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Posted By : xiaotien - 1/1/2008 6:52 PM
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.

Posted By : xiaotien - 1/1/2008 6:54 PM
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.)

lavinia
by ursula le guin (recommended!)

sailing alone around the world
by capt. joshua slocum

november

graceling by kristin cashore (enjoyed this debut!)

daughter of heaven (current)
by nigel cawthorne

the name of the wind
by patrick rothfuss (current)

SILVER PHOENIX : Beyond the Kingdom of Xia
greenwillow / harpercollins summer '09

http://cindypon.com


Posted By : Nik - 1/1/2008 7:55 PM
I'll be maintaining my reading list here: nihawkins.wordpress.com/reading/.

Nicholas Ian Hawkins

Forthcoming
"Knowledge and Dust," in Magic & Mechanica, from Ricasso Press, Winter 2008

Published
"Relativity," in FLASHSHOT, September 28, 2007


Visit my website, Trampler of Beautiful Phrases, at nihawkins.wordpress.com


Posted By : Dragon Angel - 1/1/2008 9:35 PM
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
 
Part dark, part light. And gooey in the middle.


Posted By : Nicholas - 1/2/2008 4:53 AM

 

 
 


Posted By : Gustavo - 1/3/2008 8:40 PM
January:
The New Space Opera - edited by Jonathan Strahan and Gardner Dozois (started)
The Most of PG Wodehouse (Started)
The Shaping of Middle Earth (Started)

Visit my livejournal!  http://bondo-ba.livejournal.com/ 


Posted By : Silly Boy - 1/3/2008 9:26 PM
Strange Wine, by Harlan Ellison

 

"I used to think that the brain was the most wonderful organ in my body. Then I realized who was telling me this."  Emo Phillips


Posted By : von Darkmoor - 1/4/2008 12:39 AM

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)

  1. Beowulf ~ Gareth Hinds ~ finished
  2. The Pilgrim's Progress in Modern English - John Bunyan, updated by L. Edward Hazelbaker - reading aloud to my daughters
  3. Weapon: A Visual History of Arms and Armor - edited by Paula Regan - reading
  4. Battles of the Medieval World 1000 ~ 1500 - edited by Michael Spilling - reading
  5. How to Write Tales of Horror, Fantasy, & Science Fiction - edited by J.N. Williamson - reading
  6. Stars in the Corps: Movie Actors in the United States Marines - James E. Wise, Jr. & Anne Collier Rehill - reading
  7. Swords and Deviltry: The First in the Series of Fafhrd and Gray Mouser Sagas - Fritz Leiber - reading
  8. Knights - - reading aloud to my daughters
  9. Wolf of the Steppes: The Complete Cossack Adventures, Vol 1 - Harold Lamb, edited by Howard Andrew Jones - reading
  10. Swords of the Steppes: The Complete Cossack Adventures, Vol 4 - Harold Lamb, edited by Howard Andrew Jones - reading
  11. The Worm Ouroboros ~ E.R. Eddison - started (& failing miserably)
  12. The Bonehunters - Steven Erikson - finished
  13. The Reincarnationist - M.J. Rose - finished
  14. Black Gate, Issues 1, 5, 8, 11 - reading (as I can)
  15. Ruins Extraterrestrial - edited by Eric T. Reynolds - reading
  16. Ruins Terra - edited by Eric T. Reynolds - reading
  17. Windy City Pulp & Paperback 2007 Program: Commemorating Robert E. Howard & Weird Tales - created & compiled by Black Dog Books - reading
  18. Windy City Pulp & Paperback 2008 Program: Commemorating Doc Savage - created & compiled by Black Dog Books - reading 
  • (Last updated 5-19-08)

