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[Johanna]

And i'm impressed that he invented the elven language by himself. And that it's still growing every day by fans

[Andrew]

Have you tried The Hobbit? It's much more accessible, being written for a younger audience. And shorter, obviously. It's still a bit old fashioned, but it has a classical sense of whimsy and adventure that is always fun to return to.

[Roger, Knight Radiant]

Andrew wrote: "Have you tried The Hobbit? It's much more accessible, being written for a younger audience. And shorter, obviously. It's still a bit old fashioned, but it has a classical sense of whimsy and adv..."

I do like The Hobbit more than LOTR.

[Lancer, Warden of the Slums]

I know I won't get to it for quite a while but picked up a copy of magician:apprentice for a dollars at a used book store

[Cupcakes & Machetes, Hybrid Creature]

I just picked up The Innocent Mage, The Awakened Mage and The Farm for a whopping $2.

I haven't read anything by either author but hopefully they'll be good.

[Johanna]

Hybrid Creature (devours books instead of brains) wrote: "I just picked up The Innocent Mage, The Awakened Mage and The Farm for a whopping $2.

I haven't read anything by either author but hopefully they'll ..."

Wow that's amazing! Where did you find them? You're really lucky :D i just ordered The Mad Ship since i'm reading the first book right now and it's amazing :) i found The Lies of Locke Lamora for some 3 euros as well (sounds great too)

[Cupcakes & Machetes, Hybrid Creature]

Johanna wrote: "Hybrid Creature (devours books instead of brains) wrote: "I just picked up The Innocent Mage, The Awakened Mage and The Farm for a whopping $2.

I hav..."

My library has a used book shop inside of it. :)
LOVE The Lies of Locke Lamora! I have the second book in the series that I still need to read.

[Paul]

The Lies of Locke Lamora is very good Johanna

[Paul, A wanderer in unknown realms]

Its great , starts a little slow but it really gets going.

[Lancer, Warden of the Slums]

I've heard a lot of people say it (and other books) start slow. Am I the only person who finds that the world building and origin stories are often the best part.

[Paul, A wanderer in unknown realms]

I love the world buildung , but I still find it best to warn people

[Paul, A wanderer in unknown realms]

I've read Jonathan Strange and Mr Norell twice and loved it. Its intricate but a gret story. And the writing is beautiful.

[Paul]

Claire wrote: "Just bought Codex by Lev Grossman and Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell by Susanna Clarke, has anyone read any of these? Codex is up to a rough start at the moment but I will persevere..."

Have read Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell. Was good but very long! I have a copy of Codex lurking on a shelf that I have borrowed in my daughters room

[Rinn, (Retired mod) Captain of the SSV Normandy]

The Alchemist of Souls and Drakenfeld.

Also got Red Rising, The Straight Razor Cure, The Crown of the Blood and The Emperor's Blades for free :D

[Paul, A wanderer in unknown realms]

I really enjoyed Drakenfeld and its sequel.I couldnt recommend Bruan Staveley's series anymore. Emperors Blades is great and its sequel is exceptional

[Andrew]

I really liked Strange and Norrell. It is very slow, meandering, and episodic for the first 600 pages, and then an ongoing, suspenseful final 200 pages. The characters are memorable and unique, and the destinations were all very different than I expected.

Very different than most fantasy novels I love, but in a good way. IF you bear with the slow style and Victorian speech.

[Paul, A wanderer in unknown realms]

Go in expecting the 19th century style an you're fine I think. Its part of the charm. I know it put some readers off when they tried it but I lament at the number of readers being shocked that a book set in Georgian England uses some of the language and style if the time.And to be fair the blurb pretty much let them know what they were i for.
I agree with you Andrew , its a very different fantasy in a good way. Quite a slow pace as well

[Andrew]

LOL :D "Slow", not boring. Well, I guess that's in the eye of the beholder. To me it was like a series of leisurely strolls. All of them amusing or fascinating in their own way. Some very gripping, some just quaint, some funny, etc.

The titular Strange does not become a regular character (or even properly introduced!) until about page 200. At which point he kind of becomes the MAIN character! Haha it's very different, but personally I loved it.

[Lancer, Warden of the Slums]

Just bought Ruin by John Gwynne. Absolutely loved the first 2 of the quadrilogy and am excited to begin this one. So far it has gotten really strong reviews and is sitting @ 4.47* as of this comment.

[Paul, A wanderer in unknown realms]

Thats pretty high. An author I will try at some point

[Lancer, Warden of the Slums]

It may go down a bit as the Canadian release just happened (not sure about U.S.)
But it is definitely one of my favourite newer series. If you like Stavely I would think you would enjoy this as well.

Also the author is a stand up guy that puts in a real effort to talk with his fans. I regularly talk to him in messages and he has suggested books for my kids and all sorts of stuff

[Lancer, Warden of the Slums]

Just picked up Bram Stoker's Dracula and the Foundation Trilogy by Issac Asimov for 2$ each. Might not get to them for a while but couldn't pass them up

[Sarah]

Lancer wrote: "Just picked up Bram Stoker's Dracula and the Foundation Trilogy by Issac Asimov for 2$ each. Might not get to them for a while but couldn't pass them up"

I just finished Dracula a few days ago. It was good. A bit slow to get going and the end feels a little rushed, but overall I thought it was good.

[Emma]

Just bought Rat Queens volume 2. Comics and graphic novels are the only paper books I buy these days unless something is out of print, or a bargain from a charity shop.

