Karsa Orlong
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Money by Pink Floyd
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Listening to Marilyn, My Bitterness by the Cruxshadows. <3
I went to one of their gigs a few months back. The friend I went with didn't warn me that Rogue likes climbing on things and walking around in the crowd. We were right at the front, and I was the first person he tried to drag on stage
Enjoyed the gig, though - and it was nothing to do with Johanna
Martyr of The Free Word by Epica
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Bliss by Muse
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Just started re-reading House of Chains. The first 300 pages or so are such a relentless onslaught. Lots of Karsa awesomeness. Fantastic!
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Stargazer by Rainbow, in memory of Ronnie
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I nearly bought this the other day. Thanks for the recommendation, it's one I shall definitely get, now.
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep is superb, I hope you enjoy it.
Have you read The Stars My Destination by Alfred Bester, or The Forever War by Joe Haldeman, or anything by Iain M. Banks? If you haven't, they're all highly recommended as well.
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Hmm, I had thought about getting these books after watching the tv series but, after reading this thread, I think I might give them a miss
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Ice Hockey
in Sport
Crikey, what's going on with Montreal?? First they dump out Washington and now Pittsburgh
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Rapid Eye Movement by Riverside
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I was going to suggest this. I haven't actually read it myself but have heard very good things about it! Karsa: where did you get your copy? I noticed that it's a series but I'm a bit confused because everyone refers to the book by the title A Song of Ice & Fire, but I've only seen A Game of Thrones really. Unconfuse me!
'A Song of Ice & Fire' is actually the title of the series, as opposed to a single book. There are currently four volumes in the series and they're called:
A Game of Thrones
A Clash of Kings
A Storm of Swords (this is published in two parts in the UK)
A Feast For Crows
The fifth book, A Dance With Dragons, is supposedly going to be published in September, although Martin himself hasn't confirmed this and I suspect it's a bit hopeful.
Hope that helps with the confuzzlement
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'A Song of Ice & Fire' is awesome - as Skirnir mentioned we're still waiting for three more books to be published in the series, and it looks like being a looooong wait
:). It's highly original and wonderfully written, with a cast of absolutely fantastic characters.Another one to throw into the mix: David Gemmell - his Drenai books, starting with Legend - you can read an excerpt here: http://www.amazon.com/Legend-Drenai-Tales-Book-1/dp/0345379063/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1273650908&sr=8-4#reader_0345379063
It would be remiss of me not to mention my favourite, Steven Erikson, who has a very different and original take on the fantasy genre. I suspect he's not quite what you're looking for, but you can read a bit about him here if you're interested: http://bookclubforum.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?t=12415
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If you're looking for something akin to Lord of The Rings, have you tried David Eddings, Raymond E Feist or Tad Williams?
For David Eddings: Pawn of Prophecy is the first book of 'The Belgariad', which is five books long (sorry!!). Or there is The Diamond Throne, which is the first book in a trilogy called 'The Elenium'. See here (but beware of spoilers!):
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pawn_of_Prophecy#Pawn_of_Prophecy
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Elenium
For Raymond E. Feist there's Magician, which is the first book in his 'Riftwar' trilogy.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magician_%28novel%29
For Tad Williams, The Dragonbone Chair, which is the first of his trilogy (in the UK it's actually published in four volumes) called 'Memory, Sorrow & Thorn'.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Dragonbone_Chair
You might also like to check out Robin Hobb, starting with her 'Farseer' trilogy.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assassin%27s_Apprentice
I highly recommend all of them
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^^ Not your cup o' tea then?
I finished Black Sun Rising. I enjoyed it, although it hasn't left me immediately wanting more (which is a bummer, seeing as I have all three books
). I think my one niggle with it, in the end, was a lack of humour, and the characters didn't really come alive for me as a result. It seemed very serious thoughout. Not a bad thing most of the time, but a bit of levity would have had me eager to read the next one, I think. As it is, I think I'll read something else first -
The Sun Goes Down by Thin Lizzy
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Waiting For An Alibi by Thin Lizzy
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Pineapple Thief - Abducting the Unicorn -album (nostalgic tunes from my trip to Denmark back in 2006)
Blimey, I love The Pineapple Thief, 10 Stories Down being my favourite album of theirs. Saw them a last year, supporting Riverside, and they were excellent
Spreading The Disease by Queensryche
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Arriving Somewhere (But Not Here) by Porcupine Tree
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Currently on Chapter 33 (page 310 in the US version
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Stinkfist by Tool
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Yay! off to a good start - I find with Coldfire that if you enjoy the first bit, you'll generally enjoy all of it. It's completely consistent from start to finish, so either you like it or you don't, and you seem to like it so YAY!
Yay indeed
Actually, what you say about 'if you enjoy the first bit you'll enjoy all of it' applies to the Malazan books as well, and they're my faves, so I obviously have that sort of mind-set
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Well I read the first 80 pages last night and was already well into it. Would've read more but I really couldn't keep my eyes open any longer - too many late nights over the Bank Holiday weekend
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Grass by Sherri S. Tepper
Haven't heard of that one <<disappears to look it up on Amazon>>
Edit: Okay, that's going on the 'to be purchased' list, thanks for the recommendation!
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Well I read Bester's The Stars My Destination yesterday. What a stunning piece of work! It's so fast-paced, so brimming with ideas and action, and has such a brilliant main character, I just couldn't put it down. I can't believe I haven't read it before now.
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I'm about to start Black Sun Rising
Your Book Activity Today - Thread 11
in General Book Discussions
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In the last couple of weeks I've bought waaaay too many books:
Waylander and The King Beyond The Gate by David Gemmell
The Demolished Man by Alfred Bester
Gateway by Frederick Pohl
Inverted World by Christopher Priest
Lord of Light by Roger Zelazny
The Dancers At The End of Time by Michael Moorcock
Grass by Sheri S Tepper
The Algebraist by Iain M Banks
Dawnthief by James Barclay
The Edge of The World by Kevin J. Anderson