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[Freya, Dragon Rider]

Well today was Free Comic Day! So I have a few goodies, unfortunately I will be being beaten round the head with an essay until the end of next week, so I'll limit my update and contribution to the group to these two additions I got today :)

The Sandman, Vol. 1: Preludes and Nocturnes
Fables, Vol. 1: Legends in Exile

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

Guardians of the Galaxy, Vol. 1: Cosmic Avengers

[Kirsty, Jedi Master]

Accidentally bought Pure and Grimm Tales: For Young and Old :D

[Chancs]

The last book I bought is Kingkiller Chronicles #2. Read the 1st one in e-format and half-way through I decided to buy the 2nd one. Worth it.

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I placed an order for some books maybe a week ago.



And pre-ordered this:

[Adam]

Dawn

[Kirsty, Jedi Master]

The Pendragon Legend

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Here's what I bought today. The complete Harry Potter collection plus the Hogwarts Library.

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

Eeeek what great editions, in a shiny box :D

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Ya, the Hogwarts Library ones are hardcover and look awesome. The books in the Harry Potter set are just the paperback editions but the box art was too amazing to pass up.

[Adam]

I just got Shutter Island and Sacré Bleu: A Comedy d'Art

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

Ooh, I enjoyed Shutter Island :)

[Kirsty, Jedi Master]

Journey by Moonlight, Augustus: A Novel, and City of Thieves

[Daniel]

Courtesy of a post I read on one of the threads here, I visited thebookpeople.com and bought the following a couple of weeks ago:

Fevre Dream
The Armageddon Rag
The Voyaging by George R.R. Martin (couldn't find it with the add book/author tool)
Micro
Prey
Next
Eric
The Book of the New Sun
Flowers for Algernon
Hyperion
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?
The Lies of Locke Lamora
The Name of the Wind
I Am Legend
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
The Restaurant at the End of the Universe
Life, the Universe and Everything
So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish
Mostly Harmless
The Long Dark Tea-Time of the Soul
The Salmon of Doubt
Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency

they weren't all those particular editions (would have taken too long to select the right ones). was pretty much the best parcel I've received in a while!

[Kirsty, Jedi Master]

Wowwwwwww!! Enjoy - some absolutely stunning titles in there :))

[Daniel]

thanks, I will. really excited to read them, although I'm finishing off The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test first and then I'm going on my hols in a week so that will be a Kindle job. slightly frustrating, but i'll get round to them soon!

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

Yesssss, did you get their amazing 8 book Gollancz set? :D I have it, it's soooo good.

Last bought Beautiful Creatures. Saw the film and enjoyed it, though it wasn't amazing - but for some reason I just really wanted to read it after!

[Daniel]

yep, that's the one. although I put Eric on ebay as I already have that with the josh kirby cover. I just watched Mortal Instruments today, can't say I feel any great need to read the books, although the film was ok

[Roger, Knight Radiant]

Thief's Magic

Not that great of a book, her other series where quite a bit better.

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[Kirsty, Jedi Master]

I picked up The Teleportation Accident for 99p in my (old) local charity shop yesterday :)

[Trillian]

I bought Watership Down and Flowers for Algernon. Really looking forward to both books!

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[Kirsty, Jedi Master]

Trillian, I read flowers for algernon recently and really enjoyed it - hope you do too!

[Trillian]

@Kirsty: the description sounds really promising - but also a little bit sad. I already started Watership Down today, so Flowers for Algernon has to wait a little bit - but I'm not sure if I can wait or just start this book too :)

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

Oh yes, Flowers for Algernon is so sad :(

[Wayland, Ernest Scribbler]

Skin Game Gotta love the Dresden Files

[Rick]

Skin Game which I devoured in one 5 hour session. And is awesome (if you like Dresden Files books)

[Freya, Dragon Rider]

Metro 2033 and Brave New World

Brave New World is my next book after The Black Lung Captain which I'm reading at the moment :)

@Trillian: I have Watership Down somewhere on my shelves - let me know what it's like because I think I have tonnes of books ahead of it in the to-read list :O :D

[Paul]

I want to read Metro 2033! There is a sequel now too: Metro 2034

[Freya, Dragon Rider]

Paul wrote: "I want to read Metro 2033! There is a sequel now too: Metro 2034"

I saw as I was adding the link! I found it for 99p :)

[Trillian]

@Freya: I finished Watership Down yesterday and I really enjoyed it. At the beginning I wasn't sure what to expect of a book without any human protagonists, but it didn't annoy me at all - to be honest those rabbits really grew on me :) there were a few not so interesting parts (I don't like to read a story within a story/book) and sometimes the story itself was a little bit slow, but overall I really liked to read about the adventures of those rabbits. At first I couldn't decide between 3 and 4 stars, but in the end 3 seemed just too little, so I gave it 4 ;)

[Kirsty, Jedi Master]

I bought A Girl Is a Half-formed Thing and A Game of Thrones: The Graphic Novel, Vol. 3 :)

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

How are the ASOIAF graphic novels? I am intrigued by them...

