me know how it goes, and whether it's worth reading or not.
Now I'm reading the first book in the Belgariad series by David Eddings. Figured it was about time to give 'em a go.Spot said:
I was eyeing that up in the book store. Let me know how it goes, and whether it's worth reading or not.
DrewBaranski
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"Stupid White Men" by Michael Moore
Ms Ann Thrope
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Word Freak by Stefan Fatsis -- the cutthroat world of competitive Scrabble
The Wee Free Men was hilarious Only Pratchett could write a book for young teens and make it universally funny
Two new books to start tonight........
A Hat Full of Sky ....... the follow on for Wee Free Men
The DaVinci Code by Dan Brown.....heard really good things about this book, can't wait to get me teeth into it
Only Pratchett could write a book for young teens and make it universally funny Two new books to start tonight........
A Hat Full of Sky ....... the follow on for Wee Free Men
The DaVinci Code by Dan Brown.....heard really good things about this book, can't wait to get me teeth into it
Man, is there only me borin' enough to spam about books? 
Hatfull of Sky was great.....funny but with some nice life-philosophy thrown in
The Da Vinci Code was good.......a bit of a no-brainer (typical thriller formula, read ten pages and find out yer figured out the puzzles anyway) but well written, if the characters were a lil' 2 dimensional.
Startin' Bernard Cornwell's Stonehenge today.....loved his Warlord trilogy (his take on the legend of King Arther et al) and the Sharps books were ok(ish)......so it should be a good tale
Hatfull of Sky was great.....funny but with some nice life-philosophy thrown in
The Da Vinci Code was good.......a bit of a no-brainer (typical thriller formula, read ten pages and find out yer figured out the puzzles anyway) but well written, if the characters were a lil' 2 dimensional.
Startin' Bernard Cornwell's Stonehenge today.....loved his Warlord trilogy (his take on the legend of King Arther et al) and the Sharps books were ok(ish)......so it should be a good tale
Ms Ann Thrope
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attacking a pile of long ignored magazines I'm supposed to be reading for work (Artforum, Art in America, Flash Art)....
also reading Encounters & Reflections: Art in the Historical Present by Arthur C. Danto
and when the jargon becomes too much, dipping into Selected Poems by WH Auden
also reading Encounters & Reflections: Art in the Historical Present by Arthur C. Danto
and when the jargon becomes too much, dipping into Selected Poems by WH Auden
