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[Jacki Dice]

I just finished Watchers by Dean Koontz.

It's definitely a good book for dog lovers to read.

Basically there was a company that was working on DNA experimentation. Two of the creatures escaped. One was supposed to be like a living war machine simply known as The Outsider, as it "didn't belong." The other was a golden retriever. Both were genetically modified to be just as smart, or maybe smarter, than humans.

Both also escaped into Orange County.

While the dog doesn't speak, its interactions with the man who finds him is hilarious. It's one of the few books that had me laughing at one part and sobbing the next.

[TheBrume]

I just finished Under the Skin a few days ago. It wasn't bad, it was a little wierd, but not bad. The ending wasn't what I expected.

Now though, I've just started reading George R.R Martin's A Storm of Swords part one.
I'm liking it so far (understatement). It seems to get a little more predictable the further I go in. Though I suppose that means I'm getting to know the characters rather well.


This post has been edited by TheBrume: Oct 20 2011, 12:47 AM

[Athynae]

I just took a look at some of Martin's art that goes along with the novels, looks pretty good. Not surprisingly the art is reminiscent of LOTR and The Hobbit but even more interesting is how similar Martin's appearance is to Tolkien, just put a beard on Tolkien and see for yourself....just thought that was a bit funny. Happy reading Brume!!!!

[Tellie]

Just finished the 'Malus Darkblade Omnibus Part One'. I have to say it, if you ever want to read a novel where the protagonist is an cunning, self centered, malicious, murdering evil person then you sjould definately check out the 'Darkblade' series. Written by Mike Lee and Dan Abnett

[McBadgere]

Warhammer 40 000 - Titanicus by Dan Abnett...Sheer brilliance...Big, noisy and epic...Much fun!!... ...

[King Coin]

Warhammer 40 000 - Titanicus by Dan Abnett...Sheer brilliance...Big, noisy and epic...Much fun!!... ...

Sometimes that exactly what I like in a book.

I'm rereading The Choice of the Cat by E. E. Knight. I need to buy some of his other books because the Vampire Earth series is fantastic.

This post has been edited by King Coin: Oct 21 2011, 07:32 PM

[Lady-Mara-II]

I'm re-reading a favourite fantasy series by Trudi Canavan. I'm on the final part of the trilogy, "The High Lord".

[TheBrume]

I just took a look at some of Martin's art that goes along with the novels, looks pretty good. Not surprisingly the art is reminiscent of LOTR and The Hobbit but even more interesting is how similar Martin's appearance is to Tolkien, just put a beard on Tolkien and see for yourself....just thought that was a bit funny. Happy reading Brume!!!!

He does kind of look like Tolkien doesn't he?
Illigitimite son maybe?

Though I'm almost disappointed by part two of Storm of Swords. The story is good, but how many characters is he going to kill off and why are they all my favourites?

[McBadgere]

Elder Scrolls - The Infernal City by Greg Keyes... ...

[haute ecole rider]

Been on a Steven Pressfield kick lately (thanks, Foxee!). Read Last of the Amazons and Tides of War. I really liked Amazons (anything about independent women is good in my book!). I'm currently reading Gates of Fire, about Thermopylae ("If you want them, come and get them!" ranks up there next to the unbowderlized version of "Nuts!" as the perfect response to an invitation to surrender). Virtues of War and the Afghan Campaign are next.

Oh, and I just got Steve Jobs's biography today. Have already started reading it as well.

And then there's Marketing Management, 13th ed.

Guess I'll be busy.

[McBadgere]

Order In Chaos - Jack Whyte...Final part of a Templar trilogy...Loves me Templars...Could you guess?... ...

[McBadgere]

Been reading Warhammer - Knights of Bretonnia by Anthony Reynolds for a bit now...

So excellent...*Applauds*...

[Colonel Mustard]

About 7/8 of the way through the Saga of Beowulf. It's good, but it seems to finish the climax about three quarters of the way through, and it seems that the rest of it is just the secondary characters pootling around now that Beowulf (spoiler alert!) has copped it. The saga's a piece of bada$$ goodness up until there, and now it just seems to be them going through his last will and testament. Most odd...

[King Coin]

I've got the last fifth of Inheritance by Christopher Paolini to read yet. I've really enjoyed the book and the whole series (it's the fourth) of books.

If you like dragons, it's worth checking out.

[Uleni Athram]

Tell Me Your Dreams by Sydney Sheldon. It got me going "WTFROFLMAOBBQ" several times. DEFINITELY a good read for those who want to be suprised. I'm now nearing the end so yeah. BABAYUU!

[Captain Hammer]

Abouts halfway through The Darkness Series by Harry Turtledove.

Truly impressed with his level of detail, world-building, and broad focus on elements other than the battles.

The series comprises six novels detailing what is essentially "World War II in a fantasy setting." Planes are dragons (great, stupid, angry, stupid, ferocious, stupid, small minded stupid beasts that are commanded by getting repeatedly hit with a goad), tanks are behemoths (rhinos wearing chainmail armor), mages of a theoretical bend replace scientists and mages of a practical bend replace engineers, etc, etc.

The nationalities, cultures and languages of the major and minor participants are all nicely scrambled so that your personal attachments to any particular side (U.S.A! U.S.A!) are stripped away, while the important historical trends and movements are kept nicely together.

All in all, it's one of the best takes I've ever read on World War II. Now I just have to wait for the Manhattan Project-equivalent to wrap up so I can see what Nuclear Yield Magic Bombs look like.

[liliandra nadiar]

Tad Williams The Dragonbone Chair, part one of a trilogy that I accidentally started on book 3 years ago. Finally got around to getting books one and two.

[Arcry]

Johannes Cabal Necromancer by Jonathan L. Howard. Wonderful book about a man that tries to win his soul back from Satan.

[McBadgere]

Robert has bought comics!!! YAY!!!!...

I is reading an Avengers Assemble one, which is a UK news-stand reprint of an Avengers story and DC Universe Presents, which seems to be a DCs Greatest Hits comic also aimed at UK news-stands...Top comics, pretty (but not dirt-) cheap...

I have missed comics...I used to be very much into them, but then both the top companies started messing around with their universes and I got sooooo bored...So I stopped and discovered exactly how much money I was spending per month!!... ...

[McBadgere]

Taking a break from Grail Knights, decapitations and Norsecans...(Warhammer)...

And reading Billy Connolly's Route 66 travelogue...So much more pleasant...Y'know?... ...