[Paul, A wanderer in unknown realms]

As a Dubliner I have to push Dracula, Lancer. One of my favourite books . We are in the middle of the Bram Stoker festival in Dublin at the moment.
I also lectured in the same university as Stoker attended and am a member of the historical society he founded:-)

[Lancer, Warden of the Slums]

After reading The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde I am in the mood for some Victorian stuff so I couldn't pass it up when I saw it. Would read it now but with sci fi month coming up it will have to wait a little bit

[Paul, A wanderer in unknown realms]

It'll be worth it when you do read it. A bit different to Jekyll and Hyde, but sime similarity.

[Sarah]

Paul wrote: "As a Dubliner I have to push Dracula, Lancer. One of my favourite books . We are in the middle of the Bram Stoker festival in Dublin at the moment.
I also lectured in the same university as Stoker..."

I am so jealous.

[Kimonawhim]

I just got back from a trip to Amsterdam, to visit the ABC and Waterstones. Of course, I came back with a handful of new books, oh the joy of it!

[Rinn, (Retired mod) Captain of the SSV Normandy]

Ahh I love the ABC! I was invited to do an event there and interview Patrick Ness... but I'd already left the country :(

[Kimonawhim]

Oh, nice! There was actually a label in my book saying something about a skype interview with him, is that the one? Was that Amsterdam only?

[Cupcakes & Machetes, Hybrid Creature]

Paul wrote: "As a Dubliner I have to push Dracula, Lancer. One of my favourite books . We are in the middle of the Bram Stoker festival in Dublin at the moment.
I also lectured in the same university as Stoker..."

Paul, I already thought that you were cool. Now you're about 10 times cooler. ;)

[Paul, A wanderer in unknown realms]

Or ten times weirder at least ;-)

[Rinn, (Retired mod) Captain of the SSV Normandy]

Kimberley wrote: "Oh, nice! There was actually a label in my book saying something about a skype interview with him, is that the one? Was that Amsterdam only?"

Yup, it was that one. They wanted to assemble a team of bloggers to interview him via Skype from the store.

[Lancer, Warden of the Slums]

Managed to pick up The Six-Gun Tarot on sale for 7.99.

[Andrew]

Nice, Lancer--let us know what you think, that's definitely one of my faves of the year.

Good picks Kimberly. To Kill A Mockingbird is one of my all-time favorites, I read it about once a year. Have you read it before?

I want to check out The Rest of Us Just Live Here also :)

[Cupcakes & Machetes, Hybrid Creature]

So I went to buy Golden Son and someone got there just before me and nabbed it. >:I
Onto the next bookstore tomorrow but while I was there I picked up:

Hunted & Besieged

[Lancer, Warden of the Slums]

Is besieged YA?

[Cupcakes & Machetes, Hybrid Creature]

Lancer wrote: "Is besieged YA?"

I honestly don't know. Only 3 people rated it as YA on Goodreads. The rest all voted it fantasy/high fantasy.

[Rinn, (Retired mod) Captain of the SSV Normandy]

It looks awesome, added to my list :D

[Audrey, Queen of the Potato People]

I went to a local author event today, and many of them had deals on their books, so today I acquired for a dollar or free on Kindle

The Subtle Beauty
Stolen Luck
The Eden Plague
Eye On Orion

Then the author of Reaper's Run gave me a copy of that book.

[Kirsty, Jedi Master]

Received The Wheel of Time Companion as an early birthday present!

[Paul]

Collected these from the library last weekend:

The White Road: Journey into an Obsession by Edmund de Waal
We British: The Poetry of a People by Andrew Marr
Deep South: Four Seasons on Back Roads by Paul Theroux
Island of Dreams: A Personal History of a Remarkable Place by Dan Boothby
Blue Skies and Black Olives: A Survivor's Tale of Housebuilding and Peacock Chasing in Greece by John Humphrys
The Man Who Couldn't Stop by David Adam

and bought:

Dodger by Terry Pratchett
The Hike by Don Shaw
The White Rock: An Exploration of the Inca Heartland by Hugh Thomson
The Science of Discworld III: Darwin's Watch
A Tourist Guide to Lancre: A Discworld Mapp
Anansi Boys
Fauna Britannica: The Practical Guide to Wild & Domestic Creatures of Britain
The Ministry of Fear
The Captain and the Enemy
The Human Factor
Dirt Music
Nanny Ogg's Cookbook: A Useful and Improving Almanack of Information Including Astonishing Recipes from Terry Pratchett's Discworld
The Science of Discworld II: The Globe
The Streets of Ankh-Morpork

[Frances]

The last book I bought was Road To Shandara, it's really starting to pick up now.

[Paul, A wanderer in unknown realms]

Nice haul Paul . I have copies of all the DW stuff you got and they're well worth it. I pucked up a copy of the Complete Discworld Atlas and I'm looking forward to getting stuck in.

[Paul, A wanderer in unknown realms]

Kirsty .I hooe its up to the hype

[Rinn, (Retired mod) Captain of the SSV Normandy]

Whoa Paul! That's a lot of reads! :D

[Paul]

:D

[Audrey, Queen of the Potato People]

That's quite a collection, Paul. I hope you got a good deal.

[Paul]

Audrey wrote: "That's quite a collection, Paul. I hope you got a good deal."

In total it was £4.50 for that lot.