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|  xiaotien Adept

       Date Joined Jul 2006 Total Posts : 562 | Posted 1/1/2008 7:52 PM (GMT -4) |   | | okay guys, you know the drill. =)
it's a brand new year, can you believe it?
just list book titles and save discussions for
the discussion thread.
new year's *hugs* to all of you!! cindy p.
a little sweet, a little sour.
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 |  xiaotien Adept

       Date Joined Jul 2006 Total Posts : 562 | Posted 1/1/2008 7:54 PM (GMT -4) |   | january
trading in danger by elizabeth moon (good. still think space opera? may not be my thing.)
good omens by gaiman and pratchett (pretty amusing. skimmed through some parts, tho.)
the first five pages by noah lukeman (reread, great tips for you ms.)
swordspoint by ellen kushner (one of my favorite fantasy books!)
february
gifts by ursula le guin (taken again by her quiet storytelling style. fantastic.)
the servant of the manthycore michael ehart (thoroughly enjoyed it. wanted more! =)
voices by ursula leguin (not as compelling as the first, but still very good read.)
march
dark angels by karleen koen (not as romangical as through the mirror darkly, but just as enjoyable.)
powers by ursula leguin (it took me a while to read this i did enjoy it in the end, but its pace is rather slow. my favorite of the series is the first, gifts.)
april
the secret adventures of charlotte bronte by laura joh rowland (mystery, romance, suspense and historical fic all rolled into one. told in an authentic voice. great read!)
the eunuchs in the ming dynasty by shih-shan henry tsai (current)
hidden power : the palace eunuchs of imperial china by mary m anderson (current)
bel canto by ann patchett (well written in parts, overwritten in others. premise hard to swallow.)
the alchemist by paulo coelho (enjoyed the prose and storytelling, not so much the heavy-handed message from the author)
may
the girl with the pearl earring by tracy chevalier (very good rating.)
alas, babylon by pat frank (surprisingly good. frank is both a strong storyteller and prose writer.)
june
writing with pictures by uri shulevitz (current)
nefertiti by michelle moran (very readable and well written debut historical novel.)
princess academy by shannon hale (a well written and simple story. shows that you don't need bells and whistles when it comes to storytelling.)
july
chinese junks on the pacific by hans k. van tilburg (current)
midnight never come by marine brennan (my first historical fantasy. well written and researched.)
anansi boys by neil gaiman (fun read!)
august
dear genius by leonard marcus (current)
the unicorn by iris murdoch (gothic read)
september
wicked lovely by melissa marr (finished within a day. great characters and premise / twist.)
cindy p.
spirit bound, greenwillow / harpercollins may '09
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 |  Nik Adept

       Date Joined Feb 2007 Total Posts : 763 | Posted 1/1/2008 8:55 PM (GMT -4) |   | | | |
 |  Dragon Angel Lord Dragon

       Date Joined Sep 2004 Total Posts : 1066 | Posted 1/1/2008 10:35 PM (GMT -4) |   | January
Have Spacesuit, WIll Travel by Heinlein
The Dead Zone by Steven King
Jonathon Strange and Mister Norrell By Susanna Clark
Spiderwick Chronicles 1-5 by Holly Black and somebody
Good Omens by Pratchett and Gaimon
Wheel of Time books 1 through 5 by Robert Jordan
Food of the Gods by H.G. Wells (read 1/3 then got bored and stopped reading)
Deltora (one where they get the gems), Shadowland trilogy, and Dragons of Deltora by Emily Rodda. (14 books)
Dragonslayers Academy -- books 1 through 3
Skylark of Space by E.E. Doc smith
Lord of Light by Roger Zelazny
read free fiction and poetry at http://www.geocities.com/davidolson22/index.html
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 |  Nicholas Adept

       Date Joined Jun 2006 Total Posts : 977 | Posted 1/2/2008 5:53 AM (GMT -4) |   | | | |
   |  von Darkmoor Small Press Publisher (and Dancer still)

