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VanderGraafKommandöh 
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Lappy, I finished Slaughterhouse-Five on Tuesday. Excellent read. I've also read The Sirens of Titan.
I'm not sure where to go with him next... all his books sound worth reading. |
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Posted: September 12 2007 at 15:20 |
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then I'd of course recommend Breakfast of Champions. =) Kilgore Trout is a great character.
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Posted: September 12 2007 at 15:34 |
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And Cat's Cradle, James
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Posted: September 12 2007 at 15:51 |
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"Where's the cat? Where's the cradle?"
I read that line when I was 13 and I have been questioning every "given" truth since that day. Vonnegut was a genius.
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VanderGraafKommandöh
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Posted: September 12 2007 at 17:39 |
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I love the way he links in things... the Tralfamadorians, Kilgore Trout, The Rumfoord Family.
Then there's his biographical bits and bobs. Like the fact he was there at Dresden when it got bombed. Hmmm, so... Cat's Crade or Breakfast with Champions? I guess it all depends which one I find first. I think a trip dowm Borders or Waterstones is in order. Edited by Geck0 - September 12 2007 at 17:40 |
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I have read the whole Robert Jordan "Wheel of Time" series right up to number 11 and I am wondering when on earth the concluding book in the series is finally going to come out! This is driving me nuts!
Apart from this good reads are:
Philip Dick (Sheer genius!)
Isaac Asimov
H. G. Wells
Greg Bear
Gregory Benford
J. G. Ballard
Stephen Baxter
It seems to me that half the people who are into Progrock are also into Sci-fi... Coincidence or what?
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http://www.last.fm/group/Progressive+Folk
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Posted: September 14 2007 at 09:57 |
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He was obsessed with the Dresden firebombing, which is why he was a voluntary fireman himself, and a lot of his books have firefighters as characters. I liked "Galapagos" a lot too. |
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 BaldJean and I; I am the one in blue. |
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Jared
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Posted: September 14 2007 at 11:40 |
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 I have just finished reading....
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Music has always been a matter of energy to me. On some nights I believe that a car with the needle on empty can run 50 more miles if you have the right music very loud on the radio. Hunter S Thompson
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Jared
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Posted: September 14 2007 at 11:42 |
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 ...I have just started... I may be at this one for some time...
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Music has always been a matter of energy to me. On some nights I believe that a car with the needle on empty can run 50 more miles if you have the right music very loud on the radio. Hunter S Thompson
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stonebeard
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Posted: September 14 2007 at 18:29 |
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I'll begin reading Guards of Haven by Simon R. Green tonight. I'm excited!
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Posted: September 15 2007 at 02:51 |
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Awesome!!!!!!
 I know you read Blue Moon Rising but is this your first Hawk & Fisher book?
And dude....if you are digging Green remember....read the Deathstalker saga when you have the chance!!!!!
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stonebeard
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Hmm... I've read: Drinking Midnight Wine Blue Moon Rising Swords of Haven Something from the Nightside Have started: Agents of Light and Darkness (which I just can't get through. I hate his writing style on this one.) Beyond the Blue Moon Shadows Fall |
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Posted: September 15 2007 at 13:08 |
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Finished Lolita recently. Reading Dubliners by Joyce and might read Hitchhikers Guide for the second time next.
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Jared
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Posted: September 15 2007 at 13:13 |
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You should shortly come across the phrases: '6 o'clock on a Christmas morning'... and, "I know all about the honour of God, Mary Jane!!"
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Music has always been a matter of energy to me. On some nights I believe that a car with the needle on empty can run 50 more miles if you have the right music very loud on the radio. Hunter S Thompson
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TheProgtologist
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Posted: September 15 2007 at 19:17 |
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Hmmm..you reading the Blue Moon/Darkwood books out of sequence.
Blue Moon Rising
Swords of Haven
Guards of Haven
Beyond the Blue Moon
I just picked up his new book today:
 "You know what? It's all true. Everything that ever scared you, from conspiracy theories to monsters under the bed to ghosties & ghoulies & long-leggity beasties. The only reason they haven't taken over the world yet is because my family has always been there to stand in their way. We guard the door, keeping you safe from the big bad wolf, and you never even know our names. Of course, there's a price to be paid. By us, and by you. The username's Bond. Shaman Bond. Licensed to kick supernatural arse. And Bond - real name Eddie Drood - comes from one of the oldest families in England, a family that has been protecting Humanity from the forces of darkness for more centuries than anyone can even remember. And Eddie Drood loved his job - until the day it all blew up in his face ... Secret Histories is a mix of James Bond and Blade, a fast-paced roller-coaster ride through the dark side."
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Posted: September 15 2007 at 19:41 |
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Half done with it.
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stonebeard
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Posted: September 15 2007 at 19:47 |
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I'm not reading them all that much out of sequence. First was Blue Moon Rising, then Swords of Haven, then Beyond the Blue Moon (I'm only like 100 pages in, paused until I finish Guards of Haven). I love the Haven books the most I think, but Drnking Midnight Wine might be my favorite for just awesome nostalgic feeling I have for it. Nostaliga for 2 years ago....innit great!  |
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TheProgtologist
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Posted: September 15 2007 at 20:30 |
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^^^^^^^
The Darkwood books are cool but I also like the Hawk & Fisher/Haven books a bit more,they are just such great characters in those books(they take sh*t from NO ONE).I also love the mishmash of dark fantasy and supernatural/horror.
I am glad you are liking Green's stuff.Most SF/Fantasy freaks I know consider him a hack but I love his style.
If you ever do read the Deathstalker saga they must be read in sequence though.
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Posted: September 15 2007 at 20:33 |
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Why do they consider him a hack?
By the way, I suggest you read Monument by Ian Graham. The cover caught my eye one day while I was in Barnes and Noble. It's one of the best fantasy books, I've ever read.  Edited by stonebeard - September 15 2007 at 20:33 |
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TheProgtologist
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Posted: September 15 2007 at 20:43 |
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Most of my friends are into "hard" sci-fi,so if they don't write like Clarke or Asimov or Larry Niven they consider them hacks.
I tried turning one of my buds on to Deathstalker,which is sc-fi,a real "space-opera",and he said Green was the literary equivalent of a George Lucas film.
I don't really consider that a bad thing....
 I was in B & N today book shopping,but next trip I will check out that Ian Graham book,thanks for the recommendation.
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