read any good books lately... - Progressive Rock Music Forum

That's my problem, I couldn't do that with those books - they were the reason for many a late night & bleary eyed morning

Jon Lord 1941 - 2012

The adaptations are good, but given the restrictions of even a 10/12 hour running time, a lot of the fine detail/characterisation from the books has to be lost - highly recommend the books

Jon Lord 1941 - 2012

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Just finished watching the first three seasons and frankly I can't imagine reading the books; good to know the adaptions are worthy.

Worthy is a good description, but the show is just a shadow of what's achieved in the books.

"One had to be a Newton to notice that the moon is falling, when everyone sees that it doesn't fall. "

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BTW Dr Wu...if you like Kadrey and Green try out Kevin Hearne and his Iron Druid Chronicles and Mike Carey's Felix Castor books.Highly recommended

Forgot about this thread.....sorry.

I'll definitely try those other suggestions above.

and I'll look for Hearne....read the second Felix Castor book and thought it was just ok.

Hearne's books are well researched and steeped in ancient Irish mythology and I have really enjoyed them since discovering him.If you only read the second Castor book you might want to start with the first.

I recently read "The Dirty Streets of Heaven",Tad Williams first foray into dark urban fantasy and loved it.There are now three books in that series and they are about an angel named Doloriel/Bobby Dollar who is an Advocate for recently deceased souls.Very good stuff!

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Just started reading Green's Secret History series: Man With The Golden Torc....and have Daemons Are Forever ready next.

So far I'm enjoying it.

Great series,over-the-top and fun and doesn't take itself too seriously.Like most of Green's work. Tongue

What are your opinions on the Harry Dresden novels by Butcher and the Repairman Jack series by Wilson..?

I've read all of them...two of my favorite series.

The Dresden Files are the books that got me into this sub-genre.To me they are the standard to which all others must be measured.I've read them all but the newest one Skin Game.

Wilson is taking me a bit to get into.Another author I admire named JA Konrath raves about him so I decided to check him out.The first books I read were Wilson's three short story collections;Softs and Others,The Barrens and Others and Aftershock and Others.I enjoyed these immensely and decided to dive into the Repairman Jack cycle.

I like it but the work as a whole can be pretty daunting to newcomers.I started with the Adversary Cycle but then realized you really only have to read The Tomb because the next proper Repairman Jack book is Legacies.Then there are a ton of short stories and books like Young Repairman Jack and Early Repairman Jack.

I pretty much have it all on my Kindle but have only read up to Gateways.Good stuff though,I just need to read the books more often but I have a huge backlog.

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Right now I'm reading...

As much as Poe has been copied by basically every horror writer since him, it's still interesting how fresh his writing feels today. The attention to detail both in the psychological introspection, detail of describing milieu and sly cultural allusions (many of whom are probably lost to most modern readers) really elevates to, and all comes together like the author really was in the power of unknown forces. I also like that the selection of stories here also emphasize elements of Poe usually neglected by popular culture, his satirical humour and sense for what fantasy writers today call "world-building". The latter two which Jorge Luis Borges really picked up on, along with Poe's playing around with literary tradition.

A book about not just modern science's roots in Hermetic alchemy and esoteric religion in general, but also how it's been reflected in the art of the renaissance. I'm basically in heaven when reading a book like this since it covers so many of my favourite interests intersecting. All I can complain about it is that the format could be somewhat larger, as the illustrations depicted are often very detailed motifs.

"The past is not some static being, it is not a previous present, nor a present that has passed away; the past has its own dynamic being which is constantly renewed and renewing." - Claire Colebrook

I read some of Colin Wilson's books on the paranormal as a kid and they gave me trouble sleeping for a really long time.

"The past is not some static being, it is not a previous present, nor a present that has passed away; the past has its own dynamic being which is constantly renewed and renewing." - Claire Colebrook

For the most part, it was some of the illustrations of the alien lifeforms described that gave me nightmares.

"The past is not some static being, it is not a previous present, nor a present that has passed away; the past has its own dynamic being which is constantly renewed and renewing." - Claire Colebrook

Right now I'm reading...

Surprised how much messed-up and disturbing literature/poetry but in a classy and kind of beautiful way came out of France in the second half of the 19th century. I don't usually read that much poetry, but since I enjoy quite a bit of what the Symbolists either drew upon or in turn inspired this is right up my alley.

Heard very mixed things about this book, I'm like 50 pages in and it's not so bad but lacks the focus of what I've read from Daniel Ekeroth's book on the Swedish death metal scene. (which also benefits from the author having first hand insider knowledge from that subculture in its prime)

"The past is not some static being, it is not a previous present, nor a present that has passed away; the past has its own dynamic being which is constantly renewed and renewing." - Claire Colebrook

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