Karsa Orlong
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Happy New Year, Devi - enjoy your reading in 2014
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Happy reading in 2014, Claire!
Like you, I'm trying not to plan too much this year - although that's probably a plan in and of itself, in which case: I have a plan! 
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Some brilliant books in your TBR lists, bobbly - have a brilliant 2014!
I read Dune and all the various sequels as a teenager - though devoured is probably a better word than read - those books really stay with you.
I love the first one - it's one of my all-time faves
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Happy reading in 2014, Sari
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Thanks all!
Hope you have a good year of reading in 2014, Steve. I may not post in here often, but it's a very entertaining thread to read, and you never know, one day I might be brave enough to try another of the books you rate highly. I'm still planning to read more of the Jim Butcher Dresden Files series after enjoying reading the first one on your recommendation.
You know you're always welcome, Claire
I hope you get to read some more Dresden - it is true, they get better and better as they go along Best Wishes for 2014 !
Your TBR looks very tackleable, but what would I know.
It's probably tackleable if I don't buy anymore books this year. Oh, wait, that's only another 8.5 hours, I think I can manage that
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Hang on, have you got a time machine??
It's not 2014 yet Glad you enjoyed Good Omens
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I haven't bought any Jules Verne's though so phew!!
Oh but you might like him, cos you love vintage science fiction
I feel a bit bad, cos I got that big hardback with seven of his novels in it last Christmas, but there you go. It still looks nice on the shelf -
Thanks all
Be aimless .. that's the key
Oh that's alright then, I'm good at being aimless
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As I'm not going to finish another book this year I guess this thread is drawing to a close. Thanks to everyone who stopped by to read my waffle, or just for a chat, or even to point and laugh (
), it wouldn't be the same without you 
A few stats to finish things off:
I finished 77 books in 2013, 19 of which were ebooks, and I didn't give up on any!
I gave eight books 10 out of 10. They were:
The Iliad - translated by Robert Fagles
Ready Player One by Ernest Cline
The Coldest War by Ian Tregillis
Best Served Cold by Joe Abercrombie
A Fire Upon the Deep by Vernor Vinge
Bring Up the Bodies by Hilary Mantel
A Deepness in the Sky by Vernor Vinge
Red Country by Joe Abercrombie
My average score for the year was 7.6
My favourite book of the year, bar none, was Bring Up the Bodies by Hilary Mantel
As for the rest . . .
My favourite science fiction book of the year was a re-read - A Fire Upon the Deep by Vernor Vinge
My favourite fantasy book of the year was by Joe Abercrombie, but don't ask me to choose between Best Served Cold and Red Country (they had the best covers, too)
My favourite character of the year was Gretel from Ian Tregillis's brilliant 'Milkweed Tryptich'
My funniest read of the year was Ready Player One
My most read author in 2013 was Vernor Vinge (five books)
My favourite discovery of 2013 was Blood Song by Anthony Ryan
My favourite series of 2013 was between Patrick O'Brian's 'Aubrey/Maturin' and Bernard Cornwell's 'Warrior/Saxon Chronicles' - can't decide, they're both brilliant
My favourite classic was The Iliad (I read two epic poems in the end - and, before anyone says anything, I did read four or five classics this year
)The book I was surprised I liked as much as I did was East of Eden by John Steinbeck
My biggest disappointment of the year was finding that I don't like Jules Verne much at all
My lowest score of the year was 2, which means my least favourite book was On Basilisk Station by David Weber
Thanks everyone, see you in 2014!
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Enough with the lists already!
Welcome to my 2014 thread
I only set myself just the one target last year, which was to get Mount Doom (aka my TBR list) down to 50 (which I achieved for roughly 24 hours last week until Amazon started offering me books for 99p
). Somehow, though, I always end up trying to beat my previous year's total of books read. I didn't manage it in 2013, and I've decided not to try in 2014, as I think it makes me rush some books, particularly if I'm not enjoying them, and I end up enjoying them less as a result 
So, no targets this year. I just want to read and enjoy as much as possible, and I hope everyone else does the same and has a brilliant, happy and healthy 2014
And we are open for business
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David Gemmell:
Just so I don't have to keep searching for it in last year's thread . . .
