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message 1351: by Paul, A wanderer in unknown realms (new)

Paul | 3571 comments Mod
I definitely enjoyed his books, some of them are pure genius, but he has frustrated me. I know Sky have a tv adaption of his teen series coming out soon as well


message 1352: by Dawn (new)

Dawn | 1250 comments I love Jasper Fforde's books too but I think the Thursday Next series (Eyre Affair is #1) is by far the best. Even so, he introduced a serial killer into the story around book 5 that I don't think ever got resolved but it's been a while since I've read them.


message 1353: by Fannie (new)

Fannie D'Ascola | 608 comments I didn't know about that serial killer Dawn, I may restart the serie again. I liked the 2 first books.

Last week-end I bought Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets because I lost my previous one and The Graveyard Book for my son. I may read it before him though.


message 1354: by Dawn (new)

Dawn | 1250 comments Yes, the first books were great. The serial killer was about book 5 but I read them so long ago I'm not sure. I think I need to re-read these. I used to like the postcards he did to go with the books too.


message 1355: by Dawn (new)

Dawn | 1250 comments The Purloined Poodle by Kevin Hearne Just pre-ordered this and totally admit that I just had to have it because of the title alone.


message 1356: by Margo (new)

Margo Dawn wrote: "The Purloined Poodle by Kevin Hearne Just pre-ordered this and totally admit that I just had to have it because of the title alone."

What a great title! I feel like pre-ordering it too and I haven't read any of the series ;-D


message 1357: by Dawn (last edited Aug 20, 2016 11:49AM) (new)

Dawn | 1250 comments It's on sale on Audible at the moment if you want a copy Margo. it's a total bargain!


message 1358: by Roger, Knight Radiant (new)

Roger | 2032 comments Mod
Nice, I enjoy the Iron Druid Chronicles, I am trying to get caught up on The Dresden Files now and trying to stick to one urban fantasy at at a time since it gets a bit confusing reading a bunch of them at the same time, but I think that will be my next urban fantasy to get caught up on.


message 1359: by Margo (new)

Margo I've just finisted Storm Front and honestly can't see why it's so popular. It's noir fiction with a little magic thrown in to apeal to modern audiances. What am I missing??

I'm currently reading London Falling and listening to Rise of Empire. Both are enjoyable and they are different enough to make it easy to swop from one to the other. I've gotten myself very confused in the past trying to follow books with similar stories :-)


message 1360: by Audrey, Queen of the Potato People (new)

Audrey (niceyackerman) | 3538 comments Mod
My husband and I got a good haul from the thrift store. I found Dragons of Autumn Twilight for 75 cents. Tracy Hickman is a local writer (my husband's college roommates' cousin), so I might be able to get it signed at Comic Con.


message 1361: by Roger, Knight Radiant (new)

Roger | 2032 comments Mod
Margo wrote: "I've just finisted Storm Front and honestly can't see why it's so popular. It's noir fiction with a little magic thrown in to apeal to modern audiances. What am I missing??

I'm curren..."


It gets a lot better, I thought the same thing at first and stopped reading after the first book. I then read over and over that you need to read at least the first four books for it to get good and I gave it another shot. I'm quite happy that I did because I really like it, it becomes a lot bigger in scope with a lot more with the White Council and the faeries.


message 1362: by Roger, Knight Radiant (new)

Roger | 2032 comments Mod
Audrey wrote: "My husband and I got a good haul from the thrift store. I found Dragons of Autumn Twilight for 75 cents. Tracy Hickman is a local writer (my husband's college roommates' cousin), so I..."

Nice, one of the first books that got me into fantasy books.


message 1363: by Kirsty, Jedi Master (new)

Kirsty Cabot (kirstycabot) | 1924 comments Mod
Me too!


message 1364: by Dawn (new)

Dawn | 1250 comments Picked up Nyctophobia and Something Coming Through for £1 each at Watersones when I went to buy Cinder for the BOTM read.

