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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

Crikey, what's going on with Montreal?? First they dump out Washington and now Pittsburgh

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'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

'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

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

^^ 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

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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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Currently on Chapter 33 (page 310 in the US version ). Really enjoying it. Over the past year I've read a lot of EPIC fantasy, as in hundreds of characters involved in vast battles, lots of political intrigue etc etc. It's kind of refreshing to get back to a good old fashioned quest with only a handful of characters taking centre stage. I suspect that might change as the books progress but, at the moment, it's working for me

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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

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

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!

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.

I'm about to start Black Sun Rising

Apart from the Dalek episode, I'm loving it too. I think Matt and Karen are great (but then I ended up hating Tennant, so that's no surprise!). Thought this week's was cracking. I thought the bit where The Doctor came back and spoke to Amy in the forest - when he told her to remember what he said to her 7-year-old self - seemed a bit odd at the time, as if it had been filmed differently for a specific reason. Searching around, there seem to be a couple of theories about it: when The Doctor went off with River he had lost his jacket to the Angels, but when he came back to talk to Amy he had the jacket on (I watched the scene again and it is indeed the case), then we see him with River again and no jacket. Could just have been a continuity error, I suppose, but the way it was shot made it seem more important. Something to do with the crack, perhaps? Him coming back from 26/06/2010 to help her perhaps? And isn't 26/06/2010 going to be the date of the last episode of this season? Intriguing!

Whiteout. I've seen worse films. I can't remember what they were, but I'm sure I've seen them ... It gets bonus points for Kate Beckinsale, though

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I should have looked for this thread before posting in the 'what are you watching' thread So who's going to make the Stanley Cup Finals this year? I was convinced the Caps would push the Penguins in the East, but that's out the window now. I would've loved to see Ovechkin go up against Crosby again. Really hoping Chicago make a go of it in the West - they're exciting to watch. The Habs/Pens game 2 is on ESPN America in about an hour, and then the Wings/Sharks game 2 is on at midnight (UK time) - and no work tomorrow so I can stay up

Yes I am I got into the sport during the Winter Olympics some time in the early 90s, and I subscribe to ESPN America so I can watch it. Have only ever been to a handful of games, though. Who's your team? I'm still gobsmacked that the Caps are out, I thought they'd do well this year

Doctor Who and then the NHL ice hockey playoffs on ESPN America until about 3am

Finished George RR Martin's A Feast For Crows last night. Brilliant! Now the wait for the next instalment. And then the next, and the next