Timstar

Oh dear, hope you're OK!

At least you got it down before buying more, unless most people on here Kindle freebies are a dangerous way to get it high again though!

I got the first one (Red Mars?) the other day on audio, I've seen them many times in the shops and being intrigued, I love a good 'tome' trilogy.

Hope you enjoy The Iliad, I thought it was tremendous!

Great match!

welcome back! ditto

And here I thought you didn't love me! Not gonna be reading the sequel no, I like dystopian novels as well. I picked up a Kindle Daily deal a while back called Flowertown but haven't got round to reading it yet, looks good though. It's a shame because on one hand it's a horrible thing to be but on the other it shouldn't affect how people see his work... Hitler's paintings were actually quite good but he's never gonna be remember as an artist. OK bad example but you get the idea. glad to hear it, just started season 5.

Off to a very promising start!

Taking a break from the tediousness of The Great Hunt to read The Black Lung Captain by Chris Wooding, it is very refreshing to read a book where something actually happens and the characters feel like real people! I will have another crack at TGH soon, but if it doesn't get better soon I won't be finishing it.

I read the book last year and really enjoyed it, a very original take on what is becoming an old story. I saw the film this week, it was OK... just. Some tense moments but absolutely terrible acting from just about everyone, especially Brad Pitt's Wife The book would be very difficult to make an accurate adaptation of, but I still think it was a missed opportunity There are a number of brilliant scenes in the book which I can still picture vividly today, none of which were in the film.

That's a shame, but the cover art gets 10/10!

Don't know how I missed that . Brilliant stuff!

I must of missed something or forgotten... which scene?

Ian Tregillis - The Coldest War Synopsis For decades, Britain's warlocks have been all that stands between the British Empire and the Soviet Union - a vast domain stretching from the Pacific Ocean to the shores of the English Channel. Now each warlock's death is another blow to Britain's national security. Meanwhile, a brother and sister - the subjects of a twisted Nazi experiment to imbue ordinary people with superhuman abilities - escape from a top-secret facility deep behind the Iron Curtain. They head for England, because that's where former spy Raybould Marsh lives. And Gretel, the mad seer, has plans for him. As Marsh is once again drawn into the world of Milkweed, he discovers that Britain's darkest acts didn't end with the war. And while he strives to protect queen and country, he is forced to confront his own willingness to accept victory at any cost. Review I actually finished this about two weeks ago and have been thinking about what to write about it. Still don't really know to be honest. I really enjoyed it, maybe not as much as Steve did though. I do, however, generally agree with most of what he said about it. It is an improvement over Bitter Seeds, he really found his flow in this book and the ideas and execution are spot on. I very much liked the down-play of the action and science-fiction in lieu of the characters and their interactions. It's the middle book of a trilogy that normally suffers the most but in this case it was a good step up from the first. A short break before reading the final book, A Necessary Evil. Overall 9/10

Same as Steve, I've heard of a few and had a look at their books, Garth Nix and Trudi Canavan etc. but never read any.

It is quite tedious so far but i'm sure I will get into it more soon. I merged the two plans I had into one: PLAN: WarBreaker - Brandon Sanderson Cabal - Clive Barker The Great Hunt - Robert Jordan (Wheel of Time 2) The Heroes - Joe Abercrombie The Wind Through the Keyhole - Stephen King (Dark Tower 8) The Man in the High Castle - Phillip K. Dick The Dragon Reborn - Robert Jordan (Wheel of Time 3) The Shrinking Man - Richard Matheson The Daylight War - Peter V. Brett The Iron Lung Captain - Chris Wooding (Ketty Jay 2) She Wakes - Jack Ketchum Necessary Evil - Ian Tregillis On the Road - Jack Kerouac Joyland - Stephen King I just deleted the gaps between unread books and it is a coincidence that all the books beginning with 'The' are together.

Well if such a respectable source says it's true then it must be true!

I've never thought of it as dismissive... just shorter

Found a nice fantasy masterworks copy of Shadow and Claw, volume 1 of The Book of the New Sun by Gene Wolfe tucked away at the back of a Cambridge music store, which comprises of the first two books of the series. Finished No Country for Old Men which is my third and favourite McCarthy so far. Now started The Great Hunt by Robert Jordan.

That's ludicrous!! No one hates sci-fi...

That sounds familiar!

I've been watching it on Netflix, can you get that in Finland? I started The Skinner audio book by Neal Asher but I just couldn't get into it, the narration isn't great which might be putting me off but nothing seems to be happening at all! It is recommended by Steve so I might give the paperback a go at some point but for now I start The Pillars of the Earth audio book by Ken Follet which is brilliant.

I call them middle aged to spare their feelings! No need to thank me.

Good luck with your PMing! ... next thing you know --->

It was really funny! Also just finished season 4 of the series