It's worth checking their bargain shelf once in a while ;-)


message 1365: by Cupcakes & Machetes, Hybrid Creature (new)

Cupcakes & Machetes (hybridcreature) | 888 comments Mod
Bought Seven Forges from the daily deals.


message 1366: by Alex (last edited Aug 28, 2016 04:04PM) (new)

Alex went to a flea market saturday and got 6 books from Robert Asprin's Thieves world series (only already owned 2), 5 shadow run series books, Lady Slings the Booze, and Mairelon the Magician. So 13 books for $8.75, plus a dollar cookbook

Then went to one of the big bookstores today and, because I hadn't spent enough on books this week, bought a first edition signed copy of Nevernight for... more than $8.75.... starting to think I've got a problem...

also, Fannie the Graveyard Book sounds awesome!


message 1367: by Fannie (new)

Fannie D'Ascola | 608 comments That's a good deal Alex.

My sister gave me Fool's Quest for my birthday. One more on my TRL.


message 1368: by Audrey, Queen of the Potato People (last edited Sep 09, 2016 09:19PM) (new)

Audrey (niceyackerman) | 3538 comments Mod
I got a good haul this week, ALL autographed:

I got Michael Vey 6, Fall of Hades, last night at the book launch party. It's not officially released until Tuesday, so BWA HA HA HA. This is one of my top favorite series.

At Comic Con, we got Space Eldritch (anthology), The Longest Con (a comedy horror set at a con), Paranoia (the author gave me a free copy when I had the first one of the series signed), and the steampunk set The Perilous Journey of the Not So Innocuous Girl and The Perilous Journey Of The Much Too Spontaneous Girl. (The author sold me the two at a discount at the end of the con when she didn't want to haul all her books back across the country.)


message 1369: by Rinn, (Retired mod) Captain of the SSV Normandy (new)

Rinn (rinnsohma) | 3456 comments Mod
The Scottish Prisoner by Diana Gabaldon - more Jamie Fraser <3


message 1370: by Cupcakes & Machetes, Hybrid Creature (new)

Cupcakes & Machetes (hybridcreature) | 888 comments Mod
So excited. Just picked up Curtsies & Conspiracies hardcover for $1. (Brand new from a dollar store. I love it when I find brand new treasures for that cheap!)


message 1371: by Veronica (new)

Veronica  (readingonthefly) | 803 comments The last book I bought was the 10th anniversary edition of American Gods, which apparently has several thousand more words (to Mr. Gaiman's satisfaction).


message 1372: by Lancer, Warden of the Slums (new)

Lancer (elancer) | 1667 comments Mod
I just bought Enemy of God which is book #2 of Bernard Cornwell's Warlord Trilogy. Really enjoying the first book and I got it and the third at a used book sale so needed the second to full it out.


message 1373: by Kirsty, Jedi Master (new)

Kirsty Cabot (kirstycabot) | 1924 comments Mod
I preordered the 10th anniversary edition of The Final Empire <3

The Final Empire: Collector's Tenth Anniversary Limited Edition (Mistborn 1) https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/147321681...


message 1374: by Paul, A wanderer in unknown realms (new)

Paul | 3571 comments Mod
I'm going to the launch of the 10th anniversary edition of The Final Empire. :-)


message 1375: by Rinn, (Retired mod) Captain of the SSV Normandy (new)

Rinn (rinnsohma) | 3456 comments Mod
Empire of Storms, Nerve and Rogues, about £10 total.


message 1376: by Roger, Knight Radiant (new)

Roger | 2032 comments Mod
Merciana wrote: "I bought The Martian and The Book Thief 10th Anniversary Edition."

Absolutely loved The Martian, not so much The Book Thief


message 1377: by Audrey, Queen of the Potato People (new)

Audrey (niceyackerman) | 3538 comments Mod
Roger wrote: "Merciana wrote: "I bought The Martian and The Book Thief 10th Anniversary Edition."

Absolutely loved The Martian, not so much The Book Thief"


Same here -- wasn't a big fan of The Book Thief.


message 1378: by Kirsty, Jedi Master (new)

Kirsty Cabot (kirstycabot) | 1924 comments Mod
The Fireman
The Promise of the Child
Glorious Angels
Songs of the Earth
Stranger of Tempest
The Red Knight
Sharp Ends
Pinion
Rivers of London
Synners
The Relic Guild

I'll find time to read them all one day...all 99p on Kindle as part of Gollanz Fest - couldn't resist.


message 1379: by Milou (new)

Milou | 105 comments I went to the bookshop today to get my brother a birthday present, and found these on discount:
Cogheart
Riverkeep
yes... I got them because of the amazing covers


message 1380: by Rinn, (Retired mod) Captain of the SSV Normandy (new)