This is a list of David Gemmell's books grouped chronologically by setting.
Drenai:
Knights of Dark Renown (standalone)
Morningstar (standalone)
Waylander
Waylander 2: In the Realm of the Wolf
Waylander 3: Hero in the Shadows
The First Chronicles of Druss the Legend (prequel to Legend)
The Legend of Deathwalker (prequel to Legend)
White Wolf (Skilgannon the Damned Bk 1)
Legend
The King Beyond the Gate
Quest for Lost Heroes (sort of sequel to The King Beyond the Gate)
Winter Warriors (standalone)
The Swords of Night and Day (Skilgannon the Damned Bk 2)
Stones of Power / Sipstrassi:
Three sub-sets within this series. The 'Stones of Power' feature in all of them, but that's the only link as far as I'm aware.
Lion of Macedon (Parmenion Bk 1)
Dark Prince (Parmenion Bk 2)Ghost King (Stones of Power Bk 1)
Last Sword of Power (Stones of Power Bk 2)
Wolf in Shadow (Jon Shannow Bk 1)
The Last Guardian (Jon Shannow Bk 2)
Bloodstone (Jon Shannow Bk 3)
Hawk Queen:
Ironhand's Daughter
The Hawk EternalRigante:
Sword in the Storm
Midnight Falcon
Ravenheart
StormriderTroy Trilogy:
Lord of the Silver Bow
Shield of Thunder
Fall of Kings (posthumously finished by his wife, Stella)
Other Titles:
White Knight Black Swan (as Ross Harding)
Dark Moon
Echoes of the Great Song -
Reminders / Wishlist:
Lonesome Dove - Larry McMurtry
The Handmaid's Tale - Margaret Atwood
Hothouse - Brian Aldiss
Sacred Treason - James Forrester
World War Z - Max Brooks
The Reapers Are the Angels - Alden Bell
More Robert Silverberg
The Steel Remains - Richard Morgan
Beowulf - Seamus Heaney translation
Shadow And Betrayal: Book One of The Long Price - Daniel Abraham
Absorption - John Meaney
The Kings of Eternity - Eric Brown
Ancient Blades trilogy - David Chandler
Stormlord Trilogy - Glenda Larke
Rebels and Traitors - Lindsey Davis
King of Ithaca - Glen Iliffe
A Place Called Armageddon - C C Humphreys
Among Others - Jo Walton
Intrusion or The Star Fraction by Ken McLeod
The Fallen Blade by Jon Courtenay Grimwood
Stand on Zanzibar by John Brunner
Where Late the Sweet Birds Sing by Kate Wilhelm
Unquenchable Fire by Rachel Pollack
Slow River by Nicola Griffith
The Continuous Katherine Mortenhoe by D. G. Compton
Doomsday Book by Connie Willis
Synners by Pat Cadigan
Sarah Canary by Karen Joy Fowler
Jack Glass by Adam Roberts
A Madness of Angels by Kate Griffin
The Age of Ra by James Lovegrove
Riddley Walker by Russell Hoban
Theft Of Swords: The Riyria Revelations by Michael J. Sullivan
The Ten Thousand by Paul Kearney
Under Enemy Colours by Sean Thomas Russell
Alif the Unseen by G Willow Wilson
The Aylesford Skull by James P. BlaylockEcho City by Tim Lebbon
Orbitsville by Bob Shaw
Farlander by Col Buchanan
Faith by John Love
Shogun by James Clavell
Malice by John Gwynne
Ex Heroes by Peter Clines
Into the Storm by Taylor Anderson
Mr Midshipman Hornblower by C S Forrester
The Right Stuff by Tom Wolfe
Killer of Men by Christian CameronThis Is the Way the World Ends by James Morrow
Dead Men's Dust by Matt Hilton
The Serene Invasion by Eric Brown
Fire From Heaven by Mary Renault
The Curse of Chalion by Lois McMaster Bujold
Geoff Ryman
The Gods Themselves - Isaac Asimov
Man Plus - Frederik Pohl
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Books acquired in 2014:
