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[Cupcakes & Machetes, Hybrid Creature]

Awe. That's so nice of you Lancer! I appreciate the thought. :)

[Sarah]

After finishing Rise of Empire last night, I immediately went out and bought the kindle book of Heir of Novron.

I also purchased Throne of Glass from the kindle store last week since it was on sale.

[Sarah]

Paul wrote: "Damn you Michael . Went book whopping and found all the Chronicles and Revelations books bar the last for 5 euro each. My new year freeze on buying lasted 1day"

That's why I don't even attempt that kind of freeze. If I like a series, I know I will feel the need to buy the next book (or books if I am behind). And the size of my book pile at home has no influence over that decision.

[Paul, A wanderer in unknown realms]

I tend to think I'll try then reality kicks in and I do what I must

[Veronica]

Sarah wrote: "And the size of my book pile at home has no influence over that decision."

Tell me about it. I counted up the physical books I already own that I haven't read yet (it came up in another group) and the total came to 226. That's not even counting the books I have on my kindle and nook. If there is a Book-aholics Anonymous out there I probably need to join.

[Paul]

Possibly too late for that Veronica

[Roger, Knight Radiant]

Veronica wrote: "Sarah wrote: "And the size of my book pile at home has no influence over that decision."

Tell me about it. I counted up the physical books I already own that I haven't read yet (it came up in anot..."

Wow, that's a crazy amount, I only have like 5 (granted I get most of my stuff from the library)

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

Used my Amazon giftcard to finally buy The Hero of Ages and The Alloy of Law!

[Sarah]

Veronica wrote: "Sarah wrote: "And the size of my book pile at home has no influence over that decision."

Tell me about it. I counted up the physical books I already own that I haven't read yet (it came up in anot..."

My physical pile is probably around 100 and my Kindle one pretty much matches it.

[Veronica]

Paul wrote: "Possibly too late for that Veronica"

My thoughts too. :-)

Roger wrote: "Wow, that's a crazy amount, I only have like 5 (granted I get most of my stuff from the library)"

That's what I need, a library card. That would also put a time limit on my reading for each book. Read it or lose it.

[Wayland, Ernest Scribbler]

Most of what I read comes from the library, or I'd go broke.

[Paul]

Me too Wayland

[Roger, Knight Radiant]

That's why I started going to the library, had a kid and finances changed pretty drastically...

[Sarah]

I'd use our local library more if it wasn't such a pain to get in and out of.
It's right in town and if you go between about 4:30 and 7, you'll wait forever to be able to turn out of the parking lot because of traffic.

[Veronica]

Wayland wrote: "Most of what I read comes from the library, or I'd go broke."

Another excellent reason to use libraries.

[Kirsty, Jedi Master]

Yes Rinn! Great choices :D

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

My nearby libraries are excellent. My local one is just 5-10 mins away and has a small selection, but what it has is really good. And the central library - just wow. A bus ride away, but a short one, and I have a bus pass that I use for work so it doesn't cost me anything extra. Plus it's open til 7pm most nights so I can easily pop in after work :)

[Shawnie]

I use the library as much as possible now. I have a very small branch a mile away. The cool thing is we can "request" books to our local branches from anywhere in the library system. It only takes a few days to get if it's not being used. I also check out tons of audio books and listen to less news and talk radio in the car. :)

[Roger, Knight Radiant]

Shawnie wrote: "I use the library as much as possible now. I have a very small branch a mile away. The cool thing is we can "request" books to our local branches from anywhere in the library system. It only takes ..."

This is what I love about mine too, I can figure out what books I want and place a hold for them, wait for them to come in from other libraries and if I'm in a hurry I can just swing in and they are waiting for me. I don't know what I would do if i didn't have that option, but I'm sure it would involve me having a lot less money...

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

In my home county, I used that a lot. Sadly in the county I'm in now, I have to pay £1 for every book reserved... and if I do it for one, I'll do it for them all.

[Roger, Knight Radiant]

Rinn wrote: "In my home county, I used that a lot. Sadly in the county I'm in now, I have to pay £1 for every book reserved... and if I do it for one, I'll do it for them all."

that's a bummer, I'd probably still do it but it is much worse than getting it for free

[Lancer, Warden of the Slums]

Didn't buy it but my secret Santa book has made its long journey over the ocean and into my hands.

It is a hardcover of Tomorrow the Killing which is book two in the Low Town series by Daniel Polansky. Really enjoyed the first book which was like a fantasy murder mystery in the slums of a city. Loved the setting and am looking to seeing it again.

[Audrey, Queen of the Potato People]

My library is excellent. It's pretty close and easy to access. If they don't have a book (or a movie -- they have almost every DVD out there), you can place a hold and they'll find a copy and ship it to your chosen branch (no cost). If there's not a copy in the whole county, they'll borrow it from other libraries in the country if possible. It's also nice for stuff high in demand, which will be reserved for you when your turn comes.

But my owned shelves are still huge. Certain authors take up a lot of this honored space, and I have a huge stack to still read. And Kindle keeps growing with free and dollar book deals.

[Susie]

FINALLY found Theft of Swords at Barnes and Noble! Also used my xmas gift card to pick up Bill Nye's Undeniable: Evolution and the Science of Creation, which should be interesting.

Trying to hoard my Amazon gc to buy Kindle books that are on sale/inexpensive throughout the year. So far I've impulsively grabbed The Curse of Chalion and The Dark Thorn.

[Roger, Knight Radiant]

Susie wrote: "FINALLY found Theft of Swords at Barnes and Noble! Also used my xmas gift card to pick up Bill Nye's Undeniable: Evolution and the Science of Creation, which should ..."

