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Re: What are you reading, part 3
« Reply #225 on: February 22, 2008, 04:02:16 PM »
I've decided to read the Wayfarer Redemption Series by Sara Douglas. I am currently near the end of book one and it is pretty good so far...
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Re: What are you reading, part 3
« Reply #226 on: February 22, 2008, 08:23:42 PM »
Hello, I'm new to actually posting, but everyone's got to start sometime.  I liked Sara Douglas's stuff, but the second set of books was a bit weaker than the first couple.
I've been working on the history of WWII by Winston Churchill, its six volumes so I read other stuff inbetween to lighten the death and destruction.
Anyone have opinions on David B. Coe, Rules of Ascension? That's next.

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Re: What are you reading, part 3
« Reply #227 on: February 23, 2008, 04:12:41 PM »
Hello readerMom! It's nice to see you here. I read your little introduction and I'm a BYU-grad mom, myself, just FYI.

Everyone talks about Sara Douglas, but I haven't read any of her stuff. Which of her books would you recommend that I read first?
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Re: What are you reading, part 3
« Reply #228 on: February 23, 2008, 06:20:34 PM »
Currently reading "Good Omens" by Terry Pratchett/Neil Gaiman, undecided as of yet - like a lot of things in it, not sure about some things though.

Next up is "Runemarks" by the chick who wrote Chocolat, and "Keeping it Real" by Justina Robinson (i think that's her last name anyway) - liked the excerpt I read on amazon.
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Re: What are you reading, part 3
« Reply #229 on: February 24, 2008, 11:36:23 PM »
Reading The Summoner by Gail Z. Martin.  Not too bad actually.  The only gripe I have is that everything seems to fall too neatly into place for the heroes.  I like a little disorganization myself.  ;D

readerMom, I enjoyed Rules of Acension.  Not the greatest thing out there, but a nice, solid read.  The series could've been shortened down to a trilogy I believe, but you should enjoy it.
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Re: What are you reading, part 3
« Reply #230 on: February 25, 2008, 05:37:37 PM »
I just read Bleach 22.  Squee!
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Re: What are you reading, part 3
« Reply #231 on: February 25, 2008, 06:28:40 PM »
I just started Rules of Acension, seems all right so far.  In the Winston Churchill stuff I'm almost to the German invasion of Russia.  And my neighbor just brought over a box of fluff, James Patterson, Dean Koontz and other silly mysteries and thrillers.  So I'm in for a spree of mind candy.

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Re: What are you reading, part 3
« Reply #232 on: February 27, 2008, 04:52:51 PM »
Reading A Sorcerer's Treason by Sarah Zettel, soon to be followed by Newton's Cannon by Greg Keyes.
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Re: What are you reading, part 3
« Reply #233 on: February 28, 2008, 05:52:50 AM »
Just started Blasphemy by Douglas Preston, and have The Great Hunt waiting for me. :-)

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Re: What are you reading, part 3
« Reply #234 on: February 28, 2008, 05:53:06 AM »
Just started "The Knight" (Wizard Knight duology) by Gene Wolfe. I must say that so far it is quite interesting.
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Re: What are you reading, part 3
« Reply #235 on: March 05, 2008, 07:20:49 PM »
I loved The Knight and The Wizard by Gene Wolfe. Great books!

I just finished reading World War Z by Max Brooks. I was very impressed with it.

Next up is Captain's Fury by Jim Butcher and The Road by Cormac McCarthy. (I'm on the bus or train about 2 hours a day, so I get a lot of reading in.

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Re: What are you reading, part 3
« Reply #236 on: March 09, 2008, 06:08:06 AM »
Protector of the Flight by Robin D. Owens.

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Re: What are you reading, part 3
« Reply #237 on: March 10, 2008, 04:04:27 AM »
Finished Newton's Cannon and now on to The Innocent Mage by Karen Miller.
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Re: What are you reading, part 3
« Reply #238 on: March 11, 2008, 07:06:52 AM »
Currently reading:
Some bad fiction written by college people in my Writing class
The Lord of the Rings (again)
The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien
Carpenter's biography of Tolkien
Beowulf, which I'm translating
Various Arthur stuff

Yes, this is all reading for my classes this semester.
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Re: What are you reading, part 3
« Reply #239 on: March 11, 2008, 05:05:09 PM »
Just finished Mister B. Gone by Clive Barker.  Very interesting to read a book told by a demon.  Next up is Through Wolf's Eyes by Jane Lindskold, then on to Rules of Ascension.