Dead Beat (Dresden Files Book 7) by Jim Butcher
The 5th Wave by Rick Yancey (been keeping an eye out for this one in the sales cos of Michelle's review last year
)House of the Vestals by Steven Saylor
A Gladiator Dies Only Once by Steven Saylor
Beyond Hades (Prometheus Wars Book 1) by Luke Romyn
Slaves of Valhalla (Prometheus Wars Book 2) by Luke Romyn
Ghost King by David Gemmell
Last Sword of Power by David Gemmell
Morningstar by David Gemmell
The Last Guardian by David Gemmell
Bloodstone by David Gemmell
Ironhand's Daughter by David Gemmell
Quest for Lost Heroes by David Gemmell
A Tale for the Time Being by Ruth Ozeki
The Luminaries by Eleanor Catton
Harvest by Jim Crace
The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt
The Oracles of Troy (Adventures of Odysseus Book 4) by Glyn Iliffe
The Hawk Eternal by David Gemmell
Lion of Macedon by David Gemmell
Dark Prince by David Gemmell
Altered Carbon - Richard Morgan
Broken Angels - Richard Morgan
Woken Furies - Richard Morgan
Market Forces - Richard Morgan
Black Man - Richard Morgan
The Unquiet Grave - Steven Dunne
The Scent of Death - Andrew Taylor
Foundation by Isaac Asimov
Foundation & Empire by Isaac Asimov
Second Foundation by Isaac Asimov
The Dispossessed by Ursula Le Guin
The Earthsea Quartet by Ursula Le Guin
The Martian Chronicles by Ray Bradbury
The Quantum Thief by Hannu Rajaniemi
The Faded Sun Trilogy by C J Cherryh
War Birds by R M Meluch
Cordelia's Honor (Vorkosigan Saga) by Lois McMaster Bujold
Beowulf's Children by Larry Niven, Jerry Pournelle & Steven Barnes
Young Miles (Vorkosigan Saga) by Lois McMaster Bujold
Deathstalker by Simon R. Green
Tour of the Merrimack Vol 1 by R M Meluch
Doorways in the Sand by Roger Zelazny
Miles, Mystery & Mayhem (Vorkosigan Saga) by Lois McMaster Bujold
Brothers in Arms (Vorkosigan Saga) by Lois McMaster Bujold
Mirror Dance (Vorkosigan Saga) by Lois McMaster Bujold
Memory (Vorkosigan Saga) by Lois McMaster Bujold
Komarr (Vorkosigan Saga) by Lois McMaster Bujold
A Hymn Before Dying by John Ringo
Agent of Change by Sharon Lee & Steve Miller
Ash: A Secret History by Mary Gentle
Byzantium by Stephen R. Lawhead
Cryoburn (Vorkosigan Saga) by Lois McMaster Bujold
Masters of Rome Collection I - V by Colleen McCullough
Proven Guilty by Jim Butcher
The Ionian Mission - Patrick O'Brian
The Price of the Stars - Debra Doyle & James MacDonald
The Time Traveller's Almanac - various
The Door Into Summer - Robert A Heinlein
Roma - Steven Saylor
Prince of Darkness - Sharon Penman
The October Horse - Colleen McCullough
Antony and Cleopatra - Colleen McCullough
The Song of Troy - Colleen McCullough
All the Windwracked Stars - Elizabeth BearHalf a King - Joe Abercrombie
Tower Lord - Anthony Ryan
Runner - Patrick Lee
Tour of the Merrimack vol 2 - R M Meluch
The Ninth Circle (Merrimack) - R M Meluch
Treason's Harbour - Patrick O'Brian
The Far Side of the World - Patrick O'Brian
Captain Vorpatril's Alliance - Lois McMaster Bujold
Foreigner - C J Cherryh
Into the Storm (Destroyermen 1) - Taylor Anderson
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Mount
DOOOOOOOMTBR:Read in 2014: 51
Remaining: 83
Treebooks:
Into the Storm (Destroyermen Bk 1) - Taylor AndersonJason and the Golden Fleece (The Argonautica) by Apollonius of Rhodes (translated by Richard Hunter)