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Managing Editor, Flashing Swords Press
First Book Released: The Return of the Sword
~~~~~~~~~~
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House von Darkmoor - where the real action is
von Darkmoor's thoughts - where it all began

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Posted By : peadarog - 1/4/2008 8:21 AM
Folks, apologies for my multiple posts. I'm ready now to obey the rules :)


An advance copy of "Swiftly" by Adam Roberts.
"Bone Sone" by John Meaney
"Brasyl" by Ian Mcdonald


soon...
"Weird Tales of the 21st Century" (In which I have a story)
Something by our own Janerae, to be read on-screen...

Peadar O Guilin

Available now:
"The Mourning Trees" in Black Gate #5
"Fairy Fort" in A Walk on the Darkside
"Hair" in www.feralfiction.com
"Hurdy-Gurdy" in Dark Arts
"The Drain" in Weird Tales
"Where Beauty Lies in Wait" in Black Gate.
Coming Soon:
"The Evil-Eater" in Black Gate.
"The Dowry" in Black Gate

The Inferior from David Fickling Books. Eat or be eaten.
Available in the US and Canada June 2008. Preorder now for the read of your life!


Posted By : H.P. Lovesauce - 1/4/2008 1:20 PM
Nicholas said...

 


And that is only part of why I hold in great esteem your intellect and wisdom. smilewinkgrin

In different rooms of the apartment: Snake Agent by Liz Williams, Throne of Jade by Naomi Novik, and Sages & Swords.


Posted By : Nathan Jerpe - 1/5/2008 2:44 PM
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
*Pale Fire - Nabakov
The Castle - Kafka

*Foundation - Asimov
The Mobius Strip - Pickover
The Argonautica - Apollonius of Rhodes
Nip the Buds, Shoot the Kids - Oe
The Magus - Fowles
The Man in the High Castle - Dick
The Island of the Day Before - Eco
The Undiscovered Self - Jung
Consider Phlebas - Banks
Gulliver's Travels - Swift

*The Terminal Beach - Ballard
Player Piano - Vonnegut
House of Leaves - Danielewski
*The Man who Mistook his Wife for a Hat - Sacks

* - particularly mindblowing

http://roguelikefiction.com


Posted By : bleacheddecay - 1/7/2008 1:32 PM
January

Sweet Revenge by Diane Mott Davidson 2.5/5
Burnt House by Faye Kellerman 3.75/5
Helen of Troy by Margaret George 3/5
Kick Ass by Maggie Shayne, MaryJanice Davidson, Angela Knight and Jacey Ford. 2.25/5
Scandal by Amanda Quick 2/5
Bloodsucking Fiends by Christopher Moore 4.5/5
Time Machine by H.G. Wells 4/5

February

Dead Beat by Jim Butcher 5/5
I Was Amelia Earhart by Jane Mendelsohn 2/5
A Dirty Job by Christopher Moore 4.75/5
A Hunger Like No Other by Kresley Cole 3/5
The Chronicles of Vladimir Tod, Eighth Grade Bites by Heather Brewer 3/5
Diablerie by Walter Mosley 2.75/5
Naughty Fairy Tales from A to Z Edited by Alison Tyler 3/5
Jezebel The Untold story of the Bible's Harlot Queen by Leslie Hazelton 1.5/5
Home To Holly Springs by Jan Karon 5/5

March

Blonde Faith by Walter Mosley 4/5
Invasive Procedures by Orson Scott Card and Aaron Johnston 3.5/5
The Book Thief by Markus Zusak 3/5
The Society of S by Susan Hubbard 4/5
This Body by Laurel Doud 3.75/5
The Marketplace (The Marketplace Series, 1) by Laura Antoniou 3/5
Ghost Boy by Iain Lawrence 3/5
Many Bloody ReturnsEdited by Charlaine Harris and Toni L. P. Kelner 3.25/5