Rinn (rinnsohma) | 3456 comments Mod
I bought The Falconer in the Gollancz ebook sale :)


message 1381: by Kirsty, Jedi Master (new)

Kirsty Cabot (kirstycabot) | 1924 comments Mod
Thanks Rinn, picked that up too. I've basically bought enough books for an entire year today...


message 1382: by Paul, A wanderer in unknown realms (new)

Paul | 3571 comments Mod
Gollancz are getting all our money today. Hope Ryanair don't weigh my bag now


message 1383: by Audrey, Queen of the Potato People (new)

Audrey (niceyackerman) | 3538 comments Mod
I go to the library every week with the goal of returning more than I check out. (This doesn't happen often, though.) Today an author was there, and I've had his series on my TBR list for a while, I went ahead and got the two books, signed, for $30:

Insight and True Sight


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The Complete Malazan Book of the Fallen. Saved some money with a gift card.


message 1385: by Paul (new)

Paul (halfmanhalfbook) | 441 comments Paul wrote: "Gollancz are getting all our money today. Hope Ryanair don't weigh my bag now"

Ha ha ha!


message 1386: by Paul, A wanderer in unknown realms (new)

Paul | 3571 comments Mod
Managed to sneak em through the airport


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Paul (halfmanhalfbook) | 441 comments Creative use of L space?


message 1388: by Paul, A wanderer in unknown realms (new)

Paul | 3571 comments Mod
More a use of the Nobby Nobbs casual walk .


message 1389: by Kirsty, Jedi Master (new)

Kirsty Cabot (kirstycabot) | 1924 comments Mod
Yay my gorgeous copy of the final empire was ready and waiting for me when I arrived home from holiday <3


message 1390: by Audrey, Queen of the Potato People (new)

Audrey (niceyackerman) | 3538 comments Mod
I found another author event last night, and I'm a sucker for signed books, so I got Fires of Invention and Gears of Revolution. Steampunk plus dragons. It has to be good, right?


message 1391: by Wayland, Ernest Scribbler (new)

Wayland Smith | 3561 comments Mod
I got the novelization of the recent Suicide Squad: The Official Movie Novelization movie.

1) because I'm a comic book geek
2) it's written by Marv Wolfman who is a legendary comic writer
3) it fits for part of a challenge I'm working on.


message 1392: by Audrey, Queen of the Potato People (new)

Audrey (niceyackerman) | 3538 comments Mod
Next year's reading challenge: Read all your owned, unread books.


message 1393: by Paul (new)

Paul (halfmanhalfbook) | 441 comments Great idea Audrey, I'd just have to read much, much quicker!


message 1394: by Audrey, Queen of the Potato People (new)

Audrey (niceyackerman) | 3538 comments Mod
Same here -- especially if you add in the e-books.


message 1395: by Kirsty, Jedi Master (new)

Kirsty Cabot (kirstycabot) | 1924 comments Mod
Audrey. LOL. I need the year to be about 3-4 years in length. Maybe my challenge should be to only read books I own already.


message 1396: by Audrey, Queen of the Potato People (new)

Audrey (niceyackerman) | 3538 comments Mod
Exactly. The last time I tried this, I just bought more books, though.


message 1397: by Margo (new)

Margo I've gone to the dogs completely since e-books and audio- there isn't even the problem of physical storage !
It's my birthday early October and I usual try not to buy books between then and xmas - except book club books and really great offers of course ;-)


message 1398: by Gary (new)

Gary Sundell | 178 comments I picked up the Ebook version of The King's Justice (The Histories of King Kelson Book 2) by Katherine Kurtz The King's Justice by Katherine Kurtz. Although I prefer the original cover which follows The King's Justice (The Histories of King Kelson, #2) by Katherine Kurtz


message 1399: by Veronica (new)

Veronica  (readingonthefly) | 803 comments Audrey wrote: "Exactly. The last time I tried this, I just bought more books, though."

I've tried limiting myself to not buying a book until I've read at least "x" amount of books I already own but I can't seem to manage even that.


message 1400: by Fannie (new)

Fannie D'Ascola | 608 comments I just bought Death's End.

I am one of those who really liked the first two books and couldn't wait for that third one.


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