Foundation - Isaac AsimovFoundation & Empire - Isaac AsimovSecond Foundation - Isaac AsimovDawnthief - James BarclayThe Martian Chronicles - Ray BradburyCordelia's Honor (Vorkosigan Saga Omnibus 1) - Lois McMaster BujoldYoung Miles (Vorkosigan Saga Omnibus 2) - Lois McMaster BujoldMiles, Mystery & Mayhem (Vorkosigan Saga Omnibus 3) - Lois McMaster BujoldBrothers in Arms (Vorkosigan Saga) - Lois McMaster BujoldMirror Dance (Vorkosigan Saga) - Lois McMaster Bujold
Memory (Vorkosigan Saga) - Lois McMaster Bujold
Komarr (Vorkosigan Saga) - Lois McMaster Bujold
Cryoburn (Vorkosigan Saga) - Lois McMaster Bujold
Captain Corpatril's Alliance (Vorkosigan Saga) - Lois McMaster Bujold
Heat Wave by Richard Castle
Foreigner - C J Cherryh
The Faded Sun Trilogy - C J CherryhJonathan Strange & Mr Norrell by Susanna ClarkeShe is the Darkness - Glen Cook
Water Sleeps - Glen Cook
Soldiers Live - Glen CookStonewielder - Ian C. Esslemont
Orb Sceptre Throne - Ian C. Esslemont
Blood and Bone - Ian C. Esslemont
Hero in the Shadows - David Gemmell
Dark Moon - David Gemmell
Echoes of the Great Song - David GemmellWhite Wolf - David GemmellThe Swords of Night and Day - David GemmellGhost King - David Gemmell
Last Sword of Power - David Gemmell
Morningstar - David GemmellThe Last Guardian - David Gemmell
Bloodstone - David Gemmell
Ironhand's Daughter - David Gemmell
The Hawk Eternal - David Gemmell
Quest for Lost Heroes - David Gemmell
Lion of Macedon - David GemmellDark Prince - David Gemmell
Deathstalker - Simon R Green
Imperium - Robert Harris
The Conquering Sword of Conan - Robert E. Howard
The Savage Tales of Solomon Kane - Robert E. Howard
The Last Light of the Sun - Guy Gavriel Kay
Byzantium - Stephen R. LawheadThe Earthsea Quartet - Ursula Le Guin
The Dispossessed - Ursula Le GuinThe Given Day - Dennis LehaneThe Grass Crown (Masters of Rome II) - Colleen McCulloughFortune's Favourites (Masters of Rome III) - Colleen McCulloughCaesar's Women (Masters of Rome IV) - Colleen McCulloughCaesar (Masters of Rome V) - Colleen McCullough
The Riddle-Masters Game - Patricia A. McKillip
War Birds - R M MeluchTour of the Merrimack Vol 1 - R M MeluchTour of the Merrimack Vol 2 - R M MeluchThe Ninth Circle (Merrimack) - R M Meluch
Beowulf's Children - Larry Niven, Jerry Pournelle & Steven Barnes
The Fortune of War - Patrick O'BrianThe Surgeon's Mate - Patrick O'BrianThe Ionian Mission - Patrick O'Brian
Treason's Harbour - Patrick O'Brian
The Far Side of the World - Patrick O'Brian
The Quantum Thief - Hannu Rajaniemi
The Peace War by Vernor VingeMarooned in Realtime by Vernor Vinge
The Once and Future King by T. H. WhiteDoorways in the Sand - Roger ZelaznyTreebooks read in 2014: 30
Treebooks remaining: 40Ebooks:
Half a King - Joe AbercrombieZero Day - David Baldacci
All the Windwracked Stars - Elizabeth Bear
Dead Beat - Jim ButcherProven Guilty - Jim ButcherThe Red Knight - Miles Cameron
The Luminaries - Eleanor Catton
Caliban's War - James S. A. Corey
Sword Song - Bernard CornwellThe Burning Land - Bernard CornwellSharpe's Tiger - Bernard Cornwell
Sharpe's Triumph - Bernard Cornwell
Sharpe's Fortress - Bernard Cornwell
Sharpe's Trafalgar - Bernard Cornwell
Harvest - Jim CraceThe Passage - Justin Cronin