I Am The Messenger by Markus Zusak 2.75/5

April

Melusine by Sarah Monette 1.25/5
T is for Trespass by Sue Grafton 4/5
Tithe by Holly Black 3.5/5
In the Forest of the Night by Amelia Atwater-Rhodes 3.5/5
Sister Spider Knows All by Adrian Fogelin 3.75/5
Proven Guilty by Jim Butcher 4.5/5
Heir To The Shadows by Anne Bishop 3/5
Plum Lucky by Janet Evanovich 4.5/5
Tall, Dark & Dead by Tate Hallaway 4.5/5
The Accidental Vampire by Lynsay Sands 3/5
Carmilla by Sheridan Le Fanu 2.5/5

May

Glass Houses by Rachel Caine 2/5
Dead Sexy by Tate Hallaway 4/5
Night Bites by Nina Bangs 2.5/5
Shaman's Crossing by Robin Hobbs 3/5
White Night by Jim Butcher 4/5
Submission by Martha Blau 1/5
Gods In Alabama by Joshilyn Jackson 2.75/5
Alabama Moon by Watt Key 3/5

June

Thunder Moon by Lori Handeland 3.75/5
The Brief History Of The Dead 1.5/5
Good Omens by Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratechett 1.5/5
Sleeping with the Fishes by Mary Janice Davidson. 2/5
The Becoming by Jeanne C. Stein 3/5
The Autumn Castle by Kim Wilkins 3/5/5
Single White Vampire by Lynsay Sands 2/5
Virtual War by Gloria Skurzynski 1/5
Elsewhere by Gabrielle Zevin 4.5/5

July

From Dead To Worse by Charlaine Harrie 5/5
One Thousand White Women, the Journals of May Dodd by Jim Fergus 5/5
Dark Lover by J.R. Ward 2.5/5
Blood Drive by Jeanne C. Stein 4.5/5
Night of Power by Spider Robinson 3/5
Night Road by A.M. Jenkins 2.25/5
The Challenge by Susan Kearney 4.75/5
Sacred by Dennis Lehane 4/5
Island of the Sequined Love Nun by Christopher Moore 4.5/5
The Scent of Shadows by Vicki Pattersson 4.75/5

August

The Broken Sword by Poul Anderson 1/5
The Watcher by Jeanne C. Stein 4.5/5
Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides 3/5
The Burning Times by Jeanne Kalogridis 2.5/5
Vampire of God by Javan Shepard 2.6/5
Mona Lisa Awakening by Sunny 3/5
Don of the Dead by Casey Daniels 2/5
My Soul to Keep by Tananarive Due 2.25/5
Forever by Pete Hamill 4.5/5
The Wolfman by Nicholas Pekearo 4.5/5

September

Outlander by Diana Gabaloon 2.5/5
Small Favor by Jim Butcher 5/5
Undead and Unworthy by Mary Janice Davidson 4/5
Lang Lang; Journey of a Thousand Miles by Lang Lang and David Ritz 4/5
Jennifer Scales and the Ancient Furnace (Jennifer Scales, Book 1) by MaryJanice Davidson and Anthony Alongi 2/5
Two Moons, Worthy of a Master by Chelsea Shepard 2/5
Blood Noir by Laurell K. Hamilton 2/5
The Outlaw Demon Wails by Kim Harrison 4.75/5

October

The Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett 4.5/5
Winter Study by Nevada Barr 4.75/5
Forever Odd by Dean Koontz 4.5/5
Windy City Dying by Eleanor Taylor Bland 4.75/5
The Dangerous Days of Daniel X by James Patterson and Michael Leowidge 3.5/5
Compulsion Jonathan Kellerman 4.75/5
Fearless Fourteen by Janet Evanovich 5/5
Jake, Reinvented by Gordon Korman 3.75/5
Swan Peak by James Lee Burke 5/5
Memoirs of a Teenage Amnesiac by Gabrielle Zevin 3/5
The Host by Stephanie Meyer 4.90/5
The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency by Alexander McCall Smith 3/5
Digital Fortress by Dan Brown 2.5/5

November

Mercedes Coffin by Faye Kellerman 4.75/5
Coastal Disturbance by Jessica Speart 2.5/5
Jack, Secret Histories by F. Paul Wilson 3.5/5
Brother Odd by Dean Koontz 4.75/5