       Date Joined Dec 2005 Total Posts : 2951 | Posted 1/4/2008 1:39 AM (GMT -4) |   | |
Howard & Jason's Perpetually-Updating 2008 Reading List (with some carry-over from '07): (My reviews and commentary can be found on my blog as I finish each entry)
- Beowulf ~ Gareth Hinds ~ finished
- The Pilgrim's Progress in Modern English - John Bunyan, updated by L. Edward Hazelbaker - reading aloud to my daughters
- Weapon: A Visual History of Arms and Armor - edited by Paula Regan - reading
- Battles of the Medieval World 1000 ~ 1500 - edited by Michael Spilling - reading
- How to Write Tales of Horror, Fantasy, & Science Fiction - edited by J.N. Williamson - reading
- Stars in the Corps: Movie Actors in the United States Marines - James E. Wise, Jr. & Anne Collier Rehill - reading
- Swords and Deviltry: The First in the Series of Fafhrd and Gray Mouser Sagas - Fritz Leiber - reading
- Knights - - reading aloud to my daughters
- Wolf of the Steppes: The Complete Cossack Adventures, Vol 1 - Harold Lamb, edited by Howard Andrew Jones - reading
- Swords of the Steppes: The Complete Cossack Adventures, Vol 4 - Harold Lamb, edited by Howard Andrew Jones - reading
- The Worm Ouroboros ~ E.R. Eddison - started (& failing miserably)
- The Bonehunters - Steven Erikson - finished
- The Reincarnationist - M.J. Rose - finished
- Black Gate, Issues 1, 5, 8, 11 - reading (as I can)
- Ruins Extraterrestrial - edited by Eric T. Reynolds - reading
- Ruins Terra - edited by Eric T. Reynolds - reading
- Windy City Pulp & Paperback 2007 Program: Commemorating Robert E. Howard & Weird Tales - created & compiled by Black Dog Books - reading
- Windy City Pulp & Paperback 2008 Program: Commemorating Doc Savage - created & compiled by Black Dog Books - reading
~~~~~~~~~~ Ever waltz with the Devil? Or devil with a Waltz?
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    |  Nathan Jerpe Acolyte

       Date Joined Nov 2007 Total Posts : 219 | Posted 1/5/2008 3:44 PM (GMT -4) |   | Titus Alone - Peake Brave New World - Huxley V. - Pynchon The Difference Engine - Sterling/Gibson The Book of Three - Alexander *Naked Lunch - Burroughs Synthetic Worlds - Castronova
Heart of Darkness - Conrad
Stand on Zanzibar - Brunner
The Divine Comedy - Dante
*The Worm Ouroboros - Eddison
On the Road - Kerouac
*To the Lighthouse - Woolf
Towing Jehovah - Morrow
*Floating Worlds - Holland
Radical Evolution - Garreau
Journey to the Center of the Earth - Verne
A Voyage to Arcturus - Lindsay
*Ulysses - Joyce
Reading like a Writer - Prose
*The Diamond Age - Stephenson
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas - Thompson
*Cities of the Red Night - Burroughs
The Weird Colonial Boy - Voermans
*The Three Stigmata of Palmer Eldritch - Dick
The Adventures of Baron Munchausen - Raspe
Ringworld - Niven
Pirates of Venus - Burroughs
* - particularly mindblowing
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    |  Hearthweru Neophyte

       Date Joined Dec 2005 Total Posts : 126 | Posted 1/13/2008 9:18 AM (GMT -4) |   | January
Beginnings, Middles and Ends by Nancy Kress.
Viking: Odinn's Child by Tim Severin
Viking: Sworn Brother by Tim Severin
Viking: King's Man by Tim Severin
The Persians (Time Life Books) by Jim Hicks
How to Write the Breakout Novel by Donald Maass
The Penguin Guide to Punctuation by R. L. Trask
The Veteran by Frederick Forsyth
A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian by Marina Lewycka
Ted Hughes Birthday Letters
Bronze Age Britain by Michael Parker Pearson
February
Oscar Wilde The Ballad of Reading Gaol and Other Poems
The Plot Thickens by Noah Lukeman
How to Write a Damn Good Novel by James N Frey
How to Write a Damn Good Novel II by James N Frey
Return to Lankhmar by Fritz Leiber
Tunnels & Trolls 5th Edition by Ken St Andre
Renegade's Magic by Robin Hobb
March
Tunnels & Trolls 7th Edition by Ken St Andre
In A Wicked Age - Sword and Sorcery Roleplaying Written and Illustrated by D. Vincent Baker
Sorcerer - An Intense Roleplaying Game by Ron Edwards
Sorcerer & Sword by Ron Edwards
Academ's Fury by Jim Butcher
April
Sword's of Fortune - A Sword and Sorcery Game (beta) by Matthew M. Slepin
Dungeon Module B3 - Palace of the Silver Princess by Jean Wells
May
Shaintar: Immortal Legends an Epic High Fantasy seting for the Savage Worlds RPG
The Sound of Laughter by Peter Kay
Blockbuster Plots - Pure and Simple by Martha Alderson
Story Structure Architect by Victoria Lynn Schmidt
June
Dungeons & Dragons Players Hand Book (4th Edition) by Wizards of the Coast (various)
Hooked: Grab Readers at Page One by Les Edgerton
D&D 4th ed Dungeon Masters Guide by WotC/Various
July
Flashing Swords Summer Special by Us Lot
Bag of Bones by Stephen King
45 Master Characters by Victoria Lynn Schmidt
The Blade Itself by Joe Abercrombie
How to be a Sitcom Writer: Secrets from the inside by Marc Blake
Savage Worlds Explorer's Edition by Pinnacle Entertainment
Between the Lines: master the subtle elements of ficton by Jessica Page Morrel
Winterbirth by Brian Ruckley
Basic Roleplaying: The Chaosium D100 System by Jason Durral
August
Dreamcatcher by Stephen King
Dark Tower: The Gunslinger by Stephen King
The Writer's Journey by Christopher Vogler
A Knights Tale by Triple Ace Games
Reading now ...
Before They Are Hanged by Joe Abercrombie
Skeleton Crew by Stephen King
Myths and Legends of the British Isles Edited and Introduced by Richard Barber
Grimble at Southern Ocean Review...
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