The Price of the Stars - Debra Doyle & James MacDonald
The Unquiet Grave - Steven Dunne
The Crimson Petal and the White - Michel Faber
Ash: A Secret History - Mary GentleThe Great North Road - Peter F Hamilton
The Door Into Summer - Robert A Heinlein
Emperor: The Death of Kings - Conn IgguldenEmperor: The Field of Swords - Conn Iggulden
Emperor: The Gods of War - Conn Iggulden
Emperor: The Blood of Gods - Conn Iggulden
The Oracles of Troy - Glyn Iliffe
The Mangle Street Murders - M. R. C. KasasianRunner - Patrick LeeRed Seas Under Red Skies - Scott Lynch
Wild Cards - George R R MartinThe First Man in Rome (Masters of Rome I) - Colleen McCulloughThe October Horse - Colleen McCullough
Antony and Cleopatra - Colleen McCullough
The Song of Troy - Colleen McCulloughAltered Carbon - Richard MorganBroken Angels - Richard MorganWoken Furies - Richard MorganMarket Forces - Richard Morgan
Black Man - Richard Morgan
A Tale for the Time Being - Ruth Ozeki
Lionheart - Sharon Penman
The Queen's Man - Sharon Penman
Prince of Darkness - Sharon Penman
Redemption Ark - Alastair ReynoldsAbsolution Gap - Alastair ReynoldsThe Prefect - Alastair Reynolds
Diamond Dogs & Turquoise Days - Alastair ReynoldsGalactic North - Alastair ReynoldsThe Lamp of the Wicked - Phil Rickman
The Prayer of the Night Shepherd - Phil RickmanA Hymn Before Battle - John Ringo
The Name of the Wind - Patrick Rothfuss
Tower Lord - Anthony Ryan
House of the Vestals - Steven SaylorA Gladiator Dies Only Once - Steven Saylor
Roma - Steven Saylor
The Goldfinch - Donna Tartt
The Scent of Death - Andrew TaylorThe Time Traveller's Almanac - various
Son of Heaven - David Wingrove
Daylight on Iron Mountain - David Wingrove
The Middle Kingdom - David WingroveThe 5th Wave - Rick Yancey
Ebooks read in 2014: 21
Ebooks remaining: 43
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Books read in 2014:
January
1. The Once and Future King by T. H. White 7/10 review
2. Dawnthief by James Barclay 4/10 review
3. Dead Beat by Jim Butcher 8/10 review
4. Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell by Susanna Clarke 9/10 review
5. Sword Song by Bernard Cornwell 8/10 review
6. Morningstar by David Gemmell 8/10 review
7. The House of the Vestals by Steven Saylor 6/10 review
February
8. The Peace War by Vernor Vinge 7/10 review
9. The Given Day by Dennis Lehane 9/10 review
10. Altered Carbon by Richard Morgan 8/10 review
11. Foundation by Isaav Asimov 8/10 review
12. Foundation & Empire by Isaac Asimov 9/10 review
13. Second Foundation by Isaac Asimov 8/10 review
14. Broken Angels by Richard Morgan 8/10 review
March
15. The Dispossessed by Ursula Le Guin 6/10 review
16. Revelation Space by Alastair Reynolds 7/10 review
17. Redemption Ark by Alastair Reynolds 8/10 review
18. Absolution Gap by Alastair Reynolds 7/10 review
19. Shards of Honor (Vorkosigan Saga Bk 1) by Lois McMaster Bujold 7/10 review
20. Barrayar (Vorkosigan Saga Bk 2) by Lois McMaster Bujold 9/10 review
21. Doorways in the Sand by Roger Zelazny 5/10 review
April
22. The Faded Sun Trilogy: Kesrith by C. J. Cherryh 9/10 review
23. The Faded Sun Trilogy: Shon'Jir by C. J. Cherryh 8/10 review
24. The Faded Sun Trilogy: Kutath by C. J. Cherryh 8/10 review
25. Diamond Dogs, Turquoise Days by Alastair Reynolds 8/10 review