Forest Mage by Robin Hobb 5/5
Luna by Julie Anne Peters 4.5/5
Kushiel's Justice by Jacqueline Carey 4.75/5
The Top of Her Game by Emma Holly 4.5/5
Maximum Ride by James Patterson 3/5

December

The Next Thing on My List by Jill Smolinki 3.5/5
Holidays On Ice By David Sedaris 2.5/5

bleacheddecay


Posted By : Hazimel - 1/7/2008 6:48 PM
Perdido Street Statioin by China Mieville
Thomas Covenant series by Stephen R Donaldson
Dusk by Tim Lebbon
The Scream by Skipp and Spector
Gardens of the Moon by Stephen Erikson
Legend by David Gemmel
Empire of Ivory by Naomi Novik
Heavens Net is Wide by Liane Hearn
My Sister's Keeper by Janrae Frank
Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett
Sabriel by Garth Nix

Serialized audio books continued from '07:
Nocturnal by Scott Sigler
Fortress Draconis by Michael A Stackpole
Playing for Keeps by Mur Lafferty

"To know what is right and not do it is the worst cowardice." --Confucius


Posted By : PaulMc - 1/8/2008 10:08 PM
January

How To Survive a Robot Uprising by Daniel H. Wilson

Solaris Book of New Science Fiction ed. George Mann

The Zombie Survival Guide by Max Brooks

Where's My Jetpack? by Daniel H. Wilson

Warriors of Ultramar by Graham McNeil (Warhammer 40K, Ultramarines omnibus)

February

Bitter Gold Hearts by Glen Cook

Hounds of Skaith by Leigh Brackett

Crossroads by Stephen Kenson (Shadowrun)

March

Dead Sky, Black Sun by Graham McNeil (Warhammer 40K, Ultramarines omnibus)

The Shape Shifter by Tony Hillerman (audio)

Berserker by Fred Saberhagen

Thuvia, Maid of Mars by Edgar Rice Burroughs (audio)

The Tomb by F. Paul Wilson

City of the Beast (Warriors of Mars) by Michael Moorcock

April

Blood Money by C. L. Werner

Sharpe's Escape by Bernard Cornwell (audio)

Servant of the Manthycore by Michael Ehart

Ravenor by Dan Abnett (Warhammer 40K)

May

Dossouye by Charles Saunders

Sharpe's Fury by Bernard Cornwell (audio)

June

Fortress of Glass by David Drake

The Road by Cormac McCarthy (audio)

Captain Alatriste by Arturo Perez-Reverte

July
Superman: Red Son (graphic novel)

Waylander by David Gemmel

-- Paul McNamee

My Writings


Posted By : Hearthweru - 1/13/2008 8:18 AM
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 smile  
 
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

September

Before They Are Hanged by Joe Abercrombie

H1: Keep on the Shadowfell

Last Argument of Kings by Joe Abercrombie

October

Original D&D: Three Little Brown Books and Supplements by Gary Gygax

B3: Keep on the Borderlands by Gary Gygax

November

Runquest 2nd ed by Greg Stafford and Lynn Perrin

Beginnings, Middles and Ends by Nancy Kress (reread)

Sun Tzu's Art of War

The Complete Idiot's guide to Weightlifting by Cane, Cane, and Glickman

December

Writing Popular Fiction by Dean R Koontz

Reading now ...

Life of PI by Yan Martell

Novelist's Essential Guide to Crafting Scenes by Raymond Obstfeld

English Grammar for Dummies by Geraldine Woods

The Art of Stlying Sentances by Longknife, and Sullivan

Myths and Legends of the British Isles Edited and introduced by Richard Barber

 
 
 
 
 

 
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Cap'n Jethro
 
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