Karsa Orlong

Yep. At the rate he's going he'd better start telling Brandon Sanderson everything he's got planned

Leave That Thing Alone by Rush

Star Wars - aka 'Episode IV', aka 'My Name Is George And I Don't Know When To Leave Things Alone', aka 'A New Hope', aka 'the original and still the best', aka 'he'll change it again when it comes out on blu-ray, the fool'. I'm not bitter, honest. I think I know that score pretty much off by heart. Also, Aliens, Beetlejuice, Jaws, The Great Escape, The Magnificent Seven, Ride With The Devil. Ooh, I really like Apollo 13, as well.

Pet Sematary was the first horror novel I read, as well. It was the first step on a slippery slope

Blimey, that's dedication. I doubt I could read a book three times if I hadn't liked it on the first go.

I won't be reading Twilight either. Doesn't interest me in the slightest. Buffy put me right off all that sort of thing. I'm getting increasingly peed off, every time I go into Waterstones, that the section entitled 'Dark Fantasy/Romance' seems to grow exponentially, whilst the sf/fantasy section shrinks to accommodate it. Grrrr. Yes, yes, I know - supply and demand. I don't care. I demand my sf and fantasy, so they should blimmin' well supply it <<snooty look>>

Oh, it will, don't worry

Dream Theater - Money I was at Hammersmith Apollo that night. They did the whole of Dark Side of The Moon. It was awesome.

Bought some more books today: Shadow of The Scorpion by Neal Asher Rendezvous With Rama by Arthur C. Clarke Scar Night by Alan Campbell Use of Weapons by Iain M. Banks I really must learn to stay away from Waterstones

The new Rush songs, Caravan and BU2B

I guess it depends what kind of sf you're looking for. Are you looking for something that's like a particular tv series? I bought Gateway but I haven't read it yet, so I can't comment on that, but I've read The Forever War recently and it is fantastic, and a book that no self-respecting sf fan should be without, imo. Is it dated? Only in that it initially postulates a future set in the 1990s, but it soon goes far beyond that. I don't think you can go wrong with reading the classics, really - the stories are no less brilliant for having been written years ago, and are usually far more inventive and exciting because of it. As mentioned in my earlier post, this one - along with The Stars My Destination - are truly great reads. If you really do want something that was written more recently, though, you could (must!) try Iain M. Banks and Peter F. Hamilton, if you haven't already done so. Neal Asher, Stephen Baxter and Alastair Reynolds are worth a look, too.

Finished I Am Legend. Cracking book, soooo much better than the movies that were based on it. Can't believe it took me so long to get around to reading it.

Hessian Peel - Opeth

Heir Apparent - Opeth

I remember giving a little cheer every time he turned up. It was an internal cheer, of course, as I was most likely standing on a crowded tube train at the time

I tend to re-read books if they're part of a series, just to refresh my memory when the next part is due. The most I've re-read a book to date is three times. That was The Reality Dysfunction by Peter F. Hamilton: once when it came out, again when the second book came out, and again when the final book was published. And I'm intending to read Pandora's Star, by the same author, for the third time, so I can finally get around to reading the sequel

Hmm, I nearly bought this the other day - will make it a 'must' on my next visit to Waterstones

I read the books before seeing the film and, for me, the movie was a bit of a travesty. The books are absolutely wonderful. I loved them - couldn't put them down Iorek Byrnison rules!

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

Money by Pink Floyd

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

Bliss by Muse

Just started re-reading House of Chains. The first 300 pages or so are such a relentless onslaught. Lots of Karsa awesomeness. Fantastic!

Stargazer by Rainbow, in memory of Ronnie

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.