26. White Wolf by David Gemmell 9/10 review
27. The Burning Land by Bernard Cornwell 7/10 review
28. The Warrior's Apprentice (Vorkosigan Saga Bk 3) by Lois McMaster Bujold 8/10 review
29. War Birds by R. M. Meluch 7/10 review
30. The Mountains of Mourning (Vorkosigan Saga Bk 4) by Lois McMaster Bujold 9/10 review
May
31. Ash: A Secret History by Mary Gentle 4/10 review
32. The Fortune of War by Patrick O'Brian 10/10 review
33. Wild Cards edited by George R. R. Martin 8/10 review
34. The King's Gambit (SPQR 1) by John Maddox Roberts 6/10 review
35. The Vor Game (Vorkosigan Saga Bk 5) by Lois McMaster Bujold 8/10 review
36. Byzantium by Stephen R. Lawhead 9/10 review
June
37. The First Man in Rome (Masters of Rome I) by Colleen McCullough 10/10 review
38. Proven Guilty by Jim Butcher 6/10 review
39. The Grass Crown (Masters of Rome II) by Colleen McCullough 9/10 review
40. Fortune's Favourites (Masters of Rome III) by Colleen McCullough 9/10 review
41. Beowulf: A New Translation by Seamus Heaney 10/10 review
July
42. The Legacy of Heorot by Larry Niven, Jerry Pournells & Steven Barnes 9/10 review
43. Half a King (Shattered Sea Book 1) by Joe Abercrombie 9/10 review
44. Caesar's Women (Masters of Rome IV) by Colleen McCullough 6/10 review
45. Gardens of the Moon (Book 1 of the Malazan Book of the Fallen) by Steven Erikson 9/10 review
46. Runner by Patrick Lee 9/10 review
August
47. Cetaganda (Vorkosigan Saga Bk 6) by Lois McMaster Bujold 7/10 review
48. Galactic North by Alastair Reynolds 9/10 review
49. The Swords of Night and Day by David Gemmell 6/10 review
50. The Scent of Death by Andrew Taylor 4/10 review
51. Woken Furies by Richard Morgan 5/10 review
52. Deadhouse Gates (Book 2 of the Malazan Book of the Fallen) by Steven Erikson 10/10 review
September
53. Harvest by Jim Crace 5/10 review
54. The Door into Summer by Robert A. Heinlein 7/10 review
55. The Surgeon's Mate by Patrick O'Brian 9/10 review
56. Hannibal (Carthage Trilogy Book 1) by Ross Leckie 2/10 review
57. Ethan of Athos (Vorkosigan Saga Bk 7) by Lois McMaster Bujold 8/10 review
58. Labyrinth (Vorkosigan Saga Bk 8) by Lois McMaster Bujold 8/10 review
59. The Myriad (Tour of the Merrimack Bk 1) by R. M. Meluch 9/10 review
60. Wolf Star (Tour of the Merrimack Bk 2) by R. M. Meluch 9/10 review
61. Memories of Ice (Book 3 of the Malazan Book of the Fallen) by Steven Erikson 9/10 review
October
62. The Sagittarius Command (Tour of the Merrimack Bk 3) by R. M. Meluch 9/10 review
63. Troika by Alastair Reynolds 7/10 review
64. Lightning by Dean Koontz 6/10 review
65. Into the Storm (Destroyermen Bk 1) by Taylor Anderson 4/10 review
66. Lion of Macedon by David Gemmell 9/10 review
67. The Cormorant by Stephen Gregory 8/10 review
68. The Martian Chronicles by Ray Bradbury 10/10 review
69. The Time Ships by Stephen Baxter 8/10 review
70. The Night Boat by Robert R. McCammon 6/10 review
71. The Halloween Tree by Ray Bradbury 9/10 review
November
72. Strength and Honor (Tour of the Merrimack Bk 4) by R. M. Meluch 9/10 review
73. The Borders of Infinity (Vorkosigan Saga Bk 9) by Lois McMaster Bujold 8/10 review
74. Brothers in Arms (Vorkosigan Saga Bk 10) by Lois McMaster Bujold 8/10 review
