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	06/10 Kyle is currently reading: Beyond Varallan (Stardoc #2) by S.L. Viehl bookshelves: currently-reading, scifi-epic, scifi-realistic	my rating:
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	08/11 Kyle is currently reading: The Singularity Is Near: When Humans Transcend Biology (Trade Paperback) by Ray Kurzweil bookshelves: currently-reading, programming	my rating:
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July 04

Kyle Brady gave

to:
Batman: Year One Hundred (Paperback)
by Paul Pope
bookshelves: comics-batman

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June 16

Kyle Brady made a comment on Kyle Brady's review of Beyond Varallan (Stardoc #2)

Kyle wrote: "Nancy wrote: "I thought this series was a lot of fun. Hope you're enjoying it."

I really liked the f...more "

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June 10

Kyle Brady is currently reading:
Beyond Varallan (Stardoc #2)
by S.L. Viehl
bookshelves: currently-reading, scifi-epic, scifi-realistic

my rating:

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Kyle Brady gave

to:
Fearless (The Lost Fleet, Book 2)
by Jack Campbell
bookshelves: scifi-military, scifi-war

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June 08

Kyle Brady marked as to-read:
The Walls of the Universe (Hardcover)
by Paul Melko
bookshelves: to-read

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June 07

Kyle Brady gave

to:
The Perils of Quad (Paperback)
by Carl Joglar
bookshelves: scifi-ya

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read in June, 2009

Kyle said: "I was contacted by Carl Joglar himself, as I sometimes am by budding authors, seeing if I was interested in reading his book. My previous experiences with this haven't been overly amazing, although Christopher Mahoney's would have been good if I was...more I was contacted by Carl Joglar himself, as I sometimes am by budding authors, seeing if I was interested in reading his book. My previous experiences with this haven't been overly amazing, although Christopher Mahoney's would have been good if I was a little younger - but this was intriguing to me, as a YA SciFi novel with a unique concept, so I agreed.

After receiving the book in the mail, I was still skeptical because of the larger font and book format... but I started reading it. And was "hooked" before the end of the first chapter.

Personally, I think the book description gives a little too much of the plot away, but there are a few twists throughout that were completely unexpected, and made for a fun read.

The tone of the book is somewhere between true SciFi and a YA novel... the dialogue and emotional situations tend to be oversimplified (likely because of the children), but the ideas and descriptions of scenes, people, etc. are rather complex. There are even a few moments in reading where the word choice astounded me - I would have understood it at the target age, but not many would.

The overall feel of the book is kind of like a SciFi "Harry Potter" - I hate to use this comparison, and I do so in a kind way. The first HP novel managed to introduce a new world, many characters, big ideas, and dangerous situations in a simplified way, without appearing to pander to the children. Joglar manages to do much of the same. The other comparison to the HP novels are the writing style... it hooks you in, curious and excited, wanting to keep reading.

I only have a few real criticisms, which I'm going to pass on to him as well:
* any sequels should mature noticeably with characters, plot, and style... or the audience might lose interest.
* the plot moves a little too quickly, with sometimes only a few sentences given to a big action moment. This should be drawn out more.
* the characters are a bit over simplified and would benefit from being emotionally deeper and having more realistic interactions - the conversation between Nix and Bodi at the end of the novel is a perfect example.

Other than that, I really enjoyed it and hope the sequel is even better... I wouldn't be surprised if this gets picked up by Scholastic or another such targeted-audience publisher.(less) "

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June 03

Kyle Brady gave

to:
Coraline (Paperback)
by Neil Gaiman (Goodreads author)
bookshelves: fantasy-ya

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Kyle said: "I read this book, because I heard it was good and the movie looks intriguing... I was surprised when it came from Amazon that it was small, and had rather large printing. I knew it was YA, but not *this* YA.

I read this in an hour, exactl...more "

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May 27

Kyle Brady marked as to-read:
MultiReal (The Jump 225 Trilogy, Book 2)
by David Louis Edelman (Goodreads author)
bookshelves: scifi-cyberpunk, scifi-realistic, to-read

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May 25

Kyle Brady made a comment on Shannon's review of Burning Wild (Leopard Series, #3)

Kyle wrote: "You've been reading alot of female-oriented almost-porn fantasy type books lately...

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Kyle's favorite authors

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Kyle's writing

An End of Days - Vol. I, The Coming of the Prophet (Science Fiction & Fantasy)

9 chapters — updated 05/03/2009 12:22AM

description: The series largely follows the main character, Jhän, significantly in the future - 2195 C.E. to be exact - as he wakens from a mindwipe to learn of his growing role in <i>the</i> definitive battle between good and evil, for all time. Please note that all formatting is not retained when posting this to Goodreads, and may be viewed with the proper formatting on the book's site: http://anendofdays.kyle-brady.com <a rel="license" href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/us/"><img alt="Creative Commons License" style="border-width:0" src="http://creativecommons.org/images/public/somerights20.png" /></a>

Kyle's groups (recent posts)

Goodreads Feedback — 2082 members — last activity 45 minutes ago
This is a place to give feedback about Goodreads. Feature ideas, bugs, or any other suggestion for improvement. The Goodreads staff monitors this gr...more

Building a SciFi/Fantasy Library — 1156 members — last activity 8 hours, 11 min ago
All the good, important, and must-have books from SciFi and Fantasy... ageless, timeless, and without boundaries.

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Harry Potter — 2195 members — last activity 1 hour, 28 min ago
We're fans of Rowling's series because we know that it is more than just a children's fantasy story.

Pre-release Reader Volunteer Group — 60 members — last activity 2 days ago, 08:40PM
A place for people interested in reading pre-release and proofread versions of books by authors here on Goodreads

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