Timstar
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The only other one I have read from your 2013 major reads list is Under The Dome; I did enjoy it, but not as much as Duma Key (which had got me back into Stephen King after having given up on him for quite a few years).
I've had it a while now but have put it off as there were so many other King books I wanted to read. But now it will be my next King read within the next couple of months.
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Some great books Dex! Looking forward to seeing what you make of them
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2013 Major reads (series and tomes)
The Wheel of Time - Robert Jordan
The Kingkiller Chronicles - Patrick Rothfuss
Night's Dawn Trilogy - Peter F. Hamilton
Stormlight Archive - Brandon Sanderson
First Law Trilogy - Joe Abercrombie
Under the Dome - Stephen King
Song of Ice and Fire - George R. R. Martin
Ketty Jay - Chris Wooding
Books of the Art - Clive Barker
Farseer Trilogy - Robin Hobb
Rama Series - Arthur C. Clarke
Malloreon - David Eddings
It is ambitious but I'm not aiming to finish all of them, at least make a start on them and finish some.
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Great lists Ben, happy reading!
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The Painted Man by Peter V. Brett is £2.99 and the sequel The Desert Spear is £1.99 at the moment on Kindle.
Almost finished The Painted Man and would certainly recommend it!
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Yep! I got most from you and steve actually. You both opened up my eyes more than ever before to the world of fantasy. I had only known three fantasy authors before I joined this forum. And for that I am grateful!
I hope steve reads this too.
You're very welcome! I have found loads on here as well. It as expanded my bookshelf and shrunk my wallet
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After seeing your lists, I concur with all crazy Finnish remarks!
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Great lists Devi! We have a lot of the same books and authors to check out
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Hope you enjoy Replay, i bought it after reading Steve's review & wasn't disappointed it's a great read
Happy reading in 2013 Timstar.
Thanks, i'm actuallly looking forward to it now
Dunno what you're on about, I've never mentioned that book
After the first 20 times I saw you bang on about it I thought it might be worth checking out, although if it is rubbish I might not talk to you again... so I hope you were honest 
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I won't start a new thread as this one wasn't specific to this year, I will at some point try and update my TBR and wishlist.
Since Christmas I have bought a few books, mostly with my Amazon gift card
Waylander II and The Quest for Heroes by David Gemmell
Dragondrums by Anne McCaffrey
The Alloy of Law by Brandon Sanderson (Mass Market PB)
Replay by Ken Grimwood (Steve's fault)
also got Watership Down, Last Exit to Brooklyn and Double Dexter but they don't count on here.
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You have a great TBR pile! Should be a good year
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Some great books on your TBR pile! Should be a good year
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I have this lovely three volume edition The History of Britain by Simon Schama 3000 BC-2000 AD. I would certainly recommend them.
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Summary of 2012 Sci-Fi, Horror and Fantasy reads (Since I started this thread in May)
Fantasy
Hero of Ages - Brandon Sanderson - 8/10
Alloy of Law - Brandon Sanderson - 8/10
Pawn of Prophecy - David Eddings - 8/10
Queen of Sorcery - David Eddings - 9/10
Magicians Gambit - David Eddings - 9/10
Castle of Wizardry - David Eddings - 9/10
Enchanter's End Game - David Eddings - 9/10
Elantris - Brandon Sanderson - 7/10
Stardust - Neil Gaiman - 7/10
A Game of Thrones - G.R.R Martin - 10/10
A Clash of Kings - G.R.R Martin - 10/10
A Storm of Swords: Steel and Snow - G.R.R Martin - 10/10
Horror
Hellbound Heart - Clive Barker - 8/10
I Am Legend - Richard Matheson - 10/10
The Shining - Stephen King - 10/10
The Rats - James Herbert - 9/10
Lair - James Herbert - 7/10
Horns - Joe Hill - 7/10
Roadkill - Jack Ketchum - 8/10
Sci-Fi
The Blue World - Jack Vance - 9/10
The Machine - D.G. Jones - 8/10
The Phoenix Conspiracy - Richard Sanders - 9/10
Forever Free - Joe Haldeman - 6/10
Childhood's End - Arthur C. Clarke - 8/10
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Finished Rose Madder, quite enjoyed it but at 600 pages it was too long for a suspense novel. Some very good bits but a lot of unnecessary stuff in there as well.
Overall 7/10
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Okey-dokes
I'll probably start the first one some time in the next month . . . maybe I have been putting it off for quite some time, cause I have so many other series to read so I kind of just want to start it. Think I will get the ebooks though, the paperbacks do look nice but I just don't have the room
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I hadn't realised some of the series I started years ago actually had more books.
I keep finding more books I didn't know about as well!
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I'm aware of that, I referred to it in my comments. The point was that he doesn't kill for justice but to satisfy his urges. He is in no way morally superior to those he kills.
Yeah you're right... but that is the point, he is an anti-hero. He knows he isn't normal and what he does isn't right, he just tries to make it slightly less worse.
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The Green Hornet, it was ok, had some funny moments but Seth Rogen stopped being funny after his first film.
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my big fantasy task this year is to finally have a go at Robert Jordan's Wheel of Time series.
oohh let me know when you planning to do this, I might as well
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^ Yeah, but you're gonna watch all the rest of them soon enough and leave me hanging, like with Castle...
'tis the plan
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Don't worry Frankie, I've only seen the first four episodes so far.
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Tim, always take the credit if it's offered to you!
Aha, I do remember you saying you'd got them Tim, yes, but it was actually Tristan who first mentioned the particular hardback that I got for Christmas to me. You did draw my attention to the similar short story collection, though, which is now almost a 'must' for me
I will definitely take credit for the short story collection then! They look great when you have all three of them together
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I bet they are very interesting in audio! Did you read/listen to the latest addition? The Wind Through the Keyhole, it is dubbed as number 4.5 in the series. The only one I haven't read yet. 3 and 4 were definitely my favourites.
Tim's Horror, Fantasy and Sci-Fi Reads from 2012
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Glad to hear! I loved 11/22/63 so if it is anywhere near that quality I won' be disappointed.