75. The Mangle Street Murders (Gower Street Detective Series Bk 1) by M.R.C. Kasasian 9/10 review
76. Death of Kings (The Warrior Chronicles Bk 6) by Bernard Cornwell 8/10 review
77. Shogun by James Clavell 8/10 review
78. Willful Child by Steven Erikson 4/10 review
December
79. The Curse of the House of Foskett (Gower Street Detective Series Bk 2) by M.R.C. Kasasian 9/10 review
80. Revival by Stephen King 8/10 review
81. The Rivers of London by Ben Aaronovitch 7/10
82. Spin by Robert Charles Wilson 9/10 review
83. The Illustrated Man by Ray Bradbury 9/10 review
84. Marooned in Realtime by Vernor Vinge 9/10 review
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All things 2014:
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Happy reading in 2014, Kay
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I probably could, but I wouldn't mind reading it again. I did enjoy it a lot the first time around, and I like re-reading books as you pick up so much more the second time around. Besides, I bought a Kindle copy even though I own the paper-back, so I may as well read it again as I bought it again.
I'd be interested to know what the Kindle versions are like - they'd be much easier to deal with -
Best get on with them if that TBR pile is ever gonna come down
They're not on my TBR cos I haven't bought them yet
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Book # 110 Ghost Story by Jim Butcher TBR - 736
Synopsis far too spoilery.
I liked the Dresden Files TV show and wanted to try the books ; I found #13 in a charity shop, so gave it a go.
I can say nothing about the plot, `cos it`s such a big spoiler. What I can say is that I loved the book - it`s a real page tuner, it`s funny, it`s touching, the last 100 pages or so have a real `wow!` feeling to them, and there`s a line towards the end that knocked my socks off.
Ooh, so I've only got another seven of the series to read till I get to that bit, then
Do you think you'll go back and get the others now?
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Just got home from watching Catching Fire with my 12 year old daughter. We both thoroughly enjoyed it, more than the first film. Looking forward to the final instalment next year!
I thought they were turning the third book into two films?
I started watching Django Unchained last night. Got about 40 mins into it. Haven't decided whether I want to watch the rest of it or not.
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How many more you got?
I haven't read any since January, so next up is number 7
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Meh, that could be a while. I kind of get the feeling he's going to do a GRRM.
Spend more time writing blurb for other people's books than writing his own?
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You're so contrary!
Hang on, you liked it, Tim didn't, I haven't read it, and I'm the contrary one?
(Did it work? Will you read it??
)Yes I will, when there's a date for the release of the third one
Poppyshake's Reading Year 2014
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But . . . But . . . But it's Replay!
Mind you, I suppose, being Replay, if you wanted to read it again you should really buy it again
And then give it to Kay again 
And then buy it again 
Etc, ad infinitum 