I too just picked up The Curse of Chalion, though I got mine from the library. I was kind of perusing the library and picked up a paper listing popular fantasy authors when a random guy at the library stopped me and asked me if I wanted a recommendation. I'd never seen the guy before but since he had about 5 books in his hands I assumed he was a pretty avid reader and he suggested the book so I picked it up.

[Mark]

I bought The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman for my daughter at Christmas - just finished reading it to her. Very good book.

[Wayland, Ernest Scribbler]

I got the novelization of Star Wars: The Force Awakens because it was 30% off and fit one of the needs for the Marvel/DC challenge, and I'm a Star Wars geek.

[Kimonawhim]

Mark wrote: "I bought The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman for my daughter at Christmas - just finished reading it to her. Very good book."

Way nice! Glad she liked it! Maybe you should try more Neil Gaiman with her, or did you already? :D

[Paul, A wanderer in unknown realms]

I love that book Mark. Generally a retelling of a classic falls flat for me but Gaiman actually improves on The Jungle Book. If your daughter enjoyed that I'd recommend Fortunately the Milk and Odd and the Frost Giants.
Coraline is a bit more of an acquired taste.

[Kirsty, Jedi Master]

Wayland - will be interested to hear what you think! :)

[Kirsty, Jedi Master]

I loved fortunately the milk! :D and Graveyard book was good too. Can't wait till Ivy is a little older and I can read her these kinds of stories :)

[Paul, A wanderer in unknown realms]

Yeah , I'm really getting into story time at night now. Its great fun. We did Chu's Day by Gaiman last week. Great fun but the Julia Donaldson books are the big favourites at the moment.

[Shannon]

The most recent books i brought was Downfall by Rob Thurman and the Nevermore the latest book of the Cal series

[Lancer, Warden of the Slums]

I have heard that the Chronicles of Prydain by Lloyd Alexander are supposed to be really good for kids. I'm just waiting for my daughter to get a little older before I start them.

She also generally really enjoys anything by Charles Dickens which surprised me when I first read her A Christmas Carol

[Paul, A wanderer in unknown realms]

I think our little fella is a bit off Dickens but we did get a lovely copy of childrens versions

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

I bought The Hero of Ages and The Alloy of Law at last!

[Wayland, Ernest Scribbler]

Lancer wrote: "I have heard that the Chronicles of Prydain by Lloyd Alexander are supposed to be really good for kids. I'm just waiting for my daughter to get a little older before I start them.

She also genera..."

I read those in grade school and remember loving them. Aside from the first book slightly confusingly being called "The Book of Three" I thought they were great back then, and I suspect they'd hold up decently if I reread them. I hope your daughter enjoys.

[Lancer, Warden of the Slums]

Unfortunately could not find any of the Lloyd Alexander stuff today so she ended up with sigh... Minecraft chapter books.

But for me I ended up picking up The Mechanical by Ian Tregellis, Traitor's Blades by Sebastian De Castell, and Half the World by Joe Abercrombie. So that will likely be a large chunk of my February.

[Paul, A wanderer in unknown realms]

Really enjoyed Traitors Blade and Half A World . good buys.

[Cupcakes & Machetes, Hybrid Creature]

Lancer wrote: "Unfortunately could not find any of the Lloyd Alexander stuff today so she ended up with sigh... Minecraft chapter books.

But for me I ended up picking up The Mechanical by Ian Tregellis, Traitor..."


Ooooo. I'm really interested in The Mechanical so let me know what you think when you read it.

[Lancer, Warden of the Slums]

Absolutely Hybrid :) I owe you for your golden son rundown. I will read that first of the three. The second book in that series I believe just came out as well.

Am fairly close to done my reread of Wise Man's Fear, then am going to read Horns by Joe Hill that my wife got me for Christmas then will do The Mechanical!

[Sarah]

The only Disney movie to actually scare me as a kid, The Black Cauldron, is loosely based on The Chronicles of Prydain.

[Lancer, Warden of the Slums]

My experience with the series was actually the computer game of it that came out I believe in the late 80s. It was much like the original kings quest games where you had to type in what you wanted to do. Such as "look at the horse" or "climb the wall". So when the movie came out I was super excited and quite enjoyed it. It was only in my late teens that I realized they were based off of books. So I'm surprised I have never actually read them. Might just have to buy the set for myself!

[Kimonawhim]

Bought two books today;

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The first part of Kate Daniels, Magic Bites, I liked so well, I decided to dive more into what Ilona Andrews has to offer :)

[Sarah]

Lancer wrote: "My experience with the series was actually the computer game of it that came out I believe in the late 80s. It was much like the original kings quest games where you had to type in what you wanted ..."

Kings Quest was my mom's favorite computer game ever.

[Lancer, Warden of the Slums]

There were super cool. Especially as kids because it was like a bid choose your own adventure and you learned to read and write better. They were quite tricky too.

Some other really fun ones were the space quest series and quest for glory series.

[Andrew]

I was absolutely wild over the Sierra and LucasArts Adventure games!

[Lancer, Warden of the Slums]

Monkey Island was a good one too. I believe quest for glory (originally hero's quest) was a very early interplay game. First game I played where you had to build stats.

I always really loved the space quest games for their humor. I may just have to go find a torrent of them

[Audrey, Queen of the Potato People]

Kimberley wrote: "Bought two books today;

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The first part of Kate Daniels, Magic Bites, I liked so well, I decided to dive more into ..."

I read that recently. Not bad at all.

[Kimonawhim]

@Audrey, nice! I hope I'll like them as much as Kate Daniels #1.

Just got this in the mail:



It's really nice, I was desperately waiting for this version to get back in stock; it's super shallow, but I loathe the orange version for some reason. They say to never judge a book on its cover.. but I can't help it.