[Kirsty, Jedi Master]

Rinn wrote: "How are the ASOIAF graphic novels? I am intrigued by them..."

To be honest I haven't started reading them yet, I was going to wait till I was a few books through as I haven't worked out how it transfers - 1 book = 1 graphic novel. I don't like googling for GoT stuff... in case of spoilers! haha.

Basically I need to get through the series... :D

[Trillian]

I decided to finally finish the Shadowmarch series by Tad Williams, so I bought Shadowheart. On the one hand I'm really sad that it's over soon, but on the other hand I can't wait to find out what's going to happen :)

[Andreas]

Just got my copy of cross-genre anthology Rogues. First story by Joe Abercrombie was awesome and so many are waiting!
Expect me to continuously editing my review.

/edit: the anthology is cross-genre, of course :)

[Kirsty, Jedi Master]

Andreas wrote: "Just got my copy of cross-gender anthology Rogues. First story by Joe Abercrombie was awesome and so many are waiting!
Expect me to continuously editing my review."

Ooooooooohhh! Exciting! Looks great - I've got Dangerous Women which I've yet to dip into!

[Kirsty, Jedi Master]

I picked up Ajax Penumbra: 1969 and Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore recently!

[Andreas]

Kirsty wrote: " I've got Dangerous Women which I've yet to dip into!"
I've reviewed that one (cf. my review) as well, hope you like it :)

[Paul]

I really enjoyed Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore

Acquired for 25p each at the weekend:
The Snow Geese
Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell
Fish of the Seto Inland Sea

[Wayland, Ernest Scribbler]

Dangerous Women, huh?

I actually ordered that one, I should have it by tomorrow, I'm told.

[Kirsty, Jedi Master]

I just orderd The Truth Is a Cave in the Black Mountains: A Tale of Travel and Darkness with Pictures of All Kinds by Neil Gaiman - It's a book with pictures opposed to a picture book apparently! Neil Gaiman is a genius so I'm looking forward to getting it!

[Roger, Knight Radiant]

The first book was a great book for a first time author (pretty sure it was his first book)

Edit: I really like the cover art of this book, I was going to wait and get it from the library but I just liked the cover too much, actually paid full price which I rarely do

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[Kirsty, Jedi Master]

Rabindranauth wrote: ""

I enjoyed Embassytown :)

[Kirsty, Jedi Master]

I picked up:

How to Build a Girl
Everyday Sexism
A Dance with Dragons: Dreams and Dust
A Dance with Dragons: After the Feast

I was kindly bought:

Merlin Trilogy

[Kirsty, Jedi Master]

I also picked up a few thing from Story Bundle and Humble Bundle that I may take the time to list tomorrow....

EDIT:

From Humble Bundles Dynamite Anniversary Bundle:
Project Superpowers
Pathfinder Volume One: Dark Waters Rising Hardcover
Legenderry: A Steampunk Adventure
Legenderry: A Steampunk Adventure
Legenderry: A Steampunk Adventure
Vampirella Masters Series Vol, 4: Visionaries
Vampirella vs. Fluffy
Vampirella Masters Series, Vol. 2: Warren Ellis
Miss Fury Volume 1: Anger is an Energy
Jungle Girl Omnibus TP
The Trial of Sherlock Holmes
Amanda Hocking's The Hollows: A Hollowland Graphic Novel
Red Sonja, Vol. 1: Queen of Plagues
Jim Butcher's Dresden Files: War Cry #1
Cryptozoic Man #1
Cryptozoic Man #2
Cryptozoic Man #3
Cryptozoic Man #4
Green Hornet, Vol. 1
Green Hornet, Vol. 2: Wearing o' the Green
Wild Cards
The Mocking Dead #1
My Little Phony

Story Bundle:
Anniversary Day
Second Paradigm
Tainaron: Mail from Another City
Destination: Void: Prequel to the Pandora Sequence
It Came From the North: An Anthology of Finnish Speculative Fiction
Metatropolis: The Wings We Dare Aspire
The Honey Month
The Kosher Guide to Imaginary Animals
Assemblers of Infinity
First Person Peculiar
The Traitor

PHEW.

I've got far too much to read....

[Kirsty, Jedi Master]

I also picked up Porno for £1.25 in a charity shop today!

Seriously.

I think I have a problem.