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11-17-2004, 11:36 AM
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| | | What are you reading?
Are you reading, or have you read any good books recently?
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11-17-2004, 11:50 AM
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| | Well, about a week ago, I finished reading the latest Drizzt Do'Urden book, The Two Swords. Sure, not exactly the Icewind Dale Trilogy, but that and the entire 'Hunter's Blades' Trilogy didn't fail to deliver. Definitely an intense set of war stories, which did feature Drizzt quite prominently while giving enough notice and creativity to characters besides the famous Drow ranger. 
I'll likely continue the Avatar Series (which deals with the Time of Troubles that caused the likes of the Baldur's Gate games to happen within the Forgotten Realms) next, or the Paths of Darkness set (which is the Drizzt Do'Urden books before the 'Hunter's Blades' Trilogy). Already read half of them, so there's just some stuff I better catch up on. |
11-17-2004, 11:59 AM
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| | I am currently reading "Dune Messiah" which is the second book in the Dune series (I suspect Stilgar has read those books as well  ) The Dune books are my favourite trilogy ever.
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11-17-2004, 12:03 PM
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Originally Posted by Asriel I am currently reading "Dune Messiah" which is the second book in the Dune series (I suspect Stilgar has read those books as well ) The Dune books are my favourite trilogy ever. | Dune isn't a triology. 
There are 6 Dune books.
I liked the first one and read untill half the 3ed one but after the first one, the serie collapsed. I didn't like the 2ed en 3ed at all.
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11-17-2004, 12:08 PM
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Originally Posted by Rob-hin Dune isn't a triology.
There are 5 Dune books.
I liked the first one and read untill half the 3ed one but after the first one, the serie collapsed. I didn't like the 2ed en 3ed at all. | Well there's actually 6 Dune books (I've read and loved all of them) unless you count the 3 or 4 addendix books that has come out as well, then you have 10.
Anyway I just prefer the term Trilogy instead of series, and the first three are the best ones anyway. (oh, and number 5 and 6 as well, they are amazing)
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11-17-2004, 12:11 PM
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Originally Posted by Asriel Well there's actually 6 Dune books (I've read and loved all of them) unless you count the 3 or 4 addendix books that has come out as well, then you have 10.
Anyway I just prefer the term Trilogy instead of series, and the first three are the best ones anyway. (oh, and number 5 and 6 as well, they are amazing) | Yeah I noticed I pressed the wrong number, but there you went and quoted me before I edited. 
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11-17-2004, 12:16 PM
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| | | Oh, my bad, or yours? Maybe mine?
eh, I'll blame the weather
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11-17-2004, 12:16 PM
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| | | Last night i finished the Dream Shpears, book 5 in Songs and Swords, very satisfying. Today or tomorrow i will start i'll start Prince of Lies(avatar series). If anyone is wondering what to read, I highly recommend Servent of the Shard. And for those who don't read read fantasy, Angels and Deamons by Dan Brown.
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11-17-2004, 12:17 PM
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Originally Posted by Asriel Oh, my bad, or yours? Maybe mine?
eh, I'll blame the weather | My bad of cource. 
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11-17-2004, 12:24 PM
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| | | I'm currently reading Robin Hobb.
She's a totally awsome writer that rules all of fantasy in my (an many others')opinion.
If I ever write a book, her style is how I wish I could write it.
She tells te story form a main character's point of view. This way she really lets you know the character and how he feels. Emotions are very important in her books. As the main character grows up, you grow up with him. His life is an emotional rollercoaster that I love to ride. She makes me feel sad when he's sad and she makes me feel happy when he is happy.
I can really recommend her writing.
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11-17-2004, 12:29 PM
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| | I'm into plays at the moment. I'm re-reading Hamlet, The Glass Menagerie and Death of a Salesman. I am the only person I know who genuinely likes Hamlet
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11-17-2004, 01:01 PM
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| | | I'm reading a book of Krazy Kat comic strips from the early 1930s, and a book of short stories by the Hungarian journalist, Gyula Krudy.
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11-17-2004, 01:06 PM
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Originally Posted by Julian Last night i finished the Dream Shpears, book 5 in Songs and Swords, very satisfying. Today or tomorrow i will start i'll start Prince of Lies(avatar series). If anyone is wondering what to read, I highly recommend Servent of the Shard. And for those who don't read read fantasy, Angels and Deamons by Dan Brown. | Definitely read Servant of the Shard. Probably the best of the Paths of Darkness set that I read so far.
I'll more than likely be reading Prince of Lies as time goes on. I've read the first book in the Avatar Series (got that months ago), and had the fortune of finding all of them at my local Waldenbooks, in very affordable paperback editions.
So, Julian, do you really suggest all of the other books in the Songs and Swords set? I've read Elfshadow, which I rather liked, and was wondering about the other books.
Vicsun: Yeah, I've read all three of those. Probably like 'Hamlet' the most, then followed by 'Death of a Salesman.' |
11-17-2004, 01:12 PM
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| | Currently I'm reading the second book of Raymond Feist, the book after Wizard or Sorcerer or Magician or whatever it's called in english (here in Belgium it's Magiër, and the second book is called "Zilverdoorn". I have absolutely no idea how to translate Zilverdoorn). Feist writes good, sometimes great, but he can never match to Steven Erikson, the author of the The Tales from the Malazan Book of the Fallen. His books are masterpieces, and I can't wait until part 5 is released
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11-17-2004, 01:53 PM
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Originally Posted by Vicsun I am the only person I know who genuinely likes Hamlet | I like Hamlet.
I'm reading Dude, Where's My Country by Michael Moore.
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